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    "ocrText": "10 so ORIGINAL\nSTATES OF 64\nbose\nTO HTAO\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nadvistration\nand\nmind\nJta\nYo Henorable the\nSuperior\nCourt of Gus B. Morris (B.forfating California name hereby fled,\nSan Diego County\nThe petition of\nFirst. My place of residence is\nbartender 849 Eighth Sty San Diego\nrespectfully\nshowsth:\n(Glve number, street, city Rown, and Blate.)\nCalifornia\nSecond. My occupation is.\nThird. I was born on the 17th day of February\nanno Domini 1 886\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from Pinacus Greece\nat argos, Green\non\nor\nanno Domini 902 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nnew york\nabout the 24th day of February\non the 15th day of march\nanno Domini 1 902 on the pessel Patricia\" from (ii the allen Boulog arrived otherwise than France transportation company should\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a eitizen of the United States on the\n19th\nvessel, character of conjeyance or name of be given.)\nday of\nat\nSan Diego California\nin the Superior\nCourt of Diego County\nvery\nanno Domini 1911\nSixth. I am not married. My wife name is\nShe was born\na\nand now gesides at\n(Give number, dreet, city or town and State.)\nI have\nchildren and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed\nto\norganized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my\nintention particularly reside to becor to Constanting the United of the United States Kingo thi and to renounce apsolutely and forever all\nand fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sogercignty, and\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nto permanently in States.\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nthe\nNinth. 15th I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Alve years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nday of March\nanno Domini 902 and in the State of\nCalifornia\nthis\npetition, since the 15th day of December , anno Domini 1902 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nof this petition.\nTenth. Thavemot heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I, made petition for citizenship to the\nCourt of\nat\non the\ntay of.\nanno Domini\n1\nand the\nsaid patition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit,\nis\na\nand the cause of such denial has since bean cured or removed ,\ngn\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition ana.my declaration of intention do become a citizen of the United States and From together with\nmy afdidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America,\nGus B Morris\nof Nova Intention TO cartifes or Count ar for Departmental laber filed this 23rd day of November 19105\ncopy dated 11.23.15\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nDeclaration\nhe\npetitioner arrived in the United Bintes ou on JUNN 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \" and Certinoute of Arrival No.\nfrom Department of Labor.\"\nJy\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nt a\nState of California\nith\nCounty. of Sun Diego.\nss :\nin:\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings: that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the\ncontents thereof: that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon\ninformation and belief, and that as to these matters he believes it to be true.\nGus B. Morris\nWilliam Meha lenas\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\noccupation cleat president\nand Constantines Capatanos occupation club secretary\nresiding at 441 - 5th Sh, San Diago, Cal,\neach being severally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America; that he has personally kenown\n, residing at 441-5th Shy Sen Diego, Cal,\nqus B. Morris\nimmediately preceding the date of fling his petition, since the\n1st\nourt.\nentitled\nday of January\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United Stated continuonely\nsaid petition petitioner is is made a person continuously of good moral since the character, IN attached day to of the January the * anno Domini 1910 and that he has personal\nanno Domini 990 and in the State in which the abowe-\nknowledge that\nerk.\nopinion, to be admitted a citimon of the United States.\nthe principles of ball Constitution 110 of the United States, and that the petitioner is in every way qualified, in his\nmillim\nConstanting Capalanor\nmihaling\nSubsoribed and aworn to before me by the above-named pesitioner and in the offlee of the Olerk of Court this 23rd\n^veso)\nNovember anno Domind 1915\nday\nT. T. Butler\nDepusty"
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