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    "ocrText": "614\n72\nORIGINAL\nTO 90)\nSTATES of\nsur\nSOMAIDSLIJA no HTAO\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\ntate,\nof 110\nI\nSuperior\npain\nall\nTo the\nThe petition of\nCourt.of Sydney Philip Howard\nCalifornia San Diego County\n2243 First street can Diego\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth:\nFirst. My place of residence is\nCalifornia\nnailroad storekeepe (Give\nnumber, street, city or town, and State.)\nSecond. My occupation is.\nThird. I was born on the 26th april\nday of\nanno\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from Vancouver, C,Canada on\nDomini 1 875 at Deptford, Lonion, England\nor about the 1st\nday of October\nanno\nDomini\n1.\n902 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nBeaine Washington on the in\nday of October\nanno Domini 1902 on the\ngreat northern Ry\nerk.\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the 7th day of October\n(if the allen arrived otherwise than by Character of conyoyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nSpokane Washington\nSuperio\nanno Domini 1902\nat\nin the\nCourt of\nSixth. I am\nmarried. My wife's name is\nKythie Florence (clappy Howard\nSpokane county\nShe was born\nin uplowman, Devon, England and now resides at 2243 1st st., (Give San number, Diego cal.\nI have no children, the names tate ared places bitht, and Pbace of restabence each of said thildrent as followa:\natruet, city or town, and State.)\nf, and\nnitted\nme be,\nproved\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\nor.\")\nto\norganized\ngovernment.\nI\nam\nnot\na\npolygamist 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\nze\nparticularly to George V., King of theat Britain and heland of whom at this time I am a subject, and it sovereignty, is my intention\nto become gitizen of the United States and to renount absolutely apd>forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or and\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nexcept Sweeks'visis to Vancouver in 1903.\nthe 1st Cetaker\nNinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America.for the term of Ilve years at Least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nday of\nanno Domini 1 902 and in the State of\nCalifornia\notion of\nthis\npetition, since the 1xt day of august\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nanno Domini 1908 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this petition.\nurt this\nTenth. I have not heretofore made patition for citizenship to any court. a made prefiltion for citizenship to the\nCourt of\nat\non the\nday of\nanno Domini 1\nand the\nsaid petition was dehied by the raid Court for the following reasons and causer, to wit,\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition - a my a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States together with\nis\ncopy of\nand the cause of such denial has sinee been cured or removed.)\nmy affidavit and the afddavits 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.\nSydong (Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nPhilip Hawarg\nDeclaration of Norm Intention TO COURT.- petitioner No filed this 15th day of Arrival February No. from Department 1916 of Lahor.\ncertified copy dated 12.4.1912\narrived in the United en on Juxa 29, 1906, strike out the worda ronding \" and Cortificato of\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nState of California\n.\nmest\nCounty of San Diego,\nss:\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\nthe\ncontents thereof: that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge, axcept as to matters therein stated to be alleged\nupon\ninformation and belief, and that as to these matters he believes it to be true.\nand games Wallace\nJohn a.Kindencen\n23883MITIW 70\nSyancy 83M implete Philip and true signature Haward of petitioner.)\noccupation\naccomutant\nresiding at 2620 Ast, San Diego Cal.\noccupation\naccountant\nreyiding at 1929 lot Sty San Diegar 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 known\nSydney Philip Howard\nimmediately preceding the dateof fling his petition, since the\n1st\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the Unided States continnously\nday of\nentitled petition is made continuously since the\nIN\nanno Domini 911 and in the State in which the above-\nday of\nanno Domini 1911 and that he has personal knowlodge that\nD. 1916\nthe said petitioner is a person of good moral character, attached unts to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the potitioner is in every way qualified; in\nopinion, to be ddmitted a of the United States.\nall 410 buss)\nSubsoribed and aworn do bafore me by the abouo-named peutioner and in the offlee of the Olerk of Cours this 15th\nHelmary\nanno 1916\nJ.T. Butler\nDepuity"
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