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    "ocrText": "u. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n* sum 80 SETTAM aur\nORIGINAL\n1199\nNo.\nMos\nSTATES OF\nse\n30 HTAO\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nTRIPLICATE\n20\n[To be given to the person making\nthe Declaration)\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nCourt of\nCalifornia\nat\nSan Diego County\nThe petition of\nJohn Benjamin Dorval\nhereby fled, respectfully showeth:\nFirst. My place of residence is\n352 Arizona St.\nSan Diego\nCalifornia\nsewing machine\nnumber, street(felty or town, and State.)\nSecond. My occupation is\nThird. I was born on the of april\nanno Domini 867\nat St. bharles P. Q banada\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nEnsenada mexico\non or about the\nin the at\n31st\n30th day of may\nanno Domini 901 and arrived United States, the port of Tia Juana, balifornia on the\nday of\nmay\nENTION\nanno Domini got the-versel By Stage\n(If\nthe alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the Hth\nday of\napril\nanno Domini 1917\nafter the date hereof.\nat San Diego. balifornia\nin the\nSuperior\nCourt\nof balifornia\nSalvadora\nSuperior\nCourt\nSinth. I am\nmarried. My wife's name is\n: she was born on the\n9th\nday\nof\napril\nanno Domini 1879\nat hower California mexico\n,\nand\nnow\nresides\nat 4352 arizona St. San Wiego California\nSan Diego County\n(Give number, street, éltyle or town, and State.)\nI have five children, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\n49\naged\nyears,\nJohn Raul\nborn 15th day of aug 1898 at hower California mexico : resides San Diego, balif.\n,\narthur Edward\no declare on oath that my personal\nalbert Everett\nborn 9th day Jan 1900 at forever balifornia metico : resides atu.s Many asiatic Station\nheight 5 feet 73 inches,\nmargaret Elizabeth\nborn 18th day aug 1901 at Lower California mexice resides San Diego balif\nborn 5th day nov 1903 at San Drego balifornia resides San Diego balif\nr\n,\nalfred eseorge\nborn 11th day Mar 1907 at San Diego balifornia resided San Diego balif\ncolor of eyes blue\nno ne.\nSeventh.\nIam\nnot\na\ndisbeliever\nin\nor\nopposed\nto\norganized\ngovernment\nor\na\nmember\nof\nor\naffiliated\nwith\nany\norganization\nor\nbody\nof\npersons\nteaching\ndisbellef\nin\nor\nopposed\n, p. Canada\nto organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. 1 am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my\nanada\nintention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nI\nnow reside\nparticularly to\nno Domini 1 867\nGeorge V. King of Great Britain and Ireland\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nRighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nato.)\nNinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\nnada, Mexico\n31st\nday of\nmay\nanno Domini 1901 , and in the State of\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\n; my last\nthis petition, since the\n31st\nday of\nmay\n, anno Domini 991 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nme of transportation company should be given.)\nof this petition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made petition for citizenship to the\nCourt of\négiance and fidelity to any foreign\nh me.\nat\non the\nday of\nanno Domini 1\n,\nand the\nsaid petition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and couses, to wit.\nGeorge V.,\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nof whom I am now a subject:\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States\ntogether with my affidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a eitizen of the United\n, in the\nstates of America.\n31st\n, on or about the\nday\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\n: I am not an anarchist; I am not a\nDeclaration of Intention No. 1766\nand of Auzinal No\nfrom Dej Aled this\n29th day of april\nNorm TO CLERK or COURT.-- If petitioner arrived in the United States ON OR BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificate of Arrival No.\n1919\nfrom Department of Labor.'\nand it is my intention in good faith\nand to permanently reside therein:\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES\nState of Califormie\nohna / (Original Dorval\nCoimtri of fan Diego. ss:\nBenjanism\nnatore of declarantA\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 this own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information\nfore me in the office of the Clerk of\nand bellef, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\ny of april , anno Domini 7\n191\nLeon A gb unter\n(Completeand true signature petitioner.)\noccupation managing Salesman residing at San guest st\n1796 sutter\nCalifornia\nB. McLees\nand\nSam Goldberg\noccupation\neach beint severally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a Citizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known\nJeneveller\nresiding at 1847 San Drags\nCalifornia\ne\nSuperior\nCourt.\nJohn Benjamin Dorval\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nus\nDepu ty\nClerk.\namediately preceding the date of fulng his petition, since the\nlet day\nof\n14-39\nentitled petition is made continuously since the\nlet\nthe sald petitioner is a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner is in qualified)\naugust\naugust\nanno Domini 1913 and in the State in which the above-\nday of\nanno Domini 1913 and that he has personal knowledge that\npinion, to be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\nSam (Bignature of witnea.)\nGoldting\n4a2\nSubscribed and aworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the offlee of the Clerk of sald Courts this\n29th doy\n-\nof\napril\nanno Domini 19. 19\nJ. R. McLees\nOlerh.\nJovan]\nThos. Dmlhean Deputa Olerh."
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