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    "ocrText": "167\nU.,.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n1309\n40 90 ORIGINAL\nNo.\nSTATES OF\nURITED\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nSerperior\nCalifornia\nTo the Honorable the\nCourt of\nat\nSan Diego County\nThe petition of\nJosef Item\n4968 Linda are. (Give Norch number, street, city or town, San and State.) Dueso\nhereby fled, respectfully showeth:\nFirst. My place of Idence is\nCalifornia\nCourt\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from Algragate banada\nSecond. Third. I My was occupation born on the is 6 Butcher day of September anno 1 876 at unterageri Switzerland\non\nor\nabout\nthe\n16\nDomini 915 and arrived in the Utited States at the port Inahs on the\nday of\n16\nmay\nanno\nyears,\nCanadian\nday of\nanno Domini 915\non the vessal\nmay\n(If the allen arrived otherwis than\npersonal\ncharacter of conyé or name of ansportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I Seclared me intention to become a eitizen of the United Stateston the\nSuperin\nday of\ninches,\nat\nSan - Dregs\nCourt o, anno Domini 918\naugustablesma\nmatpled.\nMy\nname\nis\nFrida\nin the\nat\nSyritzerland\nIam\nwife's\nwas\nborn\non\nthe\nday of\nand\nnow\nresides at 4968 Linda (Give number, are, street, city town, and State.) Dregs bal\nanno Domini 884 1\nhave three hildron, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nor\nI\nW resifle\nPI\ngosefia\n28\n15 august, 1909 montana North San Deep Gal\n-\nIrida\n6\nAumber 1916 California North San Days, bal\n: my last\nmarch 1918 Gallforma North San Duy bel\nthe name\ntefland\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 disbellef in or opposed\nto organized 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\ny foreign\nintention to become citizen (or the United states and * renounce absolately and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly to The swiss Confideration\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\n1 subject;\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nin the\n16\nMinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\nth seday\nday of\nam not a\nmay 17 dov of\nanno Domini 1. 915 and in the State of\nCelijornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nthis petition, since the\nmay anno 915 year next preceding the date\nDomini being a residence within this State of at least one\nood faith\nof this petition.\ntherein:\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made petition for citizenship to the\nCourt of\nat\non the\nday of\nanno Domini 1\nand the\nsaid petition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit\nClerk of\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nini 19 18\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizon of the United States and the certificate from the Department of Labor,\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 citizen of the United\nStates of America.\nCourt.\nCertified Declaration Copy Intention 2237\nJosef Item (Complete and\ntrue signature of petitioner.)\ny Clerk\nA of No.\nand Certificate of Arrival No.\n14-1187\nNorm TO CLERK or COURT.-II petitioner arrived in the United States ON OR BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificate of Arrival No.\nfrom Department of Labor filed this 3rd day of may\n1922\nfrom Department of Libor.\"\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES\nState of California\nCounty of San Diego\nThe aforesald 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 this own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information\nand belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\n6,19r\nGhas B Schuler\nabraham mayer\noccupation Gagage Business\nJosef Item\n(Complete and trugusignature of petitioner.)\noccupation Butcher\nresiding\nat San Diego California\nbelow, but\nand\nmade subse\nhas furnished\neach being severally ander filvely steprn, deposes and says that he is a citizon of the United States of America;\nimmediately\nJosef geding heldate of Item fling his petition,\nresiding that he at has San personally known Drago California\n1st\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nsince\nthe\nthe said petitioner ciples of the Cons fibution every way qualified, in\ngenerating\nday\nof\nentitled petition is made continuously since the 1st\nday of\nanno Domini and that he has personal knowledge that\nanno Domini 191916 and in the State in which the above-\nis & person of good moral character, attached to the\nof the United States, and that the petitioner is in his\nopinion, to be admitted a citizon of the United States.\nCharles B Schuler\n(Signature of witness.)\nabraham (Bignature of mayer. witness.)\ntion\nsbscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the office of the Clork of said Court this 3rd day\nof\nmay\nanno Domini 1922\n\" a McLEES,\nClerk.\n[ovan.]\nBy\nB.S Johnson Deputy Olark."
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