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    "ocrText": "ORIGINAL\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA-\nPETITION FOR CITIZENSHIP\nNo.\n2919\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperi or\nCourt of\nCalifornia\nat\nSan Piego 56\nThe petition of\nEugene Vidal\nhereby filed, respectfully shows:\n(1) My place of residence is 4511 32nd St., San Diego. San\n(Number and street)\n(City or\n(2) My occupation is Tailor\n(3) 1 was bórn in Isle of Rhodes, Asia Minor\n(City or town)\n(Country)\non August 24, 1873\nMy race is French\n(4) I declared my intention to become\na\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\ncitizen of the United States on\nMay 19, 1926\n, in the\n:\nSuperior\nCourt\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nof\nCalifornia\nat\nSan Diego, California\n(5) I am\nmarried. The name of my wife or is\nTersa\nwe were married on May 22, 1914\nat\nSan Diego, California\n; She was\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n(Clty of:town)\n(State or country)\nborn at\nSan Jose, Mexico\non\nSeptember 18, 1888, entered the United States\n(City or town)\n(State or country)\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nSan Diego, California\nOctober\n1907\nat\non\nfor permanent residence therein, and now\n(City or town)\n(State)\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n11\nresides at\nSan Diego, California\nI have no\nchildren, and the name, date and place of\n(City or town)\n(Staté de country)\nbirth, and place of residence of each of said children are as follows:\n(6) My last foreign residence was Marsalles, France\nI emigrated to the United States of\n(City or town)\n(Country),\nAmerica from\nMarsalles, France\nMy lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States\n(City or town)\n(Country)\nwas\nat New York New York\nunder the name of Eugene Vidal\n(City or town)\n(State)\non May 9, 1905\non\nthe vessel It 'Aquitaine\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n(If other than by vessel, state manner of arrival)\nas shown by the certificate of my arrival attached hereto.\n(7) I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body\nof persons teaching disbelief in for opposed to organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of\npolygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and\nhappiness of the United States. It is my intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever\nall allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nThe French Republic\nof whom (which) at this time I am\na subject (or citizen), and it is my intention to reside permanently in the United States. (8) I am\nable\nto\nspeak\nthe\nEnglish\nlanguage. (9) I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least immediately pre-\nceding the date of this petition, to wit, since May 9. 1905\nand in the County of San Diego\nthis State, continuously next preceding the date (Month) of this petition, (Das) since October 31, 1910\nbeing a residence\nwithin said county of at least six months next preceding the date of this petition. (Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n(10) I have not\nheretofore made petition for citizenship: Number\non\n(Date)\nAt\n(olty or towp)\n(Btate)\n(Name of court)\nand such petition was denied by that Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit:\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.\nAttached hereto and made a part of this, my petition for citizenship are, my declaration of intention to become a citizen\nof the United States, certificate from the Department of Labor of my said arrival, and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses\nrequired by law.\nWherefore,\nI,\nyour\npetitioner,\npray\nthat\nI\nmay\nbe\nadmitted\na\ncitizen\nof\nthe\nUnited\nStates\nof\nAmerica,\nand\nthat\nmy\nname\nbe\nchanged to\nI, your aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, depose and say that I have\nread\nthis petition and know\nthereof; that the same is true of my own knowledge except as to matters herein stated to be alleged upon informat\nbellef,\nand that as to those matters I believe it to be true; and that this petition is signed by me with my full, true name\nForm 9904-L-A.\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n14 9618\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner)"
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