SameName Nicolaus Reitter b1871 Oath and Order Cert625313 1915

The record

Key: regular type = printed text; bold = handwritten or typed entries; [Stamp] = stamped text; shaded italic = transcriber's note. Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation follow the original.

[Transcriber's note: Two facing pages of a bound volume of naturalization records. The left page is the oath of allegiance and order admitting Nicolaus Reitter to citizenship. The right page (No. 220, original 18970) belongs to a different petitioner; most of it is covered by a loose sheet laid over it, so only the exposed fragments are transcribed.]

[Transcriber's note: A. LEFT PAGE]

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF

Nicolaus Reitter

TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Filed

> [Stamp] MAY 25 1915

, 19 ___.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to

Francis Joseph

the

> [Stamp] Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary.

of whom I have heretofore been a subject; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.

Nicolaus Reitter

Subscribed and sworn to before me, in open Court, this ___ day of ___, A. D. 19 ___.

> [Stamp] SEP 10 1915 > > [signature, read as "R. Shaw"]

Clerk.

NOTE.—In renunciation of title of nobility, add the following to the oath of allegiance before it is executed: "I further renounce the title of (give title), an order of nobility, which I have heretofore held."

[Transcriber's note: The date stamp "SEP 10 1915" falls over the "day of" line. The clerk's signature is read as "R. Shaw" and is not certain. A tick mark stands before "give title" in the printed note.]

ORDER OF COURT ADMITTING PETITIONER

Upon consideration of the petition of

Nicholas Reitter

, and affidavits in support thereof, and further testimony taken in open Court, it is ordered that the said petitioner, who has taken the oath required by law, be, and hereby is, admitted to become a citizen of the United States of America, this ___ day of ___, A. D. 19 ___.

> [Stamp] SEP 10 1915

(It is further ordered, upon consideration of the petition of the said ___, that his name be, and hereby is, changed to ___, under authority of the provisions of section 6 of the act approved June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 596), as amended by the act approved March 4, 1913, entitled "An act to create a Department of Labor.")

By the Court:

> [judge's signature, illegible]

, J.

[Transcriber's note: The name in the order is written "Nicholas Reitter" (with an "h"), while the oath and heading read "Nicolaus Reitter." The name-change paragraph is blank.]

ORDER OF COURT DENYING PETITION

Upon consideration of the petition of ___ and the motion of ___ for the United States in open Court this ___ day of ___ 19 ___, it appearing that ___

THE SAID PETITION IS HEREBY DENIED. ___, J.

[Transcriber's note: Left blank.]

MEMORANDUM OF CONTINUANCES

REASONS FOR CONTINUANCE

Continued from ___ to ___ 19 ___; Continued from ___ to ___ 19 ___.

[Transcriber's note: Left blank.]

NAMES OF SUBSTITUTED WITNESSES

___, occupation ___, residing at ___

___, occupation ___, residing at ___

[Transcriber's note: Left blank.]

Certificate of Naturalization, No.

625313

, issued on the

> [Stamp] SEP 10 1915

day of ___, A. D. 19 ___

[INSERT ON FOLLOWING LINES MARRIAGES AND BIRTHS OCCURRING AFTER PETITIONING AND BEFORE NATURALIZATION.]

[Transcriber's note: Two arrows point down from the certificate line. The lines for marriages and births are blank. Printed form number "14—215" at the lower left.]

[Transcriber's note: B. RIGHT PAGE (No. 220, a different petitioner; largely covered)]

220

ORIGINAL

18970

[...]MERICA

[...]TION

Height ___ feet ___ in. Color ___ Eyes ___ Hair ___

Wife's age

22

hereby filed, respectfully showeth:

[...], Philadelphia, Pa.

> [...] Costello, Italy

14 [day of] Feb

29 [day of] Feb

[...]ertation company should be given.)

anno Domini 1

909

[...]E UNITED STATES

[...]denial has since been cured or removed.) / [...]cate from the Department of Labor, together with / [...]tted a citizen of the United States of America.

> [Stamp] [...]2 5 1915 [...], 191 [...] from Department of Labor,"

[...]as read the foregoing petition and knows the / [...]to matters therein stated to be alleged upon

> [...]ph [...] Noso [uncertain] > > [...]Washington Ave, Philadelphia, Pa. > > [...]12 St, Philadelphia, Pa.

[...]America; that he has personally known / [...]resided in the United States continuously

> [...]910

, and in the State in which the above- / [...]; and that he has personal knowledge that / [...]he petitioner is in every way qualified, in his

> [Stamp] INDEXED / RECEIVED / BUREAU OF / NATURALIZATION / EXAMINED / FEB 5 1914

[Transcriber's note: This stamp is on the loose sheet that covers most of the page; it is printed in reverse (mirror image) and reads as given. The number "18970" also appears printed sideways along the fold. The covering sheet carries faint typed or handwritten text that is not legible, including at least one line beginning "It is my bona fide intention to renounce..." and a closing "SO HELP ME GOD"; it is not transcribed. The right page is not Nicolaus Reitter's record, although it sits beside his.]