Naturalization Records

Naturalizaion Records in the Iberville Parish Clerk of Courts Office.
Submitted by Joan A. Newman
Date: Feb. 2000

Form 2202
Department of Commerce and Labor; Division of Naturalization; Record of Declaration of Intention; State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberville.

There are two volumes containing a total of 123 complete individual Declarations of Intention. Each page contains a volume of information on the applicant. As an example of the information contained on these sheets I will give the full content of one as an example:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Division of Naturalization
DECLARATION OF INENTION
(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)

State of Louisiana In the 21st Judicial District Court
Parish of Iberville Iberville Parish, Louisiana

I, ANGELO SCIORTINO, aged 41 years, occupation A MERCHANT, do declare on oath
that my personal description is: COLOR White, complexion BLONDE, height 5
feet 7 inches, weight 185 pounds, color of hair dark, colof of eyes blue, other
visible distinctive marks NONE; I was born in CORLEONE, ITALY, on the 23RD day
of NOVEMBER, anno Domini 1866; I now reside at White Castle, La under the
jurisdiction of said Court. I emigrated to the United States of America from
CORLEONE, ITALY on the vessel PARIC, foreign residence was CORLEONE, ITALY.
It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity
to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL III, KING OF ITALY, of which I am now a subject; I
arrived at the port of NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA on or about the 9th day of
NOVEMBER, anno Domini 1883; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor
a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith
to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside
therein; SO HELP ME GOD.

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Original Signature of Declarant
(then the document is notarized and sealed)

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