Show THIRD DISTRICT T OURT COURT ANS W wie WAR LX OF or HON ie cannou CANNON ri filed with tho the clerk of the tho court may mayoo SO in the district coutt court of bf ghe fhe the third judicial district of uta uda ulab terri jor lor tonyi Y salt sall lake county U united states of america 1 plaintiff x Vs I 1 I 1 fl george Q Canno nand azrat ezra iz raT T sprague defendants i ji alt 0 7 11 i the said defendant george Q cannon for his bep separate answer to the complaint herein denies that he is now or at the tim time e of the institution ution of this action he ivas was or that at any time since the ath day of december 1854 he lias has been an alien I 1 I 1 this T his defendant admits that on the ath da day y of december 1854 W I 1 appleby the clerk of the tild district court of said territory issued u under his bis band and the seal of said bald court coutt a certificate of citizenship to this defendant but on information and belief denies that the said clerk afterward or at all rescinded fhe the he bame same denies Dentes that this defendant weil well know or bad any knowledge what 1 ove eve time the said bertl certificate it cato cate was issued or at any other time that the bame same was irregular fraudulent or void or that the recitations therein contained or any of them were or br are untrue and the dependant delen dant denies that the said certificate ia Is irregular fraudulent or boldi void vold or th that atthe the recie recil reel therein contained or any of them thom are untrue but on the contrary alleges that thel th same is regular and valid jand and that the recitations therein arp re true DO denies uie ule that said WI W I 1 appleby so issued recorded or delivered said sald said baid certificate without any authority tho rity there having been no proceeding cee eee ce judgment nt order decree or of said baid alra frat district court aA admitting this defendant to citizenship ok oiin orin an any manner authorizing thon thor izing the issuing xe recording or delivering of the said sald certificate to this thia defendant defenda nt I 1 I 1 denies thap that there was no proceeding judgment order decree or dr ac tion of said first district this defendant to citizenship or the tho suing issuing or delivering af said to b him m on the be pont contrary this defend ant alleges itne the tho truth to be thai that on the bald baid said sald alii alil day of december 1854 he appeared before the slid said first district court of pah mah utah terri tory jory during the open thereof and made to the said court nhea to 0 dea hea b admitted citizen of the united states and thau that thai upon the hearing of the sala saia application the said court then and thi thero there eie ete ordered and adjudged that this defendant be admitted such citizen whereupon there was then and therein there in apen court administered to an and d taken by flir this n oath to support jae constitution of the them united states jand and renouncing nud aud abjuring all ali allegiance and fl fidelity to V jeto iia lia 1 queen of great britain and ond jre fre ireland landy subject be hp theretofore ro th that at mi pursuance af pf tho sald said judgment anci and order orden of tho the said court and not nol otherwise the said WJ yn I 1 ap arf f leby lebs erkas na aforesaid 1 issued and delivered tha the said certificate of naf nay to said dependant defendant and defendant dependant denies thab that on ott the id seventh iday of dege Depe december niber 1854 and at thealma the Alme almo ti me af pf pathe the issuing of the tho said certificate he be was ot under the tile laws af pf p the united states eligible to naturalization bior entitled t to 0 be naturalized anet and denies that he had not then ed for one ppe year last past in he be 1 of for four territory 1 nor non years previous in the united slates states denies that at said baid dast jast mentioned time timp he had back not resident reside ct in ili the sald bald Terri territory ory moret more than thun thirty days graw gram or that at for more than thau four years year 8 or tor or any other period immediately previous the there tot toi or at any other tim time q ite lie thad resided in the tho sandy Saudy sandwich viell islands on tho the contrary defendant allege alleges that for more than one year next preceding the ath day of december 1804 he lid had resided in the said territory of utah and that for r more than nive five sears years next preceding that time he had resided in the va united states and was at that time ell eil eligible ble bie and entitled under the laws of the baid gaid united states to bo be admitted a citizen thereof denies that by reason of the premises ini in said complaint stated or otherwise the said certificate la is irregular fraudulent or void or that the ilke recitations ions lons therein con container taine 4 are untrue and denies that this defendant defend ani has ever at any time wrongfully claimed exercised or eD enjoyed joyed or that at the thice of the institution of or this action brat bint any other time or that he do does es stil claim exer exercise else eise or enjoy the rights of an american citizen by virtue of the baid eaid or any false irregular or fraudulent certificate but 0 on n the contrary this defendant alleges that ho he claims to and does exercise and enjoy the right j af an american citizen by vidue virtue of the said baid Juda judgment ent and order orae of the ho first district court rt and that as such adby by virtue of his election thereto he has and does now hold the office of or delegate to congress froni from said territory asaf right he may wherefore the said gild defendant prays tobe lobe hende tience dismissed aa with his crisis he herein lerein rein rhin I 1 YOUNG attorneys for tor De defendant II 11 george Q ca cannoa friob J ire territory of or utah T IS sait salt I 1 alt ait nake eake coun county ty iss rss ss george Q cannon being boing duly sworn on his oath bays says that he hei is the defendant making tiie the foregoing answer in the above entitled action netlon that he has read the said answer and knows the contents that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to those matters therein stated on information and belief bellef and those ho he believes to be true I 1 I 1 GEORGE Q CANNON subscribed an and sworn 1 K to before me this sial siai SEAL soth day of may raya 1 A i J D 1 tl OJ jos jog 3 OS 1 F 1 1 nota notary ry public P bublic aj a jake jaho county U T |