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SUPREME COURT.
In re Peutipm Of Clarence w. Ashford for admis-
sion to the Bar.
AT CHAMBERS, BEFORE JUDI. c. j., McCULLY
AND AUSTIN. j. j.
Opinion Of the Court by Judd. G. j.

The petitioner represents that he has pursued
the prescribed course Of study in the University
Of Michigan. u. ). y, from which institution lie
graduated in March, 1880 that he was soon
alter duly admitted to practice az an attorney
and counsellor at law. and solicitor and counsel
lor-In Chancery in all the Courts of Record ia
the State of Michigan. and has practiced law for
about "ne year ut Lansing. M,ch., and ON the
28th Augu-t. 1882. he was admitted To practice
in the Supreme Court If California.
In compliance with Rule q IF this Court. the
petitioner presented Il certificate of good moral
character. Ghe certificates presented are salts
factory TO the Court. But the Attorney General,
who War called in by the Court, suggests taat il
does not appear that the applicant is a Hawaiian
subject. and the applicant at The hearing filed his
affidavit that he wHs born in the Dominion of
Camadn. and Is Il BRITISH subject. The law in
reference to the admission OF practitioners To
the Bar l. Section 1868 Of the Civil e de, which
reads:
=" The Supreme C,urt shall have power 10 ex.
anime and admit as practitioners in the Courts Of
Record, such persons, bcm. Hawaiian subjects,
of good moral character. and having taken the
prescribed oat! OF office. u- said Court may find
qualified for that purpose"
1t is suggested by the Attorney-Grnera thai
the law casts upon the Court the duty Of re-
fusing 10 admit the petitioner to practice, he not
being Il Hawaiian subject. Until the Act Of
1882. the naturalization Of alien foreigners was
N' - Ni''S ''NHi '"C hDpliChlb
that - hc state his intention u become "a perma-
ncnt resident of the Kingdom. and the Minister
of the interior in person, or through his chief
clerk. WH- authorized to administer the oath IF
allegiance If satisfied that it would be for the
good of the Kingdom and that such foreigner il
not Of immoral character, nor "a refugee from the
justice OF same other country, nor "a deserving
sailor, marine. soldier, or officer (CIvII Code,
Section 1927
Under this law all attorneys hitherto coming
To this country from abroad became naturalized.
the Court requiring. without question. from all
a len foreign attorneys apply lns to be admitted
that they cx!ii''l' t. the Court their certificates of
naturalization
But ora the 9th Jnly, 1882. an Act was passed
by the Legislature ui This Kingdom, authorizing
the - Minister ~ the Interior. win tle approval
Of the KING. upon the application of any alien
foreigner who shall have resided within the
Kingdom five years or more next preceding such
application, stating his intention to become a
permanent resident of the Kingdom. to admins
ter the oath OF allegiance to such foreigner. if
satisfied that 1t will he for the good of the KIM
dunn AID that such i~nreigner OWNS. without en-
cnWhrance, taxable real estate within the King
dom, and Is nat Of immoral character. nor a
refugee from justice Of some other Country, nor
a deserving sailor, marine. soldier or officer"