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 BOSQUE . UNITED STATES. Stanton*, of tl  BOSQUE . UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. No. 1?. Submitted Janum 29, 1O0--Dooidod Msneh , 1008. Under the Treaty of Paris of 1898, between the United Stat and Spain, a Spanish resident of the Philippine lzlands, who lelt there in May, 1899, without making any declaratioa of intentioa to preserve hb alle- giance to Spain sad remained sway until after the expiration of eighteen months after the ratification of the treaty continued to be a 8panierd, and did not, even though he intended to return, beeome a citisen of tim bd.ls under the now sovereignty,  thereore b not eligible to sdmb- and civil athorltles of the I'Mlippne Islands. The laws applicable to other foreigners referred to in Article XI of the new overeiguty. SlUhrds on/y became foreigners -rter the eelore � The right to practice law is not property wlth/u the protection of Article �II or the tresty. 1 PMlippino Pep. 88, sffu'med. IAPP in error applied to the Supreme Court of the ?tUpp'me Islds in February, 1901, to be tmittod to prac- rice law in the PHlippine courts. His petition was supportod by various certificates as to profeonal quficatons and good character, and set forth that petitioner w8 a graduate o� the Unierty of anil;,; and prctcod law in the ?hilip- p'me Islands from 1892 until the cestion of the Spanish courts; "tt he is of good character, and has not been iritl in the record of Slmish nationality, in consequence whereof I hae lcet this, i accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of 1%ris, nd therefore ! am neither a subject nor citizen o! ay foreign government, find consequently, in my opinion, have the condition required by eneral Order No. 29, 3uly 19. 15, of the United States Military GoYerument in these lands for continning the practice of my profes.ion." niy 27, l01, the petition was denied by the Supreme Court, vthout opinion, on the ground that the applicant "doe8 not

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