Is Carrying Ammunition in Settlement Contrary to tutes? trial at the U. S. Court 4 Thursday' 3€ D.A, Fuller, who was inflicted for carrying ammunition the streets of the Settlement trary. to 8 Municipal by-law, Jule Purdy" raised the—poin? whether the court could mviét an offender against such He. was, said the Judge, cone) vineed that the evidence had jer the Muni "The Federal code had pro to cover all felonies, but this ramenour, and there was American statute effective in anghai, ies, Municipal or State, which dealt with such matters.
L, G. Husar, prosecuting for the U.S, Government, said that the Commissioner's Court' had funetionfor years and had applied the Shanghai Municipal regulations in ther instances than traffic cases. 'The Consular Body must first sanction such by-laws, after which they were sent to' the Diplomatic Gorps for final approval before they' could become effective, His Honour said he was aware of these circumstances, but by what had thes ws become huding upon the citizens of Amer-ien residing in China. Had the American Minister in Peking the power to make a law for an Amer-isan or had Congress by some measure, made the by-laws applic~ able through his or without his lotion? Tf they Were not bind-
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