U. S, Court Competent to Try Cases Brought Under Municipal Regulations "L hold that this Court has the authority and it is its duty to en force these Municipal regulations, and if Iam in error in regard to that as a matter of Jaw, there is a way to have that error corrected! by appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals." This statement was made by Judge Purdy at the U.S. Court on Thursday when the trial resumed of the man named Fuller for carrying ammunition in the Settlement, contrary to a Municipal by-law. At the last hearing, Mr.
Y. Char, for the prisoner, argued that the Court was not competent to try an offence under the regulations in question.
Continuing, the Judge said It seems to me that at this late date it would create a condition of chaos for any one government to hold that it could not enforce these} by-laws against its own citizens, and there seems to be some good. reason for holding under the common law power which the Court possesses that the Court can enforce the rules and regulates the municipality that is within its jurisdiction, especially in a municipality such "as Shanghytt where the by-laws have been passed and promulgated by and ith the advice and consent of our Mi ay T understand it, in each ease and also the Ministers of other countries, The Municipal By-laws had been conceded ae binding in the Settle. ment by other courts, including the ixed Court and those of o: her nations, The U.S. Commissioner had enforced the traffic regulations and other ordin: prior to. the office the American Consuls had applied statutes as handed down by the Municipal Council after they. had been sanctioned and approved by the Consular Body and the Diplamatie Corps in Peking.
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