That these Iaws had been quest ioned in. the past, his Honour admitted, but she Court records did not show of an instance in which their applicability had been brought, to the attention of the Courts of Appeal, f.e., in a conviction ob: ained for sentence imposed. It would appear that there had been no authoritative decisions other than those handed down by the U.S.
Court and those of other nationals in Shanghai, which had s previous accepted jurisdiction over laws of the Municipality. the part of the Municipal Unique organization, dissimi fall ethers in the world, to establish special Court to. fanetion only is eeces involving violation of the Regulations. On the other hand there appeared an. acquiescence on the part of nate to gob fof infringements of the Municipal to judgment. by their own
[Gode, In the instance of Americans, they submitted to the findings of the Commissioner's Court or the IS: Court for China, acting' probal fon the theory that American law in force in China permitted, on rather authorized, enforcement of these bylaws by U.S. judicial bodies.
He would, therefore, hold in aecordance with precedent, He found accused guilty under the Tew and fined him $25 oF 30 days,
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