Activities to be Guided by Chinese Law An extraordinary meeting of the Council" of the United Russian Organisations was held on Apr. 26. "The meeting was presided over by Mr, A.M. Roteney, Chairman, attended.
Dresentatives of 33 public bodies
The agenda included certain amendments of Council's regulations and bye-laws, The main. interest Was focussed on the question as. whether the Council is to function Under the old Russian Imperial Law or under the Chinese law.
Up. to the present time, Russi public organisations at Shanghai have functioned under the old] Russian Imperial law and ordinances governing the activities of public Shrociations, and unions.
River a lively discussion it, was unanimously decided that the Coun: cil isto be guided in its activities by, the respective law and ordinances of the present Chinege Republic, and by the administrative and. municipal Yuleg and regulations in force in the territories of the. International feitlement and French Concession.
The application of the old Russian law shot be confined to cases com: ing under the provision of the "Ieules for "Application of Foreign Law Chinese Courts," of the 7th year of the Chinese. Republic.
was stated that by the adoption of this "maxim the practice of this Gounelt will come clote into tine with the law of the country, and thus facilitate i.
Tt should' be remembered that the Gouneilof the United Russian Public Associations is a. nompolitieal and honsfactional body established to re" Dresent legally" the Russian Com.
Activities "of the "Russian public manly and to "cuondinate the bodies at Shanghai.
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