Details of Regulations Issued by Nanking: Appeal for Provincial Cooperation:
No Decreasee in Traffic Nanking, June 3.
The regulations governing the punishment of smugglers who evade the payment of legitimate customs duties, which were passed by the Central Political Council last month, have been revised by the Executive Yuan, The new regulations include the death penally or life imprisonment for, smuggling goods, the duties on which exceed $10,000, and the death penalty for 1, Armed resistance to arrest involving murder or serious, injury; 2. Leaders of armed resistance; 3, Leaders of a group threaten ing' government agent foreigners or rebels; Organizing secret societies.
The regulations governing the punishment of members of the staff of the Customs or railway, highway, steamship or aviation company now provide for the death penalty oF Ife Imprisonment for smuggling ods the duties on which exceed $5,000, The same punishment also stipulated for receiving bribes Megal profits, or permitting the release or transportation of smug-led goods.
Th & martial law area, culprits will bes tried in highest "military once, while in other areas culprits Will be tried in district courts or in competent judicial ofices—Reuter,
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