to the reend of the Supreme Court, $2.
I found that in us ease line 1848,
a pared of nearly six
hah
years,
the Chinese had recourse to the
Supreme Court
Court for the adjustment of Civil suits wherein both Plaintiff
and Defendant
were Chinese.
Fur Shiner population, amounting to come 30,000,
whom one quarter are more of less engaged in trade, I must infer from the records quoted a convincing proof that they have
hitherto availed themselves
F
the
Customs
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their own
own Country for
the settlement of their diskutes.
I have therefore thought.
it
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advisable to give the validity of Luw
to an arrangement so eruvenient, and with this view the Ordinance
A
has been framed and passed.
Your Grace will observe that the ordinance is operative only in
those Districts where the Peate
Payers may
by Petition
request
that it take effect. There Pate Payers will contribute to the expport of the Tepo by assessment, and in this depo, assisted by others, is vested the power of deciding all Civil caures and disputes, provided both Plaintiff and defendant previously declare before a custice of the Pence their willingreesi