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that for the Government of the Chinese residing there, the Laws and Customs of China supersede the Law, and the Customs of England. The practical difficulty will arise when Chinese and Englishmen are parties to the same contract or partakers in the same crimes. Here is manifestly opened a field of discussion too wide for me to occupy. Leaving to the Courts and to the local Legislature of the Settlement the solution of these problems of conflicting jurisdiction, and of conflicting Laws, it is enough for my immediate purpose to lay down the following General Rules.
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It should then be understood with regard to Chinese Inhabitants, or Law, that no Rule can be recognized which would derogate from The Queen's Sovereignty over the Island, or which would ascribe any participation in that Sovereignty to the Emperor or the Govt of China. His further reaching
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that for the Government
off
the Chinese residing
there
the Laws and Curtoms of
China 52. supersede
the
Law, and the Customs of
England. The practical dif. : ficulty will arive when
Chususe and Englishmen
are
parties to the same contract
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partakers in the same
crimes. Here is
in
marifully
opened a field of discussion
too wide for
to occupy
Leaving
sccupy.
to the Courts and
to the local Legislature of
the Stilement the solution
A
they
arise of
there
problems of
-diction, and
moved juris a
of conflicting
Laws, it is enough for my
mimediate purpore to leng
down the fees following
General Rules.
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It
that even
a
sh? then be understood
with
Regard
Chinese Inhabitants,
or Lov
Law
Can
4th
no Rul
be recognized
thich a derogate from
The Quem's Sovereigely
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the Idland, or which would
ascribe
any
participation
that Sovereignty
Emperor
to the
or the Gout of China. His further reaching
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