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to Maras

Chinese, of carrying away

ebewhere out of the Jurisdiction the Stock in trade and effects of Chinese traders whe

mayy

happen to die, ihneby defrauding the crediton.

Section 6 protects the Offinal Administrator in the Execution of this important Drity, but at the same gives any Party aggrieved)

time

immediate re

redres by summary application to the Supreme Comit

Section 7 provides for payment of the eats of guarding the Property, out of the State.

Section 8 revives an

old Provision

contained in the repeated Regula General's of the Supreme Count in

it's Eeclesiastical

Jurisdiction (See

459

old Edition of Hongtong Ordinances App. p. 409).

an

Section 9 provides a simple and safe method of proming autentic Declaration of the Law of China for the purpose of enabling the Supreme Cant in certain cases

administer the rotate of a Chimisse Subject, commorant in Wongtong,

accordance with the Law of his Danicil.

to

in

This Provision would have been

of great service in a recent case

called upon. in which the Cont

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to deal according to Chimore Law with the claims of several lawful