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RULES OF THE

OF THE SHANGHAI MIXED COUI

The following Provisional Rules for defining the respective jurisdicti Mixed Courts of the International and French Settlement adopted by th Body of Shanghai 10th June, 1902, for reference to the Diplomatic Body were approved by the Diplomatic Body at Peking on 28th June, 1902.

1.--In all civil cases between Chinese the plaintiff will follow the defe will sue him before the Mixed Court of his, the defendant's residence.

2.---In all criminal cases where foreigners are not concerned and in all against Chinese residents in the Settlements the Mixed Court of the Sett which the crime of contravention has been committed is alone competent.

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N. B.-The above two clauses include clauses where the defendant or ac the employ of a foreigner, the countersignature of the Consular representa national concerned being as heretofore to be obtained.

3.-In Mixed Civil cases--

a.-If the plaintiff is a foreigner-not of French nationality-and to defendant is a resident of the International Settlement, he is to be sued Mixed Court of the International Settlement.

b. If the plaintiff is French and the Chinese defendant is a reside French Settlement, he is to be sued before the Mixed Court of the French S

e-It the plaintiff is a foreigner-not of French nationality—and th defendant is a resident of the French Settlement, the latter shall be sued Mixed Court of the International Settlement, whose warrant or summ appearance after countersignature by the French Consul-General will be e served by the runners of the International Mixed Court with the assista Police of the French Settlement, without previous hearing in the Mixed C French Settlement.

d. If the plaintiff is French and the Chinese defendant is a resi International Settlement the latter shall be sued before the Mixed Court of 1 Settlement, whose warrant or summons for his appearance after countersig the Senior Consul will be executed or served by the runners of the French M with the assistance of the Police of the International Settlement, withou hearing in the Mixed Court of the International Settlement.

4.-In criminal cases where a foreigner-uot of French nationality-is co the Mixed Court of the International Settlement is competent; if a Freuch complainant the Mixed Court of the French Settlement is competent.

The provisions under Clause 3, c and d, as to executing warrants, also a this clause.

This does not affect or change in any way the present system whereby a of the Mixed Court of the International Settlement are to be countersig Senior Consul before their execution by the yamen runners with the assist Police.

JOHN GOODNOV

Sen