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United States Vs. Tan Sam Tao

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. TAN SAM TAO, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 5373 | 1910-03-21

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

In this case, which appears to be in the nature of a test case, there is no contention as to the facts, which are definitely and comprehensively stipulated, and the only question submitted for our consideration is whether, under the facts thus, stipulated, defendant and appellee, who is a Chinese person, apprehended under the provisions of Act No. 702, is a "merchant" and was a "merchant" during the period of registration prescribed in the Act, as the term is defined therein.

Section 12 of Act No. 702 of the Philippine Commission provides that:

"The term 'merchant' as employed in this Act signifies a person...