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United States Vs. Lim Co

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. LIM CO, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 4838 | 1909-02-03

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

This is an appeal taken by the United States from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Manila, discharging from custody Lim Co, the defendant and appellee. The proceedings were had under and by virtue of the provisions of Act No. 702 of the Philippine Commission, upon a sworn complaint alleging that the defendant is a Chinese laborer; that he was found in the city of Manila on the 12th day of November, 1907; that at that time he did not have in his possession a certificate of residence prescribed for such persons in the above-mentioned Act, and that he never has acquired such certificate.

The trial...