United States v. Lee
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Chinese deportation proceedings by the United States of America against Rouie Lee. From the Commissioner’s order of deportation, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McCALL, District Judge.
On the 30th day of November, 1910, S. L. Whitfield, a United States Chinese inspector, made a complaint in writing under oath before A. G. Mathews, United States commissioner, that one Louie Lee, yeoman, of Madison county, Tenn., and within this district, on the 30th day of November, 1910, “being a Chinese laborer, was found unlawfully in the United States, without a certificate of registration, under the act of May 5, A. D. 1892 [Act May 5, 1892, c. 60, § 6, 27 Stat. 25] as amended by the act of November 3, A. D. 1893 [Act Nov. 3, 1893, c. 14, § 1, 28 Stat. 7 (U. S.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fong Yue Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- United States v. Chin KenDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1910