The Haytian Republic
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. On June 7,1893, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Washington, the United States libelled the steamship Haytian Republic for violations of the “Chinese Exclusion Act,” and for smuggling opium.
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. On June 7,1893, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Washington, the United States libelled the steamship Haytian Republic for violations of the “Chinese Exclusion Act,” and for smuggling opium. It was averred that the violations of the Exclusion Act occurred at the following dates: 1st, September 20, 1892-; 2d, October 8, 1892; 3d, October 12, 1892; 4th, October 15 and 16, 1892; 5th, November 1,1892; 6th, November 26,1892 ; 7th, December 12,1892; 8th, December 13, 1892; 9th, January 2, 1893; 10th,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
All question as to the correctness of the rulings below, that the two alleged violations of the Exclusion Act after June, 1893, constituted no offence against the laws of the United States, was waived in the discussion at bar.
The first question, then, for consideration is, was the action of the court correct in dismissing all the charges, both as to ■the introduction of Chinese and as to the importation of opium prior to June T, 1893, because of the pendency of the suit in the District of Washington ?
Pretermitting all question as to whether the pendency of suits in District Courts of the…
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