CHEW HEONG v. UNITED STATES


112 U.S. 536 (1884)

CHEW HEONG v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 8, 1884.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Harvey S. Brown and Mr. Thomas D. Riordan for the petitioner.

Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Maury opposing.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes before us upon a certificate of division in opinion upon questions that require a construction of the act of Congress approved May 6, 1882, ch. 126, 22 Stat. 58, entitled "An Act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese," — commonly known as the Chinese restriction act — and of the act amendatory thereof, approved July 5, 1884, ch. 220, 23 Stat. 115.

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