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WONG WING v. UNITED STATES

No. 204.

163 U.S. 228 (1896)

WONG WING v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1896.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank H. Canfield for appellants. Mr. Frederick W. Fielding was on his brief.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dickinson for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

By the thirteenth section of the act of September 13, 1888, c. 1015, 25 Stat. 476, 479, it was provided as follows: "That any Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent, found unlawfully in the United States or its Territories, may be arrested upon a warrant issued upon a complaint under oath, filed by any party on behalf of the United States, by any justicë,

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