Edsell v. Mark

Citations

• 179 F. 292
• 103 C.C.A. 121
• 1910 U.S. App. LEXIS 4637

Syllabus

<p>1. Citizens (§ 10*) — Evidence op Citizenship.</p> <p>A passport issued to a Chinese person by the Secretary of State is not evidence of the citizenship of such person in the United States.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Citizens, Cent. Dig. § 17; Dee. Dig. .§ 10.*</p> <p>Citizenship of the Chinese, see notes to Gee Fook Sing v. United States, 1C. G A. 212; Lee Sing FaT v. United States, 35 C. C. A. 332.]</p> <p>2. Aliens' (§ 32*) — Chinese Exclusion Act — Review op Order op Deportation-Jurisdiction op Courts.</p> <p>A finding by the immigration officers against the right of a person of the Chinese race to enter the United States, which right was claimed on the ground that the applicant was a native-born citizen, is conclusive, and a court cannot entertain habeas corpus proceedings for his discharge, unless it is shown that he was not given a fair and impartial hearing.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Aliens, Cent. Dig. § 95; Dec. Dig. § 32.*]</p>