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UNITED STATES vs BARRIAS 11 Phil 327

The UNITED STATES, plaintiff and appelle versus BARRIAS, defendant and appellant

a!ts"

1# $I %f &anila !it', defendant BARRIAS (as !har)ed %f vi%latin) par# 70 and 83 of

Circular No. 397 of the Insular Collector of Customs.*Barrias, a !aptain %f the li)hter &aude, he (as +%vin) her and dire!tin) her +%ve+ent , (hen heavil'

laden, in the Pasi) river, ' a+%% p%les in the hands %f the !re(, and (ith%ut stea+, sail, %r an' %ther

e-ternal p%(er#.

Par. 70" /N% heavil' l%aded !as!%, li)hter, %r %ther si+ilar !raft shall e per+itted t% +%ve in the Pasi) river

(ith%ut ein) t%(ed ' %ther ade0uate p%(er#

Par. 83" /%r the vi%lati%n, %ffenders shall e liale t% a fine %f Php Php 44, in the dis!reti%n %f the

!%urt#

2# Appellant !%unsel atta!5ed the validit' %f par#74 %n 2 )r%unds" a:Unauth%ri6ed under

Sec. 19 of Act. 355 !: Ille"al dele"ation of #o$er' the Philippine $%++issi%n t%

the $%lle!t%r auth%ri6in) hi+ t% pr%+ul)ate su!h la(

3# $%lle!t%r !%unsel !%ntended, Sec. 1 % 3 of Act No. 113& /The !%lle!t%r %f $ust%+s is

auth%ri6ed t% li!ense !raft en)a)e in the li)htera)e %r %ther e-!lusivel' har%r usiness

%f the p%rts %f the Islands, and, (ith !ertain e-!epti%ns, all vessels in the li)hterin) are

re0uired t% e s% li!ensed#

Sec. 5" /The $%lle!t%r %f $ust%+s f%r the Philippine Islands is here' auth%ri6ed, e+p%(ered, and dire!ted

t% pr%+ptl' +a5e and pulish suitale rules and re)ulati%ns t% !arr' this la( int% effe!t and t%

re)ulate the usiness herein li!ensed#

Sec. 8" /An' pers%n (h% vi%lates shall e dee+ed )uilt' %f +isde+ean%r punishale f%r i+pris%n+ent %f

n%t +%re than 8 +%s %r fined ' n%t +%re than 144 d%llars

Issues"1# 9:N $%lle!t%r %f $ust%+;s !har)e in the $I in &anila is unauth%ri6ed %r ille)al >RDERED#

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