The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-16

Tuck Tai aece that they are not immigrants
within the meaning of the Resolution
America annexng the Republic of said United
States approved by President United july
@ 1895 but each Of said persons alleges that he prior
the eth day of July 1898, resident duly domcled within the
Republic of Hawaii but prior said day departed therefrom
for the Empire China and previous said departure obtained
from the Government of said Republic Certificates of Perms
sion said Empire of China again
Republic of Hawaii.
And in pursuance of said intention and in compliance with
said Certificates of Permission the said petitioners departed
from said Republic and said 9th day of December
compliance with said and said
again said Republic of Hawaii whereupon
the custody Of said defendant jurisdiction authority
of law
Petitioners See Yam Ah King, and All Kong allege that
prior the 9Th day July 1895 they
sui of the Republic of Hawaii stationed the port of
in the Empire of China and duly authorized said
Consul for said Republic said port Certificates of Perms
sion the Republic of Hawaii which said Certificates
of Permission therefore, about the 18th day of June
1898 duly issued for them by the of the Republic
of Hawaii in accordance with the laws of said Republic and
duly delivered aforesaid prior day July 1898,
by said Consult
And in compliance with Permission
knowledge of any withdrawal said permission change
in the laws of the Republic of Hawaii passage the said
steamship Gaelic" for said port of Honolulu
her aege that the sole of their detention by said defend
is that they have executed bond upon
required by the laws of the Republic of Hawaii and your
petitioners aege that the law requiring the execution of said
bond was annued and revoked by the and approval of
said Resolution of the United States annexing
Hawaiian Islands to the said United of America
And further your petitioners aege that said defendant
refused to permit wishing become surety upon
bond of said See Yam All King and Ali Kong
to SAID petitioners and has refused to accept bon and pe
TONERS say that they ready willing furnish the
said bond other bond that may required by
law.
Wherefore petitioners pray that they may be discharged
from the defendants custody.
Signed by petitioners counsel
In the of the petition of Lux Kew al alega
tons and the Writ similar those of the case
return and replication thereto are as follows
Now +. B. McSocker Colector-C
of the Hawaiian Islands and for apo.
him herein respectfully shows this
lows:
The answering the forth in said petition
and in said Writ in the custody of himself, Collector
General aforesaid and J. K Brown United Chinese
Inspector the times alleged therein brings them
and each of them before this Honorable Court in said Writ
directed he hereby
petitioners follows:
l. That all of said petitioners Chinese laborers who
arrived port Honolulu Hawaiian Islands,
the fourth day December A. d. 1885, steamship Getty
of Pekng"
That upon the petitioners they removed
the quarantine station Mauoa for the purpose of per
forming quarantine duties and subjected the inspection
of the respondent Collector of
and of the Brown United States Inspector as afore
said.
That upon such inspection it asceraned that OF
them had complied with the provisions and requirements Of the
Treaty existing Empire