The Chinese have employed counsel in San Francisco. whose duty it is to sue out writs of habeas corpus for all Chinese arriving in this country at that port who are denied a. landing by the collector. Thepetitioners for thewritareallowedtogivesccurity for thefr appearance in court. They give their own countrymen as security. who wilingly swear that they are worth doubl te amount of recognizance. although the officer taking the bail knows from past experience tha such bail piece is utterly worthless. and that in these cases of habeas corpus large fees and costs accumlate which have to be paid. and a very small percent age of Chinamen so landed are ever deported to China. I stop. in reading that portion of the report. to make a single observation. It seems the Chinese civilization has got such a firm hold on the officials of San Francisco as that they think when an oath is formally made before them as to the solvency or possession of property of a stkrety upon a bail bond they are obliged to accept it. although hey know that the story is false.
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Generalization that Chinese arriving in the country employ counsel to sue out writs of habeas corpus and use their own countrymen as security who willingly swear false oaths.