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Smith Bell vs. Natividad: Vessel Registry Case by VinceOnikaa PerryGermanotta is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document is a summary of a court case from 1919 regarding the refusal of a Collector of Customs in Cebu to issue a certificate of Philippine registry to Smith, Bell & Co., Ltd for their vessel Bato. The company was incorporated in the Philippine Islands but had majority British stockholders. A new law (Act No. 2761) required that all stockholders must be citizens of the Philippines or United States. The court ruled that this was a valid exercise of police power and did not violate the corporation

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VinceOnikaa PerryGermanotta

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