UNITED STATES vs BARRIAS The UNITED STATES, plaintiff and appelle

11 Phil 327 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#1 Par. 83" / %r the vi%lati%n, %ffenders shall ,e lia,le t% a fine %f Php 2 3 Php 244, in the dis!reti%n %f the !%urt#1

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 pu,lish suita,le rules and re)ulati%ns t% !arr' this la( int% effe!t and t% re)ulate the ,usiness herein li!ensed#1 Sec. 8" /An' pers%n (h% vi%lates shall ,e dee+ed )uilt' %f +isde+ean%r7 punisha,le f%r i+pris%n+ent %f n%t +%re than 8 +%s %r fined ,' n%t +%re than 144 d%llars1

Issues" 1# 9:N $%lle!t%r %f $ust%+;s !har)e in the $ I in &anila is unauth%ri6ed %r ille)al< 2# 9:N the dele)ati%n %f the Philippine $%++issi%n t% the !%lle!t%r t% pr%+ul)ate la( is ille)al< =eld" 1# N># The !%lle!t%r;s !har)e is le)al as pr%vided in A!t n%# 1138 as valid# A!t N%# 322, Philippine $ust%+s Ad+inistrative A!t, (as a+ended ,' A!ts 1232 and 31? $%lle!t%r is n%t %nl' e+p%(ered t% +a5e re)ulati%ns ,ut als% t% 1fi- penalties f%r vi%lati%n there%f,1 n%t e-!eedin) Php 244#44 2# N># There is n% ille)al dele)ati%n %f le)islative p%(er ,' the P#$# t% the $%lle!t%r# /the ne!essit' %f !%nfidin) t% l%!al auth%rit' the fra+in), !han)in), and enf%r!in) %f har,%r re)ulati%ns is re!%)ni6ed thr%u)h%ut the (%rld, ea!h har,%r and ea!h re)i%n re0uires pe!uliar rules +%re +inute than the !entral la(+a5in) p%(er, (hi!h (hen 5ept in the pr%per s!%pe, are in nature p%li!e re)ulati%ns n%t inv%lvin) undue )rant %f le)islative p%(er# De!isi%n" @ud)e+ent %f $ I that !%nvi!ts the defendant in vi%lati%n %f A!t# 322 and 1232 is here,' rev%5ed and he is !%nvi!ted %f 'IS()')AN*+ and punished ,' a fine %f %5 dollars, (ith !%st %f ,%th instan!es# S> >RDERED#

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