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(after stating the facts as above). No doubt, as contended by the plaintiff in error, the public and private vessels of every nation while on the high seas, and without the territorial limits of any state, are subject to the jurisdiction of the state to which they belong, and are in many respects considered a part of its territory. Crapo v. Kelly, 16 Wall. 610 , 21 L. Ed. 430 ; Wilson v. McNamee, 102 U. S. 572 , 26 L. Ed. 234 . But it does not follow from this that a merchant vessel flying the American flag is a part of the United States within the meaning of the immigration laws, or that a sailor whose home is on the sea is a contract laborer within the purview of these laws. Taylor v. United States, 207 U. S. 120 , 28 Sup. Ct. 53, 52 L. Ed. 130 ; United States v. Sandrey (C. C.) 48 Fed. 550 ; United States v. Burke (C. C.) 99 Fed. 895 ; Holy Trinity Church v. United States, 143 U. S. 457 , 12 Sup. Ct. 511, 36 L. Ed. 226 .

In Taylor v. United States, supra, the court said:

*974 In United States v. Sandrey, supra, the court said:

In United States, v. Burke, supra, the court said:

And after reviewing the different sections of the Immigration Act the court continued:

In an…