KWONG SING, in his own behalf and in behalf of all others having a common or general interest in the

subject-matter of this action, plaintiff-appellant,

vs.
THE CITY OF MANILA, defendant-appellant.

FACTS:
An ordinance was issued in Manila, regulating the delivery and return of laundries. In this
ordinance, the City of Manila is requiring receipts in duplicate in English and Spanish duly signed showing
the kind and number of articles delivered by laundries and dyeing and cleaning establishments. Plaintiff
Kwong Sing filed a prayer of complaint for a preliminary injunction but was not granted because of lack of
findings. Plaintiff, along with other Chinese laundrymen, protests that the ordinance unjustly
discriminates them, as it constitutes an arbitrary infringement of property rights. They also contend that
the ordinance is invalid, because it is arbitrary, unreasonable, and not justified under the police power of
the city, since forty percent (40%) of laundry business owners in Manila are Chinese, hence it is
discriminatory due to the receipt being written in English and Spanish. Plaintiff also argues that the
receipts are too expensive.

ISSUE:
Whether or not the ordinance is invalid.

HELD:
NO. The ordinance invades no fundamental right, and impairs no personal privilege. Under the
guise of police regulation, an attempt is not made to violate personal property rights. The ordinance is
neither discriminatory nor unreasonable in its operation. It applies to all public laundry shops and does
not distinguish nor discriminate any other. As for the expensiveness of the receipts, it is explained that
the printing of the laundry receipts need not be expensive. The names of the several kinds of clothing may
be printed in English and Spanish with the equivalent in Chinese below.