New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-25
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. 154.

AN ACT
To repeal the act of March 8, 1869, creating
the commission of immigration, to estab
fish Bureau of Immigration, together
with proper police regulations for the gov.
eminent, supervision and protection of
immigrants arriving at the port OF New
Orleans; TO save the State harmless from
the importation from foreign countries of
such persons as are apt to become charge
upon the State, and to increase the reve-
nue. of the Charity Hospital.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the act entitled Ian act to reorganize
the Bureau of Immigration, and for mea-
sures to develope the resources and increase
the population and wealth of the State of
Louisiana" approved March 8, 1869, be and
the same is hereby repealed, and that all
taxes and fines imposed under said act, are
herewith unconditionally RENTED.
SEC. =. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Bureau of Immigration shall be and Is
hereby established in the city OF New Or
leans, for the purpose of supervising the
landing of immigrants and the immigrant
vessels arriving at the port of New Or
leans; provided that this bureau shall be
selt-sustaining aud that under no circum-
stances tine State shall become liable for
any expense caused or incurred thereby.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the bureau established By the second sec
ton of this act shall be under the charge of
four commissioners. to be designated as the
Commissioners of Immigration, who shall
be appointed by the Governor of the State
by and with the advice of the Senate, for
the term of two years. In addition to the
commissioners aforesaid, the Governor Of
the State shall, by virtue of his Office be a
commissioner ex-oticio. 1t shall be the
duty of the said commissioners to provide
for the maintenance and support OF such OF
the persons for whom Communication shall
have been given as hereinafter provided. or
on whose accounts bonds shall have been
taken, as would otherwise become a charge
upon any city, town or parish of this State.
The said commissioners shall appoint one
of their number to act and to be desig-
mated as the chief of the Bureau of Immi.
grafton. They shall if it be found neces-
sarv. elect one assistant to the chief, and
one secretarv or clerk for the bureau; pro-
yided. that the Sta te shall not become liable
for the payment of any salaries to these
officers whatever.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. etc. That
within twenty-four hours after the landing
of any passenger or passengers from any
ship or vessel arriving at the port OF New
Orleans from any OF tue Cultcu States.
other than this State. or from any country
out of the United States, the master or CON-
mander of the ship or vessel from which
such passenger or passengers shall have
been landed, shall make a report in writing
on oath or affirmation to the chief of the
Bureau of Immigration, at his office in the
CITY of New Orleans, which report shall
state the name, place OF birth, last legal
residence, age and occupation OF every per
son or passenger who shall have landed
from such ship or vessel, on her last voy age
to said port. not being a citizen of the
United States, and who shall have within
the last twelve months arrived from any
country out of the United States, at any
place within the United States. and who
shall not have paid the communication money,
or being bonded according to the provisions
of this act; the same report shall contain a
like statement of all such persons or passen-
gers aforesaid as shall have been landed or
been suffered to land from any such ship or
vessel at any place during such last voyage,
or who shall have been put on board or suf-
fersd to 90 on board Of any other ship OF