, 1879-02-16
TIE BILL
Following is the text of the bill:

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TIE BILL
Following is the text OF the bill:
Be it enacted, ETC., That no master OF any vessel
owned in whole OF in part bTa citizen OF the United
States, by acitizen Of any foreign country shall
take on boara such vessel at any port place with
III the Chlnese Empire, or at any other foreign
port or place whatever. any. number exceeding
fifteen Chinese passengers, whether male or fc-
male wlth intent to bring such passengers to tho
bring such passengers to any number exceeding
fifteen on one voyage within the jurisdiction Of
the United States.
SEC. ?. That, whenever the master or other per-
son in charge of any such vessel takes on board
the same at any foreign port or place any greater
in the first section OF this act with inrent to bring
such passengers to the United States and leaye
such port and bring such passengers to any num-
Jurisdiction OF the United States. he shall b.
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,. and shall for
exceeding the number Of fifteen, be fined Sl00,
and mar also be imprisoned for not exceeding
SEC, 3. That the master Of any vessel arriving in
the United States. or any Of the Territories there
OF, from any place whatever, af the time that
he delivers manifest Of cargo, aud II there be
no cargo. then at the time OF making report OF
entry Of the vessel pursuant to law shall, IN addi
tion to other matters required to be reported bJ
trict in which such such vessel shalt arrive sepa-
rate list Of al Chinese passengers 1axen on board
the vessel any foreign Port " psfs and 9 al
same manner as directed BY law in relation to the
manifestof the caEgo; and refusal OF neglect OF
the comply With the provisions Of this Sec
tion shall receive toe same penalties, disabilities
and pcrfecturcs are provided for refusal or neg
lect to report and deliver the manifesto Of cargo
SEC 1. Tint the amount Of the several penalties
imposed by the foregoing provisions shall b
and such vessel shall be l,beled therefor in any
Circuit District Court OF the United States whero
such vessel shall arrive
SEC 5. That nothing herein contained shall b
held to repeal modify auv law forbiddinG tho
importation Of Coolies or Of females for immoral
purposes into the United Sratcs, provided no con-
snt OF consular agent Of the United states residing
passengers may take her departure shall grant tho
certificate provided for in Sec. =. 163 Of the Re.
yised Statutes for more than fifteen Chinese pas
sengers on my one vessel.
SEC t. Tint this act shall not apply to persons
officially connected with the Chinese Government.
or any embassy thereof, or to persons rescued
from shipwrecks during the voyage OF and by =
vessel bringing the same within the jurisdiction Of
the United States, OF the master Of any vessel
seeking harbor in stress Of weather, Or to per-
sons who may only seek temporary residence for
educational purposes, and who shall have a cer-
tifcate from the Chinese Government Tor that pur-
pose-
SEC. =, That this act shall take effect from and
after the 1st OF july. 137D and the President Of
the United States shall, Immediately On the ap-
oroval OF this act- give notice to the Government
of China OF the abrogation OF Articles S and at
The additional articles OF the treaty OF June Is,
1858. between the United States and China pro-
claimed Feb ), 1870, commonly called the Bnf-
ingame Treaty