Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
Chinese Restriction Bill,


The following is the text of the bill to
restrict the immigration of Chinese to
the United States as it passed the senate
February Is:
BE ii enacted, etc., that no master of
any vessel owned in whole or in part by
q citizen of the United States, or by
citizens of any foreign country, snail
take on board such vessel at any port or
place within the Chinese empire, or at
any other foreign port or place, what
ever, any number exceeding fifteen
Chinese passengers, whether male or
female, with intent to bring such pas
sengers to the United States, and leave
such port or place and bring such pas
sengers to any number exceeding 10 on
one voyage within the jurisdiction of
the United States.
SECTION .. That wherever master or
other person in charge of any such YES
sci takes on board the same Mt any for
eign port or place any greater number
of Chinese passengers than is prescribed
in the first section of this act with the
intent to nriug such passengers to the
United States and leave such port and
bring such passengers to any number
exceeding fifteen on one voyage within
the jurisdiction of the United States, he
shall be deemed guilty of midemean-
or, and SHALL for each passenger so
taken on board and brought within the
jurisdiction of the United States exceed
ing the number OF fifteen, be fined one
hundred dollars, and may also be i'm
70. - o.
SECTION 3. That the master Of any
vessel arriving in the United States or
any Of the territories thereof from any
foreign place whatever at the same
time that he delivers manifest OF
cargo, and if there be no cargo then at
the time Of making report or entry of
the vessel pursuant to the laws, shall,
III addition TO other matters required
to be reported by law, deliver and re-
port to the collector Of the district in
which such vessel shall arrive, II separ-
ate list of all Chinese passengers taken
ON board the vessel ut any foreign port
or place, and Of all such passengers on
board the vessel Mt that time. Such
hist shall be sworn to by the master in
the same manner as directed by law i'll
relation to manifest of cargo, and re-
fusal or neglect of the master to COM
ply with the provisions of this section
shall receive the same penalties, dis
abilities and forfeitures rs are provided
for II refusal or neglect to report and de-
liver manifest of cargo.
SECTION 4. That the amount of the
several penalties imposed by the fore
going provisions shall be in liens on the
vessel violating those provisions, and
such vessel shall be libeled therefor in
any circuit or district court of the Unit
ed States when such vessel shall arrive.
SECTION 5. That nothing here
in contained shall be held to
repeal or modify any law for-
bidding the importation of coolies or Of
females for immoral purposes into the
United states, provided no con-
sui or consular agent Of the
United States residing at any port
from which any vessel taking Chinese
passengers may take her departure shall
grant certificate provided for i'll see.
2,162 of the revised statutes, for more
than Is Chinese passengers on any one
vessel.
SECTION &. That this act shall
not apply TO persons officially connected
with the Chinese government or any
embassy thereof or to persons rescued
from ship wreck during the voyage of
and Ivy tho vessel bringing the same
with the jurisdiction OF the
United States, or to the mas
ter Of any vessel seeking harbor
in stress OF weather, or to persons who
may only seek temporary residence for
educational purposes and Who shall
have certificate from the Chinese gov
crnment for that purpose.
SECTION Z. That this act shall take eff
feet from and after the 1st Of July 1879,
and the president Of the United States
shall Immediately on approval Of this
act give notice 10 the government OF
China Of the abrogation OF articles ; and
9 Of the treaty existing between the two
nations.
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AN Indian surgeon, knowing that
not;va ladies would sooner die Of con-