The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-17
The Ball for Restricting Chinese I'm
migration,

migration.
The following is the text of the bill to
restrict the immigration of Chinese to the
United States, as it passed the senate on
the 18th inst:
BE 1t enacted, ETC., That no master of
any vessel, owned in whole or in part, by a
citizen Of the United States, or by citizens
of any foreign country, shall take on board
such vessel,a at any port or place within the
Chinese empire, or at any other foreign
port or place whatever, any number ex-
ceediug fifteen Chinese passengers, male or
female, with the intent to bring such pas
sengers to the United States, aud leave
such port or place and bring such passeD-
gers to any number exceeding fifteen on
one voyage within the jurisdiction of tie
United States.
SEC. 2. That whenever the master or
other person in charge of any such vessel
takes on board the same at any foreign
port or place, any greater number of Chi
nese passengers than is prescribed in the
first section of this act, with the intent to
bring such passengers to the United States,
and leaYe such port and bring such passen-
gers, to any number exceeding fifteen, on
one voyage, within the jurisdiction of the
United States, he shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall for each pas
senger so taken on board aud brought
within the jurisdiction of the United States
exceeding the number of fifteen, be fined
500, and may also be imprisoned for not
exceeding six months.
SEC. 3. That the master of any vessel
arriving in the United States o. any terri
tories thereof from any foreign place what
ever, at the same time that he delivers a
manifest of cargo, and if there be no cargo
there at the time OF making report or en-
try OF the vessels pursuant to law. shall in
addition to the other matters required to
be reported by the law. deliver and report
to the collector OF the districtin which such
vessel shall arrive, a separate list of all
Chinese passengers taken on board the
vessel at any foreign port or places,
and Of all such passengers On
board the vessel at that time;
such list shall be sworn to by the master in
the same name as directed by law in rela-
ton to the manifest ofcargo; and q refusal
OF neglect of the master to comply with the
provisions OF this section shall receive the
same penalties, disabilities and perfectures
as are provided for refusal or neglect to re-
SEC. 4. That the amount of the several
penalties imposed by the foregoing provis-
ions shall be in liens of the vessels violating
those provisions, and such vessels shal! be
hbeled therefor in any circuit or district
court OF the United States where such yes
sci shall arrive.
SEC. 5. That nothing herein contained
shall be held to repeal or modify any law
torbidding the importation of Coolies or of
females for immoral purposes into the
United States, proUided no Consul or Con-
sular agent OF the United States residing at
any port from which any vessel taxing
Chlnese passengers may take her departure
shall grant certificate provided for in sec
ton 2l62 OF the revised statutes for more
than 10 Chinese passengers on any one
vessel. WV
SEC. 6. That this act shall not apply to
persons officially connected with the Obi.