The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-21
Shutting Out the MOngOlians.

The following Is the text of the bill
to restrict the immigration of Chinese
to the United States, as it passed Con-
gress:
BE Il cnacted, etc, That no master of any
vessel owned in whole or in part by a citizen Of
the United States, or by citizen of any foreign
country, shall take on board such vessel at any
port or place within the Chinese empire or at
any other foreign port or place whatever, any
number exceeding fifteen Chinese passengers,
whether male or female with intent to bring
such passengers TO the United States, and leave
such port or place and bring such passengers,
- any number exceeding fifteen on one voyage,
within the jurisdiction OF the United States
IEC. q That whenever a 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 Chinese passengers than is
prescribed in the first section of this act with
intent to bring such passengers 10 the United
States, and leave such port and bring such pas
sengers to any number exceeding fifteen on one
voyage within the jurisdiction of the United
States, he shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and shall, for each passenger 40 taken
on board and brought within the jurisdiction
of the Uni'ed States, exceeding the number Of
fifteen, be fined 800, and may al . be impris-
oned for not exceeding six months.
SEC. 3. That the master of any vessel arriv-
ing In the United States or any of the Territories
thereof, from any foreign PLACE, whatever, at
the same time that he delivers manifest of the
cargo, and, II thore be no c,r3o then at the time
OF making report or entry of the vessel, pur-
suant to law, shall, in addition to other matters
required to be reported by law, deliver and re-
port to the Collector OF the district in which such
YES -ei shall arrive separate list of all Chinese
passengers taken on board the vessel at any
MA oK,I
6, r. on board the vessel a, that time Such list
shall be sworn to by the master in the same
manner as directed by law in relation 10 the
manifest of cargo, aud the refusal or neglect of
master to comply with the provisions of this
section shall receive the same penatit g. disabili-
ties and perfectures as are provided for the re-
fusaI or neglect to report and deliver the mani
tests of cargo
Sec. That the amount Of the several pen
allies imposed by the foregoing provisions
shall be in lions on the vessels violating those
provisions, and such vessels shall be ibeled
tut refor in any Circuit or District Court OF the
United States where such vessel shall arrive
Sec. D. That nothing herein contained shall
be held TO repeal or modify any law forbiddIng
the importation of coolies or of females for i'm
moral purposes, into the United States: pro-
vided, no Consul or Consular Agent OF the
United States, residing at any port from which
any vessel taking Chinese passengers may take
her departure, all grant the certificate pro-
vided for in section 2 62 OF the Revised Statutes
for more thac fifteen Chinese passengers in any
one vessel.
SEC 6 That rhs act shall not apply to per-
sons officially connected with the Chinese Gov
ern nent or any embassy thereof, or 10 persons
rescued from shipwreckdrring the voyage of
and by vessel bringing tire same within tire
jurisdiction of the United States, or to the mas
ter OF any vessel seeking harbor in stress of
weather, or 10 persons who my only seek
temporary residence for educational purposes
and who shall have certi6ca'e from the Chi
nere Government for hst purpose
SEC. z. That this act shall take effect from
and after the LIST of July, 1879, a. d the Presi-
dent of the United States shall Immediately.
on the approval OF this act, give notice To the
Government of China of the abrogation Of
articles and q OF the additional articles Of the
treaty II June Is, 1874, betweea the United
States and China, proclaimed Feb 5, 1870, COM
monty called the Burlingame treaty.