Salt River herald., 1879-03-01
.Or4e Chinese Rill.

fo restrict Immigration ofChineset to she United States, as ii passed the Senate tonight:
 Be it enacted, etc, That no pas- ter of any vessel owned in whole or in part by a citizen of the United States. or by a citizen of any foreign country, shall take On board such vessel at any port or place within the Chinese Empire, Or at any oth- CT foreign port or place whatever. any number exceeding fifteen Chine SC passengers, whether male or female, with the intent to bring such passengers to the United States, and leave such port or place and bring such passengers to any num- Der exceeding fifteen on one voyage within the juris diction fihe United States.
 Sec. ?. That whenever the master or other person in charge of any vessel takes on boarb the same at any foreign port or place any great CT number of Chinese passengers than is prescribed in the first section -Ofthis act, with intent to bring such passengers to the United States, and leave such port or place, and bring such passengers to any mum Der exceeding fifteen on one voyage within the jurisdiction of the United States, he shah be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, for each passenger so taken on board and brought within the jurisdiction of the United States, exceeding the number of fifteen, be fined one hun dred dollars, and may also be im- prisoned for not exceeding six months.
 Sec. 3. That the master of any yes scl arriving in the United States, or of any of the Territories thereof, from any foreign place whatever, at the same time that he delivers a manifest of the cargo, and if thereby no cargo, then at the time of mak- ing report or entry of the vessel, pursuant 10 law, shall, in addition to the other matters required to be reported by law, deliver and report to the Collector of the district in which such vessel shall arrive, a seperate list of all Chinese passeng- CTS taken on board the vessel at any ferdgp port pr place, and of al such passengers on board the vessel at that time. Such list shall be sworn 10 by the master in the same manner as directed by law in rela- tion to the manifest of cargo, and refusal or neglect of the master to comply with the provision of this section shall receive the same penal ties, disabilities and forfeitures as are provided for refusal or neglect to report and deliver manifest of the cargo.
 See. i. That the amount of the several penalties imposed by the fore going provisions shall be liens on the vessels violating those provisions and such vessels shall be ibelled therefor in any Circuit or District Court of the United States. where such vessel shall arrive.
 Sec. 5 That nothing herein con rained shall be held to repeal O modify any law forbidding the i'm portation of coolies, or of female for immoral purposes, into the Uni ted States; provided, that 10 Cor sul- or commercial agent of the Uni ted States, residing in any port frol
 which any vessel taking Chimes
 passengers may take her departur'
 shall grant the certificate provide
 for in section 2,162 of the Revise
 Statutes for more than fifteen Chin
 SC passengers on any one vessel.
 Sec. $. That this Act shall n
 apply to persons officially connestc
 with the Chinese Government,
 any Embassy thereof, or to perso
 rescued from shipwreck during Il
 voyage of and by the vessel seekil
 harbor in stress of weather with
 the jurisdiction ofthe United State
 or 10 persons who may only seek