Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-21
The Chinese Immigration Bill.

. ...... WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
The following is the text of the bill
to restrict the immigration of Chinese
to the United States as it passed the
Senate tonight:
Be 1t enacted, etc, That no master Of any
vessel owned In whole or in any part by citi-
zens 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 other port or place what
ever, any number exceeding fifteen Chinese
passengers, male or female, with intent to
bring such passengers to the United States,
and leave such port or place and bring such
passengers to any number exceeding fifteen
on one voyage, within the Jurisdiction of the
United States.
SEC. 2. That whenever the master, or other
person in charge of 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 to
the United States, and leave such port or place
and bring such passengers TO any number ex-
ceeding fifteen, on one voyage, within the
Jurisdiction of the United States, he shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and shall fer each
passenger so taken on board and brought
within the Jurisdiction of the United States,
exceeding the number of fifteen, be fined $500,
aud may also be imprisoned for not exceeding
Blk months.
SEC. 8. That master of any vessel arriv-
ing in the United States, or any of the Terri
tories thereof, from any foreign place what
ever, at the same time that he delivers man
ifest of the cargo, and II there be no cargo,
then at the time of making report or entry of
the vessel pursuant to law. shall in addition
to the other matters required to he reported
by law, deliver and report to the collector of
the district in which such vessel shall arrive
a separate list of all Chinese passengers taken
on board at any foreign port or place, and of all
such passengers on board the vessel at that
time. Such list shall be sworn to by the mas
ter in the same manner as is directed by law
In relation to manifest of cargo, and the re-
fusal or neglect Of the master to comply with
the provisions of this section shall receive the
same penalties, disabilities and forfeitures as
are provided for the refusal or neglect to re-
port and deliver a manifest OF cargo.
SEC. f. That the amount of the several pen
alties imposed by the foregoing provision
shall be in liens on the vessel violating those
provisions, ard such vessel shall be libeled
therefor in any Circuit or District Court of the
United States where such vessel shall arrive
SEC. 5. That nothing herein contained shall
be held to repeal or modify any law fOrbidding
the importation of coolies, or of females fol
immoral purposes, into the United States
provided that no Consul or Consulate agent
of the United States, residing at any port
from which any vessel taking Chinese pas
sengers may take her departure, shall grant
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the revised statutes for more than ffteeI
Chinese passengers on any one vessel.
SEC. 6. This act shall not apply to persons
officially connected with the Chinese Govern
Lnent, or any embassy thereof, or to persons
rescued from shipwreck during the voyage OF
and by the vessel bringing the came within
the jurisdiction of the United States, or tC
the master of any vessel seeking harbor IL
stress OF weather, or to persons who maj
only seek temporary residence for educationa
purposes, and who shall have certificate
from the Chinese Government for that pur
pose.
SEC. z. That this act shall take effect from
and after the LIST of July, 1879, and the Presi
| dent of the United States shall immediatel.
on the approval of this act give notice to thu
Government OF China of the abrogation o
articles five and six of the additional article
of the treaty Of June s, 1858, between tn,
United States and China, proclaimed Feb. .
1870, commonly called the Burlingame treaty