The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-17
THE ANrI-cHINEsE, BILL.

passed the Senate Saturday night:
BE 1t Enacted etc., That no m 4ster of
any vessel owned in whole or 10 part by
Il citizen of the United States, or BY a
citizsn of any foreign country, shah
take on board such vessei at any port
or place withlo the Chinese Empire, or.
at any 9th n foreign port or place what
ever, any number exceeding fifteen
Chinese passengers, whether male or
female. with the intent to bring such
passengers to- the Ulited. States. sud
leave such port or place and bring such
passengers to any number exceeding
fifteen on one voyage within the jaris
dictioD of the United States.
Section q. That whichever the mas.
ter or other person IL 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 ia the first section of this
act, with intent to bring such p4ssen
gers to the United States, and leave
such port or place. and bring such pas
sengers to any number exceeding fifteen
on one voyage, wltoia the Jurisdiction
of the United States. be shall be
deemed guilty OF misdeneanor, aud
shalt. for each PASSENGER 50 taken on
board ADD brought within the jurisdic /
ton OF the UnIted States, exceeding the
number of fifte-n. be fined one hundred
dollars. aud may also be impriso
for not exceeding six months.
Sec. 3. That the master of any yes
sci arriving 10 the Uaitet States. or
any of the Territories thereof, from any
foreigo place whatever. at the time that
be delivers a Ii .nifest of the cargo. aud
il there be No cirg). then at the time of
making report or entry of the vessel.
pursuit to law, shall. ia addition to
the other N atters req lired to be re-
ported by law, deliver aud report to the
Collector of tbs district ia which such
vessel shall arrive, a separate list of all
Chinese passengers taken 90 board the
vessel at any foreign port or place. and
of all such passengers on board the YES
sci at that tina. Such list shall be
sworn to by the N aster 10 the same
N amer as directed by law in relation to
the manifest of cargo. and refusal or
neglect of the N ister to comply with
the provisions os this Sc ctiou shall re-
ceive the same penalties, di satellites
and forfeitures AS are provided for re.
fusal or neglect to report aud deliver a
manifest of the cargo.
Sec. 4. That the amount of the sew.
eral penalties impose! by thu FORE
going provisions shall be- lisns on the
vessels violating those provisions. and
such vessels shall be libslled therefor
10 any Circuit or District Court of the
United States, where such vessel shall
arrive.
SEC. 5. That nothing herein contain
ed shall be held to repeal or modify
any law forbiddiog the importation of
coolies, or of females for im moral pur-
poses. into the United States; provided,
that no Consul or Commercial agent of
the Uhited States, residing at any port
from which any vessel taking Chinese
passengers may take her departure,
shall grant tn. certificate provided for
in section l62 of the Revised Statutes
for more than fifteen Chinese passen-
gers on any one vessel.
Sec 6. That this act shall not apply
to persons Officially connected with the
Chinese Government. or any Embassy
thereof, or to persons rescued from
shipwreck during the voyage of and by
the vessel seeking hsrbor ia stress of
weather within tbs Jurisdiction of the
United States. or to persons who may
only seek temporary residence for
edacatonal purposes, aud who shall
have Certificate from the Chinese
Government for th it-purpose.
Sec. z. That this Act shall take effect
from and after the first day of July.
1879. and the Presi lent of the u aited
States shall Immediately on the APP
proval of this Act give notice to the