The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-03-21
THE CHINESE RESTRICTION BILL.

Be it enacted, etc, That no master
Of any vessel owned in the whole or in
part by citizen Of the United States,
or by a citizen Of any foreign country,
shall take on board such vessel at any
place or port within the Chinese Empire.
or at any other foreign port or place
Whatever, any number exceeding Ii
Chinese passengers, whether male or
female, with the intent 10 bring such
passengers to the United States. and
leave such port or place and bring
such passengers TO any number exceed.
ing 10 on one voyage within the iuris.
diction Of the United States.
SEC. 2. That whenever the master
or other person in charge of any vessel
takes on board the same at any port or
place any greater number of Chinese
passengers than is prescribed in the first
section of this act, with the intent to
bring such passengers to the United
States, and leave such port or place,
and bring such passengers to any mum.
Der exceeding Is on one voyage, within
the juriidiction Of the United States.
he shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
neanor, and shall, for each passenger
SO taken on board and brought within
the jurisdiction of the United States,
exceeding the number Of Is, be fined
SlOO, and may also be imprisoned for
not exceeding six months.
SEc. 3. That the master Of any vessel
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 there be no cargo, then at
the time Of making report or entry of
the vessel, pursuant TO the law, shall,
in addition to the other matters requir
cd to be reported by law, deliver and
report to the Collector Of the district
in which such vessel shall arrive, sep
| arate list Of all Chinese passengers ta-
ken on board the vessel at any foreign
port or place, and Of all such passengers
on board the vessel at that time. Such
list shall be sworn 70 by the master in
the same manner as directed by law in
relation to the manifest of cargo, and
refusal or neglect of the master TO com
ply with the provisions of this section
shall receive the same penalties, disa-
bilities and forfeitures as are provided
for a refusal or neglect to report and
deliver manifest of the cargo.
SIC. 4. 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 libelled therefore
in any Circuit or District Court Of the
United States, where such vessels shall
arrive.
SEC. 5. That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be held to repeal or modify
any law forbidding the importation OF
coolies, or Of females for immoral pur-
poses, into the United States; provided
that no Consul or commercial agent of
the United States, residing in any port
from which any vessel taking Chinese
passengers shall take her departure,
shall grant the certificate provided for
in section >, l62 of the Revised Statutes
for more than Is Chinese passengers. on
any one vessel.
SEC. c. That this act shall not ap-
ply to persons officially connected with
the Chinese government, or any Em-
bassay thereof, or to persons rescued by
shipwreck during the voyage of and by
the vessel seeking harbor in stress of
weather within the jurisdiction of the
United States, or to persons who may
only seek a temporary residence for ed
ucational purposes, and who shall have
certificate from the Chinese govern
ment for that purpose
SEC. Z. That'this act shall take ef-
feet from and after the first day of
July, 1879, and the President of the
United States shall Immediately on
the approval of this act give notice to
government of China of the abrogation
of articles five and six of the additional
articles of the treaty of June Is, 1868,
between the United States and China,
proclaimed February 5, 1870, common
ly called the Burlingame Treaty.
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