Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-26

sengers to the United States, and leave
such port Or place and bring such pas
Sengers to any number exceeding Is ON
one voyage within the jurisdiction of
the United States.
SECTION ,. That wherever master or
other person in charge of any such ves-
sci takes on board the same at any for
eign port or place a.ny greater number
OF Chlnese passengers than is prescribed
IN the first section of this act with the
intent to orins such passengers to the
| United States and leave such port and
bring such passengers to any number
exceeding fifteen on one voyage within
! the jurisdiction of the United States, he
shall be deemed guilty of midemean-
or, and shall, for each passenger so
taken on board and brought within the
jurisdiction of the United States exceed
ing the number of fifteen, be fined one
hundred dollars, and NAV also be inn
| prlsoned for not exceeding six months.
SECTION 3. That the master of any
vessel arriving in the United States or
any of the territories thereof from any
foreign place whatever at the same
time that he delivers n manifest of
cargo, and if there be no cargo then at
the time of making report or entry Of
the vessel pursuant to the laws, 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 vessel shall arrive, q separ-
ate list Of all Chinese passengers taken
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 to by the master in
the same manner as directed by law in
relation to manifest of cargo, and a re-
fusal or neglect of the master to COM
ply with the provisions of this section
shall receive the same penalties, dis
abilities and forfeitures as are provided
for n refusal or neglect to report and de-
liver manifest of cargo.
SECTION 4. That the amount of the
several penalties imposed by the fore
going provisions shall be in liens on the
vessel violating those provisions, and
such vessel shall be libolled therefor in
any circuit or district court Of the Unit
tu DtdlcS Wien SUCH VESSEL SIldil arrive.
SECTION 5. That nothing here
in contained shall be held TO
repeal or modify any law for
bidding the importation of coolies or of
females for immoral purposes into the
United States, provided no con-
sui or consular agent of the
United States residing at any port
from which any vessel taking Chinese
passengers may take her departure shall
grant a certificate provided for in sec.
1852 of the revised statutes, for more
than 10 Chinese passengers on any one
vessel
SECTION 6. That this act shall
not apply to persons officially connected
with the Chinese government or any
embassy thereof or to persons rescued
from ship wreck during the voyage of
and by the vessel bringing the same
with the Jurisdiction of the
United States, or to the mas
ter of any vessel seeking harbor
in stress of weather, or to persons who
may only seek temporary residence for
educational purposes and who shall
have a certificate from the Chinese gov
eminent for that purpose.
SECTION Z. That this act shall take eff
feet from and after the 1st of July 1879,
and the president of the United States
shall Immediately on approval of this
act give notice to the government of
China of the abrogation of articles and
6 of the treaty existing between the two