The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-12-07
THE CHINESE TREATY.
A Bill to Enforce It's Stipulations Intro
duced i'm Congress.

Page, of California, have drawn up the
following bill, to enforce the stipula-
tions of the Chinese treaties:
SECTION THAT all subjects, citi-
Gems of China, who are students, COM
ing to the United States for purposes of
education, merchants and tradesmen
engaged in. lawful commerce, travellers
in and through the United States, from
curiosity or upon lawful business, or
officers of the Chinese Government,
with their body and household servants,
may lawfully enter, remain in, or pass
through the United States, upon being
identified as hereinafter provided. But
the introduction, or coming into, or
residence in the United States of any
and all other Chinese, or natives of Chi
ma, of whatever class or description,
whether they come from China or else
where, except such Chinese as were
residing in the United States on the
10Th day of July, 1881, is hereby de-
clared unlawful, and are suspended and
prohibited until otherwise provided by
law.
SEC. 2,-That in case any Chinese re-
siding in the United States on the 10Th
day of July, 1881, shall depart there
from, their re-entry anu future resi-
dence therein shall be conditioned upon
their having before their departure
been duly registered at custom house
in the United States, and producing to
the Collector of the district at which
they shall seek to re-enter the certifi-
cate of registration and consular GER
tificate, hereinafter provided for; and
any Chinese not residing in the United
States at that date shall, as a condition
of entry, produce to the Collector of
the district in which he seeks to enter
the permission of the Chinese Govern
ment and the Consular certificate, here
matter provided for.
SEC. THAT no master of any YES
sci shall bring any Chinese within the
Jurisdiction of the United States, ex
cept the executive officers Of the Gov
eminent, unless said Chinese shall first
produce to him the permission of the
Chinese Government, attested to by
| the Consular officer of the United
States, as hereinbefore provided, or a
certificate of registration duly issued by
| a Collector of Customs of Collection
District in the United States, with the
identity of the holder similarly at
tached by Consular authority; and any
master of any vessel violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
| guilty of misdemeanor, and for each
person brought by means Of the vessel
of which he is master will, in the iuris-
diction of the United States, be fined
in the sum of $500, and may be implis-
oned for term not exceeding one year.
| Provided, that this section shall not
apply to any master of vessel wrecked
ON the shores of the United States, or
any vessel in actual distress.
SEC. l2.-That any person who shall
aid or abet the landing in the United
States from any vessel of any Chinese
not authorized by this Act to enter the
Unite d States, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and shall for each
person so landed be fined in the sum OF
$500 and be imprisoned for term not
exceeding one year.
SEC. l3-That no Chinese subject
shall be permitted to enter the United
States without producing to the proper
officer of customs the certificate herein
required of Chinese seeking to land
from vessel, and in case of wrongful
entry, or attempt to enter by land, the
vehicle, car, animal, or other means OF
conveyance used for transporting such
person into the United States, shall be
forfeited to the United States; and any
Chinese so wrongfully entering within
the United States, shall be removed
therefrom by the Collector of Customs