The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-06
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
ANTT-CHINESE.
A@oaher Restrictive Bal
which Wtli Hardly BE-
come Law,

congressional legislation at the earlles
possible moment to carry the Chimes
immigration treaty into practical effee
Senator Miller and Representative Page
will tomorrow, or at the first parlismen
tsry opportunity thereafter, introduce
very important and msturely considered
bills, the provisions of which are here
with given in sdvand. The bill that will
be offered by Senator Miller is, 10 It's full
extent, IS follows:
A Bill to Enforce the Treaty Stipula.
tions Relating to Chinese:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United
States Of Amerlca, IN Congress as.
Sen16Led, That all subjects or citizens OF
CHINA who are students coming
to the United States for the pHr.
| poses of education, merchants or traders
engaged in lawful commerce, travellers
In and through the United States from
curiosity or upon lawful business, OF
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 intro
duction or coming into or residence
IN the United States. of any and
all other Chine,e or natives of
China of whatsoever Glass or de-
Ecription, whether they come directly
from China or elsewhere, except such
Chinese. as were residing in the United
States on the 18th day Of July A. D.,
1881, is hereby declared to be unlawful,
and is suspended and prohibited until
otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 2. That in case Of any Chinese
residing in the United States on the
18th day of July, 1881, shall depart
therefrom their reentering and future
residing therein shall be conditioned
upoR their having, before departure
been duly registered ct custom house In
the United States, and producing to the
collector of the district at which they shall
seek TO re-enter the certificate Of registra-
ton and consular certificate hereinafter
provided for, and any Chinese net resid-
ing in the United States at that date
shall az condition Of entry, produce to
the collector Of the district in which he
seeks to enter the permission OF the Chi
nese government and consular certificate
hereinafter provided for.
Sec. 3. That the secretary of the treas
ury shall forthwith cause 10 be prepared,
and kept at custom houses Of the United
States, proper books, in such form as be
shall prescribe, for the registration of Chi
nese who shall be entitled under the pro-
visions of this act to the privilege of en-
tering and residing in the United States.
Such books shall contain the names of
every Chinese admitted, aud his
proper signature and hi, place
of birth, the last place of residence
before coming to the United States,
the names and residences OF his parents,
the date and place of his arrival in the
United States, his employment or busi-
ness, height, weight, size Of hesd or any
peculisrities by which he may be identi-
fed. Every applicant for registration
shs.l make oath 10 the facts stated in his
registry. which oath shall be recorded in
the book of registry, and in cases where
the applicant claims the privilage of reg
Istration by reason of having been in The
United States on the 18th day OF July,
1881, the fact o. his residence in the
United States shall 'be proven by the oath
OF two credible witnesses, which oath
shall be taken, entered and attes ed in
the book Of registry before registration.
The collector of customs, or sny deputy,
shall have power b administer and Ger
Sec. :. That no Chinese Of any class,
except such as resided ia the Unit d
States on the 18Th day &C July, l88 =,
shall be allowed 10 entar the jurisdiction
OF the United States without the conset t
Of the Chinese government, first spe
ciaIly obtained in each case, to De evt-
denced by q certificate issued by said gov
eminent which certificate shall be in the
English language, o. accompanied by a
Translation into English, showing
such permission, with the name
of the permitted person in his
proper signature, and eli the
particulars in Tegari 20 hiut required
in section 8, for registration; the
commences Of which certificate and the
truth Of the facts therein stated, and tue
identity OF the person named therein shall
be atlesleG for Endorsement therein after
dus examination by witnesses or 9th err
wise in his discretion by the consul gen.
eral o. other CO suiar repre- enlative of
the United State= at the port or place
fro.a which the person proceeds IA the
Uritea States Such Chinese hall keep
such ser.ifcs lie and exhibit i 10 the
prcue- aulho ties IN the United state,
whenever lawfully demanded, provided
that this act shrll not apply to diplo-
matic or other officers OF the Chinese
government, travelling upln bu-iness
of tnat government whose crtdentIals
shall be taken a. equivalent to The GER
tifLgte before named, and shall exempt
them and their body and household ser-
wants from the registration required by
other Chinese
Sec. ). That It shsll he the dutv Of the
collect 7 OF customs 10 issue to every
Chinese subject registered by him at the
time Of registry, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, certificate III sucd form
and device IS the secretary Of the treas
urv may prescribe setticg forth ali
the facts contained in such regis
trstisn aud the data of Identification
prescribed in sec 3. which certii-
cates shall be signed by tbs cOIlec-
ter Of customs of the district or his
deputy, and attested by his sea- OF office
dated the day Gifts issue aud upon which
shall be written the proper signature Of
the person registered at the minute OF the
Issuance of such certificate and the date
of issue shall be made in book of regis
try on the margin OF the registration. The
certificate SO issued to p Chinese subject
shall be prin.d fdcie evidence of the facts
therein stated and shall entltle the per-
son to whom it is issued to enter and re-
side in the United States st his own free
will Each person to whom 8 certificate
shall be issued shall pay for the same the
sum of one dollar to be covered into the