The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-10


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SYNOPSIS OF Tu OHugD91
BILL.
The bill which the President signe>
on the 8th inst, b entitled IAN act Il
execute certain treaty stipulations re]at
ing to Chinese" The first section pro
vides for the suspension Of the immi
grafton Of Chinese laboren to thu
United States for . period OF ten years
counting from the expiration Of ninety
days after the passage Of the act, that i
for ten years from the 30th day Of July
1852. The second section declares thu
master Of any vessel who shall know
ingly land o. permit to b landed within
the United States any Chinese laborel
ffom any foreign port shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and on convic
ton thereof sha be punished by fine
Of not more than 500 for each and every
Chinese Iaborer 90 brought, aud may
also be imprisoned for . term not ex.
ceeding one year. The third section
provides that the two foregoing sections
shall not apply to Chinese laborers who
were in the United States on the 18th
aay Of November 1880, or who shall
have come into the same before the ex.
piration Of ninety days after the passage
Of this act, and who shall produce to the
collector Of the port in the United
states 1t which such vessels shall
arrive, the evidence required Of his b.
ing one Of the laborers mentioned In
this section. The section also declares
that the foregoing sections shall not ap-
ply to masters Of vessels, that shall be In
distress Of stress Of weather, and having
Chinese on board, and shall touch
any port Of the United States; provided,
tine Chinese depart with the vessel. The
fourth section provides that for the pur-
pose Of Identifying Chinese laborers and
to farnish them with proper evidence Of
their right to come and 90 to the United
States ~ provided BY the treaty Of No
vember nth, 1850, the Collector Of Cus.
toms Of the district from which any
Chinese laborer shAll depart from the
United States shall give said Chinese
laboFef % departing certificate which
shall contain . statement Of the name,
age, occupation, last place Of residence,
physical marks or peeuliarities, and al
facts necessary for the Identification Of
each Of such Chinese laborers, free Of
charges or cost. The 9TH section pro-
vides that any Chinese laborer being in
the United States ct the time this act
shall 20 into effect and desiring to de-
part thereffom by land, shall have the
right to damand and receive, free Of
charge or cost, certificate Of identifica-
lieu similar to that mentioned in the
preceding section, and such certificate
shall b entered upon registry books by
the Collector Of Customs Of the district
next adjoining the foreign country such
Chinese laborer desires to 80.
The sixth section provides that every
Chinese pe3on other than . laborer
who may be entitled by the treaty
named and by this act to come within
the United States, shall be identified a.
70 entitled by the ~hinese Government,
such identity to b evidenced by q Ger.
tincate issued by said Government,
which certificate shall bein the English
language, FOR ( IL not in the English
lsnguage) accompanied by translation
into English, stating such right to come
and which certificate shall state the
name, title, or Official rank, IL any, the
age, height and all physical peculiari-
lies, former and present occupation or
profession and place Of residence in
China Of the person for whom the Ger
ti6cate b issued. The seventh section |
provides that any person who shall
knowingly and falsely alter or substi-
ute any name for the name writtea in
'uch certificate, or forge any snch Ger
'thcate or falsely personate any per-
'on named in such certificate, shall be
1eemed guilty Of misdemeanor and
lpon conviction thereof shall be fined |
u sum not exceeding one thousand |
lollars, and imprisonment in . peniten-
larry for term Of not more than five |
1ean. Section eight makes It the duty |
II any master Of . vessel upon arriving |
n any port Of the United States from
ny foreign port to report to the Col
ector Of Customs Of the port or the dis
net list Of oil Chinese passen gers
AIKEN On board his vessel 1t any
oreign port and al such passenger on
'oard the vessel 1t that time, which list
hall be sworn to by the master in the
manner required by law in relation to
be manifest Of the cargo. The ninth
ection provides that before the landing
I the Chinese passenger from such
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