The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-14
FELEGRAPHIC NEWS
ANOTHER.
California congressman Try
ing tE On with a New
Anti-Ghinese Bill,

Washington, 12.-Following is the ful
text of the new Chinese bill framed b,
Miller, Jones and Psge, yesterday, anC
which having been this morning agrees
to by the msjority of the House com
mittee on education and labor, will b.
offered by Page IN the House Of repre-
sentatives next Monday, with the com
mittee's accommodation for its pssssgt
under suspension Of the ruler.
A bill to execute certain treaty stipula
tons relEting to Chinese.
Whereas, in the opinion of the govern
ment of the United States, the coming
of Chinese laborers to this country en-
dangers the good order of certain local
tiles within the Territory; therefore,
Be it enacted, etc, that from and after
the expiration Of sixty days next after
the passage Of this act, and until the ex-
pirstiOn of ten years next after the pas
age Of this act, the coming of Chinese
Iaborers 10 the United States be and the
same ia hereby suspended, aud during
such suspension il shall not &c lawful
for any Chinese lsborer to come, or hsV-
ling so come after the expiration Of said
sixty days, TO remain within the United
States.
Sec 2-That any master of any vessel
OF whatever nationality, who shall
| knowingly on such vessel bring within
the jurisdiction Of the United States and
permit to te landed, sby Chinese laborer
from any foreign port or place, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by q
| fine of not more than $500 for each aud
every Chinese laborer so brought, and
may be also imprisoned for term not
ex ceeding one year.
| y Sec. 3-That the two foregoing Sec
tions shall not apply TO Chinese lsborers
who were in the United States on the 18th
day of Novem Der, 1880, or who shall
have come into the same before the ex-
pirstiOn of sixty days next after the pas
sage OF this Ac;, and WIN shall produce
to such master before going on board
such vessel, and shall produce to the COL
lector Ofthe port in the Unit,d States, at
which such vessel shall srrive, the evil
deDce hereinafter by this act required of
his being enc OF the laborers in this Sec
ton mentioned, nor shall the two
foregoing sections apply in the
case If any master whose ves-
sci being bound toA port not within
the United States shall come within the
jurisdiction of the United States by reA-
son of being in distre q, or in stress of
weather, or touching at any port of the
Unit-d States in its voyage, provided
that all the Chinese labore:s brought on
such vessel shall Cepart with the vessel
OF leaving.
Sec. 4-That for the purpose of pro-
perlY identifying Chine laborers who
wera in the United States On thu 18th
day of Novem Der, 1880, or who snail
have come into the same before the ex-
pirAtiOn of sixty dsys after the passage Of
this act, and in order to furnish them
with the proper evidence of their right to
60 from ard come to the United States
of their will and accord rs provided by
the treaty between the United States and
China, dated November l7th, 1880, the
collector Of customs of the district from
which any such Chinese shall depart from
the United States, shall, in person, or by
deputy, go on board each vessel having
on board any such Chinese lsborers,
being cleared or about to sail from his
district for foreign port, and on such
vessel make q list of all such Chinese,
which shall be entered III registry books
to be kept for that purpose, in which
shall be stated the name, sge, occups-
ton, place of residence, physical
marks Or pecCliarities, and all
facts necessary for the Identification |
Of each Of such Chinese, which books |
shall be safely kept in the custom house |
and every such Chinese so departing |
from the United States shall be entitled |
to and shall receive, upon application |
therefor, from the collector Or his deputy |
1t the time such list is taken, a certificate |
signed by the collector or his deputy and |
atlesLed by his seal of Office, in such form
rs the secretary of the treasury shall pre-
cribe, which certificate shall contain the
lame, age, occupation, Last place of resi-
ience, personal description and facts of
d ratification of the Chinese to whom .ae
certificate is issued. corresponding with
aid list and registry in ali particulars.
u case any Chinese after having re-
eived such certificate, shall leave such
-ess5l before her departure he shall de-
liver his certificate to the master of the
'essel and if such Chinese fails TO return
o such vessel before her departure from
he poIt the certificate shall be delivered |
y the master to the collector of customs
DIT cancellation. The certificate herein
rovided tor shall entitle the Chinese TO
lhom the same is issued to return to and
e-enter the United States upon pro-
ucing and delivering the same to the
ollect9r Of customs of the district at
Inch such Chinese shall seek to Ie-enter
nd upon the delivery of such certificate
y such Chinese to the collector of Gus
)ms at the time Of e-entering the United
tates said collector shall cause the same
} be filed in the custom house aud duly
Ancelled.
Sec. 5-That any Chinese abol or liy.
x in the United States under ID pro-
isions of the treaty between the United
tstps and China, dateI Nov. II, 1885.
nd desiring to depart from the United |
tates by land shall have right to de-
land and receive certificate Of identi-
cation similar To that provided ia sec
on four OF this ACT, to be issued 10 such
hlnese laborers as he may desire - leave
le United States by water, AMI it is
ereby made the duty Of the collector of
lstoms OF the district next adioinjny the ,
'relgn country To ~hlch said Chimes. {
oorer desires 10 90 10 issue such eerti-
cate upon application by such Chin. So
oorer, and % enter the same uron req
try books TO be kept by him for that
lFpose, as provided for By section fonr {
this act,
Sec. 6-That in order to the faithful
of articles one and two of tho
esty betoreln this act mentioned. everv
hinese who may ne entitled hv ssid
eaty and this act to come within the
nlted States except such as resided in | :
g United States on the 18th of Nov
so, or who shall have come within tbe
nited States within sixty dave no1Ct c