The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-19

WASH INGlON! @Np e, VsSOW !n&
ta"I by Miller, Jones and Page, and
lr'%;rl,, having teen agreed to by . ma
tn INV Of the House Committee on Edu.
jo IN and Labor, will be offered by
csan next Monday, with the commit
recommendation for passage under
t tss s,,.,c,,sion rules:
the ~ NH to execute certain treaties. In
an;nion Ut the Government of the
tne states the coming Of Chinese
! n.. to this country endangers the
eI order Of certain localities Of terri
e. therefore Ike it enacted:
o.:;..,ion /. From and after the expi-
49," Of sixty days next after the mas
r''" "f mi. act and until the expiration
sss. rn YEAR. next after the passage OF
@ ~" that the coming Of Chinese In
tp, ,,r. 10 the United States be, and the
o" "a "a hereby suspended, and during
sa'''. .,,s,n,,,iun it shall not be lawful
: u" t.,ilc,e lal,Orers to come. or
p ' i'm: come after the expiration of the
n. .,v DAYS, To remain in the United
..Sr. .. Any master Of vessel
=. whatever nationality, who
:" .,o .,.c~ .n.Iy on such vessel brings
Win ;;;.. u;,ul States, and permits
..L. L:,'. .. any Chinese lai,Orers from
:" n,,i or ,,;:.c.., shall be deemed gull
~" nj,.t,.n,canor, and on conviction
,,.uot -iai; !w. punished I,y y fine Of
'', ,,,c,c i;..n *:5';;, Tor each ant, every
nj, chinese Ia!Mr2r sd brought, and
u,,y :,s< ir Imprisoned for term not
.x,..:lg one year.
..s:y..:; That the two foregoing sec
.;,,u. ..;! got apply to Chinese lal,Orers
,',, were in The United States on the
wi, J.y Of Nuvclliber, 1SSsD, or who
hail have come into the same before
,i,.rxuirat;un of the sixty Gays next
.,,,r tie ,r,>s:,gc of this act, and who
:ll ;,.m!,rc 10 such master, before go
me- ~, ..a:s ri such vesse', and shall
"nrl,.... /. IN. Collector III the port i'm
,r,.j,i,,,i states at which vessel shall
nr;,. l;.e evidence hereinafter set forth
IN ,i,!. av., required concerning his be-
;,r one o! Ike lal,OreTs in this section
mrn:i.,u. 4. Nor shall the two fOrpgt,-
ms .~iio,:@ apply to any master, whose
r,...! i,..!n. ;rh,nd to = port not i'll the
United ..::.i,.~, who shall come within
II. Jurisdiction Of the United States l,y
nss..u o.. il being in distress, or owing
,odi.trc-S Of weather, or touching at
any ,Urt OF the United States Oh its
;ryare. I,U"islctl, that all Chinese Ia
,ur,r, Brought with such vessel shall
,,mrt with the vessel ON leaving the
,Ort.
sec. 1. That for the purpose Of prop
.r,y Identifying the Chinese laborrrs
who were in the United States on the
18th of November, 1850, or who shall
have c,.,,c into the same before the ex-
irstion Of the sixty days next after the
iasasr ri this net, and in order to fur
nth them with the proper evidence. Of
their right to 81 from and come to the
United States of their free will and &C
cord, ~ provided by the treaty between
The United states and China, dated Nc
veinler IL, 1850, the Collector Of Gus
toms Of districts from which any such
chinese shall depart from the United
states, shall in pers0n or by deputy go
any such labDrers, and cleared or about
to sail from this district for foreign
port, and on such vessel make q list Of
Ill such Chinese, which shall be entered
in registry look kept for that purpose,
in which shall he stated the name, age,
occupation, lust place Of residence.
physical marks or REGULARITY, and all
ists necessary for the Identification of
ea.4l such Chinese, which books shall
h. safely kept i'm the CustOnl-llOuse, and
every Chinese 80 departing from the
United States shall he entitled to, and
,iall receive upon application therefor,
fr'm the Collector or his deputy ut the
time Of such list, i certificate signed by
the Collector or deputy, and attested by
his 4:l Of office, in such form .ss the
Nrretary Of the Treasury shall pre-
scribe, whicl, certificate shall contain
name, 4 -. 0ccu patton, personal descrip-
''on anl facts III Identification Of the
'hihe>.' I" whom the certificate is is
'u'.i, corresponding with said list and
register in I'LL particulars. In c:'sc
a'er having received such certificate.
he shall leave such vessel before ler de-
l1!ture he shall deliver his certili-
ca'e to the master Of the vessel, and If
'ic' Chinese fails to return 10 such yes
vi before her departure from the port,
she certificate shall lie delivered by the
MASTER to the Collector Of Customs for
cancellation. The certificate herein
Provided tor shall entitle the Chinese to
whom the same is issued to return and
se-ehler the United States on producing
alni delivering the same to the Collector
%,u >t"''!s "l the district in which such
.hi''esc shall seek IL re-enter. On the
W''v.ry "f such certificate by such Chi
a~' I" the Collector of Customs ut the
"l'e OF re-entering the United States,
a"i Collector shall cause the same to be
"s1' ~ the custom house and duly
'snrrl!txi.
r. ~: >. That any Chinese labOrer
as''s IN I'll" United States under the
Eo.s,"l'> "f the treaty between the
a'tss' States and China, dated NOvenI-
u, l.. i>Nl, and desiring to depart from
. W.T. i'itt1l States by land shall have the
..;Nt I" demand and receive y certificate
-. ~l!:'es'i'ii,:'tiOm. similar to that PrOvid-
m ..vticm ! ri this act, to be issued to
l l"'n Vli'r>c IalNrer ~ may desire to
sI'e The United States by water, and 1t
sMs'eCy made the duty Of the Collector
IN. n. esl'i''> -! the district next adjoining
~" ~. mrt'gn country 10 which said Chi
ss v !a't'rcr desires to 70, to issue suct,
n"" .'";''e on application by such Chi
IN. ni"rrr, and to enter the same ON
,S., "e'-try 'nx'ks to he kept by him for
i~ ,Pr!!rI"',c. as provided for in section