Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-04-27
The House i-Chinese Bill.

ing to the Chinese:
WHEREAS, In the opinion of the Govern
ment Of the United States, the coming of Chi
nese laborers to the country endangers the
good order Of certain localities within the ter
ritory thereof; therefore, -
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives, of the United States of
and after the expiration of sixty days next
after the passage of this act, and until the ex-
piration of ten years next after the passage
the United States be and the same is hereby
suspended, and during such suspension it
shall not be lawful for any Chinese laborer to
come, or, having SO come. after the expiration
OF said sixty days, to remain within the
United States.
whatever nationality who shall knowingly on
such vessel bring within the jurisdiction of the
United States and permit to be landed any
Chinese laborer from any foreign port or place
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on corr
v1ction thereof, shall be punished by fine of
not more than $500 for each and every such
Chinese laborer SO brought, and may be also
imprisoned for term not exceeding one
year.
shall not apply to Chinese laborers who were
in the United States on the 18th day of Novenl-
Der, 1880, or who shall have come into the same
before the expiration of sixty days next after
the passage Of this act, and who shall produce
to such master before going on board such
vessel. and shall produce to the Collector of
vessel shall arrive, the evidence hereinafter
in this act required of his being one Of the la
borers in this section mentioned; nor shall
the two foregoing sections apply to the case of
any master whose vessel. being bound to a
port not within the United States, shall come
within the jurisdiction of the United States by
reason of being in distress or in stress of
weather; provided that all Chinese laborers
brought on such vessel shall depart with the
SEC. 4. That for the purpose of properly
Identifying Chinese laborers who were in the
United States ON the 18th day of November,
1880, or who shall have come into the same
before the expiration Of sixty days next after
the passage of this act, and in order to furnish
them with the proper evidence OF their right
to go from and come to the United States of
their own free will and accord, as provided by
the treaty between the United States and
of Customs of the district from which any
such Chinese shall depart from the United
States shall in person or by deputy go on
Chinese laborers, and cleared or about
to sail from his district for for
egn port and n,e On nn such Vessel s,a make
entered In registry books to be kept for
that purpose, in which shall be stated the
physical marks or peculiarities, 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 enti-
tied to and shall receive upon application
therefor from the Collector or his deputy at
the time such list is taken certificate. signed
by the Collector or his deputy, and atteSted by
his seal of office, in such form as the Secretary
o the SQaIl PRESCRIBE, WHICH cefU1l-
cate shall contain the name, age, occupation,
last place Of residence, personal description,
and facts of identification of the Chinese to
whom the certificate is issued, corresponding
with the said list and registry in all particulars
In case any Chinese after having received such
certificate shall leave such vessel before her
departure he shall deliver his certificate to the
master of the vessel, and if such Chinese fails
to return to such vessel before her departure
the Of
cancellation. The certificate herein provided
for shall entitle the Chinese to whom the same
is issued to return to and re-enter the United
States upon producing and delivering the
same to the Collector of Customs of the s.
trict at which such Chinese shall seek to re-
by such Chinese to the Collector OF Customs at
the time of re-entry in the United States said
Collector shall cause the same to be filed in
the custom-house and duly cancelled.
. SEC. 5. That any Chinese labOrer living in
the United States under the provisions of the
treaty between the United States and China,
part from the United States by land, shall have |
the right to demand and receive certificate |
OF identification similar to that provided for in
Sec. of this act to be issued to such Chi |
nese laborers as may desire to leave the Unit |
ed States by water; and it Is hereby made
district next adjoining the foreign country to |
which said Chinese desires to go to issue |
such certificate upon application of such Chi |
nese laborer, and to enter the same upon reg
istry books to be kept by him for the purpose,
as provided for in Sec. of this act
ton of Arts and of the treaty before in this
act mentioned. every Chinese who may be en- |
titled by said treaty or this act to come within
the United States, except such as resided in |
the United States on the 18th day of November |
1880, or who shall have come within the United |
States within sixty days next after the passage /
of this act shall obtain permission of the Chi |
nese Government, in each case to be evidenced |
by a certificate issued by said Government, |
which certificate shall be in the English lam
guage accompanied by translation in En- |
glish, showing such permission, and which GER |
tiicate shall state name title. or official rank, |
if any. the age. height and all physical peeul- |
iarities former and present occupation or pro- |
fession, and place of residence in China of the |
person to whom the certificate is issued. and |
that such person is entitled by the treaty in this
act mentioned to come within the United !
States. Such certificate will be prina-facie |
evidence of the facts set forth therein, and |
shall be produced to the Collector of Customs |
of the port in the district in the United States |
at which the person named therein shall ar |
rive.
SEC. Z. That any person who shall knowingly |
alter Or substitute any name for the name /
written in such certificate, or forge any such |
certificate, or utter any forged or fraudulent |
certificate, or falsely personate any person
named in any such certificate, shall be deemed |
guilty of n misdemeanor, and upon conviction |
of any offense mentioned in this section the
guilty person shall be fined in sum not ex-
ceeding $1,0lO and imprisoned in the peniten- (
tiary for a term not more than five years.
SEC. Z. That the master of any vessel ar
irving in the United States from any foreign
place shall at the same time he delivers a
manifest Of the cargo. and, if there be no
cargo, then at the time of making a report
IF the entry of the vessel pursuant to law
in addition to the other matter required to
be reported, and before landing per-
hitting to land any Chinese passenger. deliver
and report to the Collector of Customs of
the district in which such vessel shall have ar
rived separate list of all Chinese passengers
taken on board his vessel at any foreign port
1r place and such passengers on board the
vessel at that time. Such list shall show the
names of such passengers land if accredited
officers of the Chinese Government travelling
IN the business of that Government, with a
note of such facts and the names and other
as shown by the respective pass
ports and certificates, as the case may be, Of
lther Chinese passengers; and such list shall
De sworn to by the master in the manner. re-
Juired by law in relation to the manifest OF |
he cargo. Any refusal or neglect of the mas
er to comply with the provisions of this sec
ion shall incur the same penalties and for
eiture as are provided for refusal or
neglect to report or deliver manifest of the
largo.
SEC g. That before any Chinese passengers
ire landed from any such vessel the Collectoror
lis deputy shall proceed to examine such pas
engers. comparing the passports and certih-
,ates, as the case may be, with the list and
With the passengers. and no passenger shall
,e allowed to land in the United States from
UGH vessel in violation of law.
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