The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-28
The House Anti. Chinese Bill.

Chinese immigration bill as passed by the Ma
tional House of Representatives on the 1.th:
An ACT to execute certain stipulations relat-
ing to the Chinese:
WHEREAS, In the opinion OF the Govern
meut 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; rhs refOre.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That, from
after the passage of this act, and until the ex-
piration of ten years next after the passage
of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers TO
the United States be and the same is hereby
suspended. and during such suspension 1t
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.
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 be landed any
shaI S If from pnd on con-
victiOn thereof, shall be punished BY hne OF
not more than $500 for each and every such
Chinese laborer so brought, and may be also
imprisoned for term not exceeding one
SEC. 8. That the two foregoing sections
shall not apply to Chinese labOrers who were
in the United States on the 18th day OF Novem
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
the Port in the United States ut which such
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 q
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
vessel on leaving port.
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 iaborers. and cleared or about
to sail from his district for for
eign port, and on such vessel make
list of all such Chinese, which shall be
entered in registry books to be kept for
that purpose, in which shall be stated the
name, age, occupation last place of residence,
physical marks or peculiarities, and all facts
Chinese. which books shall be safely kept in
the custom-hOuse. and every such Chinese SO
departing from the United States shall be entt-
tied to and shall receive upon application
therefor from the Collector or his deputy mt
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
of the Treasury shall prescribe, which certifi-
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 tho
to return to such vessel before her departure
from port the certificate shall be delivered by
the master to the Collector Of Customs for
cancellation. The certificate herein provided
is issued to return to and re-enter the United
States upon producing and delivering the
same to the Collector of Customs of the dis
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. g. That any Chinese labOrer living in
the United States under the provisions of the
treaty between the United States and China,
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the right to demand and receive a 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
the duty of the Collector of Customs of the
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. 4 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
by certificate issued by said Government,
which certificate shall be in the English Ian
guage or accompanied by translation in En-
glish, showing such permission, and which GER
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
act mentioned to come within the United
States. Such certificate will be prima-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. I. mat any person VINO S06u 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 misdemeanor, and upon conviction
of any offense mentioned in this section the
guilty person shall be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding $1,000 and imprisoned in the peniten-
tiary for term not more than five years.
SEC. 8. That the master of any vessel ar
irving in the United States from any foreign
place shall at the same time he delivers a
Of the cargo, and, il there be no
cargo, then at the time of making q report
Of the entry of the vessel pursuant to law
in addition to the other matter required to
be reported, and before landing or 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 aseparate list of all Chinese passengers
taken on board his vessel at any foreign port
or 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
on the business of that Government, with a
note of such facts and the names and other
particulars, as shown by the respective pass
ports and certificates, as the case may be, Of
other Chinese passengers; and such list shall
be sworn to by the master in the manner re-
quired by law in relation to the manifest of
the cargo. Any refusal or neglect of the mas
ter to comply with the provisions of this sec
hon shall incur the same penalties and for
fixture as are provided for refusal or
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