The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-05-05
BY AUTHORITY.
Bureau of immigration Ordinance.

In pursuance Of the provisions o, an Act Of the
Legislative Assembly, approved on the thirtieth
day Of December, A d. 1864, entitled Sc An Act to
provide for the importation Of labOrers and for the
Encouragement Of immigration, and Of an Act aP-
proved on the 23rd day Of June. A. D, 1858, snti-
tied An Act to extend the powers Of the Bureau
Of Immigration.
Be it ordained by His Majesty in Privy Council
on the recommendation Of the Minister Of the Int
rior, and the Bureau Of Immigration a. follows
Whereas, II Is advisable in order % protect the
public from the spread Of contagious diseases, that
immigrants arriving in this Kingdom should be
subject to thorough inspection AID Whereas, It
Is advisable that a place should be provided for
them, where they can be protected from the opera
lions Of designing persons and -mmod with
snitabls food and lodging, until they shall have
had a reasonable time to secure suitable employ
msnt.
Therefore. be il ordained: First.-On the arrival
Of any ship or vessel at any port Of this Kingdom,
having fifty or more immigrants on board seeking
employment in this Kingdom, said immigrants
shall not be landed from any such ship or vessel
until permission 70 do 30 shall have been granted
by the President, OF by an Agent of the Board Of
immigration
seeond-when such permission is obtained the
commanding officer Of the vessel. bringing said i'm
migrants, shall cause them to be landed al such
place provided by the Board Of Immigration as
nav be indicated by the Agent Of the Board Of I'm
migration as aforesaid.
Third.-Any officer Of any vessel bringing immi-
grants as aforesaid, who shall land or allow any such
passengers or immigrants to be landed. and any per-
son who shall AID and abet in the landing Of any such
passengers or immigrant without the permission
and otherwise than in the manner as in the two
preceding articles provided for shall be liable 70
pay a fine not exceeding thesum Of One Thousand
nCrIara n. convicsiou before any Police or District
Magistrate.
Pourth-An immigrants landed in the place
aforesaid shall be subject to the inspection Of the
Agent Of the Board Of Health, and TO such orders
rs the Board Of Health may make in the interests
Of the health Of the Immigrants or that Of the
public
~Fifth.-Proper Interpreters and facilities shall
be afforded by the Board of immigration TO enable
all such immigrants to make engagements for their
services, Understandings and fairly, and au-
thority is hereby given to the Board of Immi-
grafton to prevent all unauthorized intrusion upon
such immigrants, and TO take such measures as
may be conducive to the comfort, personal clean
illness and good order Of such immigrant while
residing in the said place provided.
sixth-On the engagement Of any such iHmi-
grants to labor made while at the place aforesaid
every employer shall pay a fee of five dollars for
each immigrant engaged by him, wAici sail lie
applied by the Board of Immigration tpsards tne
expenses Of the maintenance ~ tie said Pl &c and
Of the Immigrants thsrein.
eventh.-Immigrants not d=-irinS 20 maze ell
gagemen.s for labor shall. before leaving tiEe depot,
furnish to the President uf the Beard Of iIuHli-
grafton satisfactory evidences laat raey will not
become Migrants or a charge Oa tine community
for their support.
Eighth-This ordinance shall take eifcci ON its
publication in one or mors newspapers published
in Honolulu.
Done at Iolani Palace, this 14th day of January,
A L. 1881. REX
BY the King
H. Z. p. CARTER, Minister of Interior.
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