Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-26
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Text Of the Amended Bin 90 Fro.
hibtt the Importation OF the white
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Text Of the Amended Bin 90 Fro
hibtt the Importation OF the white
slaves.
Tas following Ia the fall text Of the
HOUSE Foreign Contract Labor bill as
amended ard passed by the Senate yes.
teFdAy week
An act 10 prohibit the importation and
migration Of foreigners AID aliens ur der
contract or agreement TO perform labor in
the U sited States, its territories AID the
Distrio. Of Cs'umlia: Bs Ii enacted, & D.,
Tast from and after the sssae OF this
Act II shall be unlawful for any perfon,
company, partnership ,r corporation, in
spy manner whatsoever TO prepay the
transportation or In any way assist or
encourage the importation or migration OF
any alien or siisns and apy foreigner or
foreigners into the U ,ited States its terri
tories or the District Of Columbia, under
contract OF sRrsem ant, pSrUls or special,
xpress or implied, made p egluus TO thp
importation or misrstiaD tf euch aleu- VI
sliens, foreigner or foreigners to par form
laboy or srvics otspy Kidd in the U lited
States, its territories or the District Of
Columbia
S.ctioa 2 That all contracts or agree
msnts, express or implied, parole or
special, which may hereafter be made by
and between any person, conn any, part
nership OF corporation, and any for
eigDer or foreigners, alien OF aliens, 10
perform labor or service, or having refer
snoe TO the performance Of labor or ser
vice by any person in the Uaited States,
its territories, or the District OF Columbia,
previous to the migration or importatione
Of the person or persons whose labor OF
services is contracted for into the United
States, shall be utterly void and Of no
effect.
Section 8. That for every violation OF
any Of the provisions Of section Of this
act the person, partnership, company or
corporation violating the same, By know
ingIy assisting, encouraging or soliciting
the migration or importation OF any alien
or any aliens, any foreigner or foreigners,
into he U lifted State ita territories or
the District OF Columbia TO periorn labor
OF eeryiue Ct any kiud under cortrac, OF
agreement, express or implied, parole or
special, with such alien or aliens, foreigner
OF foreigners, previous to becoming resi-
dsnts or oitzsus of the United States,
shall fjisit aud pay for every suoh
eff ,nse The sum Of IL 900 which may be
sued for md recovered by the United
States, or by auy pAreou who shall first
bring his action therefore, including sny
such alien or foreigner who may be q
| party to any such contract or agreement
as debts Of like amount are now II 90 vered
in the circuit courts of the United States,
the pTooeeds to be paid into the treasury
Of the United States, and separate suits
may be brought for each alien or for
elRner being . party TO such contract OF
agreement aforesaid, and it shall be the
duty Of the district attorney Of the proper
district to prosecute every such suit 81
the expense Of the United Stalea.
Section a. That the master of any yes
sci who shall knowingly bring within
the United States on any vessel and land
or permit to DO landed from any foreign
port or place, any alien lAborer. mechani,
or Artissn, who, previous to embaIkatior
on su b vessel had entered into coDtrac
or agreement, parole or special, expree
or implied, to perform labor or service Ii
the United Ststes, shall be deemed guilt,
Of a misdemeRnor, and, on oonvictioi
thereof, shall be punished by fne o
not more than $500 for esch aud ever,
such alien laborer, mechanic or aTtisAi
SO brcught as aforesaid, and may also b
Imprisoned for term no. exceeding ii,
months,
Section s That nothing in this &C
shall be 30 construed as to prevent az,
citizsn or subisct OF any foreign oountr,
temporarily reelding Ia the United States
either in private or ofiotal capacity, from
engaging, under contract or otherwise
persons not residents or citizens Of til
United Statea to act as private secre
taries, servants or domestios for eucl
foreigner temporarily residing in tn
United States as aforesaid. Nor ehal
this act be 30 construed as to proven
any person or persons, partnership o
corporation, for engaging under contract
agreement contract, skilled work
men in foreign countries to per
form labor in the United States 4
or upon any new industry nc
at present established In the Unite
ssatss; provided that akillsd labor 70
that purpose cannot otherwise be OF
tsined. Nor ehAll the provisions OF Thu
act apply to professional sectors, artists
leoturers or singers nor to persons en-
plo9sd strictly as personal or domesti
servanis; provided, that nothipg in thi
act shall be construed as PROHIBITING an
Individual for assisting any member {
Ma family or any relative or psrso
; ftiend 10 igrRte fiom any toTeipn count,
to the Uuittd States, for the purpOEe
set emeut here.
S4cttsn repeats COL fioting lava.
Ths bill now goes back to the House
R5DFpBAu tn tivAA for onnonrru,toa nr ,,,y
: concurrence in the Senate amendments