The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb, lS.--The following
is the text OF the house "ioreign contract
labor" bill, as amended aLd passed. by
the senate:
"Be il enacted: First, That from and
after the passage of this act, it shall be-
unlawful for any person, company, part.
nership or corporation, in any manner
whatever, to prepay transportation, or
in any way assist or encourage tho i'm
portation or the immigration OF any
alien or aliens and foreigner or foreign-
ers into the United States, It's territories
or the District OF Columbia, under con-
tract or agreement, parole or special,
express or implied, made previous to
the importation or migration of such
alien or aliens, foreigner or Foreigners,
to perform labor or service of any kind
within the United States, its terrific
ries, or the District of Columbia.
Sec. 9. That all contracts or agree.
ments, expressed or implied, parole or
special, which may hereafter he made
by and between any person, company
partnershp, corporation, and RuY Tor
eigner or foreigners, alien 0.
perform labor or service, OF havinl OF
ence 10 the performance of labor o. ser,
vice, by any person In tho United States
its territories or the District of Colum.
bia, previous TO the migration or impor.
tation of the person or persons whose
labor or service is contracted tor, into
the United States, shall be utterly void
Sec, 3. That for every violation OF
any of the provisions of section | OF
this act, the person, Partnership, com
pany or corporation violating the same,
by Knowingly assisting, encouraging or
soliciting the migration or importa-
tion OF any alien or aliens, any
foreigner or foreigners into the United
States, its territories or the District of
Columbia, to perform labor or service
of any kind under ntract
parole or special, with such
alien or aliens, foreigner or Foreigners.
previous TO becoming residents or cii-
zens of tho United States, shall forfeit
and pay Tor such oilense $1,000, which
may be sued for and recovered by the
United States, or by any person who
shall first bring his action therefor, in
GLIDING any such alien or foreigner who
may DO Il party TO any
such contract or agreement as
debts OF like amount are now recovered
in the circuit courts of the United
States, the proceeds TO he paid into tho
treasury Of the United States; and SEN
arate suits may b0 brought for each
alien or foreigner being a party to such
contract or agreement aforesaid, aud IL
shall be the duty of the district attor
nCy of the proper district to prosecute
every such suit 40 the expense of the
United States.
Sec 4. THAT the master OF any vessel
who shall knowingly bring within the
United States, ON any such vessel and
land, or permit TO bo landed, from any
foreign port, or place, any auen, laborer,
mechanic, or artesan, who, previous To
emharking ON such vessel, had entered
INTO contract or agreement, parole
or special, express or Implicit, 10 per-
form labor or service IN tho United
States, shall he deemed guilty ofa mis-
demeauur, aud on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine OF not more
than $500 for reach ana every such alien,
laborer mechanic orartisan so brough
nj may also be- imprisoned not ok
ceediug six months.
Sec. .. That nothing in this act shall
he so construed as TO prevent any citi-
zen on subject of any foreign country
temporarily residing in the United
States, either In private or official ca.
pacity, from engaging, under contract
or otherwise, persons not residents or
citizeus OF the United States, TO act as
private secretaries, servants or domes-
ties for such foreigner tenn
porarily residing in the United
States; nor shall this act
be so construed as to prevent any per-
son or persons, partnership or corpora
ton, from engaging under contract or
agreement skilled workmen in foreign
countries to perform labor In the
United States, and upon any new in
dustry not at present established in the
United States, provided, that skilled
labor for that purpose cannot other
wise he obtained; nor shall
the provisions of this act
apply to professional actors, artists, lee
turers or singers, nor to persons EN-.
ployed strictly as personal or domestic
servants, PROV ided that nothing in this
net shall bo construed as prohibiting
any individual from assisting
any member Of his family
or the relative of q personal friend To
migrate from any foreign country 10 the
Unied States for the purpose OF settle
ment here.
Section ropeals conflicting laws.
The bill now goes back to the house
for concurrence or non.concurrance In
the senate amendments,