The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-19
CONTRACT LABOR.
Text of the Bill Pro
hibiting 1t,
AS TT PASSED THE SENATE.
1t Now Goes to the House for
Action Upon the Senate
Amendments.
The Foreign Contract Labor Bin.

s The Foreign Contract Labor Bill.
WAsHINeToN, February 49, Following
is the text of the House :. Foreign con-
tract labor, bill as amended and
passed by the Senate
BE Il enacted, etc., That from and after
the passage of this act, it shall be I'M
lawful for any person, company, part
nership or corporation, to in any way
! assist or encourage the importation or
immigration of any alien or aliens, any
foreign or foreigners into the United
States. its Territories or the District of
Columbia, under contract or agreement,
parole or special, express or implied,
made previous to the importation or mi
grafton of such alien or aliens, foreigner
or foreigners, to perform labor or ser
vice OF any kind in the United States,
Its Territories or the District of Column
bia.
Section 2. That all contracts or
agreements, express or implied, parole
or special, which may hereafter be
made by and between any person, COM
pany, partnership or corporation, and
any foreigner or foreigners, alien or
aliens, to perform labor or service,
| or having reference to the performance
of labor or service, by any person in
the United States, its Territories or the
District of Columbia, previous to the
migration or Importation of the person
or persons, whose labor or service is
contracted for, into the United States.
shall be utterly void and of no effect.
Section 3-That for every violation
of any OF the provisions of Section 1 of
this act, the person, partnership, com
pany or corporation violating the same
by knowingly assisting, encouraging or
soliciting the migration or importation
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 contract or agreement, express
FOR implied. parole or special, with such
4 alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners,
previous to becoming residents or citi-
zens of the United States, shall forfeit
and pay, for every such offense 81, 600,
which may be sued for and recovered
by the United States, or by any person,
who snail first bring his action there
for, including any such alien or for
eignes, who may be a 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 be paid into the Treasury of the
United States, aud separate suits may
, be brought for each alien or foreigner
being party to such contract or agree
ment aforesaid, and it shall be the duty
of the District Attorney of the proper
I district to prosecute every such suit al
the expense of the United States.
Section 4.-That the master of any
= vessel that shall knowingly bring within
The United States or any such vessel and
!. land, or permit to be landed, from any
foreign port or place, any
alien, laborer, mechanic or artisan
who, previous to his embarkation on
such vessel, had entered into contract
or agreement, parole or special, ex-
press or implied, to perform labor OF
= service in the United States, shall be
: deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
, by fine of not more than $500 for each
i, and every such alien, laborer, mechanic
l or artisan so brought, and may also be
imprisoned not exceeding six months.
l Section 5.-That nothing in this ACT
shall be so construed as to prevent any
: citizen, or subject of any foreign
D. country, temporarily residing in the
United States, either in private OF
official capacity, from engaging, under
COHtTdCI OF OtueTWlSe. PERSONS not resi-
dents or citizens of the United States, te
act as private secretaries, servants OF
I dohestics for such foreigner temper
: arily residing in the United States
nor shall this act be so construed as tc
prevent any person or persons, partner
ship, or corporation from engaging
under contract ror agreement, skilled
workmen in foreign countries to perform
e labor in the United States, in or upoI
: any new industry. not at present estab
: llshed in the United States; Provided
e That skilled labor for that purpose can
: not otherwise be obtained, nor shall tn,
e provisions of this act apply to pro
r fessiofal actors, artists, lecturers o.
S singers, nor to persons employed strictly
!. as personal or domestic servants; Pro
e vided, That nothing in this act shall BIZ
G construed as prohibiting any individual
u from assisting any member of his family
ia or any relative or personal friend t
S migrate from any foreign country t.
: the United States for the purpose of set
Element here.
Section repeats conflicting laws.
The bill now goes back to the Hous
:. for concurrence or non-eoncurrence il
the Senate amendments.