, 1885-02-19
The Anti Foreign Contract Labor
Riu

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Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-The following
is the text Of the house foreign contrac
labor bill as amended and passed by III
senate to-day.
Be Il enacted, etc. That from and afte
the passage Of this act ii shall be unlaw
full for any person, company, partnership
or corporation, or in any way to assist Oh
encourage the importation or emigration
Of any alien or aliens, any foreigner OF
Foreigners into the United States, its ter
r~itsries or the District of Columbia under
contract or agreement, parole or special
express or implied, made previous to i'm
portation or emigration Of such alien or
aliens, foreigner or foreigners to perform
labor or service Of any kind in the United
States, its territories or the District of
Columbia.
SECTION ,. That all contracts or agree
ments, express or implied, parole OF
special, which may hereafter be made by
and between any person, company, part
nership or corporation and any foreigner
or foreigners, alien or aliens, to perform
labor or service, or hayingr preference to the
performance of labor or service by any
person in the United States. its terrific
ries or the District of Columbia, previous
to the emigration or importation Of anS
person or persons whose labor or service
is contracted for into the United States.
shall be utterly void and Of no effect
SEC. 3. That for every violation of n
provisions Of section one of this act, the
person, partnership, company, corpora
ton, by knowingly assisting, encouraging
or soliciting the migration or importation
Of any alien or aliens, any foreigner or
foreigners into the United States, its ter
~ritories, or the District Of Columbia, to
perform labor or service Of any kind I'M
der contract or agreement, express or i'm
piled, parole or special, with such alien or
aliens, foreigner or foreigners, previous to
becoming residents or citizens Of the
United States, shall forfeit and pay for
every such ~offense, $1,000, which may be
sued for and recovered by the United
States, or by any person who shall irst
bring his action therefor, including any
such alien or foreigner who may be party
to any such contract or agreement, as debts
of like amounts are now recovered in the
circuit courts of the United States, the
proceeds to be paid into the treasury Of
the United States: and separate suits may
be brought for each alien or foreigner
being party to such contract or agreement
aforesaid; and 1t shall be the duty Of the
district attorney OF the proper district to
prosecute every such suit at the expense
OF the United States.
SIC. A. That the master Of any vessel
who shall knowingly bring within the
United States..on any such vessel and land,
or permit TO be landed IRON any foreign
port or place, any alien, laborer, mechan-
&c or artisan who, previous to embarka-
ton on such vessel has entered into con-
tract or agreement, parole or special, ex
press or implied, TO perform labor in the
United States shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor, n on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a line not more than
$500 dollars for each and every such alien
laborer or mechanic or artisan 50 brought
and he may also be imprisoned not ex-
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