Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-05
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Fsb. 18th Delegate Voorhees, intro
dused in the House of Representatives
Bill No. 5ss4, TO prshibis the imuiora-
ton Of Chimes into the Cnited States
The bill. With preamble. Is as follovs:
WHxxkAs, in the opinion Of the Gov
eminent Of the United States the treaty
heretofore concluded between the United
states of America and the Empire of
China on the seventeenth day of No
vember, eighteen hundred and eighty,
and all prior treaties betveeu the Uaited
States and Chins. especially that con-
siuded in the year eighteen hundred and
FIFTY eight. and the supple mentary treaty
concluded In the year eighteen hundred
and sixsy-eight, IN 50 far a. they, OF any
Of them, recognize or permit the coming
Of Chinese 70 the United States. and in
SO far as they, or ssy Of them, inhioit
the United States from absolutely pro-
hibitInR the coming Of Chinese TO the
United states. have become and are
pernicloos g. the peace, domestic tran
guilty and general welfare of the United
States; Therefore,
Be IL ssseted By the Senate aad Hssse
Of Representatives. Of the Uaitsi States OF
Amertea in Co.Qrsss assembled. That all
treaties between the United States Gov
eminent and the Chinese Empire here
sofore made and nov in force, 10 80 far
as they, or any of them, recoeaizs or
permit the coming of Chinese 10 the
United States, and IN so far as they, or
any Of them, inhibit the Government of
the United states from absolutely pro
hibiting the coming Of Chinese to she
United States, and all acts of Congress
heretofore passed and nov in existence,
in 80 far as they, or any of them, in any
manner or uRder any ter1s, or upon any
conditions, recognize the coming to the
United States of Chinese, whether sub
jeess of the Chinese Empire or othefwis
be and the same are hereby abregsted,
set aside and repealed.
Sec. 2. That from and after the pass
age of this act it shall be unlawfal for
any Chinese person or persons, whether
subjects of the Chinese Empire or 9th
sfwise, as well as those who are now
within the limits of the United States,
and who may hereafter leave the United
states and attempt to return, as those
who have never been here, or, having
been here, have departed from the
United States, (save and excepting only
the following classes, that Is to say:
Saeh as may be duly accredited to the
Government Of the United States as
ministers plenipotentiary or other diplo-
matte representatives, oonsuls general,
consular and commercial agents, includ-
ing other officers of the Chinese or other
Governments travelling upon the bust
ness of that Government, With their
body and household servants) to come
to or within, or land at or renaiR in any
port or place within the United States;
and the coming Of Chinese persons to
the United States, excepting the classes
hereinbefore specifically described and
excepted, from and after the passage of
this act, be and the same 10 hereby abso-
lutely prohibited.
Sec. 3. That the master of any vessel
who shall knowingly bring within the
United States on suoh vessel and land,
or attempt to land, or permit to be
landed, any Chinese, excepting such
whose coming into the United States
is not prohibited by this act. from any
foreign port or place, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeaRor, and, on CON
viction thereof, shall be punished by
fine Of not more than five hundred dol
lars for each and every such Chinese 80
brought. and may also be imprisoned
for a term not exceeding one year; but
the foregoing section shall not apply to
the case Of any master whose vessel,
being bound to Q port not within the
United States, shall come within the
jurisdiction of the United States BY rea-
son of being in distress or in stress of
weather, or touching at any port of the
United States on its voyage to any for
eign port or place: Provided That Chi
nese brought on such vessel shall not be
permitted to land except in case of alb
solute necessity, and must depart with
the vessel on leaving port.
Sec. 4. That in order to the faithful
execution of the provisions of this act,
every Chinese person who may be emit
| tied by this act to come within the United
States, and Who shall be about to come
to the United States, shall obta q the
permission of and be identified as so
entitled by the Chinese Government, nr
of such other foreign Government of
which at the time such Chinese person
shall be Q subject, in each case to be
evidenced BY q certificate issued BY such
Government, which certificate shall be
| in the English language, and shall show
such permission, with the name of the
permitted person in his or her proper
signature. and which certificate shall
state the individual, family and tribal
name in full; title or official rank, il
any; the age, hight, and all physical
peouliarities; former and present ooou-
patton or profession, when and where
| and how long pursued, and place of
| residence of the person to whom the
\ certificate 10 issued, and that such per-
son Is entitled by this act to come within
the United States. such certificate shall
also, in case Of all Government officials,
have Incorporated In it aud made part
of il a copy OF the official credentials of
sach Chinese person; and all other GER
| tificates shall state the name and official
station Of the person whose body or
household servant he or she is. The
certificate provided for in this act. and
the identity Of the person named there
in, shall, before saoh person goes on
board any vesssl to proceed to the
United States, be vised by the indorse-
mens Of the Diplomatic representative
of the United States in the foreign
country from which said certificate
issues. or Of the consular representative
Of the United States at the port or place
from which the person named In the
certificate 10 about to depart; and such
diplomatic representative or consular
representative whose indor sement IL 90
required 10 hereby empowered, and il
shall be his duty, before indorsing such
certificate 40 aforesaid, TO examine into
the truth Of the statements set forth in
said certificate; and II be shall fnd
npen examination that said or any Of
the statements therein are untrue, it
shall be his aaty to refuse to indorse
! the same. Such certificate, vised az
aforesaid, shall be prima facis evidence
Of the facts set forth therein, and shall
be produced 20 the collector Of customs
OF the port In the district In the United
States at which the person named
therein shall arrive. and sftervard pro-
duced 10 the proper authsrities Of the
Unised States whenever lawfully de-
marded, and shall be the sole evidence
permissible on the part Of the person so
producing the same TO establish q right
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