The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-09-18
BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

To AMEND CHAPTER AANlll. OF THE LAWS oE 1885, LIE
1Ar1se, TO THE REGULATION OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION
Be 1t Enacted By the King and the Legislature of the
Hascaiian Kingdom.
SECTION l. Section of Chapter XVIII of the Laws
of 1887 being an Act entitled "An Act to Regulate
Chinese immigration is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
a. SRcroN q From and after the passage of this Act,
no Chinese coming from parts beyond the Hawaiian
Islands shall land be landed permitted to land in or
upon the Hawaiian Islands except such Chinese as SHALL
at the time of his arrival at any port OF this Kingdom
from abroad have permit personal to himself to enter
the Kingdom granted signed and sealed by the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs Of the Hawaiian Kingdom under
and subject regulations to be prepared and published
by him. by and with the consent OF the Cabinet except
ing as hereinafter provided and excepting all Chinese
to whom or for whom such personal permit to enter the
Kingdom has heretofore been granted shall be shown
by the records of the Office of the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs Provided however, that nothing herein shall
be held to conflict with the provisions of an Act to limit
the time within which permits for Chinese to enter the
Kingdom may be used, approved July 4, 1855
SECTION 2 Section 3 of said Chapter XVIII. is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
SECTION 8 any master of vessel shall bring any
Chinese without such permit into any port of this King
dom from abroad with intent to land such Chinese IN
this Kingdom, or if such master shall land or at
tempt to land any Chinese in this Kingdom, with
out such permit or if such master or any other
officer of such vessel shall permit such Chinese to
escape from such vessel while within Hawaiian jurisdic
tion such master Tor other officer in fault in the prem
ses in case of an ecape shall be liable conviction to
penalty of Two Hundred Dollars for each Chinese
brought into any port of this Kingdom, OR landed at
tempted to be landed who shall escape from such
vessel within Hawaiian jursdiction and the master OF
such vessel shall be compelled to reembark such Chinese
as shall unlawfuy land or escape or be landed from
such vessel and upon his neglect refusal to do So
after notification by the Minister of Foreign Affairs the
Marshal any Sheriff. the CollectorGeneral OF Customs
or any officer of Customs he may be forthwith arrested
without warrant and upon conviction of such neglect
or refusal as aforesaid he shall be liable to penalty of
Two Hundred Dollars in respect OF each Chinese whom
he shall have so refused or neglected to re-embark.
SECTION g. There are hereby added to said Chapter
XVIII four new sections to be numbered Sections 3A,
3B, SC, 3D respectively, to read as follows:
SECTION ga. Any Chinese, whether passenger on
or member of the crew of any vessel arriving in Ha
waian waters from abroad who shall land or attempt
to land upon Hawaiian shores except he be provided
with personal permit to enter the Kingdom, as pro
vded in Section of this Act, shall be liable
If any Chinese SHALL with intent and purpose to gain
access to this Kingdom tender present. or cause to
be rendered presented to any officer of Customs
other officer of the Hawaiian Government any ticket
permit passport other document other than valid
permit personal to himself for such Chinese to enter the
Kingdom the fact of such tender presentation shall
be deemed conclusive evidence of an attempt on the
part of such Chinese to land in this Kingdom without
permit"
SECTION 3d. No vessel which shall have brought
any Chinese into any port of this Kingdom with intent
on the part of the master owners of such vessel
to land them on these shores such Chinese being
provided with valid personal permits in this Act pro-
vided shall be granted a clearance from any Custom
House. or permitted to leave any port of this Kingdom
while any of the Chinese brought into such port by
or upon vessel shall be in the custody OF any officer
Of this Government, not upon such vessel or on bail
awaiting any judicial proceedings to the right of any
of such Chinese to land in this Kingdom Provided that
Il the master owners, authorized agents, of such