The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-15
AN ACT

LATINO TO REGULATION OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION
BE 1t Enacted By the King and the Legislature of the
Ho'0ai5an Kingdom
SECTION l. Section Of Chapter XVIII. of the Laws
OF 1887, being Act entitled can Act to Regulate
Chinese immigration hereby amended so as to read
follows
'SECTIoN z 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
upon the Hawaiian Islands, except such Chinese 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 to regulations to be prepared and published
by him, by and with the consent of the Cabinet except
ing 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 Act to limit
the time within which permits for Chinese to enter the
Kingdom may be used approved July 4, 1888.
SECTION 2. Section 3 of said Chapter XVIII. is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEcTIoN g. If 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, if such master shall land at
tempt to land any Chinese in this Kingdom, with
out such permit if such master any other
officer of such vessel shall permit such Chinese to
escape from such vessel while within Hawaiian jursdc
ton such master (or other officer in fault in the prem
ises in of ESCAPED shall be liable conviction to
penalty of Two Hundred Dollars for each Chinese
brought into any port of this Kingdom landed at
tempted to be landed who shall escape from such
vessel within Hawaiian jurisdictions and the master of
such vessel shall be compelled to reembark such Chinese
as shall unlawfuly land escape be landed from
vessel and his NEGLECT refusal to do
after notification by the Minister Of Foreign Affairs the
Marshall 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 neglected to re-embark.
SECTION g. There are hereby added to said Chapter
XVIII four sections, to be numbered Sections 3A
3B, &c. 9D respectively, to read as follows:
"SEcr1oN ga Any Chinese, whether a passenger on
or member of the crew of any vessel arriving in Ha-
waiian waters from abroad who shall land, attempt
to land upon Hawaiian Shores except he be provided
with personal permit to enter the Kingdom, pro-
vded in Section of this Act, shall be liable,
yction thereof to penalty of two hundred dollars
IF any Chinese SHALL with intent and purpose to gain
access to this Kingdom tender present, to
be rendered presented to any officer OF Customs or
other officer of the Hawaiian Government, any ticket
permit passport other document other than valid
permit personal himself for such Chinese to enter the
Kingdom the fact of such tender presentation shall
he deemed conclusive evidence of an attempt on the
part of such Chinese to land in this Kingdom without
permit
"SEcr1oN 3d. No vessel which shall have brought
anv Chinese into any port of this Kingdom with intent
on the part of the master owners of such vessel
70 land them on these shores, such Chinese being
provided with valid personal permits as in this Act
vided. shall be granted clearance from any Custom
House. or permitted to leave any port OF this Kingdom
while any of the Chinese so brought into such port by
or non such vessel shall be in the custody of any officer
f +bis Government not upon such vessel, on bail
an, ndicia nroceedings to the right of any