The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-13
THE CHINESE BILL.
Attorney General Harris Measure Passes
Both Houses.

SACRAMENTO. March 12.-The bill prepa red
By Attoruey-General Hart at The request OF the
Secretary OF the Uni, ed States Treasury TO pro.
hibit the coming OF Chinese 10 California and
providing for the registration Of all Chinese now
In the State and the deportation OF Chinese Grim
inals, including Chinese unlawiully here, has
passed the legislature and will, without doubt,
b. signed by the Governor. The bill passed the
Senate without dissenting vote, and in the AS
sembly, In which 1t was passed this afternoon,
there were but five members who dared 10 op.
pose It. These were: Barnett OF San Francisco,
Baughman Of Ell Dorado, Cram OF Alameda,
Fowler of Alameda and Bryant OF Alameda.
The absenlees were: Alexander, Arms, Best,
Bruner Cargll, Cunningham. Dibble, Durner.
Galbraith, Gordon, Hail, Jones, Lacey, Lo we,
Lynch, Marion, Matlock, Phillips. ReDfro, Smith
OF Orange, Tully, Weston, CoOmbs. The bill is
as follow:
SECTION l. From and after the passage OF this
act 1t shall be unlawful for any Chinese person or
persons, whether subjects OF the Chinese Empire or
otherwise, well as those who within the
limits OF this State and who may hereafter leave
this State and attempt to return, as those who
never been mere, or having been here have de-
parted from this State (saye ahd excepting the fol-
lowing classes, that Is to say: Such Chinese per-
son or persons as may be duly accredited to
the Government of the United States Ministers
Plenipotentiary or other diplomatic representa-
tives Consas-Generai, consular and commercial
agents, including other officers OF the Chinese
other governments travelling upon the business of
that Government, with their body and household
seryants), to come to within, to land at,
main in any port or place within this State and the
coming OF Chinese persons to this State. whether
for the purpose of transit or otherwise. excepting
the classes hereinbefore specifically described and
excepted from and after the passage OF this act be
and the same is hereby absolutely prohibited.
Sec. 2. The master, purser. or agent OF any
sell who, on Clearing from any foreign port aud
bound TO any port of this State, shall knowingly
ship as a sailor marine, OF enter upon his crew
list. or count upon his "b of health" or permit
the same to be C. tered counted the name of. or
bring Into this State, any Chinese person, other
than these excepted by the statutes OF the United
States, as such Chinese person persons, duly
accredited to the Government OF the United States
as Ministers Pieni2otentiary, or other representa-
tives, COnsuls- General, consular and commercial
agents, including other officers OF the Chinese or
other COVE rnments travelling upon bus ness of that
government, with their body and household
servants, shall be deemed guilty OF mlsdemca OF,
and on conviction thereof shall he punished by
fine OF not more than $500 for each and every such
Chinese person SO entered. counted or brought into
this State, and may also be imprisoned for a term
of not exceeding one year; but the foregoing pro-
visions shall not only apply to the case OF any
mastor. purser agent whose vessel. being bound
to port OF within this state shall come within
the jurisdiction OF this State by reason of being ia
distress. in stress OF weather, touching any
port OF this state its voyage any other State,
or foreign port or place; prov ded, that no Chinese
person brought on such vessel shall be permitted
to land, except in case of absolute necessity, and
must depart with the vessel on Its leaving port aAd
If permitted to land, such master, purser. or
agent shall be liable as Ia this section provided.
Sec. Ii is hereby made the duty of all agents
OF transportation aud ticket agents In this State
for railroads. stage lines, steamship lines and
sells oil all descriptions, and masters and pursers of
the same, when applied to by any Chinese person.
by any other person for the passage OF Chinese
person, for ticket as passenger from ono station.
town, city port landing in this State to another
station town, CITY, port or landing In this State,
10 any other State of the United States and before
selling such ticket to demand OF said person apply
ing permission TO see, and shall, before selling
ticket. examine tho certificate OF residence" of
the applicant, described In this act, and Insert
the number OF said certificate of residence said
ticket; and should such applicant or Chinese
fail to produce such certificate, then the said agent
shall not sell ticket to, permit said Chinese per-
son TO take passage, and said agent master
purSer Shall arrest cause to be arrested the said
Chinese person applicant, and proceed to file a
complaint with any Justice OF the Peace or Police
IN other provided for In this act turn
such Chinese person applicant to some peace
oficer, whose duty IL Is to enforce the provisions
of tbs act. Any person failing to comply with the
requirements OF this section shall be deemed guilty
OF m isdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine of not more than $500 for
each ofense and may he imprisoned for term Of
not more than year.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF all conductors or
agents OF transportation who may be authorized to
examine tickets aud receive fares OF Chinese persons
upon any railroad stage line, sail vessel steam
ship, plying between points, landings ports. sta
lions, towns cities of this State, coming into
this State from other States In the United States
any foreign country, to demand at the same time
to see and examine the Certificate of residence
described In this act; and should any such Chinese
person refuse or fail to produce on demand, said
certificate conforming in all particulars to the
provisions Of Section IL OF this act, IL shall
be the duty of said agent or conductor, master
purser, to arrest and confne such Chinese person