The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-13
1HEHEATHEN "CHINEE."
How the Providence Mongollans
Must be Listed.
INTERESTING AND INTRICATE.
such is the Process by which the Internai
Revenue omcers Must Determine
which Of the Pig Tailed Residents arc
Entitled 90 Remain In the Land.

s1he heatheu Chinee is peculiar"
Such is the maxim as stated by Bret
Harte, and that the government OF the
United States fully bs1ieves 1t is shown
by the precautions which they are taking
to prevent the advent Of any more OF this
race into this country.
AS the NEWS stated some time since,
arrangements were being made by the
internal revenue department to take
matters in hand and see that the immi-
rration laws in respect TO this race were
strictly enforced. To this end pictures
of all the Chinese in this country are TO
be taken, and with each IL to be coupled a
minute description OF the height, com
plexion, color of eyes, age. time OF en-
trance into the United States, etc.
These certificates of residence will be
granted to each Chinaman free OF cnarSe
and each one who at the time the act was
passed, May 8, 1892. was entitled TO re-
main here, is to secure his certificate
within one year of the above date.
The local Office Of the internal revenue
department has just received Its instruc-
tions. The act as passed by Congress pro-
yides that all Chinese lahorers, and by
this term is meant both skilled and un-
skilled workmen, shall apply to collectors
of Internal revenue of their respective dis
tricts for their certificate OF residence
The certificates further must contain the
legal occupation and residence of the APP
plicant and any further matters which
may be required by the secretary OF the
treasury.
Secretary Foster has prepared his regu-
lations and they are as follows: "All ap-
plicants must first file a demand for a
Certificate of residence and must state
name, age, residence, date OF landing.
place of landing and name OF steamer:
He must further swear to the truth OF
the above and have the document VA, W.T.
messed. In case OF the applicants inabili-
tv to write his name In English he Is to
subscribe to the document in Chinese
and the officials will place theirs under
ft In English, as near as translation can
be made. Furthermore, there must be
three photographs Of the applicant. one
to De attached to the application, one to
The above pictures are to be card photo.
graphs and must be good hkenesses, and
no other style will be accepted. The laws
in regard to the witnesses are very strict,
compelling tho Cinnamon who Is apply
ing to furnish two witnesses of undoubt-
cd integrity and character, and In case OF
failure to do this his legal right to re-
main in the United States Is determined
by the Commissioner at Washington.
When the above conditions have been
properly complied with a certificate will
be furnished containing an exact descrip-
tion of the man to whom 1t belongs and
giving in detail any physical peculiari-
ties, while in addition the official seal
will be placed upon II. All certificates
are duplicates and one copy will remain
in the collectors Office.
The stubs Of the certificate book will be
forwarded to Washington and will be in
charge Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
It is hoped that by such means and by
3 rigid enforcement of the same all objec-
tionable Chinese immigrants will be kept
out.
II the regulations are strictly followed,
and there Is every reason to believe that
they will be. the Mongolian who has
sneaked across the line from Canada or
who has smuggled himself in by some
other means will have to make hasty
exit or be helped out of the country.