The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-28

lowing is the form of application to be
filled in and sworn to:
L. Chinese -, hereby make appli-
cation to the collector of internal revenue for
the - district of - for q certificate OF resi-.
dence under the provisions OF the act OF con-
gress approved May s. 1892, and state that ar
rived in the United States on the day OF
-, IS, at the port OF - per -. and that
Was lawfully within the limits OF the United
States, residing at on the 9Th day OF
May, 1897 That my age was - years on my
last birthday, and that my present local resi-
dence is at and my occupation is -. l
further state that true Photographic likeness
OF myself is affixed to this application
The provisions in regard to the furnish
ing of photographs are as follows:
Every applicant will be required to furnish
three unmounted Photographic likenesses OF
himself or herself, one to be affixed TO the appli
cation and two to be affixed to the certificate of
residence: one to the original, one to the dupli-
cate. These photographs will be securely af-
fixed to the papers by strongly adhesive PASTE
Great care will be taken i'll receiving the photo
graphs to sec that they accurately represent tho
features of the applicant.
If the collector or his deputies have any
doubt in regard to the correctness OF the photo
graph presented they will refuse to receive the
application and require a correct one.
The photographs shall be sun prints. such as
are usually known as card photographs, of suf-
ficient size and distinctness to plainly and
accurately represent the entire face OF the appli
cant, the head to be not less than one and half
inches from base of hair to base of chin. No
tintype or other metal picture will be received
The application must be accompanied
by the affidavits of two credible witnesses
of good character to the fact of residence
and lawful status and to the correctness
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nesses, the applicant must furnish other
proof, which with the applica-
ton must be sent to the commits
sioner of internal revenue for his de-
cision; otherwise the application
will be rejected. The form of certificate III
duplicate states the facts of lawful resi-
dence and embodieS schedule giving
detailed description of the Chinaman, and
has stub in the book giving the same
points. If any blank certificate is de-
stroyed, an affidavit giving the facts in re-
gard to its destruction must be attached to
the book. The collector official seal must
be affixed to the certificate, partly on the
photograph, and the number of the GER
tificate and name of the Chinese must be
written across the photograph but not
across the features. The same forms will
DE uSeu IOr persons Otner tudn ldDOrerS,
with verbal changes.
When a certificate is lost or destroyed,
it must be shown to the collectors salts
faction that the loss or destruction was ac-
cidental and without fault or negligence.
The collector may then issue duplicate,
writing across it and the stub the fact that
it is duplicate. He must then report the
fact of its issue to the commissioner and
each collector of internal revenue.
Following are the definitions of Chinese
laborers and merchants:
The persons referred to in the acts of congress
to which these regulations apply and whose
immigration into the United States is prehb-
tied are limited to Chinese latorers. No class
of Chinese are prohibited from coming into the
United States, or remaining here, except such as
may properly and within the meaning of said
statutes be known "laborers." But persons
other than laborers must present as a condition
precedent to landing the certificate required by
section Of the act approved July 5, 1884.
Collectors of internal revenue aud their depu-
ties instructed that all classes of skilled and
unskilled laborers and persons employed in
mining, as well as hucksters, pedders and per-
sons engaged in taking and drying or otherwise
preserving shells or fish for home consumption
or expectation and laundrymen shall be classed
as laborers. Persons who are employed in
stores, but who are not owners or part owners
in the business, shall be classed as laborers. A
person to be exempted from the operations of
part owner of bona fde mercantile establish