The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-09
CHINESE EXCLUSION.

A More Stringent Measure for the k1s
clusion Of Chinese from the United States
Passed by the House Of Representatives
1T is Iron-Clad with Pains and Psnal-
| ties.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Chiness
exclusion bill as it passed the house
yesterday, prohibits the coming into
the United States Of Chinese persons,
whether subjects of the Chinese empire
of otherwise. as well as those who arc
now here and may hereafter leave, ex-
cept such persons who may come As
ministers or other diplomatic represent
atives, consul general. commercial
agent and other agents of the Chinese
government travelling on business
The master of any vessel who shall
knowingly bring to the United States
and land or attempt to land any Chi
nese persons. excluded by this bill, ID
made guilty OF q misdemeanor and
made punishsSas by fine of not more
than $500 for each and every person 20
brought together with imprisonment for
one year.
Chinese persons excepted from the pro-
vision of this act shall be admitted upon
the production of officials credentials ~
the secretary of the treasury may pro-
vide Collectors of customs and their
deputies are authorized TO administer
oaths when they deem it necessary,
relative to the Identification Of Chinese
persons and their right to remain in the
United States. and any person who
shall wilfully and corruptly swear
falsely in any such oath, affirmation,
affidavit. or deposition shall be deemed
guilty of perjury and on conviction
shall be punished by fine of not less
than 81 200 and not more than g, 900,
and by imprisonment at hard labor for
not less than one year and not more
than five years.
Persons knowingly aiding to bring or
causing to be brought into this country
persons not entitled to entry under this
act are deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and made punishable by fine Of q 900
and imprisonment for not less than one
year.
Chinese persons entering the United
States by crossing its borders contrary
to the provision of this act are to be
tried by court and If found not to be
lawfully in the United States are to be
imprisoned in a penitentiary for not
more than five years. at the expiration
of which they are to be returned to the
country from which they came.
Hereafter. no state court or United
States court is to admit Chinese persons
to citizenship and all laws in conflict
with this provision are repealed.
All Chinese persons now in the United
States are to apply to the commissioner
of internal revenue of their districts
within one year Of the passage Of this
act for certificates of residence, and
any such persons found within one year
after the bill shall become law with
out a certificate of residence are to Be
judged unlawfully in the United States
and subject to the same fines and PEN
alties as though they had come unlaw-
fully into this country at the first in
stance.
Immediately after the passage Of this
act the secretary of the treasury Is to
make rules and regulations and issue
blanks necessary ior the eenlorcemehs VI
the provisions of the bill.
The last section of the measure pro-
vides that all acts and parts Of acts in
consistent herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed and the provisions
of all treaties now in force between the
United States government and the Chi
nese empire in 50 far as they or any
of them conflict with provisions Of this
act, the same are hereby abrogated, set
aside and repealed: Provided. that
nothing contained in this act shall be
construed TO affect any prosecution or
other proceeding, criminal or civil BE-
gun under any existing act or any scts
hereby repealed, but such prosecution
or other proceeding, criminal or civil.
shall proceed as if this act had not been
passed.