The morning call., 1892-09-15

Of May 5, 1892. 1t is required this work shall
be entirely completed within one year from Inc
date of this act. You are therefore lnstfGcteo
on receipt of this circular 10 at once actively en-
gage In procuring the applications Oh Chinese IN
your division for certificates and continue the
same until all the Chinese thereln have hsd op-
portuniiy to make application. The regulations
should he strictly adhered 10 In every PARTICULAR
aud each paper carefully examined and is cor.
TeetneSs and completeness aseertalneo beloie
forwarding the same TO this once as. II re,
turned for correc. ion, IL win be difficult II not
impossible, for you 10 make cOrrectIons: LUIS LUIS
registration will require great deai oa sseor 9
and. as al least Two VISITS iocstie! Sh piURaae Waere
there are a considerable number OF Chi-
pese as there Will be difficulty In procuring
iocaifies viii be difficult or impossible of access
during the winter, you are r quested 10 besin al
the earliest possible date and prosecute the
work vigorously. You can transact your other
reyenue business In connection with thls,
Each county collector should keep book
con aiming list of all applications received,
dale received, place received and place OF resi-
dence and name OF person In whose care certif-
Gates ar 10 be sent II not delivered direct. IL
should also contain a record OF the days on
which you were al the several localities.
The commissioners has made tie following rul'
ing:
fn answer to tile first interrogatory 1 have TO
say that IL IS not necessary that the athdavits
should be by white persons; but they may be
made By Chinese laboTers. or Chinese other than
laborers who are credible witnesses and OF good
character. III Is desirable, however, lIal tHc
af1idavts OF white persons OF good character
should be obtained by tile Collector whenever II
Is practicable 10 do so.
The foregoing remarks apply 10 cases where
Chinese make application 10 the Collector for the
certificate provided for ii the st part OF sec uon
6 OF said act But IN cases where Cinnamon
shall neglect, fail or refuse 10 comply with the
PROVISIONS OF the act requiring the obtaining OF
such certificate within the time prescribed by
law. or who, after one year from the passage OF
the acf, shall be found without such certificate
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bought before a United States Judge, then IN
such case at least one OF the witnesses 10 the
bearing shall be credible white person.
The answer 10 the second lnterrogatOry IS ihat
female white person Of lawful age, for all the
purposes Of the act here referred 10, is COM
Feteut witness.
the Collector Of Internal Revenue may require
that the applicant for certificate snall present
his application In proper and lntelilgiOle i0fun'
and whatever cost he may incur IN accomplish
ing this should be al his own expense, out the
Collec or has no right 10 hX the lee OF an inter
prefer or require its payment by The applicant
IL is the purpose and intent OF The law that the
applicant shall obtain his certificate without any
charge upon the part OF the Government.
The answer OF the fourth interrogatory Is that
Il is not necessary that The application made by
the Chiuaman shall embrace all the matters tnat
are required 10 be found aud stated IN the GER
Ifeate when issued. The Collector should, upon
tue heariug OF the case obtain all necessary III
formation as 10 those things which are 10 be en-
br2ced in the certificate without regard 10 the
particular contents OF the Application. No form
will be needed save thar which IS contained IN
the certificate itself.
TIE answer to the sixth and last interr0eatory
is that II would be imDractcable, II not lmpos.
sible, 10 make a distinction between Chinese
women as 10 their character The legal wife aud
minor children of a Cunama0, other than a Ia
boreT, living With the husband and father aud
supported By him as family, are held to belong
10 TIE same class as the head Of The family, and
may be considered as Chinese other than labor
ers. But The Collector IN such case should re-
Qulre conclusive testimony as 10 the relation
ship. All other Chinese females are classed un.
der The head of labOTeTs. Respectfully yours.
JOHN w. MASON, Commissioner.
The above is submitted for your Information.
Please instruct any Deputy Collector who may
be sent tc assist you as 10 above ruling, Re-
speciiully, JNo. {. QUINN, COAector.