Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-11
CHINESE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED
Reputation Provision of the Chinese
RYCIua1Ou Act.


Exclusion Act.
By the 10Th day of May, 1893, all Chi
namen in this country are to be registered
In the Office of the local collectors of inter-
nal reuenue and given certificate Of resi-
dence.
The act of congress approved May 3,
1892, entitled IAN act to prohibit the
coming of Chinese persons into the United
States" provides that it shall be the duty
of all Chinese laborers within the limits of
the United States at the time of the pas
sage of this act, and who are entitled to
remain in the United States, to apply to
| the collector of internal revenue of their
respective Districts within one year after
the passage of the act for certificate of
residence. The act provides that such
certificates shall be issued without charge
to the applicant, and shall contain the
name, age, legal residence, and occupation
of the applicant and such other descrip
ton of the applicant as shall be prescribed
by the secretary of the treasury, and a
duplicate shall be fled in the Office of the
collector of internal revenue for the dis
trict in which such Chinaman makes ap'
plication. The duplicate certificate is te
be kept in the Office of the collector of in
ternal revenue and the stubs are to be for
warded to the commissioner of interna
revenue at Washington, D. G.
The secretary of the treasury has ISSUED
regulations under the provisions of the &C
of congress. In the application for tn
state when he arrived in the United States
his age, and to append to the application
true Photographic likeness of himself
The application must be made under oath
Two witnesses are required to verify tn
applicants statements and certify to tn
| correctness of the photograph. The appli
cant must furnish three unmounted photo
f graphs of himself of sufficient size and dis
z tinctness to accurately represent the entir
face of the Chinaman, the head to be no
less than one and one-half inches fror
base of hair to base of chin. Tintypes ar
not allowed. One of these pictures will b
Il forwarded to Washing ton, one will be al
tached to the application and the other t
: the certificate issued to the Chinaman Q
II woman. The certificate will contain tn
name, age, height, occupation, residence
: color of eyes and complexion Of the Chint
K man, and any physical marks or peculiar
ties will be described for further purpos
+ of Identification.
These regulations apply only to Chimes
% laborers, all classes of skilled and III
n skilled laborers, persons employed in mil
ing, hucksters, peddlers, and persons e1
4 gagged in taking and drying or otherwit
l. preserving shells or fish for home col
sumption or expectation, and laundrymel
Persons who are employed in stores, bl
70 who are not owners or part owners in tt
i'd business are classed as laborers. A persc
b. to be exempted from the operations of tn
law as a merchant must be an owner
part owner of bona fde mercantile e
20 tablishment.
Certificates are being prepared at Was
r ington and as soon as received by Collect
T. Hutchinson he will publish detailed i
formation to enlighten all Cinnamon as
the operations of the exclusion act.