Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-05
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Bill Passed Shutting
Out MongoIians.
TARIFF WILL BE THE ISSUE
In the Event of Cleveland Securing the
Presidential'N

WASHINGTON. April 5.--The Chinese ex-
clusion bill as 4 passed the house yester.
day. absolutely prohibits the coming into
the United States OF Chinese persons,
whether subjects of the Chinese empire or
otherwise, as well as those who are now
here and may hereafter leave except such
PERSONS who may come as ministers or
other Diplomatic representatives. consuls
general commercial agents or other agents
Of the Chinese government travelling on
business.
The master OF any Sessel who shall
knowingly bring to the United States and
land or attempt to land. any Chiaese per-
sons excluded by this bill. is made guilty
of a misdemeanor and made punishable
by a fine Of not more than 800 for each
AMI every person so brought, and impris-
onpent for one year.
Chinese persons excepted from the pro
visions Of this act shall be admitted upon
the production Of Official credentials as
the secretary Of the treasury provides.
Collectors OF customs and their deputies
are authorize TO administer oaths when
they deem il necessary relative to the
Identification Of Chinese persous and their
right to remain in the United States, and
any person who shall wiifully or cor
rup;ly swear falsely in any such oath,
affirmation, af'i lavit or deposition shall
b. deemed guilty OF perjury and on con-
viction shsll be punished by q fine OF not
less than 5000 and not more than 5000
ami by imprisonment at hard labor for
not less than one year and not moro than
five years.
Persous knowingly aiding to bring or
causing TO be brought into the United
States persons not entitled to entry under
this act are deemed guilty Of mis-.
demeanor and made punishable by fine Of
$1,000 and imprisonment for one year.
Chinese persons entering the United
States by crossing its borders contrary to
the provisions of this act are to be tried by
court and IL found not to be lawfully In
the United States are to be imprisoned in
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 i'm conflict with
tins provision are repealed.
All Chinese persons now In the United
States are to apply TO the commissioner Of
interaal revenue Of their districts within
one year after the passage of this act for
certificates OF residence. and any such per-
sons found within one year after the
bill shall become law wit hout n certii-
cate Of residence are to be judged uHlaw
fully in the United States and snbject 10
the same fines and penalties rs though
they had come unlawfully into this coun-
try at the first instance. Immediately after
the passage of this act the secretary Of the
treasury is 10 make rules and regulations
and issue blanks necessary for the enforce
ment of the provisions of the bill.
The last section of the measure provides
that all acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
herewith be. and the same are hereby, re-
pealed, and the provisions Of all treaties
now in force between the United States
government and the Chinese empire. in so
far rs they, or any Of them, conflict with
the provisions of this act be, and the same
are hereby abrogated, set aside and re-
pealed.
Provided that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to effect any prose
cution or other proceeding, criminal or
civil, begun under any existing act or any
acts hereby repealed, but such prosecu.
tion proceeding. criminal or civil, shall
proceed as il this act had not been passed.