The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-14
IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS.

How the New Laws of Congress Will BE
Enforced by the Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Secretary Car
isle to-day issued the new regulations re-
gsrdlng the precautions TO be observed in
admitting immigrants to the United States.
The regulations contain seventeen articles,
the first ten Of which are substantially the
same as the regulations now In force.
Articles IL to Is. inclusive. are practically
new, made to conform to the new laws af-
fecting immigration passed by the last
Congress and approved on the Sd of March
last. Their most important points are as
follows:
Article IL enaots that no vessel briD ging
immigrants from ports where contagious
or infectious diseases are prevailing shall
be admitted TO entry, unless 1t appear by
the certificate OF the consular officer at
such port that said immigrant has been de-
tanned at the port of embarkation at least
five days under medical observation in
specially designated barracks or houses set
apart for their exclusive use. and mat
their clothing. baggage and personal eff
feets have been dlsiDfected before being
also be applied to vessels bringing Immi-
grants from noninfected ports. but who
come from infected localities.
Article u requires that there shall be de-
liyered to the COMMISSIONS of Immigs-
ton at the port of arrival lists of such inn
migrants. which shall state as to each of
said passengers substantially what is now
required by existing law and these addi-
tional requirements: Whether the immi-
grant has paid his own passage or whether
It has been paid by other persons, or by
any corporation. society, municipality. or
governments; whether ever in prison or
~almshouse or supported by charity;
whether a polygamist; whether under con-
tract, express OF implied, to perform
labor In the United States.
Article13 provides that such lists shall be
accompanied by the foregOing interrogatO-
rles and answers thereto in the language of
b eimmigrent. which shall be signed 10y him
In the presence of the agent granting trans
portatiOn; and there shall DO Endorsed
thereon. In the language OF the immigrant,
q notice that if. upon his arrival in the
United States, IL Is found that such inter
rOgatOrles have not been correctly answered
he will be immediately returned; also. that
he will be required to make oath TO the
truth of such answers. If IL be called Tor by
the Commissioner OF Immigration, at the
port of ARRIVAL in the United States. and
that a false oath will subject him to q fine
or imprisonment.
Article ii provides that the immigrants
shall be listed In convenient groups, and
no one list OF manifest shall contain more
than thirty names.
Article Is provides that in case of the
failure of the commanding officer of the
vessel to deliver to the inspector of Immi-
grafton lists or maDifests, verified as efore-
said, containing the information above re-
Quired as TO all immigrants on board, there
shall be paid to the collector of customs
at the port of arrival the sum of $40 for
each immigrant qualified to enter the
United States. concerning whom the above
information Is not contained in any list as
aforesaid, or said immigrant shall not be
permitted to enter the United States. but
shall be returned lke other excluded per-
sons.