The record-union., 1893-12-21
REGISTRATION OF TEE CHINESE.
Orders from Washington to Begin the
Work at Once.
Revenue Collector Byington's Instruc-
tions-Former Registrations
Of No Avail.

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not the Chinese residents of this country
will submit to the law of Congress gov
erning their registration, or whether they
will again allow themselves TO be guided
by the Six Companies and certain unscru-
pulous white lawyers, and refuse the
terms granted them.
Yesterday Internal Revenue Collector
Byington received written instructions
from Commissioner James $. Miller at
Washington to prepare at once ior the
registration of all Chinese under the Act
of May ), 1892, which was extended
from the Sd of November last tor period
of six months. or up to the 81 Of May
next as will appear by the following
communication
THE COMMISSIONER'S s LETTER.
WAsHINGToN, December 10, 1898.
II. ". ByiRgfOA, Collector Fourth Dis
tYicf, Sacramento. Cdi-SIR: by an Act
of Congress approved November ;, 1888,
the provisions OF the Act approved May
3, 1892. for the registration of Chinese
labOrers in the United States, were eX-
tended for a period of six months from
the first named date.
Revised regulations and blanks have
been prepared for carrying into effect the
provisions of this law, and q supply has
been sent you.
You will at once proceed to give notice.
through the public press and by posting
such notices as may be necessary in see
tions where the Chinese are located, adj
vising them OF their rights under the law,
and of what is expected Of them in the
premises.
You will please advise this office by the
first proXimo Of the progress made in
W Ct 1ct in q
this work, and the disposition manifested
by the Chinese in regard TO registration.
Your attention is called to the fact that
the law as amended provides that it
shall be the duty Of all Chinese laborers
within the limits of the United States be-
fore the passage of the Act to which this
is an amendment, to apply to the Col
lector of Internal Revenue of their re-
spective districts within six months after
the passage of this Act for a certificate of
residence"
This makes it necessary that all Chi
nese iaborers who made application and
received certificates under the Act of May
., 1892, shall again make application and
receive certificates Of residence under the
present Act. Respectfully,
JAS. s. MILLER, Commissioner.
PROVISIONS OF THE ACT.
The Act provides that it shall be the
duty of all Chinese laborers who are en-
titled to remain III the United States, TO
apply TO the Collector of Internal Revenue
OF their respective districts Tor Il certti-
cate of residence, and any Chinese laborer
within the limit Of the nited States who
shall neglect. fail, or refuse 10 comply
with the provisions of this Act, or who,
after six months from November 3, 1853
shall be found within the jurisdiction Of
the United States without such certificate
of residence, shall be deemed and adj
Judged to be unlawfulIy within the
United States, and may be arrested by
any customs official, Collector of Internal
Revenue or his deputies, United States
Marshal or his deputies, and taken before
q United States Judge, whose duty it shall
lie to order thai he be deported from the
/ nted States, unless h6 shall establish
clearly to the satisfaction of said Judge
that by reason of accident, sickness or
other unavoidable cause, he has been un-
able TO procure his certificate, and to the
satisfaction Of the court, and by at least
one credible white witness, that be was a
resident OF the United States at The time
OF the passage OF this Act; and if upon
The hearing 1t shall appear that he is so
entitled TO a certificate. it shall be granted
upon his paying the cost.
should it appear that said Chinaman
had procured q certificate which has been
lost or destroyed. he shall be detained
and judgment suspended u reasonable
time to enable him to procure q duplicate
from the officer granting it, and i'll such
cases the cost OF said arrest and trial shall
be in the discretion of the court. And
any Chinese person, other than q Chi
nese laborer, having a right to be and re-
main in the United States. desiring such
certificate as evidence Of such right, may
apply tor and receive the same without
charge
The Secretary of the Treasury shall
make such rules and regulations as may
be necessary for the efficient execution Of
this Act, and shall prescribe the neces-
sary forms and furnish the necessary
blanks to enable Collectors of Internal
Revenue to issue the certificates required
hereby, and make such provisions That
certificates may be procured in localities
convenient to the applicants. Such cer-
tlticates shall oe issued without charge to
the applicant. and shall containthe name.
age, local residence, and occupation of the
applicant, and such other description Of
the applicant as shall be prescribed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, and a
duplicate thereof shall be filed in the
office OF the Collector OF Internal Revenue
for the district within which such China
man makes application.
Any person who shall knowingly and
falsely alter or substitute any name Tor
the name written IN such certificate or
forge such certificate, or knowingly utter
any forged or fraudulent certificate. or
falsely personate any person named in
such certificate shall be guilty OF a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in a sum not exceeding
$1,000, or imprisoned in the penitentiary
Tor term OF not more than five years.