Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-14
NEW REGULATIONS ISSUED.

Immigrants to This Country M ust Not
Come From Injected Ports Nor Shall
They Come Under Contract.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Sec rotary Car
Isle to- day issued the new regulations re-
gsrding precautions to be observed in ad-
uniting 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 II to Is Inclusive are practically
new, made to conform to the new laws af
fectiDg immigration passed by the last con-
gress and approved on March last
Article II enaots that no vessel bringing
immigrants from ports where contagious
or infe ctious diseases are prevailing shall
be admitted to entry unless 1t appears by
/ the certificate of the consular officer at
such port that said immigrants have ben
detained 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 that
their clothing, baggage and personal effects
have been disinfscted before being placed
on board. The above restrictions will also
be applied to vessels bringing immigrants
from non-infected ports, but who come
from infected localities.
| Article 10 requires that there sh all be
delivered to the commissioner of immi-
grafton at the port of arrival lists of such
Immigrants which shall state as to each of
said passengers substantially what is now
required by existing law and these sddi-
tional requirements: Whether the immi-
grant has paid his own passage or whether
1t has been paid by other persons or by
any corp oration, society, municipality or
government. Whether ever In prison, OF
almshouse or supported by charity.
Whether a polygamist. Whether under
contract, express or implied I'd perfor N
labor In the United States.
Article 10 provides that such lists oh al
be accompanied by the foregoing interro
gstories and answers thereto In the lah
guaga of tie immigrant which fhan b
! signed by him in the presence OF the agen
granting him transportation; and Their
shall be Endorsed thereon in the Language
. of the immigrant. .tice, that II upor
his arrival In the United States, 1t Is found
that such interrogstories have not beel
i correctly answered, he will be immediatel.
returned, also that he will be required t
!; it be called for by the commissioner of tn
I immigration at the port of arrival In tn
y United Statee; and that false oath wi
subject him to fine or imprisonment
Article IA provides that the immigrant
shall be listed In convenient groups an
I'd no one list or manifest shall contain moi
than thirty names.
Article is provides that in case of th
failure of the commanding officer of th
- vessel to deliver to the inspector of imm
grafton lists or manifests verified as afor
n said containing the information above r
n ouired as to all immigrants on boar
there shall be paid to the collector of on
toms ct the port Of arrival the sum of s.
for each immigrant qualified to enter Il
United States concerning whom the abo'
u information IL not contained in any hst
aforesaid, or said immigrant shall not
permitted to enter the United States, b
shall be returned, like other exclud
persons.
These new regulations will 60 into effe
~ May 8, 1898.