New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-18
PROVISIONS OF THE GEARY ACT.
r,,r Jaw THAT HAS CAUSED The TROUBLE.
&c pror1RED OF CHINESE RESIDENTS
IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN THIS coUNIRf'
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.]

Washington. May 1.-THE Geary Act whose con
a,itutional,ty has Just been affrrned on appaI ~
tho Supreme Court, became a law on May D. io"-' ~
the Signature Of the President, having paS'eu VI.
Senate in its final form on Nay ana 'he io' "
representatives on May 4. BY the provisions oil 'he
.t tho Chinese laborers affected were to have one
rear N comply with the regulations respee'iS
Identification etc, and the year OF grace ha|hs ga
r,red nearly two weeks ago. the vast Ua!or'" VI
cinnamon now In this country fnd themselves SUI
,ect TO imprisonment and deportation. as oy 'he au
wire a, the "slx Companies" and other interested
councillors they have stubborny refused 10 'a"e
ont the certificates Of residence required by 'he
Geary law u,,,,oo q,
The Geary Act as reshaped in the committee oi
conference and passed May 4. 1902, EXTENDED ~,
ten years all laws then In force promo"hs anu
regulating the coming into this country OF .'i'e9o
persons those laws having been drawn "''n ''s
purpose to exclude Chinese laborers as such' ~ u
been found that under the Scott law many Chiicsr
,ahorrrs were continually entering the country anu
escaping arrest by means of forgery ana pef|ur! III
the courts no system Of Identification being possible
ms long as no record OF the Chinese ehnueu W IT,
main in the United States was Kept Inc "c'''
,aw offers such system Of Identification and makes
n duty OF the Internal Revenue once 10 enforce IT,
nv tho first section OF the law all the existing reg
s,a,ion AGAINST Chinese laborers Is EXTENDED TO May
1902 The second section provides ,hat any 'n"'ee
person convicted under the scott act or "'iier "o''
NJ being In this country In violation OF 'he p'"no
tim against laborers Is TO be depored 10 Nn'i'" vi"
less he can prove before court that ne IL Suo''
or citizen OF some other country. In THIS case he
~ -, ..nor,.d IN that country but II a tax OF any
r,,a ,s imposet on his rc-entry there he Is 10 Ut
sent instead to China. BY the th'ru ana io"''" '
t,ons the burden OF proof is thrown on all persons ar
re.tcl To establish their right TO remain iaurc 70
do which to the satisfaction OF court Is W e''"'
removal from the country, ai'er '"ip''o
hard labor for one year. by section no oa" - "
be allowed hereafter In habeas corpus oase'
tho writ is sought by Chinese person u''''u u
r,,.s,on 10 this county by the customs or por, o'"
.nls sections @, Z, and enpo'y Tue "'" ~
sf Identification by tag" or certificate.
Tho chinese laborers within the United Sti'eS vi
u.y = 1872 we're 10 apply to the coiiee'or' Va
In,ernal Revenue of the varons dstric's' Ior oo.n
Gates OF residence md all falling TO 'ahc o". 'e'"
Gates within that time, and found ai'er "a' -
,soa. IN the United States without such cer"''",'''
were made liable to arrest ana dspor'iau nea States
Judge that b. reason OF sickness aeoue No. scented
certificates could rc mo, ' here was
required prove by HE ala OF at ieas. %e ~ ihe
nochincsv witness, mat e ne Of T' the passage Of the
oessy scsiiaca,es. which were TO be taken ont with,
, i"r Sarge. We're 10 be- furnished by 'ae Internal
Rcvei,ic of.cc and contain the nane age; io ,c
residence and occupation Of the Sppc". scres %
Ss ressnry's the Treasury regulations subsequently
making photographic identification part Of the Gsr,i
or 's steSs forged altered the penalty IS
600 ne Or Imprisonment for Of vf n yenrs
Reyenrs are TO receive 81 each compensation from
tie Government No money was appropriated by ny
s 'ss egg cv i' Bin sr q The SRstS
ton provision 100000 has been found rdicnlcnsy
Who nave failed 10 comply with lie requirements Of
the law