The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-03-02

/ SONiAINIIS VI luc
Government .: the Hawaiian Isl
ands:
SkCuoN lit shall be unlawful fol
aliens of the following classes to land in
the Hawaiian Islands, to-wit: Idiots,
insane persons, paupers, vagabonds,
criminals, fugitives from justice, persons
suffering from loathsome or dangerous
contagious disease, stowaways, vagrants,
and persons without visible means OF
support, which means of support may be
shown by the bona fde possession of not
less than fifty dollars in money or a
bona fide written contract OF employ
ment with reliable and responsible
resident OF the Hawaiian Islands.
SECTION 2-The master or other officer
OF any vessel or any person who shall
bring within the Hawaiian Islands and
land, or attempt to land, or permit to be
landed any alien not lawfully entitled to
enter the Hawaiian Islands, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by
fine of not more than five hundred nor
less than one hundred dollars for each
and every such alien not entitled to
enter the Hawaiian Islands, so brought
and landed, or attempted or permitted to
be landed, and may be imprisoned for a
term not exceeding one year; and any
such vessel shall not have clearance
from any port of the Hawaiian Islands
until such fine is paid.
SECTION 3-Upon the arrival OF any
vessel from any foreign land at any port
OF the Hawaiian Islands with passengers
on board it shall be the duty of the mas
ter OF such vessel to report the name,
nationality, last residence, destination,
occupation and object OF coming to the
Hawaiian Islands Of every such passen-
ger, before any OF them are landed, to
the Collector General of Customs or his
deputy, or the Collector of Customs Of
the port at which such vessel has ar
rived, who shall thereupon inspect all of
such passengers who may be aliens,
either on board OF such vessel or at a
designated place on shore. But such re-
moval OF such passenger from the said |
vessel for the purposes of such inspect |
ion shall not be considered to be land !
ing. The inspecting officers shall have
the power to administer oaths and to |
take and consider testimony touching
the right Of any such alien passengers to
land within the Hawaiian Islands, all of |
which shall be entered of record. All |
decisions made by the inspection officers
the right of any alien to land
shall be final; provided that the Col
ector- General of Customs may reverse
he decisions of his deputy and the sew
eral Collectors of Customs, in case ap-
peal shall be taken to him from their de-
;isions. 1t shall be the duty OF the mas
er and officers and agents of such vessel
o adopt due precautions to prevent the
anding of any alien at any place or time
'ther than that designated by the in
pection officers, and any master, officer
n agent of such vessel who shall, either
or negligently, land or permit
o land any alien at any place Or time
ther than that designated by the in
pection officers, or than those who NAV
ave received permit to land by the
Inspection officers, shall be deemed
Utility of Il misdemeanor and be liable to
he penalties above mentioned. ANY such
essel shall not have clearance from any {
ort OF the Hawaiian Islands until such
ne is paid.
SECTION An aliens who may unlaw-
lily come 10 the Hawaiian Islands shall.
practicable. be Immediately sent out of a
re country on the yes el by which they
ere brought in. The cost of their main
nance while here, AS we'll as the ex-
ense OF removing such aliens out of the
'untry, shall be borne by the owner or
Tners of the vessel on which such aliens
Ime; and if any master, agent, con-
gnee or owner OF such vessel shall re-
Sc to receive back on board such aliens,
shall neglect to detain them thereon,
shall refuse or neglect TO carry them v
It of the country or pay the cost OF their az
while here, such master, s.
ent, consignee or owner shall be Of
emed guilty of misdemeanor and be II
bile to the above mentioned penalties
: each and every ofense, and any such
ssel shall not have clearance from any
rt of the Hawaiian Islands until such
e is paid e.
Section 5-Any alien who shall come II
o the Hawaiian Islands in violation of G