The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-02

IurQlSQeO Dy SalO COLLECTOR Will SUCH
certificates of his right TO return under
this treaty as the laws of the United
States shall hereafter prescribe, and
not inconsistent with the provisions
of this treaty, and should the written
description aforesaid be proved to be
false. the right of return Hereunder,
or of continued residence after such
return in each case shall be forfeited,
and such right OF return to the United
States shall be exercised within one
year from the date of leaving the
United States, but such right of return
to the United States may be extended
an additional period not exceeding
one year. In cases where by reason of
sickness or other cause of disability
beyond his control, such Chinese la
borer shall be rendered unable sooner
to return-which facts shall be fully
reported to the Chinese Consul at the
port of his departure, and by him GER
titled to the satisfaction of the Col
lector of Port at which such Chinese
subject shall land in the United States,
and no such Chinese laborer shall be
permitted to enter the United States
by land or sea without producing to
the proper officer of customs the re-
turn certificate herein required.
Article III.-The provisions of this
convention shall not affect the right
at present enjoyed by Chinese sub
jects, being officials, teachers, stu
dents, merchants or travellers for curl
osity or pleasure, but not laborers, of
coming to the United States and resid
ing therein. To entitle such Chinese
subjects as are above described to ad-
mission into the United States they
may produce a certificate from their
Government, or the Government
where they last resided, vised by the
diplomatic or Consular representative
of the United States in the country or
port whence they depart.
Article IV.-In pursuance of Article
III of the Immigration Treaty be-
tween the United States and China,
signed at Peking on the 18th day Of
November, 1880, it is hereby under
stood and agreed that Chinese labor
ers, or Chinese of any other class,
either permanently or temporarily
residing i'm the United States, shall
have for the protection of their per-
sons and property all the rights that
are given by the laws of the United
States to citizens of the most favored
nations, excepting the right to become
citizens, and the Government of the
United States reaffirms its obligations,
az stated in said Article 3, to exert its
power TO secure protection to persons
and property of all Chinese subjects
in the United States.
Article V. - The Government of
the United States having, by Act
of Congress, approved May 5, 1892,
as amended by the Act approved
May 5, 1898, required all Chinese
laborers lawfully within the linn
its of the United States before the
first named Act, to be registered
as in said Acts provided, with view
of offering them better protection,
the Chinese Government will not
object to the enforcement of such
Acts, and reciprocallyithe Government
of the United States recognizes the
right of the Government of China TO
exact and enforce similar laws or reg
ulations for the registration, free of
charge, of laborers, skilled or unskilled
not merchants, as defined by said
Acts of Congress), citizens of the
United States in China, whether re-
siding within or without treaty ports,
and the Government of the United
States agrees that within twelve
months from the date of the exchange
and the ratification of this convention,
and annually thereafter it will furnish
to the Government of China regis
ters and reports showing the full
name, age, occupation and number or