Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-30
THE NEW TREATY.
Full Text of the Meas.
ure.
,hinese LabOrerS Shut Out for
Ten Years.

Ihe following Il til" text OF the Chinese
'onVeiItion agreed upon. and sent To the
ienate as a confidential document:
Art. /. The high contracting powers agree
hat for Il period OF ten years, beginning with
lie date Of the exchange OF notifications Of
| his eQnvention.. The coming. except under
Conditions hrfsaftss specified, ~ Chinese
ahorers to the United States should bc abso-
utely prohibited.
Art. 9. The preceding article shall not ap-
liy to the return to the United States OF any
registered Chinese inbOrrr who has lawful
wife, child or parent in the United states or
| property thcreiu to the value Of $1,000 or
lehts Of like amount du" him and pending
| settlement. Nevertheless, every such Chinese
abor,r shall before leaving the United
State4 deposit rs Il condition nf his return
with the collector Of customs OF I'll" district
from which he departs full description
in writing OF his family or property or
lebts MS aforesaid shall he furnished by said
'ole,tor with such certificates OF his right to
return under this treaty as the laws OF the
United States may now "r hereafter prescribe
md nOt~inconsistcnt with the provisions OF
his treaty; and should the written descrip-
lion aforesaid he found to be false, the right
1t return Hereunder. or continued residence
lftcr return. shall in such cas-" ba forfeited.
And such right Of return To the nited
States shall be- exercised wthih
one year from dntc OF leaving the
United States, hut such right Of return to the
United States may be extended for an addi-
tional period not exceeding ON" year III
'aSes where, by reason OF sickness or other
ause of disability beyond his contr' l. sdrh
Chinese lahorcr, shall hr rendered unable
sooner to return. which fact shall h" fully re-
ported to the Chinese consul nt the port Of
departure and by him certified to tn" salts
faction Of the collector of IT," port nj which
Chinese subject shall land in the | nited
States. And no such Chimes" Iahorer shall
be Permitted to enter the United States by
land or sea. without producing To- the proper
officer Of customs the return certificates mere
in required.
Art ;. The provisions Of the convention
shall not affect the rights at present en-
loved hy Chinese subjects being officials,
teachers, students, merchants or travellers
for curiosity or pleasure, hut not lahorers,
coming TO the United States and residing there
in To entitla such Chimes" subjects. ~ are
above described. to admission into the United
States. they may produce "ertih'ht" from
their government or the government where
they Inst resided. by the diplomatic or consular
representatives OF the United States IN the
country or pert whence they depart. IL ~
al-n agreed that Chinese lNhorrr- shall con
tuIN oI md nitt'd StHtes IN the course ul
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their journey to or from "'h'r r''u",,.' .h
iect to regulation "N th' soN'lnu',n' y, o,,
United States aS may I've lf'''s't,> " i,,oi'"'
the privilege "i transit '''', "rliE ,i,' ~ IN,
Art. I. In pursuance "' nl'r..lU ., So Wv
Immigration treaty ht'W'rn wv ,,'' issO
and China, signed nj i'h'n, Wv Il E,r,,,, ,u
(the 10Th day oi III" trhth mo-" VI n'.a.,I nm"
Shu, sixth year. II j. uhuy'>''''''' I''i
that chinese iao'rrr' "I' "l'', r,
class either p'rhaS'h'ly "t ''"PI',T' P,,,u ho,,,
siding in lh' hl"'' T'"', '"'' ,,,rinn.
for the protection ol "'', nno
and property al tE,'I ,,.," u,,' D., ~,
given by th" laws OF the i''''' o'"'S ="
i2ens OF the most 'hSot'n tt",',', fi'm Im5
the right to become h"iutalIH n",' a,,'
he government "' 'll' nv J.g g., "r,.r,
it, obligations a. 0'H''' j" "r.i', - ~, ,h ,or
all its power |" ,'""r'' ''.,;,,,"n y" ,Ii,,,i IN
sons and properly "' "'' "''''
the ohlte" 1'''''H' ....,,,,,,, ~ tho limited
Art. u: Inc government NJ. ". '"o onrrnysJ
States having ny "ct w 'VnN lux ,, "nnrored
! May ., lstZ rs "Ih'haeu "A - hCr..'
| Nov. 5, ls9s, required "ii onit a. Tni,iJ
lawfully wnhih the lll'it7 ,I,a Dc H,s,- named
States before the Pass'.gc " NV .iioI 18th
act to register aS Ill sniu "'tS tln'' .,orttmn
view OF aHordihs lhcnl ,1 L~'',i PtJ, PnJia., ~
| thc 'hi''ooo 80, 80 - sm.h arts and reel