The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-27
BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENTS TO RULES AND
REGULATIONS RESTRICT
ING CHINESE IMMI-
GRAFTON:

Pursuant to the power and authority
vested in the Minister of Foreign At
fairs by an Act of the Legislature,
passed on the 18th day of January,
1893, and by and with the consent of
a majority of the Cabinet. / do hereby
make and publish the following amend
ments to the Rules and Regulations in
connection with the Acts restricting
Chinese immigration, passed at the
session of the Legislature of 1S921S93,
and the amendments thereto passed by
said Legislature, approved in EXecu
tive Council the 7th day of February,
1893, until the same be altered, am
ended or annulled;
Section four of said Rules and Regu-
lations is hereby amended so as to
read:
Section 4. Permits to Chinese resi-
dents to go to China and return will
"be granted only for period not to
exceed two years from the date of is
"sue. Provided, that the Minister of
| Foreign Affairs, in his discretion,
may, in exceptional cases, extend the
time therein stipulated. Application
'for such extension must be made in
writing, setting forth the reason for
"such extension. Upon the approval by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
petition for such extension, the Sec
rotary of the Chinese Bureau shall
prepare an extension piece, which
shall be signed by the said Minister
''and countersigned by the Secretary,
under the seal of the Foreign Office.
ut shall be uniformly numbered with
''the original permit to which it shall
''be attached. For such extension fee
''of Five Dollars shall be charged
Section nine of said Rules and Regu-
read:
Section 9. All applications for per-
Units for travellers or merchants hav-
'ing business interests in the Hawaiian
Islands, to sojourn temporarily in the
Hawaiian Islands for period not to
exceed six months, must be accompa-
''nied by good and sufficient bond for
$500 with one or more sureties, resi-
''dent in the Hawaiian Islands, ap-
proved by the Minister of Foreign At
fairs Upon the approval of such
| '.bonds a certificate of filing same
shall be issued by the Secretary of
1.-The Chinese Bureau, for which
charge of One Dollar shall be made.
"All certificates of fling bonds, and
| amy embarkation permits issued by
amy Hawaiian Consul or Consul Gen
| "eral in connection Herewith, shall
''be null and void unless the merchant
''or traveller shall land in the Hawaiian
Islands before the expiration of six
months from the date of the issuance
"of the certificate of filing bond by
1.-The bureau.
Immediately upon the arrival of any
vessel, having on board such mer-
''chant or traveller, the said surety or
l"'sureties shall obtain from the Chinese
Bureau permit for landing the said
merchant or traveller, and shall, i'm
"mediately upon his landing, take him
ito the Chinese Bureau to execute the
said bond.
Upon the departure of merchants
cor travellers who have executed and
filled bonds, the surety or sureties on
1.-The same shall file, within seven days,
"a declaration under oath that such
merchant or traveller has left the Ha-
''waiian Islands. The Secretary of the
Chinese Bureau shall Immediately
compare said statement with the GER
titled list of departures filed by the
Collector General of Customs, and il
found to be correct shall attach his
certificate to the said statement, fol
} (which certificate of departure he shall
charge the sum of One Dollar, to be
paid by said surety or sureties. The
''bond will then be cancelled
TSig.1 HENRY E. COOPER,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Approved in Cabinet the 22nd day OF
October, 1896
| TSig7 J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
ISig.l S. NJ. DAMON,
r Minister of Finance.
l ISig.l WILLIAM o. SMITH,
Attorney General.