Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-10
ON CHINESE IMMIGRATION
Full Text Of Minister Cooper's New
Bill Relating Thereto.
NO Newly Imported Chinese May Engage In
Trading or Mechanical Occupation &.
Under Heavy Penalties.

In Difference to very general
demand for more information on
the subject, the full text of Minis
ter Cooper's Chinese Immigration
bill is printed. 1t is entitled:
IAN Act to amend Section 2 of
Chapter Xxx. of the Session
Laws of 1892, Restricting Chinese
Immigration, and to Repeal Act
Is OF the Session Laws of 1896"
and provides:
Section L. Section 2 of Chap
ter LINK. OF the Session Laws
OF 1892 is hereby amended go az
to read as follows:
Section 2. Conditional per-
mits to enter this Republic may
be granted by the Minister
Of Foreign Affairs for such Chm
csc, not exceeding five thousand
in number, as shall be recon.
mended by the Board of Immi-
grafton upon the application of
employers of domestic, apricul-
tural or mill labor, which said
permits shall contain the condi-
ton, printed in both the English
language in Chinese characters,
that the bearer is allowed to enter
this Republic solely on condition
that while here he will engage in
no trading or mechanical occupa-
ton other than domestic service or
agricultural labor in the field or
in rice OF sugar mills, and that he
will whenever he shall cease to
follow his vocation as agricultural
laborer in the field or in sugar or
rice mills or as domestic servant,
leave this Republic, and that for
every breach of such condition he
shall on conviction by any
Police or Dis,ric Justice
be liable to fine of one
hundred dollars. For each condi-
tional permit so granted the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs shall be
paid fee of one dollar (Sl.OO).
Permits to enter this Republic
may also be granted by the M;pS
lister OF Foreign Affairs for any
Chinese residents in this Republic
at the date of the passage of this
Act, provided that such person
shall have resided within the Re
public for two years Immediately
preceding such passage, and also
to such other persons as may wish
to sojourn temporarily in the Re-.
public as travellers, or as mer-
chants having business interests
in this Republic; provided that
such sojourn shall not exceed six.
months; and provided that such
person so permitted to enter shall
give bond to said Minister, in
the sum of five hundred dollars,
liquidated damages, conditioned
that he will leave the Republic
within six months, aud also all
such persons who may wish to
sojourn temporarily in Che Repub-
lie, provided that such soiourn
shall not exceed two years, and
provided that such persons SO
permitted to enter shall give a
bond with good and sufficient
surety to the said Minister in the
sum of one hundred dollars,
damages, conditioned
that while he shall remain within
the Republic he will not engage
in trading or mechanical occnpa-
ton other than domestic service
or agricultural labor in the field
or in sugar or rice mills, and that
he will leave the Republic within
two years. Any person who she'll
within the Republic after
the expiration of the period men
toned in the bonds given by him
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
under the provisions of this Sec
ton shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor and shall upon conviction
be imprisoned at hard labor for a
term not to exceed six (6) months.
For each permit granted under
this Section the Minister of
Foreign Affairs shall be paid a
fee of five dollars"
Section 2. Act Is of the Ses-
sion Laws of 1896 is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. This Act shall take