The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-19

certificates belonging to Chinese still
away from this country are on file here
waiting to help identify native born
Chinese on their return to this country.
Very soon the work of the special
Chinese inspector will be combined
with the duties of the immigration bu-
reau, Tor bill has already passed the
Senate providing for the consolidation
OF the special Chinese act with the gen.
eral immigration management
The act to prohibit the importation
and immigration of foreigners and al
lens under contract to perform albor in
the Unit States and its Territories IS
of special interest in connection w..n
the Chinese question here, fnasmuch as
the law applies to these Islands on June
18th next, when Hawaii becomes a Ter
ritory Of the United StaCes. The law is
as follows:
Contract Labor Law.
BE IT enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
from and after the passage of this act it
shall be unlawful for any person, com
pany, partnership, or corporation, in
any manner whatsoever, to prepay the
transportation, or in any way assist or
encourage the importation or migration
OF any alien or aliens, any foreigner or
foreigners, into the United States, its
Territories, or the District of Columbia,
under contract or agreement, parol or
special, express or implied. made previous
to the Importation or migration of such
allen or aliens, foreigner or foreigners,
TO perform labor or service of any kind
in the United States, it's Territories, or
the District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. That all contracts or agree
ments, express or implied, parol or spe-
cial, which may hereafter be made by
and between any person, company, part
nershfp, or corporation, and any foreign
er or foreigners, alien or aliens, to per-
form labor or service or having refer
ence to the performance of labor or ser
vice by any person in the United States,
its Territories, or the District of Colum-
bia, previous to the migration or impor-
tation of the person or persons whose Ia
boz or service is contracted for into the
United States, shall be utterly void and
of no effect.
Sec. 8. That for every violation of any
of the provisions of section one of this
act the person, partnership, company, or
corporation violating the same, by know
ingly assisting, encouraging or solicit
ing the migration or importation of any
alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners
into the United States. it's Territories, or
the District of Columbia, to perform Ia
Dor or service of any kind under con-
tract or agreement, express or implied,
parol or special, with such alien or
aliens, foreigner or foreigners, previous
TO becoming residents or citizeos % ms
United States, shall forfeit and pay for
every such offense the sum of one thou
sand dollars, which may be sued for and
recovered by the United States or by any
person who shall first bring his action
therefor, including any such alien or for
eigner VINO may be party to any such
contract or agreement . as debts of like
amount are now recovered in the Circuit
Courts of the United States; the proceeds
to be paid into the Treasury of the Unit
ed States; and separate suits may be
brought for each alien or foreigner be-
ing a party to such contract or agree
ment aforesaid. And IL shall be the duty
of the district attorney of the proper dis
trict to prosecute every such suit at the
expense of the United States.
Sec. 4. That the master of any vessel
who shall knowingly bring within the
United States on any such vessel, and
land, or permit to be landed, from any
foreign port or place, any alien laborer,
mechanic, or artisan who, previous to
embarkation on such vessel, had entered
into contract or agreement, parol or spe-
cial, express or implied, to perform labor
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
fine OF not more than five hundred dol
lars as aforesaid, and may also be i'm
prisoned for a term not exceeding six
months.
Sec. 5. That nothing in this act shall
be so construed as to prevent any citizen
or subject of any foreign country tenn
porarfly residing in the United States
either in private or official capacity, from
engaging, under contract or otherwise,