The sun., 1901-11-04
new RULES EOR ALIENS
Immigrants Coming Here Through
Canada Must lie inspected.
WILL GET CERTIFICATES
Five Points For Examination Decid-
ed On - Railroad and Steamship
Lines In the Agreement--Com-
niissioners Are In Charge.

Washington. Nov. 3.-Commissioner 3.
General Powderly of the Immigration
bureau has entered into an agreement
with the principal steamship and rail-
road lines of Canada for the regulation
Of immigration to the United States
through Canada.
This agreement, which takes the
place of the former arrangement
which expired four or five days ago. is
regarded as more favorable 10 the
United States than the last one and
will be more effective In keeping out
the prohibited classes of immigrants.
1t provides that aliens arriving in Can.
ada destined to the United States shall
be inspected ut Halifax, n. s.; Que
bee. Point Lewis. Vancouver st. John.
\. b.. and Victoria. b, C., by United
States commissioners. who shall issue
certificates to such as are entitled TO
enter this country. The holders of
these certificates shall be entitled to
enter the United States AT any of the
above named places without further
examination. The examinations ut
these points shall he similar to those
conducted at the ports of the United
States.
All aliens adiudged inadmissihle
shall be returned to the countries from
which they came by the lines bringing
them over. Masters of vessels bringing
Immigrants destined to the United
States to Canadian ports shall furnish
The United States commissioners ac-
cess TO complete manifests Of all their
alien passengers. the same rs is now
furnished hy vessels entering ports of
Sic United States. and shall pay IA head
tax of dollar to the commission. the
tax TO become part of the immigra-
tOn fund of the United States. Com
missioners shall each give an indenni-
| ~ bond to the United States III the
sum Of S10,ODO.
Aliens Must he Examined.
| .hll aliens not provided With certifi.
| Gates of examination signed by a COM
| missioner ut one Of the stated points
who shall apply for admission to the
| t'Hited States mt the border within one
\ year shall return to the port or entry
for the payment Of the head tax and
7 f>r examination. All facilities III the
/ Way Of accommodations access 10
4 ,,lirns and the keeping of aliens apart
4 from the public until after inspection
shall be furnished by the United States
commissioners.
ra" agreement states that it Is ex-
prcted that the Canadian tlanSp0rta-
ton companies will not sell tickets to
aliens en- route to the United States un-
I'll after they have exhibited the GER
tiiic;tcs of the commissioners and will
return rejected immigrants to the port
at which they arrived. The various
Canadian steamship lines agree to re.
turn from ports of the United States
such aliens as become public charges
within one year after landing. the
sanle rs is now done by lines running
10 United States oports direct
II Is agreed also that the immigra
ton laws and regulations of the Unit
ed States shall apply to the inspection
Of aliens coming through Canada des
tined to the United States. The agree
ment, which goes into effect imme
diately. may he clncricd by either par
~ OH giving sixty days notice. 1t Is
signed by Mr. Powdpriy tine Dempstcl
ur Beaver lire, Tie Allan line. tile d,
miniun line. the GRAND Trunk and thJ
Canadian Pacific Railroad companies