The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-01
ITALIAN EMIGRATION LAW.
New Regulations which became Eff
Eective September ..

J. NJ Eager, past assistant surgeon.
stationed at Naples, has sent TO the
Treasury Department synopsis Of the
new emigration law that went into eject
in Italy on September ,. This draft pre-
sents number Of features which from
sanitary point Of view. are OF great in
terest.
There are only three ports in Italy from
which emigration VIII Je permitted:
Naples. Genoa. and Palermo. Venice. also
I formerly an emigration port. has been
stricken from the list In the new law
Italian emigrants are defined as Italian
citizens who emisrate from Italy in ItaI-
ian OF foreign vessels, occupying third
class compartments. or compartments
which the Italian authorities consider to
be equivalent 10 the ordinary third-class
compartment Of an Italian OF foreign
vessel At the emigration ports the ItaI-
ian Government IS represented by an in
spectOr Of emigration. With the consent
Of the Governments of the different couu-
tries TO which emigration takes place.
inspectors OF emiErants are TO De- ap-
pointed for duty in such countries. or dip
lomatic or consular officers detailed for
that purpose IL is the duty II these in
spectors stationed in foreign countries tG
protect the interests OF Italians. furnish
Information regarding them. and obtain
employment for them when necessary.
The medical officer. OF one Of the medi-
cal officers. Of all emigraut vessels Ieay-
ing Italy must be a medical officer Of the
Royal Italian Navy in the active or aux
illary service. To these medical officers is
entrusted the supervision ON board Of Ital-
ian citizens. in addition 10 general ngdi-
cal, surgical. and sanitary duties
The companies engaged in carving emil
grants are TO be represented by agents
known as "Eett0Te, who are responsible
90 the Italian Government for the enforce
meul or the regulations The -'yettOre"
are To guarantee that the italian medical
officer is furnished with his living aboard
and urSt-ciaSS SI1terOum both for The
outward and the return trip.
Under the law emigrantS refused for
any malddy must DE returned without ey-
I-uSe 10 the Italian Government OF the
migrants To the place where they live
OF. u foreign 10 Italy. 10 tho frontier by
which they entered Italy for embarkmeut.
2 ne "NetJCrt are responsible 10 the emf
grants COR civil damages - case OF rej,c-
IIuu al tho TuIl destination UU account of
foreign immigration laws when u can be
proved that the -'yettore or those for
whom he acts, were aware before sailing
OF the circumstances that probably would
determine the rejection II the emigrtut-
The "vrtiOrc' are responsible 10 the
Italian Government for T-e safe transport
or tmlSrautS Co their destination In adj
cltiou they are required 10 assume the re
spuuSIbIIty for the return of INDECENT
Italians by cmiSrant ships which touch
az Italian ports, after landing emiGraEts
abroad. These vessels. at thu request Of
the Italian diplomatic or consular horf-
ties. must accept such passengers AZ a
uniform rate Of lire day. including
food Steamships Of less than L0p9 tons
burden mast be prepared 10 take ten such
returning Italians AT the price stated and
one additional passenger for every addi-
tiouai -o' tons burden or fraction thereof.