The Washington times., 1901-11-08
INSPECTION, OF ALIENS.
Regulation Governing Immigrants
Coming Here Through Canada.

In view OF the agreement between the
various steamship and railroad com
panies in the Dominion of Canada and
the Commissioner General of ImInigra-
tion of the United States of America,
the following rules and regula-
tions governing the inspection and
entry of aliens into the United States
through foreign contiguous territory,
are prescribed in accordance with sec
tion of the act approved March
) 1891 entitled, An act in amendment
To the various acts relative to tmmi-
grafton and the Importation of aliens
under contract or agreement to per-
form labor" and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto:
l. That all aliens arriving in Canada,
destined to the United States shall be
inspected at any one of the following
ports Halifax, Nova Scotia; Quebec;
Point Lewis, Vancouver, st. John. New
Brunswick, and Victoria. British Col
umbia; and the holders of certificates
duly signed by the United States corr
missioner of immigration at any one of
the said ports shall be entitled to ad-
mittance to the United States with
out further examination by the United
States immigration officers at any one
of the places of entry to the United
States along the border as TO their
right to enter, except upon their iden-
tincation and their surrender of said
certificates to such officials, and the
said certificates must be in the follow
ing form:
DIiNtl DAstlt' SCI VICE
Port of -, -, 19-.
This is to certify that --, "A ma
tive of -, sex -, who arrived at
the port Of :. per steamship -, on
the --, 10 has been duly Inspected
and registered and viii he admitted in
to the United States urOn presentation
and proper identification and surren-
der of this certificate to any immigra-
tion officer at the frontier. The descrip-
tion of the holder of this certificate is
as follows:
Age, -: height. -: weight. -;
color of halr, =; color of eyes, :.
Remarks: Indicating special fea-
lures, such as blemishes, deformities,
destination. etC.)
United States Commissioner
of immigration.
Surrendered al - to INSPECTOR -
-, this day OF - 1870.
?. That the examination at Canadian
ports of aliens destined to the United
States shall be in all respects similar
to that now conducted at ports of this
country. such of them as are not clear
ly entitled. in the opinion of the ex-
amining inspector, to admission, to be
taken before Il board of special en-
qulry, whose decision shall be final
unless reversed upon appeal, as pro-
yided for in section of the act OF
March >, 1893.
3. That all aliens arriving at said
Canadian ports who are adjudged in
admissible to enter the United States
in called for, and tho steamship COM
pany bringing such aliens shall be re-
quired to return them to the countries
from which they respectively came.
1. That the masters OF owners or
age nts of vessels bringing aliens des-
tined to the United State:. to said Can
adian ports shall be required to furnish
to the United States commissioners of
immigration at said ports access to
complete manifests of all alien pas
sengers crossing upon vessels of their
respective lines, and in addition there
to complete manifests of all alien pas
senEers destined to the United States
such as are now required by law in
the cases OF vessels bringing aliens to
the ports Of the United States; and
that said masters, owners. or agents
shall pay the sum of 81 for each and
every alien brought to a Canadian
port and destined to the United States
to the United States commissioner Of
immigration at said port
.: All such moneys collected as pro-
vided in the foregoing regulations
snail De transmitted by said United
States commissioner to an assistant
treasurer of the United States. to be de-
posted to the credit of the Treasurer
of the United States on account of
Immigrant fund.- in the same man
ner as ether miscellaneous collections
are reported by collectors of customs
Of the United States. Statement OF
such receipts, under this agreement.
retary Of the Treasury on forms to
be furnished by the Government for
that purpose.
g. Said United States commissioners
Of immigration snail give Doud To
the United States in the sum of $1,000.
with sureties. approved by the Secre-
taTy of the Treasury. conditioned for
the faithful discharge of their duties
and the remittance Of above collec-
tions. They /4ll make monthly re-
ports to the United States Commits
sioner General OF Immigration, and
such other reports from IIme to time
as he may require, upon blanks to be
furnished by the Treasury Depart-
ment. of all aliens arriving at their
stations destined to the United States
They shall have charge OF all imml-
grafton officers at their respective
stations. and shall utilize their SER
vices in all matters pertaining to i'm
migration.
Z That all aliens not provided with
certificates as required who shall ap-
ply at the border line between Canada
and the United SITES within one year
after arriving at Canadian port shall
he required to return to such port or
any port designated under sections
] and of these regulations, for pay
ment of head tax. examination and
certificate described in rule l. herein
before; provided:
That emiGrants destined in good
faith for Canada. who shall apply as
states within one year after arrival
in Canada. who shall 1--we |ettied at
point west OF Quebec shar be held
fer luseytigattOn BY the boards of spe-
ciai enquiry at Montreal. Canada: Buff
lalo and Suspension Bridge N Y;
Detroit, Port Huron. ana SauIt Ste,
Marie. Mich. Pembina. n. D.. and
oumas. Wash: the decision of said
boards Of special enquiry snail have
the same effect as the decisions of
boards Of special enquiry at United
States ocean ports.
s. That All facilities in the way of
accommodations, access to aliens. and
tho keeping Of ali,Ns apart from Tho
public until after inspection shall he
Afforded to the Immigrant inspectors
of the United States at the ports OF
landing 10 enable them 10 make such
inspection rs is required by the laws
OF the United States
.. 1t is expected that the railway
ana other transportation companies In
the Dominion OF Canada will not sell
To any aliens en- route to any part Of
the United St"i"s tickets for their
transportation Gr transport them in
cars or vessels fI,m the port Of entry
until after the have exhibited their
certiilcates AS herein provided, and Will
not knowingly transport any rejected
or undesirable aliens or those who are
by law prohibited from entering the
United states into its territory, but
VIII return the rejected aliens to the
port at which they arrived.
10. United States officers charged
with the execution OF the immigration
laws and regulations along the Cana
dian border viii at the end OF each
month. and from time to time as may
he required. report in writing TO the
United States Commissioner General
of immigration, upon blanks 20 be PIE
scrihed by him. the number of immi-
grants passing through their r,spcc-
tive districts, and the foreign ports at
which they landed
II. That the various steamship lines.
parties to this agreement. shall re-
turn from some port of the United
States at their own cost and expense
such aliens as having been brought