The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-05
RULES FOR THE CHINESE
FURTHER TIGHTENING OF THE
EXCLUSION LAWS.
Collector Stackable Receives a Treas
ury Department Circular Giving New
Rules for Travellers

Collector Stackable has received a
treasury department circular giving
new regulations regarding the travel
ing of Chinese through the United
States. The department was advised
by Supervising Agent Chance. the man
who represented the government in
Honolulu at the time of transfer of the
custom house, that there were loop
holes in the present system. which were
being taken advantage of especially sin
Mexico The result was the circular
just issued, of which the following is a
copy;
ITO collectors of customs and all
other officers charged with the enforce
ment Of the Chinese exclusion laws:
Complaints having reached the de-
partment of attempted violations of the
laws enacted for the exclusion of Chi
nese by those who have been allowed
to pass through the United States to
foreign territo~- the following rules are
hereby adopted for your guidance:
ANY Chinese person arriving at your
! port claiming to be destined to some
! foreign country and seeking permission
to pass through the United States, or
! any portion thereof, to reach such
alleged foreign destination, shall be
granted permission for such transit
only upon complying with the follow
! ing conditions:
Il. The applicant shall be required
to produce for the collector of customs
at the first port of arrival a through
ticket across the whole territory of the
! United States (and to his or her foreign
| destination, according to steamship
manifesD intended to be traversed and
| such other proof as he Cor she) may be
! able to adduce to satisfy the said col
! lector that a bona fide transit only is
! intended, and such ticket and other evil
dence presented must be stamped and
! In cd " a cf IL
Ger as he shall designate for that pur-
pose, as to prevent their use a second
| time; but no such applicant shall be
| considered as intending bona fide to
\ make such transit only if he Cor she)
has previously, on same arrival, made
application for and been denied ad-
mission to the United States
80. The applicant in each case. or
| some responsible person on his COR herr
! behalf or the transportation company
whose through ticket he Cor she) holds
| shall furnish to the said collector of
! customs a bond in a penal sum of not
! less than $500 conditioned for appi-
cant's continuous transit through and
| actual departure from the United States
within a reasonable time, not exceed
| ing twenty days from the date of arriV-
al of said port.
%. The said applicant shall furnish
! to the collector of customs at the first
! himself, to be taken as directed by said
| collector, which shall be used in the
manner specified in the following rules:
"a. The collector of customs shall
| prepare a descriptive list of such APP
pucants bound in book form, for file
! in this office, containing as to each
applicant information as to name, age,
| occupation physical marks, etc, to
which one of the photographs mention
ed in rule shall be permanently at
tached.
IS. Two copies of the foregoing de-
scription must be prepared by the said
| collector, on corresponding detached
| blanks to each of which a photograph
of applicant is permanently attached,
sealed as above, one of which is to be
! kept in the files of the collectors office,
or in the office of the Chinese inspec-
tor assigned to said collector and the
other to be forwarded by mail to the
collector of customs at the proposed
| port of exit, to the aforementioned
copy being attached loosely the fourth
photograph of those required by rule 8.
"6. When the applicant reaches the
port of exit he Cor she) shall be COM
pared by the collector or inspector as
| signed to that duty, with the photo
graph and description contained in the
copy of the descriptive list forwarded
from the port of first arrival and if
found to agree herewith, shall be al
lowed to pass through to the foreign
country of destination.
~. Upon receipt of a report from
the collector that the applicant has
passed through the port of exit, as
stated by inspectors return according
to the foregoing rule, the collector at
the first port of arrival shall cancel
the bond given in accordance with