Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-08-06
Kew Immigration Law.

New Immigration Law
Governor Mccullough has received
from the Department of State at
Washington copy of the new law
covering the bringing of emigrants into
this country with the request that its
provisions be brought to the attention
of the Vermont courts, and especially
the courts of naturalization, which
have considerably added responsible
tiles under the new law.
AS all municipal courts and other
courts of record are naturalization
counts, that part of the new law should
be thoroughly understood. Section
80 OF the law provides as follows:
That no person who disbelieves in
| or who is opposed to all organized
! government, or who Is member Of or
| affiliated with any organization enter
! tanning and teaching such disbelief in
! or opposition to all organized govern
ment, or who advocates or teaches the
! duty, necessity, or propriety of the un-
/ lawful assaulting or killing Of any
! officer or officers, either of specific
! individuals or of officers generally, of
! the government of the United States
| or of any other organized govern
ment. because OF his or their official
! character, or who has violated any of
| the provisions of this Act, shall be
| naWralized or be made a citizen of
| the United States. All courts and
| tribunals and all judges and officers
| thereof having jurisdiction of natural
| ization proceedings or duties to per-
form in regard thereto shall, on the
! final application for naturalization,
make careful inquiry into such mat
| tiers, and before issuing the final or
ders or certificate OF naturalization
cause TO be entered of record the atfi-
davit of the applicant and of his Wit
nesses so far as applicable reciting
and affirming the truth of every ma
terial fact requisite for naturalization.
All final orders and certificates of
naturalization hereafter made shall
show on their face specifically that
said aiiidavits were duly made and re-
corded, and all orders and certificates
that fail to show such facts shall be
null and void
That any person who purpOsely
procures naturalization in violation
of the provisions OF this section shall
be fined not more than Eve thousand
dollars, and shall be imprisoned not
less than one or more than ten years.
or both, and the court in which such
conviction is had shall thereupOn
adiudge and declare the order or de-
cree and all certificates admitting such
person to citizenship null and void.
Jurisdiction is hereby conferred on
the courts having jurisdiction of the
trial of such offense to make such ad-
judication.
That any person who knowingly
aids, advises, or encourages any such
person to apply for or TO secure nat
uralization or to file the preliminary
papers declaring an intent 70 become
a citizen of the United States, or who
in any naturalization proceeding
knowingly procures or gives false tes-
timony as to any material fact re-
quired 10 be proved in such proceed
ing, shall be fined not more than five
thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
less than one nor more than ten years,
or both.
The new law provides for a much
more strict mental and physical exam
nation of applicants for admission to
this country and absolutely forbids
the landing of anarchists, insane per-
sons, epileptics, paupers, beggars,
polygamists, persons afflicted with
loathsome or contagious diseases,
prostitutes persons who believe in or
advocate the overthrow by force OF
violence the government of the United
States or Of all forms of law or the
assassination of public officials, con-
victs and contract laborers.
This new law went into effect July
4 last.