The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-01
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an oath has been administered under
the provI..ons of this act who shall
knowingly or wilfully owe false evil
dence or swear to any false statement
in any way affecting or in relation to
the right of any alien to admission to
the United States shall be deemed
guilty of perjury and be punished ms
provided by section fifty-three hundred
and ninety-two, United States Revised
Statutes. The decision of any such
officer, IL favorable to the admission of
any alien. shall be subject to challenge
by any other immigration officer, and
such challenge shall operate to take
the alien whose right to land is so
challenged before a board of special
inquiry for its investigation. Every
alien who may not appear to the ex-
amining immigrant inspector at the
port of arrival to be clearly and be-
yond a doubt entitled to land shall be
detained for examination in relation
thereto by board of special inquiry.
Sec. rs. That such boards of special
inquiry shall be appointed by the
commissioner of immigration at the
various ports of arrival as may be
necessary for the prompt determine
tion of all cases of immigrants detain-
ed at such ports under the provisions
of law. Each board shall consist of
three members, who shall be selected
from such of the immigrant officials
In the service as the Commissioner
General of Immigration. with the ap-
prevail of the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor. shall from time to time
designate as qualified to serve on such
boards: Provided. That at ports where
there are fewer than three immigrant
inspectors, the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor. upon the recommendation
of the Commissioner General Of Immf-
grafton, may designate other United
States officials for service on such
boards of special inquiry. Such boards
shall have authority to determine
whether an alien who has been duly
held shall be allowed to land or shall
be deported. All hearings before
boards shall be separate and apart
from the public, but the said boards
shall keep a complete permanent rec
ord of their proceedings and of all
such testimony as may be produced
before them; and the decision of any
two members Of board shall prevail,
ouI CltIcE tht diith dhy oiobChtih6
of the said board may appeal
the commissioner of immigra-
tion at the port of arrival and the
General of immigration
to the Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor. and the taking of such appeal
shall operate to stay any action in
regard to the final disposal of any
alien whose case is so appealed until
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migration at the port of arrival of such
decision which shall be rendered solely
upon the evidence adduced before the
board of special inquiry: Provided.
That in every case where an alien Is
excluded from admission into the Uni
ted States, under any law or treaty
now existing or hereafter made, the
decision of the appropriate irnmigra-
ton officers, If adverse to the admis-
sion of such alien, shall be final, UNI
less reversed on appeal to the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor; but
nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to admit of any appeal in the
case of an alien rejected as provided
for in section ten of this act.
Sec. 16. That any alien liable to be
excluded because likely to become a
public charge or because of physical
disability other than tuberculosis or
, loathsome or dangerous contagious
disease may, If otherwise admissible,
nevertheless be admitted in the dis
cretion of the Secretary of Commrce
and Labor upon the giving of suit
able and proper bond or undertaking,
approved by said Secretary in such
amount and containing such conditions
rs he may prescribe, to the people OF
the United States, holding the United
States or any State, Territory county,
or district thereof harm
ess against such alien becoming
public charge. The admission of such
alien shall be a consideration for the
giving of such bond or undertaking.
Suit may be brought thereon in the
name and by the proper law officers
eithere of the United States Govern
ment or any State, Territory, district,
county, or municipality in which such
alien becomes public charge.
Sec. 81. That no suit or proceeding
for violation of the provisions of this
act shall be settled, compromised. or
without the consent of
the court in which ut is pending. en-
tered of record, with the reasons there
for.
Sec. %. That nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to affect
any prosecution, suit, action, or pro-
ceedings brought, or any act, thing, or
matter, civil or criminal, done or ex-
listing at the time of the taking effect
Of this act; but as to all such prosecu-
tons, suits, actions, proceedings, acts,
things or matters, the laws or parts
Of laws repealed or, amended by this
Act are hereby continued in force and
fleet.
Sec. 20, That the circuit and district
courts of the United States are here
~ invested with full and concurrent
Jurisdiction of all causes, civil and
arising under any of the pro-
visions of this act.
Sec 80, That all exclusive privileges
If exchanging money, transporting
or baggage, or keeping eat
ng houses, and all other like privileges
n connection with any United States
immigrant station, shall be disposed
If after public competition, subject to
'uch conditions and limitations as the
General of Immigration,
inder the direction or with the ap-
,roval of the Secretary OF Commerce
md Labor, may prescribe: Provided,
That no Intoxicating liquors shall be
old in any such immigrant station;
hat all receipts accruing from the |