The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-28


the United States shall be deemed
guilty of perjury and be punished as
provided by section fifty-three hundred
and ninety-two, United States Revised /
Statutes. The decision of any such
| officer, if favorable to the admission of I
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 board of special
| inquiry for its investigation. Every
alien who may not appear to the ex-
aiming 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 a board of special inquiry.
Sec. 20. 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
ton 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 Immi-
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
, but either the alien or any dissenting
member of the said board may appeal
through the commissioner of imm1gra''
ton at the port of arrival and the
: Commissioner General of immigration
to the Secretary of Commerce and La
: Dor, and the taking of such appeal
b shall operate to stay any action IN
i regard to the final disposal of any
n alien whose case is SO appealed until
l. the receipt by the commissioner or I'M
n 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 ahen is
2 excluded from admission into the Uni
l. ted States, under any law Or treaty
! now existing or hereafter made, the
i decision of the appropriate ifnmigra-
ton officers, if adverse to the admis-
LII ctn hn ~
less reversed on appeal to the Secre-
! tary of Commerce and Labor; but
y 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
e public charge or because of physical
= disability other than tuberculosis or
a loathsome or dangerous contagious
disease may if otherwise admissible.
: nevertheless be admitted in the dis
g erection of the Secretary of Commrce
=, and Labor upon the giving of a suit
IL able and proper bond or undertaking,
II approved by said Secretary IN sucn
e amount and containing such conditions
re as he may prescribe, to the people OF
$ the United States, holding the United
y States or any State Territory, county
e municipality, or district thereof harm
D. less against such alien becoming q
E. public charge The admission of such
e alien shall be a consideration for the
Ie giving of such bond or undertaking
N Suit may be brought thereon in the
. name and by the proper law officers
\ eithere of the United States Govern
V ment or any State, Territory, district
e county, or municipality in which such
5 alien becomes a public charge
n Sec. 81. That no suit or proceeding
y for a violation of the provisions OF TINS
act shall be settled, compromised, OF
discontinued without the consent OF
3 the court in which it is pending, en-
u tered Of record. with the reasons there
, for.
Sec. 2S. That nothing contained in
&c this act shall be construed to affect
/ any prosecution, suit, action, or pro-
ceedings brought, or any. act, thing, OF
$ matter. civil or criminal, done or ex-
;, listing at the time of the taking eHec'
p of this act; but as to all such prosecu-
a TONS suits actions, proceedings, acts
% things or matters, the laws or parts
e of laws repealed or amended by this
n Act are hereby continued in force ano
L effect.
e Sec 90 That the circuit and district
courts
q nv invested with full and concurrent
d Jurisdiction of all causes, civil and
It criminal. arising under any of the pro-
L visions of this act.
i Sec 90 That all exclusive privileges
a of exchanging money, transporting
s passengers or baggage, or keeping eat
J. ing houses, and all other like privileges
v in connection with any United states
q immigrant station, shall be disposed
: of after public competition, subject 20
:. such conditions and limitations as the
4 Commissioner General of immigration
% under the direction or with the APP
, nroval of the Secretary of Commerce
!. and Labor, may prescribe: Provided
: That no intoxicating liquors shaH De
= sold in any such immigrant station
. that all receipts accruing from the
y disposal of such exclusive privileges
: as herein provided shall be paid into
the Treasury of the United states to
&c the credit of the Immigrant fund
Z provided for in section one OF this Act
o Sec 81 That for the preservation