The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-01

In their own territories to prevent the
evasion of the laws OF the United
States governing immigration to the
United States; Of entering into such
international agreements as may be
proper to prevent the immigration of
aliens who. under the laws of the Uni
ted States. are or may be excluded
from entering the United States, and
of regulating any matters pertaining
to such immigration.
Sec. 40. Authority is hereby given
the Commissioner General of Immi-
grafton to establish. under the direc-
ton and control of the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor, division OF
information in the Bureau of Immi-
grafton and Naturalization: and the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
shall provide such clerical assistance
as may be necessary. 1t shall be the
duty of said division to promote a
beneficial distribution of aliens admit
several States and Territories desir-
ing immigration. Correspondence
shall be had with the proper officials
of the States and Territories, and said
division shall gather from all avail
apit SouiNto ustlui re-
garding the resources, products, and
physical characteristics of each State
and Territory, and shall publish such
information in different languages and
distribute the publications among all
admitted aliens who may ask for such
information at the immigrant stations
of the United States and to such other
persons as may desire the same. When
~. int nd
maintains an agent or agents to rep
resent 1t at any of the immigrant sta
tons of the United States, such agents
shall, under regulations prescribed by
the Commissioner General of Immigra-
ton, subject to the approval of the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
have access to aliens who have been
admitted to the United States for the
purpose of presenting, either orally or
in writing, the special inducements
offered by such State or Territory to
aliens to settle therein. While on duty
at any immigrant station such agents
shall be subject to all the regulations
prescribed by the Commissioner Cen
eral of immigration, who, with the APP
prevail of the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor, may, for violation of any
guilty of such violation any of the
privileges herein granted.
Sec. Al. That nothing In this act
shall be construed to apply to accred-
tied officials of foreign governments
nor to their suites, families or guests.
See. A. That 1t shall not be Lawful
for the master of q steamship or other
vessel wherein immigrant passengers.
or passengers other than cabin pas
sengers, have been taken at any port
or place In n foreign country or domin-
Ion (ports and places in foreign terri
tory contiguous to the United States
excepted) TO bring such vessel and
passengers to any port or place In the
United States unless the compart-
ments, spaces. and accommodations
hereinafter mentioned have been pro-
vided, allotted, maintained, and used
for and by such passengers during the
entire voyage; that is to say, In a
steamship. the compartments or spaces.
unobstructed by cargo, stores. or
goods. shall be of sufficient dimen-
slons to allow for each and every pas
senger carried or brought therein
eighteen clear superficial feet of deck
allotted to his or her use. If the COM
partment or space is located on the
main deck or on the first deck next
below the main deck of the vessel, and
twenty clear superficial feet of deck
allotted to his or her use for each pas
senger carried or brought therein If
the compartment or space Is located
on the second deck below the main
deck of the vessel: Provided. That II
the height between the lower passenger
deck and the deck Immediately above
II Is less than seven feet, or II the
apertures exclusive of the side scut-
tles) through which light and air are
admitted together to the lower pas
senger deck are less In size than In
the proportion of three square feet to
every one hundred superficial feet of
that deck. the ship shall not carry n
greater number of passengers on that
deck than in the proportion OF one
passenger to every thirty clear SUI
perficlal feet thereof. II shall not be
lawful to carry or bring passengers ON
any deck other than the decks above
And In sailing vessels
such passengers shall be carried or
brought only on the deck (not being
an orlop decD that Is next below the |
main deck OF the vessel. or in a poop |
Dr deck house constructed on the main |
ieek; and the compartment or space, |
by cargo, stores, or |
goods, shall be OF sufficient dimen- |
slons to allow one hundred ana ten |