Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-05


on June sixth, nineteen hundred and
eight, as shown by the proclamation
OF the President of the United States,
! dated June fifteenth, nineteen hun
dred and eight, the Commissioner
/ General of immigration Is hereby
designated as the authority of the
! United States to receive and centraliZe
: Information concerning the procur-
alton of alien women and girls with Il
view TO their dobauchery, and to ex-
ercise supervision over such alien
women and girls, receive their declar-
ations. establish their identity, and as
certain from them who induced them
to leave their native countries, re-
spoctively; and II shall be the duty
of said Commissioner-Gene of I'm
migration to receive and keep on file
In his office the statements and de-
clarations which may be made by
such alien women and girls, and those
which IRE hereinafter required per-
tanning to such alien women and girls
engaged In prostitution or debauchery
in this country. and to furnish re.
ceipts for such statements and decla-
rations provided for in this act to the
persons, respectively, making and I'll
ing them.
Every person who shall keep, main
tain, control, support, or harbor In
any house or place for the purpose OF
prostitution or for any other immoral
purpose, any alien woman or girl
within three years after she shall
have entered the United States from
any country, party to the said arrange.
ment for the suppression Of The white
slave traffic shall file with the Com.
missiOner-General of Immigration Il
statement in writing setting forth the
name of such alien woman or girl, the
place at which she is kept, and all
facts as to the date of her entry into
the United States. the port through
which she entered, her age, national
ity, and parentage, and concerning
her procuratiOn To come to this coun-
try within the knowledge of such per-
son, and any person who shall fail
within thirty days after such person
shall commence to keen. maintain,
control, support, or harbor In any
house or place for the purpose of
prostitution, or for any other immoral
purpose. any alien woman or girl
within three Years after she shall
have entered the United States from
any Of the countries. party to the said
arrangement for the suppression of
the white-slave traffic, to file such
statement concerning such alien wom-
an or girl with the Commissioner
General Of immigration, or who shall
knowingly and willfully state falsely
or fail to disclose in such statement
any fact within his knowledge or be-
lief with reference to the age, nation
ality, or parentagc of any such alien
woman or girl, or concerning her
procuratiOn to come to this country,
shall be deemed guilty of a-msde-
meanOr, and on conviction shall be
punished by n fine of not more than
two thousand dollars, or by impris-
onment for a term not exceeding two
''"''' WI ny "o'' auS" "he anu i"-
p''SoHneh'' Ill the uiscretioh oil the
court
In any prosecution brought under
this section, II 1t appear that any
such statement required Is not on file
In the office of the Commissioner
General of immigration, the person
whose duty II shall be to file such
statement shall be presumed to have
failed to file said statement as herein
required, unless such person or per-
sons shall prove otherwise. No per-
son shall be excused from furnishing
the statement, as required by this
section, on the ground or for the rea-
son that the statement so required
by him, or the information therein
contained. might tend to criminate
him or subject him to n penalty Or
forfeiture, but no person shall be
prosecuted or subjected to any pen
atty or forfeiture under any law of
the United States for or on account
OF any transaction. matter, or thing,
concerning which he may Faithfully
report in such statement, as required
by the provisions of this section