Immigration and Its Effects Upon the United States |
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Page 351 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transportation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien or aliens, any foreigner or foreigners, into the United States...
Page 365 - ... the duty, necessity, or propriety of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers, either of specific individuals or of officers generally, of the Government of the United States...
Page 352 - ... aforesaid. And it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the proper district to prosecute every such suit at the expense of the United States. SEC. 4. That the master of any vessel who shall knowingly bring within the United States...
Page 355 - ... anarchists, or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States, or of all government, or of all forms of law, or the assassination of public officials...
Page 357 - SEC. 9. That it shall be unlawful for any person, including any transportation company other than railway lines entering the United States from foreign contiguous territory...
Page 352 - That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transportation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien or aliens, any foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its Territories, or the District of Columbia...
Page 220 - States, deported as having been induced or solicited to migrate as above described ; any person whose ticket or passage is paid for with the money of another, or who is assisted by others to come, unless it is affirmatively and satisfactorily shown that such person does not belong to one of the foregoing excluded classes...
Page 360 - ... land or permit to land any alien at any time or place other than that designated by the immigration officers...
Page 357 - States shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding...
Page 361 - States, he shall cause such alien within the period of three years after landing or entry therein to be taken into custody and returned to the country whence he came...