LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. To the Sixty-first Congress: THE IMMIGRATION COMMISSION, Washington, D. C., December 5, 1910. I have the honor to transmit herewith, on behalf of the Immigration Commission, a report entitled "State Immigration and Alien Laws." This report, which was compiled under the direction of the Commission by John W. Clifton, Esq., contains the principal legislative enactments of the various States respecting immigration, including the earlier laws of some of the seaboard States for the regulation of the movements from foreign countries. Respectfully, WILLIAM P. DILLINGHAM, Chairman. 488 I. An act to induce and encourage immigration to the State of Alabama and to provide for the appointment of a Act of 1876: An act to induce immigration to the State of Ala- bama and to provide for the appointment of a commissioner and two assistant commissioners of immigration....... Act of 1877: An act to amend an act to induce immigration into Act of 1907: An act to establish an immigration board for the State of Alabama, to define its duties, to appropriate money to pay the expenses for carrying out its provisions, to provide for the appointment of an immigration commissioner, to define his Act of 1895: An act providing for a Territorial board of immigra- tion commissioners and prescribing the duties thereof_____ Act of 1899: An act to abolish the Territorial board of immigra- Act of 1901: An act giving to boards of supervisors of the counties of the first class in the Territory of Arizona the right to ap- California: Digest of immigration and alien laws__ Immigration and alien laws Acts of 1852 I. An act concerning passengers arriving in the ports of the II. An act to provide for the protection of foreigners and to Page. 533 535 540 543 545 546 Act of 1858: An act to prevent the further immigration of 546 Act of 1860: An act to amend an act entitled "An act concerning Act of 1863: An act to amend an act entitled "An act concerning Acts of 1870 I. An act to prevent the kidnapping and importation of II. An act to prevent the importation of Chinese criminals I. On the employment of coolie labor, etc__-. 548 548 549 550 551 552 552 Act of 1877: An act to ascertain and express the will of the 553 Acts of 1880 I. An act to promote emigration from the State of Cali- 553 II. An act to provide for the removal of Chinese, whose III. An act to prohibit the issuance of licenses to aliens not I. An act to add a new section to the Political Code, to be 554 554 555 555 556 556 557 558 California-Continued. Immigration and alien laws-Continued. Act of 1891: An act to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into Resolution of 1893: Assembly joint resolution No. 9, relative to Page. 558 565 Act of 1893: An act to prevent compulsory prostitution of women, I. Amendment to the code.. II. An act empowering boards of supervisors of any of the Resolution of 1901: Committee substitute for senate resolutions Colorado: Digest of immigration and alien laws_. 565 566 566 567 569 Act of 1861: An act concerning aliens. Colorado statutes: An 570, 571 571 573 Act of 1872: An act to create and provide for a board of immi- 573 Act of 1887, as amended: An act preventing nonresident aliens 576 I. An act to create a bureau of immigration and sta- 576 II. An act to amend sections 1 and 5 and to repeal sections 579 580 580 |