Congressional Serial SetU.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... inspection be instituted , a plan that in recent years has been repeatedly recom- mended to Congress . Their plan was to make the immigrant , upon receiving his passport from the consul , pay a tax of $ 20 . The com- mittee , however ...
... inspection be instituted , a plan that in recent years has been repeatedly recom- mended to Congress . Their plan was to make the immigrant , upon receiving his passport from the consul , pay a tax of $ 20 . The com- mittee , however ...
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... inspection of arriving alien passengers and required a bond from the owner of the vessel bringing such aliens as security that such of these passengers , incompetent in the eyes of inspectors to earn a living , should not become a ...
... inspection of arriving alien passengers and required a bond from the owner of the vessel bringing such aliens as security that such of these passengers , incompetent in the eyes of inspectors to earn a living , should not become a ...
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... inspection of immi- grants or of caring for the destitute among those admitted . The only alternative was the recommendation of the Supreme Court that Con- gress assume control of immigration legislation , and New York Rep- resentatives ...
... inspection of immi- grants or of caring for the destitute among those admitted . The only alternative was the recommendation of the Supreme Court that Con- gress assume control of immigration legislation , and New York Rep- resentatives ...
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... inspection was provided for , nor was any arrangement made for the general execution of the provisions of the law or for the deportation of the contract laborer himself . Labor organizations , and especially the Knights of Labor , were ...
... inspection was provided for , nor was any arrangement made for the general execution of the provisions of the law or for the deportation of the contract laborer himself . Labor organizations , and especially the Knights of Labor , were ...
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... inspection and a tax of $ 100 on every passport issued to an alien coming to the United States . On July 12 , 1888 , the House of Representatives passed a resolution in which note was taken of the charges of prominent journals that the ...
... inspection and a tax of $ 100 on every passport issued to an alien coming to the United States . On July 12 , 1888 , the House of Representatives passed a resolution in which note was taken of the charges of prominent journals that the ...
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27 Stat act of Congress act of March admission alien laws amended appeal approved April 29 arrested arrival berths bill bureau of immigration carried certificate of residence China Chinaman Chinese laborers Chinese person citizens collector Commerce and Labor commissioner of immigration committee consignee contract labor conviction defendant deportation Dist district court duty emigrants enter the United entitled An act evidence exclusion act February 20 foreign country FRANKLIN further enacted Geary Act Government head tax hereby House immi Immigration and alien imprisonment inspection inspector land legislation main deck master merchant owner passage passenger deck penalty prescribed proceedings prohibit prostitution public charge purpose regulations repeal Secretary of Commerce section 42 Senate September 13 ship space statute steamer steamship steerage passengers superficial feet territory testimony therein thereof thousand dollars tion transportation Treasury treaty U. S. Comp unlawfully vessel violation voyage Wong
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Page 401 - An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam...
Page 142 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 121 - ... any woman or girl in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or the District of Columbia, in going to any place for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose...
Page 112 - ... collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of...
Page 125 - 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, its Territories, or the District of Columbia...
Page 119 - ... 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 125 - ... 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, under contract or agreement, parol or special, express or implied, made previous to the importation or migration of such alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners, to perform labor or service of any kind in the United States, its...
Page 116 - Labor, have charge of the administration of all laws relating to the immigration of aliens into the United States, and shall have the control, direction, and supervision of all officers, clerks, and employees appointed thereunder. He shall establish such rules and regulations, prescribe such forms of...
Page 59 - States, or of all government, or of all forms of law, or the assassination of public officials; prostitutes, or women or girls coming into the United States for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purpose...
Page 132 - Now, therefore, be it known, that I, JAMES K. POLK, president of the United States of America, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.