Sec. 2161. [Punishment for violation of section 2158.] Every citizen of the United States who, contrary to the provisions of section twenty-one hundred and fifty-eight, takes on board of any vessel, or receives or transports any such subjects as are described in that section, for the purpose of disposing of them in any way as therein prohibited, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one year. [R. S.] Act of Feb. 19, 1862, ch. 27, 12 Stat. L. 340. Sec. 2162. [This Title not to interfere with voluntary emigration.] Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to apply to any voluntary emigration of the subjects specified in section twenty-one hundred and fifty-eight, or to any vessel carrying such person as passenger on board the same, but a certificate shall be prepared and signed by the consul or consular agent of the United States residing at the port from which such vessel may take her departure, containing the name of such person, and setting forth the fact of his voluntary emigration from such port, which certificate shall be given to the master of such vessel; and the same shall not be given until such consul or consular agent is first personally satisfied by evidence of the truth of the facts therein contained. [R. S.] Act of Feb. 19, 1862, ch. 27, 12 Stat. L. 341. R. S. sec. 2158 mentioned in the text is given supra, p. 702. Vessels of the United States.-The provisions of this section as to the duties of consuls do not refer to foreign vessels. U. S. v. Mosby, (1890) 133 U. S. 273, 10 S. Ct. 327, 33 U. S. (L. ed.) 625. Sec. 2163. [Examination of vessels.] The President is empowered, in such way and at such time as he may judge proper, to direct the vessels of the United States, and the masters and commanders thereof, to examine all vessels navigated or owned in whole or in part by citizens of the United States, and registered, enrolled, or licensed under the laws thereof, whenever in the judgment of such master or commanding officer, reasonable cause exists to believe that such vessel has on board any subjects of China, Japan, or other oriental country, known as "coolies; " and, upon sufficient proof that such vessel is employed in violation of the preceding provisions, to cause her to be carried, with her officers and crew, into any port or district within the United States, and delivered to the marshal of such district, to be held and disposed of according to law. [R. S.] Act of Feb. 19, 1862, ch. 27, 12 Stat. L. 341. “The preceding provisions " above referred to are R. S. secs. 2158–2162, given supra. An act supplementary to the acts in relation to immigration. [Act of March 3, 1875, ch. 141, 18 Stat. L. 477.] [SEC. 1.] [Consular inquiry and certificate.] That in determining whether the immigration of any subject of China, Japan, or any Oriental country, to the United States, is free and voluntary, as provided by section two thousand one hundred and sixty-two of the Revised Code, title "Immigration," it shall be the duty of the consul-general or consul of the United States residing at the port from which it is proposed to convey such subjects, in any vessels enrolled or licensed in the United States, or any port within the same, before delivering to the masters of any such vessels the permit or certificate provided for in such section, to ascertain whether such immigrant has entered into a contract or agreement for a term of service within the United States, for lewd and immoral purposes; and if there be such contract or agreement, the said consul-general or consul shall not deliver the required permit or certificate. [18 Stat. L. 477.] R. S. sec. 2162 mentioned in the text is given supra, p. 703. Sections 3 and 5 of this Act relating to the importation and immigration of convicts and women for purposes of prostitution were superseded by the Act of Feb. 20, 1907, ch. 1134, §§ 1 and 3, supra, pp. 637, 649. State quarantine laws.-" Without undertaking to analyze the provisions of these Acts, it suffices to say that, after scrutinizing them, we think they do not purport to abrogate the quarantine laws of the several states, and that the safeguards which they create and the regulations which they impose on the introduction of immigrants are ancillary, and The subject to such quarantine laws." statutes referred to, as well as this, were those of Aug. 3, 1882; of June 26, 1884; of Feb. 26, 1885; of March 23, 1887; and March 3, 1891. Compagnie Francaise, etc., v. Louisiana State Board of Health, (1902) 186 U. S. 380, 22 S. Ct. 811, 46 U. S. (L. ed.) 1209. SEC. 2. [Transportation of subjects of China or Japan, etc., without free consent, how punished-contracts void.] That if any citizen of the United States, or other person amenable to the laws of the United States, shall take, or cause to be taken or transported, to or from the United States any subject of China, Japan, or any Oriental country, without their free and voluntary consent, for the purpose of holding them to a term of service, such citizen or other person shall be liable to be indicted therefor, and, on conviction of such offense, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one year; and all contracts and agreements for a term of service of such persons in the United States, whether made in advance or in pursuance of such illegal importation, and whether such importation shall have been in American or other vessels, are hereby declared void. [18 Stat. L. 477.] See the note to the preceding section 1 of this Act. SEC. 4. [Contracting to supply labor of cooly in violation of law.] That if any person shall knowingly and willfully contract, or attempt to contract, in advance or in pursuance of such illegal importation, to supply to another the labor of any cooly or other person brought into the United States in violation of section two thousand one hundred and fifty-eight of the Revised Statutes, or of any other section of the laws prohibiting the cooly-trade or of this act, such person shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, in any United States court, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year. [18 Stat. L. 477.] R. S. sec. 2158, above referred to, is given supra, p. 702. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS I. GENERAL PROVISIONS, 707. II. ARTICLES SIMULATING DOMESTIC TRADEMARKS, 712. IV. OBSCENE BOOKS AND ARTICLES, 713. V. FOOD PRODUCTS, 715. VI. TEA, 716. VII. OPIUM, 722. VIII. MATCHES, 727. IX. WAR MATERIAL, 728. I. General Provisions, 707. R. S. 265. Printing Statement of Exports and Imports, 707. R. S. 2611. Oath of Special Examiners of Drugs, 707. R. S. 2612. Instructions to Prevent Importation of Adulterated Drugs, 707. R. S. 2933. Examination of Medicines, 708. R. S. 2934. R. S. 2935. Name of Proprietor and Place of Preparation to be Affixed to Medicines, 708. Return upon Examination, 708. R. S. 2936. Appeal from Examination, 708. R. S. 2937. Exportation of Rejected Articles, 709. R. S. 2938. Appraiser as Special Examiner, 709. Act of Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16 (" Underwood Tariff Act"), 709. Articles, 709. 2. Punishment for False Marking, etc., 710. Subsec. 2. Imports Restricted to American Vessels, or of Country of Origin, 710. 3. Not Applicable if No Similar Restriction Exists, 711. II. Articles Simulating Domestic Trademarks, 712. Act of Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, 712. Sec. 27. Importation Forbidden - Regulations, 712. III. Products of Convict Labor, 713. Act of Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16, 713. Sec. IV. I. Convict Labor Manufactures, 713. IV. Obscene Books and Articles, 713. Act of Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16, 713. Sec. IV. G. Subsec. 1. Obscene Books, Articles, etc., Lottery Tickets, V. Food Products, 715. Act of Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 839, 715. Sec. 1. Salted Pork and Bacon for Export-Inspection and Certification Forging Marks - Punishment, 715. VI. Tea, 716. 4. Suspension by President of Importation of Adulterated Articles, 716. Act of March 2, 1897, ch. 358 ("Impure Tea Importation Act"), 716. Exceptions, 716. 2. Board of Experts Created, 717. 3. Standards to Be Fixed-Samples, 718. 4. Importer's Bond-Samples for Examiner or Collector, 718. 5. Permit, if Equal to Standard - Re-examination - Partial Permit, 719. 6. Re-examination by General Appraisers Permit, If equal to Standards-If Inferior, to Be Exported-Destroyed, If Not Exported, 719. 7. Examination by Qualified Examiner - Where No Examiner Expert Advice, 720. 9. Rejected Teas Not to Be Reimported, 721. 10. Regulations, 721. 11. Tea on Shipboard, 721. 12. Repeal, 721. VII. Opium, 722. Act of Feb. 23, 1887, ch. 210 (" Opium Act of 1887 "), 722. 3. Citizens of United States Prohibited from Traffic in Opium Act of Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100 (" Opium Act of 1909 "), 723. 2. Penalty for Violation Possession, Proof of Guilt, 725. 4. Persons Liable to Penalty - Evidence - Forfeiture, 726. CROSS-REFERENCES Grains, Seeds and Nursery Stock, Insect Pests, Insecticides and Fungicides, see AGRICULTURE. Animals and Animal Products, see ANIMALS. Duties on Imports, Collection Districts, Ports and Officers, Payment, Drawback and Refund, see CUSTOMS DUTIES. Articles Bearing False Copyright Notices, see COPYRIGHT. Discriminating Duties on Goods Imported in Foreign Vessels, see DIS- Falsely Stamped Gold or Silver Articles, see FALSE STAMPING. Regulations as to Insular Possessions, see HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; Contract Labor, see IMMIGRATION. Women for Immoral Purposes, see IMMIGRATION; WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC. Articles Subject to Internal Revenue Tax, see INTERNAL REVENUE. Tokens, etc., Similar to Coins, see PENAL LAWS. I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 265. [Printing statement of exports and imports.] The Secretary of the Treasury shall furnish to the Congressional Printer on or before the first day of November of each year, the manuscript, prepared for printing, of a condensed statement of the aggregate amount of the exports and imports from foreign countries during the preceding fiscal year. [R. S.] Res. No. 27, March 3, 1863, 12 Stat. L. 826. The duties here required of the Secretary of the Treasury would seem to be imposed on the Secretary of Commerce by virtue of the Act of Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, given under the title COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, which transferred the Bureau of Statistics (now known as the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce) from the jurisdiction of the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Commerce. Sec. 2611. [Oath of special examiners of drugs.] Special examiners of drugs, medicines, chemicals, and so forth, shall, before entering upon their duties, take and subscribe an oath faithfully and diligently to perform such duties, and to use their best endeavors to prevent and detect frauds upon the revenue of the United States; which oath shall be administered by the collector of the port or district where the examiner making it is employed. [R. S.] Act of June 26, 1848, ch. 70, 9 Stat. L. 239. Sec. 2612. [Instructions to prevent importation of adulterated drugs.] The Secretary of the Treasury shall give to the collectors of districts for which an examiner of drugs, medicines, and chemicals is not provided by law, such instructions as he may deem necessary to prevent the importation of adulterated and spurious drugs and medicines. [R. S.] Act of June 26, 1848, ch. 70, 9 Stat. L. 238. |