SEC. 6. That for every violation of any of the provisions of section five of this Act the person, partnership, company, or corporation violating the same, by knowingly assisting, encouraging, or soliciting the migration or im- portation of any alien to the United States to perform labor or service of any kind by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise, or agree- ment, express or implied, parole or special, to or with such alien, shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of one thousand dollars, which may be sued for and recovered by the United States, or by any person who shall first bring his action therefor in his own name and for his own benefit, including any such alien thus promised labor or service of any kind as aforesaid, as debts of like amount are now recovered in the courts of the United States; and separate suits may be brought for each alien thus promised labor or service of any kind as aforesaid. And it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the proper dis- trict to prosecute every such suit when brought by the United States.
SEC. 7. That it shall be unlawful and be deemed a violation of section five of this Act to assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien by a promise of employ
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 Territories, or the District of Columbia.
Section 3, act of February 26, 1885.
SEC. 3. That for every violation of any of the provisions of section one of this act the person, partnership, company, or corporation violating the same, by knowingly assisting, encouraging or soliciting the migration or im- portation of any alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its Terri- tories, or the District of Columbia, to perform labor or service of any kind under contract or agreement, express or implied, parol or special, with such alien or aliens, foreigner or foreign- ers, previous to becoming residents or citizens of the United States, shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of one thousand dollars, which may be sued for and recovered by the United States or by any person who any such alien or foreigner who may be a shall first bring his action therefor, including party to any such contract or agreement, as debts of like amount are now recovered in the circuit courts of the United States; the pro- ceeds to be paid into the Treasury of the United States; and separate suits may be brought for each alien or foreigner being a party to such contract or agreement aforesaid. And it shall be the duty of the district attor- ney of the proper district to prosecute every such suit at the expense of the United States.
Act of March 3, 1891, section 6.
SEC. 6. That any person who shall bring into or land in the United States by vessel or other
SEC. 6. That for every violation of any of the provisions of section five of this Act the person, partnership, company, or corporation violating the same, by knowingly assisting, encouraging, or soliciting the migration or im- portation of any alien [or aliens, foreigner or foreigners, to the United States to perform labor or service of any kind by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise, or agreement, ex- press or implied, parole or special, to or with such alien or aliens, [foreigner or foreigners,] shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of one thousand dollars, which may be sued for and recovered by the United States, or by any person who shall first bring his ac- tion therefor in his own name and for his own benefit, including any such alien [or foreigner] thus promised labor or service of any kind as aforesaid, as debts of like amount are now re- covered in the courts of the United States; and separate suits may be brought for each alien or foreigner] thus promised labor or service of any kind as aforesaid. And it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the proper district to prosecute every such suit when brought by the United States.
SEC. 9. That any person, including the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any vessel, who shall bring into or land in the United States, by vessel or otherwise, or who shall
ment through advertisements printed and published in any foreign country; and any alien coming to this country in consequence of such an advertisement shall be treated as coming under a promise or agreement as con- templated in section two of this Act, and the penalties imposed by section six of this Act shall be applicable to such a case: Provided, That this section shall not apply to States or Territories, the District of Columbia, or places subject to the jurisdiction of the United States advertising the inducements they offer for im- migration thereto, respectively.
SEC. 8. That no transportation company or owner or owners of vessels or others engaged in transporting aliens into the United States shall, directly or through agents, either by writing, printing, or oral representations, so- licit, invite, or encourage the immigration of any aliens into the United States except by ordinary commercial letters, circulars, adver- tisements, or oral representations, stating the sailings of their vessels and terms and facili- ties of transportation therein; and for a viola- tion of this provision any such transportation company and any such owner or owners of vessels, and all others engaged in transport- ing aliens to the United States, and the agents by them employed, shall be subjected to the penalties imposed by section six of this Act.
SEC. 9. That any person, including the mas- ter, agent, owner, or consignee of any vessel, who shall willfully bring into or land in the United States, by vessel or otherwise, or who shall willfully attempt, by himself or through another, to bring into or land in the United States, by vessel or otherwise, any alien not duly admitted by an immigrant inspector, or not lawfully entitled to enter the United
SEC. 3. That it shall be deemed a violation of said act of February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, to assist or encour- age the importation or migration of any alien by promise of employment through advertise- ments printed and published in any foreign country; and any alien coming to this country in consequence of such an advertisement shall be treated as coming under a contract as con- templated by such act; and the penalties by said act imposed shall be applicable in such a case: Provided, This section shall not apply to States and immigration bureaus of States ad- vertising the inducements they offer for immi- gration to such States.
attempt, by himself or through another, to bring into or land in the United States, by vessel or otherwise, any alien not duly admit- ted by an immigrant inspector, or not lawfully entitled to enter the United States, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceed- ing one thousand dollars for each and every alien so landed or attempted to be landed, or by imprisonment for a term not [exceeding one year] less than three months nor more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 7. That it shall be unlawful and be deemed a violation of section five of this Act to assist or encourage the imporation or mi- gration of any alien by a promise of employ- ment through advertisements printed and pub- lished in any foreign country; and any alien coming to this country in consequence of such an advertisement shall be treated as coming under a promise or agreement as contemplated in section two of this Act, and the penalties imposed by section six of this Act shall be ap- plicable to such a case: Provided, That this section shall not apply to States or Territories, the District of Columbia, or [place] places sub- ject to the jurisdiction of the United States advertising the inducements they offer for im- migration thereto, respectively.
SEC. 8. That no transportation company or owner or owners of vessels or others engaged in transporting aliens into the United States, shall, directly or through agents, either by writing, printing, or oral representations, solicit, invite, or encourage the immigration of any aliens into the United States except by ordinary commercial letters, circulars, adver- tisements, or oral representations, stating the
States, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor, and shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars for each and every alien so landed or attempted to be landed, or by imprisonment for a term not less than three months nor more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 10. That it shall be unlawful for any person, including any transportation company other than railway lines entering the United States from foreign contiguous territory, or the owner, master, agent, or consignee of any vessel, to bring to the United States any idiot, insane alien, or any alien afflicted with a loathsome or with a dangerous contagious dis- ease; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that any alien so brought to the United States was afflicted with such a disease at the time of foreign em- barkation, and that the existence of such dis- ease might have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such person or transportation company or the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any such vessel shall pay to the collector of cus- toms for the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of one hun- dred dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section; and no vessel shall be granted clearance papers while any such sum remains unpaid.
SEC. 11. That the decision of the board of special inquiry, hereinafter provided for, based upon the certificate of the examining medical officer, shall be final as to the rejection of aliens afflicted with a loathsome or with a dangerous contagious disease, or with any mental or phys-
resentations, stating the sailings of their ves- sels and the terms and facilities of transpor- tation therein; and for a violation of this pro- vision any such steamship or transportation company, and any such owners of vessels, and the agents by them employed, shall be sub- jected to the penalties imposed by the third section of said act of February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, for viola- tions of the provisions of the first section of said act.
[There is no existing legislation providing for other punishment for bringing diseased aliens to the United States than the return of such aliens to the country whence they came.]
[No existing legislation upon this point.]
sailings of their vessels and terms and facili- ties of transportation therein; and for a viola- tion of this provision any such transportation company and any such owner or owners of vessels, and all others engaged in transport- ing aliens to the United States, and the agents by them employed, shall be subjected to the penalties imposed by section six of this Act.
SEC. 10. That it shall be unlawful for any transportation company or the owner, master, agent, or consignee of any vessel to bring to any port within the United States any idiot or insane alien, or any alien afflicted with a loath- some or with a dangerous contagious disease; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that any alien so brought to a port of the United States was afflicted with such a disease at the time of for- eign embarkation, and that the existence of such disease might have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such transportation company or the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any such vessel shall pay to the collector of cus- toms of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section; and no vessel shall be granted clearance papers while any such [fine imposed upon it] sum remains unpaid, nor [shall such fine] shall the same be remitted.
SEC. 11. That the decision of the board of special inquiry, hereinafter provided for, based upon the certificate of the examining medical officer, shall be final as to the rejection of aliens afflicted with a loathsome or with a dangerous contagious disease, or with any mental or phys-
ical disability which would bring such aliens within any of the classes excluded from admis- sion to the United States under section two of this Act.
SEC. 12. That upon the certificate of a medi- cal officer of the United States Marine-Hospital Service to the effect that a rejected alien is helpless from sickness, physical disability, or infancy, if such alien is accompanied by another alien whose protection or guardian- ship is required by such rejected alien, the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the ves- sel in which such alien and accompanying alien are brought shall be required to return said alien and accompanying alien in the same manner as vessels are required to return other rejected aliens.
SEC. 13. That upon the arrival of any alien by water at any port within the United States it shall be the duty of the master or command- ing officer of the steamer, sailing or other ves- sel, having said alien on board to deliver to the immigration officers at the port of arrival lists or manifests made at the time and place of embarkation of such alien on board such steamer or vessel, which shall, in answer to questions at the top of said lists, state as to each alien the full name, age, and sex; whether married or single; the calling or occu- pation; whether able to read or write; the nationality; the race; the last residence; the seaport for landing in the United States; the final destination, if any, beyond the port of landing; whether having a ticket through to such final destination; whether the alien has paid his own passage, or whether it has been paid by any other person or by any cor- poration, society, municipality, or govern- ment, and if so, by whom; whether in posses- sion of fifty dollars, and if less, how much; whether going to join a relative or friend,
[No existing legislation upon this point.]
Section 1, act of March 3, 1893.
AN ACT to facilitate the enforcement of the immigra- tion and contract-labor laws of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That, in addition to conform- ing to all present requirements of law, upon the arrival of any alien immigrants by water at any port within the United States, it shall be the duty of the master or commanding officer of the steamer or sailing vessel having said immigrants on board to deliver to the proper inspector of immigration at the port lists or manifests made at the time and place of embarkation of such alien immigrants on board such steamer or vessel, which shall, in answer to questions at the top of said lists, state as to each immigrant the full name, age, and sex, whether married or single; the call- ing or occupation; whether able to read or write; the nationality; the last residence; the seaport for landing in the United States; the final destination, if any, beyond the seaport
ical disability which would bring such aliens within any of the classes excluded from admission to the United States under section two of this Act.
SEC. 12. That upon the certificate of a med- ical officer of the United States Marine-Hospital Service to the effect that a rejected alien is helpless from sickness, physical disability, or infancy, if such alien is accompanied by a per son whose protection or guardianship is re- quired by such rejected alien, the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel in which such alien and accompanying person [is] are brought shall be required to return said alien and accompanying person in the same manner as vessels are required to return other rejected aliens.
SEC. 13. That upon the arrival of any alien or aliens by water at any port within the United States it shall be the duty of the master or com- manding officer of the steamer, sailing or other vessel, having said alien or aliens on board to deliver to the immigration officers at the port of arrival lists or manifests made at the time and place of embarkation of such alien or aliens on board such steamer or vessel, which shall, in answer to questions at the top of said lists, state as to each alien the full name, age, and sex; whether married or single; the call- ing or occupation; whether able to read or write; the nationality; [the last residence] the race; [the race] the last residence; the seaport for landing in the United States; the final destination, if any, beyond the port of landing; whether having a ticket through to such final destination; whether the alien has paid his own passage, or whether it has been paid by any other person or by any corpora- tion, society, municipality, or government, and if so, by whom; whether in possession of [money] fifty dollars or upwards, and if [so]
and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address; whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where; whether ever in prison or almshouse or an institution or hospital for the care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity; whether a polygamist; whether an anarchist; whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, to perform labor in the United States, and what is the alien's condition of health, mental and physical, and whether deformed or crippled, and if so, for how long and from what cause.
SEC. 14. That all aliens arriving by water at the orts of the United States shall be listed in convenient groups, and no one list or manifest shall contain more than thirty names. To each alien or head of a family shall be given a ticket on which shall be written his name, a number or letter designating the list in which his name, and so forth, is contained, and his number on said list, for convenience of identification on arrival. Each list or manifest shall be verified by the signature and the oath or affirmation of the master or commanding officer or the first or second below him in command, taken before an immigration officer at the port of arrival, to the effect that he has caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith to make a physical and oral examination of each of said aliens, and that from the report of said surgeon and from his
of landing; whether having a ticket through to such final destination; whether the immigrant has paid his own passage, or whether it has been paid by other persons or by any corporation, society, municipality, or government; whether in possession of money, and if so, whether upward of thirty dollars and how much if thirty dollars or less; whether going to join a relative, and if so, what relative and his name and address; whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where; whether ever in prison or almshouse or supported by charity; whether a polygamist; whether under contract, express or implied, to perform labor in the United States; and what is the immigrant's condition of health mentally and physically, and whether deformed or crippled, and if so, from what cause.
SEC. 2. That the immigrants shall be listed in convenient groups and no one list or manifest shall contain more than thirty names. To each immigrant or head of a family shall be given a ticket on which shall be written his name, a number or letter designating the list, and his number on the list, for convenience of identification on arrival. Each list or manifest shall be verified by the signature and the oath or affirmation of the master or commanding officer or of the officer first or second below him in command, taken before the United States consul or consular agent at the port of departure, before the sailing of said vessel, to the effect that he has made a personal examination of each and all of the passengers named therein, and that he has caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith to make a physical examination of each
less, how much; whether going to join a relative or friend, and if so, what relative or friend and his name and complete address; whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where; whether ever in prison or almshouse or an institution or hospital for the care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity; whether a polygamist; whether an anarchist; whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise or agreement, expressed or implied, to perform labor in the United States, and what is the alien's condition of health mental and physical, and whether deformed or crippled, and if so, for how long and from what cause.
SEC. 14. That all aliens arriving by water at the ports of the United States shall be listed in convenient groups, and no one list or manifest shall contain more than thirty names. To each alien or head of a family shall be given a ticket on which shall be written his name, a number or letter designating the list in which his name and the information required by section thirteen of this act [, and so forth,1 is contained, and his number on said list, for convenience of identification on arrival. Each list or manifest shall be verified by the signature and the oath or affirmation of the master or commanding officer or the first or second below him in command, taken before an immigration officer at the port of arrival, to the effect that he has caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith to make a physical and oral examination of each of said aliens,
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