NEW YORK.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

Act of 1798 (act to confer rights on aliens).-The act of 1798 was passed to enable certain aliens to hold real estate in the State.

Act of 1802 (act in behalf of aliens).-By the act of 1802 aliens were empowered to purchase and hold real estate under stipulated restrictions.

Act of 1804 (act extending rights of aliens). The act of 1804 extended to all aliens then residents of the State the rights and privileges granted to certain aliens by the act of 1802.

Act of 1818 (act to enroll aliens in militia).-The act of 1818 authorized aliens at any time owning real estate and within the ages of 18 to 45 years to be enrolled in the militia.

Act of 1819 (act to consolidate alien laws).-The act of 1819 reduced to one statute the laws of the State relating to the importation of passengers.

Acts of 1825, 1830, 1831, 1836, 1838, and 1843 (acts to grant aliens additional rights). The acts of 1825, 1830, 1831, 1836, 1838, and 1843 related to the acquisition of real estate by aliens and extended their rights.

Acts of 1843 and 1845 (acts in aid of marine hospital).-The acts of 1843 and 1845 were passed to provide a system of raising revenue to sustain the marine hospital.

Resolution of 1847 (resolution to regulate passenger shipping).A resolution was adopted in 1847 memorializing Congress to restrict the number of passengers carried by steamships and their methods of carrying, so as to improve sanitation.

Act of 1848 (act for the protection of aliens).—An act was passed in 1848 for the protection of emigrants arriving in the State. Docks or piers may be purchased for the use of emigrants. Passengers who are alien emigrants shall be landed at the piers. Persons keeping boarding houses for emigrants shall have a license. Boarding-house keepers shall not have a lien on effects of immigrants.

Act of 1849 (act for protection of alien emigrants). The statute of 1849 amended the prior law for the protection of alien emigrants requiring special facilities and safeguards to be provided.

Act of 1849 (act to regulate alien immigration). The act of 1849 requires masters of vessels landing alien passengers to report to the mayor of New York. Bonds shall be given for each passenger reported. Commissioners of emigration shall examine into the condition of passengers. Other provisions are also made.

Act of 1849 (act to sustain marine-hospital service). The act of 1849 was intended to provide for the support of the marine hospital by transferring a portion of the commutation fund to that object.

Act of 1850 (an act to regulate passenger vessels).-The act of 1850 provided for the further regulation of vessels carrying alien passengers and entering the port of New York.

Act of 1851 (act relating to alien passengers and public health).— In 1850 the prior acts were amended to provide protection for alien passengers, property of passengers, and the public health.

Act of 1853 (act to regulate relations of alien immigrants).-By the act of 1850 any agent of any business institution boarding a vessel before it lands to solicit patronage from immigrants shall be subject to a penalty.

Act of 1853 (act relating to immigration commissioners and the marine hospital).-The act of 1853 provides for amending the several acts defining the powers and duties of the commissioners of immigration and for the regulation of the marine hospital.

Act of 1853 (act to protect emigrant passengers).-The act of 1853 made provision for the supervision of alien passengers and for their protection against fraudulent practices.

Resolution of 1854.-A resolution was directed to Congress in 1854 recommending relief of passengers from sufferings incident to transportation in emigrant vessels.

Act of 1855 (act relating to alien passengers). The act of 1855 made provision for extending the laws relating to persons becoming public charges.

Act of 1855 (act to protect immigrants).—An act of 1855 provided for the protection of immigrants, second class, steerage, and deck hands.

Act of 1857 (act relating to emigrants and commissioners of emigration).-An act of 1857 provided for repayment of expenses incurred by communities for emigrants and for loaning the emigration commissioners money for purposes specified.

Act of 1857 (act for protection of emigrants).-The act of 1857 was intended to safeguard the persons and property of emigrants from fraud and imposition and to protect the public health.

Act of 1864 (an act relating to commissioners of emigration).— An act of 1864 authorized commissioners of emigration to sell at public auction any property of emigrants in their possession unclaimed within one year.

Act of 1865 (act to enlarge powers of commissioners of emigration). The act of 1865 conferred upon the commissioners of emigration power to deal with children upon public charity.

Act of 1866 (an act to protect alien passengers).-The act of 1866 provided for the better protection of sick and infirm indigent passengers arriving at the port of New York.

Act of 1867 (An act relating to emigration commissioners and the marine hospital). The act of 1867 changed the powers and duties of the commissioners of emigration and further regulates the marine hospital.

Act of 1868 (an act relating to alien immigrants).-The act of 1868 provided further security and convenience for immigrants and other passengers arriving at and departing from the port of New York. Act of 1868 (an act relating to the marine hospital). The act of 1868 empowered a board of commissioners to sell the marine hospital grounds for prescribed purposes.

Act of 1868 (an act relating to alien emigrants).-The act of 1868 was intended to provide more effectual protection for emigrants arriving at the port of New York.

Act of 1869 (an act for general purposes).-The act of 1869 enlarged the powers and duties of the commissioners of emigration and provided for regulation of the marine hospital.

Act of 1870 (an act relating to commissioners of emigration and to emigrants). The act of 1870 appointed nine commissioners of emigration for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of an act relating to alien emigrants.

Act of 1871 (an act relating to emigration and the marine hospital). The act of 1871 provided certain rates of commutation payable by shipmasters on account of emigrants.

Act of 1873 (an act to create a board of emigration commissioners). The act of 1873 provided for the appointment of six commissioners of emigration for the State of New York. The powers and duties were specified.

Act of 1881 (an act relating to alien emigrants).-The act of 1881 directed the commissioners of emigration to inspect all persons and personal property arriving at the port of New York to determine whose entry shall be prohibited.

Act of 1881 (an act to raise revenue).-The act of 1881 was passed to raise revenue for the execution of the inspection laws of the State.

Act of 1882 (an act conferring power on commissioners of emigration). The act of 1882 was passed to authorize the commissioners of emigration to contract with the carriers of emigrants for the expense caused to the State by their being brought to the port of New York.

Laws of 1882 (immigrants). The laws of 1882 present a compilation of the several statutes relating to immigrants.

Act of 1883 (an act relating to appropriation). The act of 1883 prohibited the state comptroller from drawing his warrant for the payment of the commissioners of emigration under act of 1882.

Act of 1883 (an act relating to alien immigration).-An act was passed in 1883 authorizing the governor to appoint a commissioner of immigration for the State of New York, regulating the admission of alien immigrants and for securing an improved administration of alien immigration.

Act of 1883 (an act for expenses of emigration commission).-The act of 1883 authorized the emigration commission to make a requisition on the state comptroller if the emigration fund should not be sufficient.

Act of 1892 (an act to convey lands held by emigration commissioners). The act of 1892 directed the commissioners of emigration to transfer certain land and property to the city of New York.

Act of 1904 (an act to amend the insanity law).-The act of 1904 amended the insanity law, providing for the examination of immigrants at the port of New York to ascertain their mental condition.

Act of 1906 (an act to amend the insanity law).-The act of 1906 amended the insanity law relative to the examination of immigrants at the port of New York and the alien and nonresident insane in the State to determine their mental condition.

Act of 1908 (an act to create an immigration commission).-In 1908 an act was passed to establish an immigration commission to

inquire into the condition, welfare, and industrial opportunities of aliens in the State and providing an appropriation for that purpose.

Act of 1908 (an act to amend the insanity law).-The act of 1908 made provision for establishing a state board of alienists for the examination of insane, idiotic, imbecile, and epileptic immigrants and alien and nonresident insane.

Act of 1910 (an act to amend the labor law).-An act of 1910 amended the state labor law relating to the department of labor and created a bureau of industries and immigration. The object of the bureau is to make full inquiry, investigation, and examination into the condition, welfare, and industrial opportunities of aliens.

Act of 1910 (an act to amend the insanity law).-The act of 1910 provided more rigid examination and more ample qualification for members of the state board of alienists.

IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

ACT OF 1798.

[New York State Laws, 1798, ch. 95, p. 280.]

AN ACT To enable certain persons therein named to purchase and hold real estate within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Be it enacted by the people of the State of New York represented in senate and assembly, That it shall be and may be lawful for ("certain persons'" names here inserted) severally to purchase lands, tenements, and hereditaments within this State and, respectively, to have and to hold the same to them, their respective heirs and assigns, forever as fully as any natural-born citizen may or can do, any law of the land or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.

And be it further enacted, That no lands, tenements, or hereditaments heretofore purchased by any of the persons hereinbefore named shall escheat to the people of this State on account of the alienism of such persons, but all such lands, tenements, and hereditaments are hereby declared to be vested in such purchaser or purchasers, his, her, or their heirs and assigns, any law to the contrary`notwithstanding.

ACT OF 1802.

[New York State Laws, 1802, ch. 49, p. 78.]

AN ACT To enable aliens to purchase and hold real estates within this State under certain restrictions therein mentioned.

Whereas many good and industrious persons, being aliens, have emigrated to this State with an intention to settle and reside therein and have expended the greater part of their capital in purchasing and improving real property; and

Whereas such emigrations have tended to promote as well an improvement in the agriculture as the manufactures of the State; and it is deemed just and right not only to protect the property which they have acquired, but also to encourage others to settle and reside within this State by enabling them to purchase and hold real property: Therefore