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CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR U : BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION Immigration La«<=«« ^ ^nd Labor that they have furnished to be kept conspicu- ously exposed to view in the office of each of their agents in foreign countries authorized to sell emigrant tickets, a copy of the law of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and of all subsequent laws of this country ■ relative to immigration, printed in large letters, in the language of the country where the copy of the law is to be exposed to view, and that they have instructed their agents to call the attention thereto of persons contem- plating emigration before selling tickets to them ; and in Penalty for case of the failure for sixty days of any such company or failure. a,ny such owners to file such a certificate, or in case they file a false certificate, they shall pay a fine of not exceed- ing five hundred dollars, to be recovered in the proper United States court, and said fine shall also be a lien upon any vessel of said company or owners found within the United States.'' ***** Approved March 3, 1893 (27 Stat.,'569). ACT OF AUGUST 18, 1894. AN ACT maliing appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and for other purposes. Be it enacted ty the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Ued, * * * Commissioners The Commissioners of immigration at the several ports * A^'ohit' ci"r ^^^^-^ ^^ appointed by the President, by and with the Presiden't.'' ^ advice and consent of the Senate, to hold their offices for the term of four years, imless sooner removed, and until their successors are appointed ; and nominations for such offices shall be made to the Senate by the President as soon as practicable after the passage of this act.* Approved August 18, 1894 (28 Stat., 372). a See Rule 44 for time of filing. 6 See section 7, act March 3, 1891, and section 22, act February 20, 1907. ACTS OF 1895, 1900, AND 1902. 7 ACT OF MARCH 2, 1895. AN ACT making approiDriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted iy the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Gongr^ess assem- bled, * * * * BUKEATJ or IMMIGRATION. That the Superintendent of Immigration shall here- g^J;"™!'^'''""'"- after be designated as Commissioner-General of Immi- r^-^^y^' ^^.^_ gration, and, in addition to his other duties, shall haveated; charge, under the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, of tion "contract- the administration of the alien contract-labor laws, etc."* J^fg^g^'^jQljIj;^* Approved March 2, 1895 (28 Stat., 764). ACT OF JUNE 6, 1900. AN ACT making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes. Be it enacted hy.tlie Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, * * * and hereafter the Commissioner-General ciJ^^on°®^Va'ws of Immigration, in addition to his other duties, shall have placed under. charge of the administration of the Chinese-exclusion law and of the various acts regulating immigration into the United States, its Territories, and the District of Co- lumbia, under the supervision and direction of the Secre- tary of Commerce and Labor. Approved June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 611). ACT OF APBIL 29, 1902. AN ACT to prohibit the coming into and to regulate the residence within the United States, its Territories, and all territory under its jurisdiction, and the District of Columbia, of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, * * * Sec. 3. That nothing in the provisions of this Act or Fairs and ex- any other Act shall be construed to prevent, hinder, or f**'"""* • restrict any foreign exhibitor," representative, or citizen in favoi? of ""x^ of any foreign nation, or the holder, who is a citizen of ''ib'toi'^ »'■ « See section 7, act March 3, 1891, and section 22, act February 20, 1907. O ACTS OF 1902 AND 1905. Fairs iiiid ex- any foreign nation, of any concession or privilege from pos .oils: ^^^ ^^.^ ^^ exposition authorized by Act of Congress in'fe™?of°e°x'from bringing into the United States, under contract, hiijitoi-s at. g,jgj^ mechapics, artisans, agents, or other employees, na- tives of their respective foreign countries, as they or any of them may deem necessary, for the purpose of making preparation for installing or conducting their exhibits or of preparing for installing or conducting any business authorized or permitted under or by virtue of or pertain- ing to any concession or privilege which may have been or may be granted by any said fair o^r exposition in con- nection with such exposition, under such rules and regu- lations as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may prescribe, both as to the admission and return of such person or persons. * * * * * Approved April 29, 1902 (32 Stat., part 1, p. 176) . ACT OF FEBRTJAKY 3, 1905. AN ACT making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the flseal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Ued, * * * BUREAU or IMMIGRATION. ^ ^ H^ ^ ^ Head tax: Provided, That the Commissioner-General of Immigra- ' Refund of, tlou, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and OTisiy "ofiected! Labor, shall have power to refund head tax heretofore and hereafter collected under section one of tile immigra- tion Act approved ISIarch third, nineteen hundred and three, upon presentation of evidence showing conclusively that such collection was erroneously made." Approved February 3, 190.5 (33 Stat., part 1, p. 631). ACT or FEBRUARY 6, 1905. AN ACT to amend an Act approved .July first, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act temporarily to provide for the admin- istration of the affairs of civil governnieut in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," and to amend an Act approved llarch eighth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act tem- porarily to provide revenue for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," and to amend an Act approved March second, nineteen hundred and three, entitled "Au Act to establish a standard of value and to provide for a coinage system in the Philippine Islands," and to provide for the more' efficient ad- ministration of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes. " See Rules 1 and 41. ACTS OF 1905 AND 1906. 9 Be it enacted hy. the Senate and Hovxe of Representa- tatioes of the United States of A7nerica in Congress assew- Ued, * * * Sec. 6. That the immigration hiws of the United States Philippine is- in force in the Philippine Islands shall be administered ^'""'''' by the officers of the general government thereof desig- m ^n\' " I'mmi" nated by appropriate legislation of said government, and fl^H'in- ''^^^ all moneys collected under said la^vs as dnty or head tax Coue'c 1 1 o n on alien immigrants coming into said islands shall not be fn!"' '"" '''"^' covered into the general fund of the Treasury of the United States, but shall be paid into the treasury of said islands to be used and expended for the government and benefit of said islands. * * ' •!' H: >ji Approved February 6, 1905 (33 Stat., 089). ACT OF MARCH 3, 1905. AN ACT milking nppropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted hy the Senate and. House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Ued, * * * Provided. That the annual subscriptions for publica- SuiiscnpUous : tions for use in the immigration service at large maj^ '^'^ advance'"'"^™ paid in advance. Approved March 3, 1905 (33 Stat., part 1, p. 1156). ACT OF JUNE 29, 1906. AN ACT to establish a Bureau of Immigration and Naturaliza- tion, and to provide for a uniform rule for the naturalization of aliens throughout the United States. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem.- lled, That the designation of the Bureau of Immigra- ^^ B««a^» pf im- tion in the Department of Commerce and Labor is hereby '"'I",'""' changed to the " Bureau of Immigration and Naturaliza - to Bureau ° of tion," v^d^ich said Bureau, under the direction and control aJIJi^NfturaViza" of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, in addition to tion. the duties now provided by law, shall have charge of all matters concerning the naturalization of aliens. That it shall be the duty of the said Bureau to provide, for use at the various immigration stations throughout the United States, books of record, wherein the commissioners of im- migration shall cause a registry to be made in the case of each alien arriving in the United States from and after the passage of this Act of the name, age, occupation, per- sonal description (including height, complexion, color of 1308—07 2 10 ACTS OF 1906 AND 1907. hair and ej'es) , the place of birth, the last residence, the intended place of residence in the United States, and the date of arrival of said alien, and, if entered through a port, the name of the vessel in which he comes. And it shall be the duty of said commissioners of immigration to cause to be granted to such alien a certificate of such registry, with the particulars thereof." ***** ApiDroved June 29, 1906 (34 Stat., part 1, p. 596). ACT OF FEBRUAEY 20, 1907. AN ACT to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United Stateis. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Head tax: Ued, That there shall be levied, collected, and paid a tax of four dollars for every alien entering the United paid"; ''''° "'States.!' The said tax shall be paid to the collector of customs of the port or customs district to which said alien shall come, or, if there be no collector at such port or v^i. ^ *" ° " district, then to the collector nearest thereto, by the m.aster, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel, trans- portation line, or other conveyance or vehicle bringing fines* and rent^ such alien to the United States. The money thus col- tute-^° <=°°^"' lected, together with all fines and rentals "= collected under the laws regulating the immigration of aliens into the United States, shall be paid into the Treasury of the I m m 1 g rant United States, and shall constitute a permanent appro- fnnd! priation to be called the " immigrant fund," to be used used" "^ ^ '^ ^ * under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to defraj^ the expense of regulating the immigra- tion of aliens into the United States under said laws, in- cluding the contract labor laws, the cost of reports of decisions of the Federal courts, and digest thereof, for the use of the Commissioner-General of Immigration, and the salaries and expenses of all officers, clerks, and Head tax: employees appointed to enforce said laws. The tax im- To be lien jDosed by this section shall be a lien upon the vessel, or upon vessel ; Q^j^gj, vehicle of carriage or transportation bringing such aliens to the United States, and shall be a debt in favor of the United States against the owner or owners of such men? Mforced " vessel. Or other vehicle, and the payment of such tax may Classes ex- be enforced by any legal or equitable remedy. That the payment 'o^t° " said tax shall not be levied upon aliens who shall enter a For naturalization laws and regulations drawn thereunder, see pamphlet entitled " Naturalization Laws and Regulations." b For specific exceptions, see Rule 2. For method of depositing fines and rentals, see Rule 3 ; for procedure in collecting fines and reporting suits for collection, see Rules 28, 29, and 30. ACT OF 1907. 11 the United States after an uninterrupted residence of at Hoadtax: least one year, immediately preceding such entrance, in the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, the Eepublic of Cuba, or the Eepublic of Mexico, nor upon otherwise ad- missible residents of any possession of the United States, nor upon aliens in transit through the Uaaited States, nor upon aliens who have been law full j^ admitted to the United States and who later shall go in transit from one part of the United States to another through foreign contiguous territory : " Provided, That the Commis- Payment od sioner-General of Immigration, under the direction or ftom" contigu- with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and°"^ territory; Labor, by agreement with transportation lines, as pro- vided in section thirty-two of this Act, may arrange in some other manner for the pajaiienl of the tax imposed by this section upon any or all aliens seeking admission from foreign contiguous territory : '' Pro vided further. No more That if in any fiscal year the amount of money collected 000° to go' into under the provisions of this section shall exceed tAvo J„™ ™ i g r a n t million five hundred thousand dollars, the excess above that amount shall not be added to the " immigrant fund :"' Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall Exceptions — not apply to aliens arriving in Guam, Porto Eico, or Rfco^'and^Ha^ Hawaii; but if any such alien, not having become a citi- ^''''• zen of the United States, shall later arrive at any port or place of the United States on the North American Conti- nent the provisions of this section shall apply : " Pi^ovided Passports: farther, That whenever the President shall be satisfied if limited that passports issued by any foreign government to its detriment*^ \&- citizens to go to any country other than the United hoMer°"^to'"be States or to any insular possession of the United States rejected. or to the Canal Zone are being used for the purpose of enabling the holders to come to the continental territory of the United States to the detriment of labor conditions therein, the President may refuse to permit such citizens of the country issuing such passports to enter the conti- nental territory of the United States from such other country or from such insular possessions or from the Canal Zone.'' Sec. 2. That the following classes of aliens shall be Excindea excluded from admission into the United States: All ''^*^**'' idiots, imbecilesj-'feeble-minded persons, epileptics, insane gang' °t*^ '"" persons, and persons who have been insane within five years previous; persons who have had two or more at- tacks of insanity at any time previously; paupers; per- sons likely to become a public charge ; ^ professional » See paragraph (f), Rule 2. » See Rules 2, 25, and 27. « See Rule 2. <* For President's proclamation and regulations drawn there- under, see Rule 21. e For provisions for landing under bond persons likely to become public charges and persons certified for physical defects, see Rule 20. 12 ACT OF 1907. E xc 1 u d 'Classes : Diseased ; Mentally physically fective ; Convicts ; Polygamists Anarchists ; Prostitutes Contract borers ; " '' beggars ; persons afHicted with tuberculosis or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease; " persons not or comprehended within any of the foregoing excluded **" classes who are found to be and are certified by the examining surgeon as being mentally or physically de- fective, such mental or physical defect being of a nature which may affect the ability of such alien to earn a living ; ' persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misde- meanor involving moral turpitude; polygamists, or per- sons who admit their belief in the practice of jpolygamy, anarchists, or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United 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 jorostitution or for any other immoral pur- pose; persons who procure or attempt to bring in pros- titutes or women or girls for the purpose of prostitution "or for any other immoral purpose; persons hereinafter called contract laborers, who have been induced or solic- ited to migrate to this country by offers or promises of employment or in consequence of agreements, oral, writ- ten or printed, express or implied, to perform labor in this country of any kind, skilled or unskilled; those who have been, within one year from the date of application for admission to the United States, deported as having been induced or solicited to migrate as above described; any person whose ticket or passage is jjaid for with the money of another, or who is assisted by other's to come, unless it is affirmatively and satisfactorilj^ shown that such person does not belong to one of the foregoing ex- cluded classes, and that said ticket or passage was not paid for bj^ any corporation, association, society, munici- pality, or foreign government, either directly or indi- ^chMren un- rectly ; all children under sixteen years of age, unaccom- panied by one or both of their parents, at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor or under such regulations as he may from time to time prescribe : " Pro- isxceptious—i'ided, That nothing" in this Act shall exclude, if other- OHenses po-wise admissible, persons convicted of an offense purely iiticai; political, not involving moral turpitude: Provided fur- Transits; tlici; That the pi-ovisions of this section relating to the payinents for tickets or passage by any corporation, asso- ciation, society, municipality, or foreign government shall not apply to the tickets or passage of aliens in immediate a For provision for placing in hospital, " with the express per- mission of the Secretary," persons afflicted with tuberculosis or with a loathsome or dangerous eontagiovis disease, see Rule 10. 6 For provisions for landing under bond persons likely to become public charges and persons certified for physical defects, see Rule <■ For regulations, see Rule 5. Assisted ; der 16 ; ACT OF 1907. 13 and continuous transit through the United States to for- piJspj,';'"* * ** eign contiguous territory: And provided further, T^l'^Sit'' "^xle uons— skilled labor may be imported if labor of like kind un- s'|;7neT^ia- employed can not be found in this country : And provided tor ; ' further, That the provisions of this law applicable to con- Actors, ar- tract labor shall not be held to exclude professional actors, *'^'^' '^"^• artists, lecturers, singers, ministers of any religious de- nomination, professors for colleges or seminaries, per- sons belonging to any recognized learned profession, or persons employed strictly as personal or domestic serv- ' ants. Sec. 3. That the importation into the United States of Prosstitntes: any alien woman or girl for the purpose of i^rostitution, importation •'j. , , . '^ , J^^ .J- , ^ '^ !■ , ■ T -, or holding pen- or tor any other immoral purpose, is hereby forbidden ; aiizea ; and whoever shall, directly or indirectly, import, or at- tempt to import, into the United States, any alien woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution, or for any other immoral purpose, or whoever shall hold or attemj^t to hold any alien woman or girl for any such purpose in pursuance of such illegal importation, or whoever shall keep, maintain, control, support, or harbor in any house or other place, for the purpose of prostitution, or for anj' other immoral purpose, any alien woman or girl, Avithin three years after she shall have entered the United States, shall, in every such case, be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof be imprisoned not more than five years and pay a fine of not more than five thousand dol- lars; and any alien woman or girl who shall be found an Deportatioir inmate of a house of prostitution or practicing prostitu- three years, tion, at any time within three years after she shall have entered the United States, shall be deemed to be unlaw- fully within the United States and shall be deported as provided by sections twenty and twenty-one of this Act." Sec. i. That it shall be a misdemeanor for anv person,, contract la- j , . ^ . . ^ ^ ■ borers: company, partnership, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transportation or in any way of, forWdden ; Lo assist or encourage the importation or migration of any contract laborer or contract laborers into the United States, unless such contract laborer or contract laborers are exempted under the terms of the last two provisos con- tained in section two of this Act. Sec. 5. That for every violation of any of the j^rovi- impo°t^in|. *'"' sions of section four of this Act the person, partnership, company, or corporation violating the same, by know- ingly assisting, encouraging, or soliciting the migration or importation of any contract laborer into the United States shall forfeit and pay for every such oflfense 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 o See paragraph (o), Rule 31, and Rules 34-38. 14 ACT OK 1907. U. S. attor- neys to prose- cute suits ; Advertising for, forbidden Exception, in favor States and Territo- ries. Solicltins: Forbidden on part transpor- tation compa- nies ; boMrf:""""' '*■ for his own benefit, including any such alien thus prom- ised labor or service of anj^ kind as aforesaid, as debts of like amount are now recovered in the courts of the United States ; and sejDarate suits may be brought for each alien thus 2Dromised 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. G. That it shall be unlawful and be deemed a vio- lation of section four of this Act to assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien by promise of employment through advertisements printed and pub- lished in any foreign country; and any alien coming to this countrj^ in consequence of such an advertisement shall be treated as coming under promise or agreement as con- templated in section two of this Act, and the penalties imposed by section five of this Act shall be applicable to such a case : Pro rided, That this section shall not apply to States or Territories, the District of Columbia, or places subject to the jurisdiction of the United States advertis- ing the inducements they offer for immigration thereto, respectively. Sec. 7. That no transportation company or owner or owners of vessels, or others engaged in transporting aliens into the United States, shall, directly or indirectly, either by writing, printing, or oral representation, solicit, invite, or encourage the immigration of any aliens into the Ignited States, but this shall not be held to prevent trans- 23ortation companies from issuing letters, circulars, or advertisementH, stating the sailings of their vessels and terms and facilities of transportation therein; and for a violation of this provision, any such transportation com- pany, and any such owner or owners of vessels, and all others engaged in transporting aliens into the United Penalty for. States, and the agents by them employed, shall be sever- ally subjected to lihe penalties imposed by section five of this Act. Sec. S. That any person, including the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any vessel, who shall bring into or land in the I'nited States, by vessel or otherwise, or who shall attempt, by himself' or through another, to Ijring into or land in the United States, by vessel or other- wise, any alien not duly admitted by an immigrant in- spector 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 exceeding one thou- s;nid dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceed- ing two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment for eiich and every alien so landed or brought in or attempted to be landed or brought in." Sec. 9. That it shall be unlawful for any person in- cluding any transportation company other than railway lines entering the United States from foreign contiguous For method of reporting, see Rule 30. Unlawful landing: Penalty for. Fine, $100: For bringing diseased aliens ; ACT OF 1907. 15 territory, or the owner, master, agent, or consignee of any Fine, $100 : vessel to bring to the United States any alien subject to iJ'or bring- any of the following disabilities: Idiots, imbeciles, epi- aufns;'^^' leptics, or persons afflicted with tuberculosis or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor that any alien so brought to the United States was afflicted with any of the said diseases or disabilities at the time of forei^ embarkation and that the existence of such disease or disability might have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such person or transportation company, or the master. Method of agent, owner, or consignee of any such vessel shall pay '^° ^'^^ °^' to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of one hundred dol- lars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section; and no vessel shall be granted clearance papers pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such fine, and in the event such fine is imposed, while it remains unpaid, nor shall such fine be remitted or refunded: Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such questions upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine and costs, such sum to be named by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.'' Sec. 10. That the decision of the board of special in- Appeals' quiry, hereinafter provided for, based upon the certificate ^^^°^ amirted of the examining medical officer, shall be final as to the with tubercu- rejectioh of aliens affected with tuberculosis or with a ius'^contagious loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, or with any "I'seases. mental or physical 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. 11. That upon the certificate of a medical officer Gnardian en of the United States Public Health and Marine Hos- ""''^*' pital Service to the effect that a reiected alien is helpless , Transporta- i -1 ,1 1 'iTi-Tj- ■ ji t'on companies irom Sickness, mental or physical disability, or infancy, to bear ex- if such alien is accompanied by another alien whose pro- p®°^® °'' tection or guardianship is required by such rejected alien, such accompanying alien may also be excluded, and the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel in which such alien and accompanying alien are brought shall be required to return said alien and accompanj'ing alien in the same manner as vessels are required to return other rejected aliens." Sec. 12. That upon the arrival of any alien by water at Manifests: any port within the United States * it shall be the duty paggeng^ers-^ ^ of the master or commanding officer of the steamer, sail- ing or other vessel having said alien on board to deliver a For method of imposing, see Rule 28. 6 See Rule 6 ; also latter part of section 25. See Rule 12. ^For tlie procurement of manifests from Canadian transporta- tion companies, see paragraph (e), Rule 25. 16 ACT OF 1907. Manifests : I n c m i n ] passengers — What to con- tain ; Outgoing passengers — Wliat to con tain ; Penalty With deposited 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 list, state as to each alien the full name, age, and sex ; whether married or single ; the calling or occupation ; whether able to read or write; the nationality; the race; the last residence; the name and address of the nearest relative in the coun- try from which the alien came; 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 per- son or by any corporation, society, municipality, or gov- ernmentj and if so, by whom; whether in possession of fifty dollars, and if less, how much; whether going to join a relative or friend, and if so, what relative or friend, and his or her name and complete address; whether ever before in tb';- United ^'tates, 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 polyg- amist ; whether an anarchist ; whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise, or agreement, express or imjjlied, 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 wTiat cause ; that it shall fur- ther be the duty of the master or commanding officer of everj' vessel taking alien passengers out of the United States, from any jjort thereof, to file before departure therefrom with the collector of customs of such port a complete list of all such alien passengers taken on board. Such list shall contain the name, age, sex, nationality, residence in the Ignited States, occupation, and the time of last arrival of every such alien in the United States, and no master of any such vessel shall be granted clear- ance papers for his vessel until he has deposited such list or lists Avith the collector of customs at the port of depart- ure and made oath that they are full and complete as to the name and other information herein required concern- ing each alien taken on board his vessel; " and any neg- lect or omission to comply with the requirements of this section shall be punishable as provided in section fifteen wiiom of this Act." That the collector of customs with whom any such list has been deposited in accordance with the pro- visions of this section, shall prompth' notify the Com- missionei'-General of Immigration that such list has been deposited with him as provided, and shall make such « For the procurement of manifests from Canadian transporta- tion companies, see paragraph (e), Rule 25. 6 For method of imposing fine, see Rule 29. ACT OF ]907. 17 further disposition thereof as maj^ be required by regu- Manifests: lations to be issued by the Commissioner-General of Immigration with the a^Dproval of the Secretary of Com- merce and Labor:" Provided, That in the case" of vessels making regular trips to ports of the United States the Commissioner-General of Immigration, with the apisroval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, may, when ex- pedient, arrange for the delivery of such lists of outgoing aliens at a later date:'' Provided further, That it shall fi.o*^*t^iie'phii! be the duty of the master or commanding officer of any jppines, Guam, vessel sailing from ports in the Philippine Islands, Guam, ana Hawaii ; ' Porto Rico, or Hawaii to any port of the United States on the North American Continent to deliver to the immi- gration officers at the port of arrival lists or manifests made at the time and place of embarkation, giving the names of all aliens on board said vessel.'' Sec. 13. 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 so forth, is contained, and his number on said list, for convenience of identification on arrival. Each list or manifest shall and°sworn°to be verified by the signature and the oath of affirmation of by master, as the master or commanding officer, or the first or second J? conten^t^f^^ 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 own investigation he believes that no one of said aliens is an idiot, or imbecile, or a feeble-minded person, or insane person, or a pauper, or is likely to become a public charge, or is afflicted with tuberculosis or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, or is a person who has been convicted of, or who admits having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or is a polygamist or one admitting belief in the practice of polygamy, or an anarchist, or under promise or agree- ment, express or implied, to perform labor in the LTnited States, or a prostitute, or a woman or girl coming to the United States for the purpose of prostitution, or for any other immoral purpose, and that also, according to the best of his knowledge and belief, the information in said lists or manifests concerning each of said aliens named therein is correct and true in every respect. Sec. 14. That the surgeon of said vessel sailing there- ^^to t^^s^°eA with shall also sign each of said lists or manifests and by surgeon ; make oath or affirmation in like manner before an immi- o See Rule XXIX, statistical regulations. !>See paragraphs (6) and (c), Rule I, statistical regulations. 1308—07 3 18 ACT OF 1907. Manifests: gration ofRcer at the port of arrival, stating his profes- sional experience and qualifications as a physician and surgeon, and that he has made a personal examination of each of the said aliens named therein, and that the said list or manifest, according to the best of his knowledge and belief, is full, correct, and true in all particulars rela- tive to the mental and physical condition of said aliens. If no surgeon sails with any vessel bringing aliens the mental and physical examinations and the verifications of the lists or manifests shall be made by some competent surgeon employed by the owners of the said vessel." palsen^era— ^ ^^^' ^^' That in the case of the failure of the master or commanding officer of any vessel to deliver to the said immigration officers lists or manifests of all aliens on board thereof, as required in sections twelve, thirteen, and Penalty of fourteen of this Act, he shall jDay to the collector of cus- toms at the port of arrival the sum of ten dollars for each alien concerning whom the above information is not con- passenglre— ^ tained in any list as aforesaid : Provided, That in the case of failure without good cause to deliver the list of passen- gers required by section twelve of this Act from the mas- ter or commanding officer of every vessel taking alien Penalty of pnssengers out of the United States, the penalty shall be paid to the collector of customs at the port of departure and shall be a fine of ten dollars for each alien not in- nof^to"^ exceed eluded in Said list; but in no case shall the aggregate $100. fine exceed one hundred dollars.* Inspection: gjjQ, i6_ That upou the receipt by the immigration offi- cers at any port of arrival of the lists or manifests of incoming aliens provided for in sections twelve, thirteen, ^gOn board and fourteen of this Act, it shall be the duty of said offi- cers to go or to send competent assistants to the vessel to Avhich said lists or manifests refer, and there inspect all noH'^^'^acftua^i ^"^^ aliens, or said immigration officers may order a tem- landing ; porary removal of such aliens for examination at a desig- nated time and place, but such temporary removal shall not be considered a landing, nor shall it relieve the trans- portation lines, masters, agents, owners, or consignees of the vessel upon which said aliens are brought to any port of the United States from any of the obligations which, ir. case such aliens remain on board, would, under the provisions of this Act, bind the said transportation lines, staHoS^^'fmmf- "'^^**^^^' agents, owners, or consignees: Provided, That gration' officers where a Suitable building is used for the detention and responsible. examination of aliens the inmiigration officials shall there take charge of such aliens, and the transportation companies, masters, agents, owners, and consignees of the vessels bringing such aliens shall be relieved of the responsibility for their detention thereafter until the return of such aliens to their care. "See paragraph (g). Rule 29. ^ For procedure, see Rule 29. ACT OF 1907. 19 Sec. 17. That the physical and mental examination Medical ex- of all arriving aliens shall be made by medical officers """TT^be" made of the United States Public Health and Marine-Hospital by p. H.™and Service, who shall have had at least two years' expei-ience *i- h- surgeons ; in the practice of their profession since receiving the degree of doctor of medicine and who shall certify for the information of the immigration officers and the boards of special inquiry hereinafter provided for, any and all physical and mental defects or diseases observed by said medical officers in any such alien," or, should medical offi- cers of the United States Public Health and Marine- Hospital Service be not available, civil surgeons of not less than four years' professional experience may be em- ployed in such emergency for such service, upon such terms as may be prescribed by the Commissioner-General of Immigration under the direction or with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. The United H^'g^v^ra to States Public Plealth and Marine-Hospital Service shall be' reimbursed be reimbursed by the immigration service for all ex- saiLils"'^^'^""^ penditures incurred in carrying out the medical inspec- tion of aliens under regulations of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Sec. 18. That it shall be the duty of the owners, officers. ^ " lawful or agents of any vessel or transportation line, other than "" °^' those railwajr lines which may enter into a contract as und™ *^sec. '3*2° provided in section thirty-two of this Act, bringing an alien to the United States to prevent the landing of such alien in the United States at any time or place other than as designated by the immigration officers, and the negli- Penalty for ; gent failure of any such owner, officer, or agent to comply with the foregoing requirements shall be deemed a mis- demeanor and be punished by a fine in each case of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment ; " and every such ^^ ^ lueM"*'"" alien so landed shall be deemed to be unlawfully in the landed. United States and shall be deported as provided in sec- tions twenty and twenty-one of this Act.<^ Sec. 19. That all aliens brought to this country in vio- Deportation: lation of law shall, if practicable, be immediately sent ,j;.in|i„g^ ^ ® ® ^ back to the country whence they respectively came on the vessels bringing them. The cost of their maintenance cost of, and while on land, as well as the expense of the return of such ?o* be'^boml' "by aliens, shall be borne by the owner or owners of the vessels ^*?fi™^?'P ''°'^- on which they respectively came; and it any master, person in charge, agent, owner, or consignee of any such j^j^^^^tyj^*""" vessel shall refuse to receive back on board thereof, or on d^ep^rt, °or board of any other vessel owned or operated by the same maintain, interests, such aliens, or shall fail to detain them thereon, or shall refuse or fail to return them to the foreign port a See Rule 9. 6 For method of reporting, see Rule 30. See paragraph (d), Rule 31, and Rules 34-38. 20 ACT OF J907. Deportation: fj.Q^j^ which they came, or to pay the cost of their main- takinf "'ecu/- ^naiice while on land, or shall make any charge for the 'ty- return of any such alien, or shall take any security from him for the payment of such charge, such master, person in charge, agent, owner, or consignee shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction, be pun- ished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars for each and every such offense; and no vessel shall have clearance from any port of the United States while any Witnesses: such fine is Unpaid ;'' Provided, That the Commissioner- Authority to Greneral of Immigration, with the approval of the Secre- ^°^^' tiiry of Commerce and Labor, may suspend, upon condi- tions to be prescribed by the Commissioner-General of Immigration, the deportation of anj' alien found to have come in violation of any jsrovision of this Act, if, in his judgment, the testimony of such alien is necessarj^ on behalf of the United States Government in the prosecu- CoBt p a 1 a tion of offenders against any provision of this Act : Pro- grant fund™ eided, That the cost of maintenance of any person so detained resulting from such suspension of deportation If sufTering shall be paid from the " immigrant fund '" ^ but no alien losis oi^ioath- certified, as provided in section seventeen of this Act, to I2S!.?,= "Jii^fa'^c^" be suffering from tuberculosis or from a loathsome or serous aiseafae, o . , i , i *» heid only by dangerous contagious disease other than one or quaran- missfon oFsec- tinable nature shall be permitted to land for medical retary. treatment thereof in any hospital in the United States, unless with the express permission of the Secretary Insane aliens: of Commerce and Labor:'' Provided. That upon the cer- Hoiding for tificate of a medical officer of the United States Public peifee°™m mT Health and Marine-Hospital Service to the effect that the grant fund, health or safety of an insane alien would be unduly imperiled by immediate deportation, such alien may, at the expense of the " immigrant fund," be held for treat- ment until such time as such alien may, in the opinion of such medical officer, be safely deported." Deportation: Sec. 20. That any alien who shall enter the United Unlawful St ates in violation of law, and such as become public pubiic"charg\s1 charges from causes existing prior to landing, shall, upon the warrant of the Secretarjf of Commerce and Labor, be taken into custody and deported to the country whence he came at any time within three years after the date of How expense his entry into the United States. Such deportation, of. to be borne, including one-half of the entire cost of removal to the port of deportation, shall be at the expense of the con- tractor, procurer, or other person by whom the alien was unlawfully induced to enter the United States, or, if that can not be done, then the cost of removal to the port of deportation shall be at the expense of the " immigrant fund " provided for in section one of this Act, and the deportation from such port shall be at the expense of the owner or owners of such vessel or transportation line by " For method of reporting, see Rule 30. i See Rule 14. See Rule 10. ACT OF 1907. 21 which such aliens respectively came:" Provided, That b»»'1 = pending the final disposal of the case of any alien so taken reiJla^^^'aUeM into custody he may be released under a bond in the on. penalty of not less than five hundred dollars with secur- ity approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, conditioned that such alien shall be produced when re- quired for a hearing or hearings in regard to the charge upon which he has been taken into custody, and for depor- tation if he shall be found to be unlawfully Avithin the United States.'' Sec. 21. That in case the Secretary of Commerce and Deportation : Labor shall be satisfied that an alien has been found in ^^^Lt ' {he?/, the United States in violation of this Act, or that an alien to ; is subject to deportation undei' the provisions of this Act or of any law of the United States, he shall cause such alien within the period of three j'ears after landing or entry therein to be taken into custody and returned to the country whence he came, as provided by section twenty of this Act,"* and a failure or refusal on the part of the Penalty masters, agents, owners, or consignees of vessels to com- ffr'l-efusaf \'o ply with the order of the Secretary of Commerce and ^ant^' °° ^^^' Labor to take on board, guard safely, and return to the country whence he came any alien ordered to be deported under the provisions of this Act shall be punished by the imposition of the penalties prescribed in section nineteen of this Act: " Provided, That when in the opinion of the Attendants Secretary of Commerce and Labor the mental or physical persous.^^""^ ^ condition of such alien is such as to require personal care and attendance, he may employ a suitable person for that purpose, who shall accompany such alien, to his or her final destination, and the expense incident to such service shall be defrayed in like manner.'* Sec. 22. That the Commissioner-General of Immigra- Commissioner- tion, in addition to such other duties as may by law be as- ""'"' ' signed to him, shall, under the direction of the Secretary Duties of ; of Commerce and Labor, have charge of the administra- tion 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 ap- pointed thereunder. He shall establish such rules and regulations, prescribe such forms of bond, reports, entries, and other papers, and shall issue from time to time such instructions, not inconsistent Avith law, as he shall deem best calculated for carrying out the provisions of this Act and for protecting the United States and aliens migrating thereto from fraud and loss, and shall have tracts™*fOT *^ re- authority to enter into contract for the support and relief "ef of aliens ; of such aliens as may fall into distress or need public aid ; all under the direction or with the approval of the Secre- o See Rules 31-37. 6 See paragraph (fir), Rule 35. c For method of reporting, see Rule 30. i9); . .- . (c) Where an alien is certified as having a mental or piiyg^jeai' Ve'^ physical defect of a nature which may affect his ability fects ; to earn a living, or as being likely to become a public charge by reason of any mental or physical disability, the bearing of such mental or physical shortcoming upon the customary occupation of the alien and upon his general capacity for useful employment, whether such defect is of a temporary or permanent nature, and whether the defi- ciency of the alien has been corrected by artificial or edu- cational means (sees. 2, 10, 26) ; (d) Where an alien is certified for permission to land nYi'^^^.gat: for medical treament in any hospital of the United States, ment required ; or where it is certified that the health or safety of an in- sane alien would be unduly imperiled by immediate deportation, that the alien is not suffering from tubercu- losis or from a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease of a nonquarantinable nature, and the probable duration of the alien's detention in hospital, asylum, or elsewhere (sec. 19) ; (e) Where an alien is certified as being helpless from ^^Jo^ heipiess- sickness, mental or physical disability, or infancy, whether such alien requires the protection or guardianship of an attendant (sees. 11, 21) ; (/) Where the wife or minor children of a domiciled ^J^'"^®^ ^^Jif. alien are certified as being affected with any contagious dren ; disorder, whether such disorder is a loathsome or a dan- gerous one, the probable length of time needed to deter- mine whether the disorder will be easily curable, and whether they can be permitted to land without danger to other persons (sec. 37) ; and 40 ETJLES RELATING TO ADMISSION OK EXCLUSION. aiiSauon: ""■ .iff) Where an alien is certified as being an idiot, imbe- Conceining °^^^' epileptic, Or afflicted with tuberculosis or Avith a affile t i n at loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, whether the embarkation!^" alien was SO afflicted at the time of foreign embarkation, whether the existence of the disease or disabilitj' might have been detected by means of a competent medical ex- amination at such time, how the previous condition of the alien has been ascertained, and the ground for believing that it might have been detected by a competent exam- ination. hos'i>'iM"^tre'a" Rui-E 10. Landing for hospital treatment. — AVhere an inent: alien has been excluded by decision of a board of special Conditions inquiry, and where the order for the return of the alien PCTmissTbie';'^ "^ has been susjDended, or where the alien is held, pending the determination of his case, by order of court, to await transportation, on account of his health, because his tes- timony is required in the prosecution of offenders against the act, or for some other cause, an application may be made, accompanied by the certificate of the medical ex- aminer, to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for jDer- mission to allow the landing of the alien for hospital Evidence re- treatment or other appropriate care or attention. This ''""^*' ' application will be granted as of course where it is certi- fied by the medical examiner that the health or safety of an insane alien would be unduly imperiled by imme- diate deportation, or where it is manifest to the Commis- sioner of Immigration, or the immigration officer in charge, that the condition of the alien requires imme- diate hospital treatment. In such cases, pending the decision of the Secretary, hospital treatment or other appropriate care or attention shall be immediately afforded. In all other cases the application will not be granted unless it clearly appears from the report of the commissioner of immigration, or the immigration officer in charge, or from other evidence accompanying the appli- cation, that such a course is necessary to meet the ends of justice and humanity. The landing or detention of an alien for the purpose contemijlated by this rule shall not be construed in any manner to alter the status of the alien with reference to his right to enter or remain in the United States. (Sec. 19.) wives and EuLE 11. Detention of sick wires or children. — Where, iciicirTiifns'':"'"" upon tho arrival of the wife or minor child or children Landing o f, Sent for by a domiciled alien, any of the former are found for treatment ; tg be affiictcd with a coutagious disorder and it can not be immediately determined whether the disorder will be easily curable, they shall be held until a determination can be had, and an application may be made, accompanied by the certificate of the medical examiner, to the Secre- tary of Commerce and Labor for permission to allow the landing of such wife or child for hospital treatment or other appropriate care or attention. In such cases, where RULES KELATING TO ADMISSION OB EXCLUSION. 41 necessary, pending the decision of the Secretary, hos- ^.^^i^fs^ anj pital treatment or other appropriate care or attention iciicd aliens : shall be immediately afforded. This application, or the Evidence re- accompanying papers, must clearly show that the hus- i""'<^'^- band or father has actually taken up his permanent resi- dence in this country and has actually filed his declara- tion of intention to become a citizen of the United States, and that he is in fact the husband or father of the alien in question. Nothing contained herein shall be taken as in any manner affecting the liability of transportation companies under section 9 of the Immigration Act, or as altering the status of the aliens concerned with reference to their admission or exclusion. (See Rules 10 and 12.) EuLB 12. Detention of attendants for helpless aliens. — h c i p i e s s Where it is found that an alien is helpless from sickness, " ";"* ' mental or physical disability, or infancy, and that, if voya'^se'^f o^° excluded, he will require the protection and guardian- '"''^'^° T*sublecf ^td course of their pursuit, with the bona fide intention of laws; departing as soon as practicable upon some outward- bound vessel, are not to be held for examination touching their right to land under the various acts regulating im- migration into the United States, nor shall the masters of the vessels upon ^which they come to a port of the United States be charged on their account with the head tax prescribed by section 1. EULES RELATING TO ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION. 47 (6) Alien seamen who are discharged, or who have Seamen: deserted their vessel at a port of the United States with or°'des'^rtilg^ any other object in view than departing as described in subject to laws'; the next preceding paragraph (a) are in no respect to be distinguished, on account of their prior calling or oc- cupation as seamen, from other aliens seeking admission to this country, either as regards collection of head tax on their account or as respects the examination and deter- mination of their right to remain, under the various acts regulating immigration. (c) All aliens other than bona fide seamen signed on ^g^^^^ns^ ° ° * the ship's articles of any vessel and landing at a port of on ship's arti- the United States shall be examined and in all respects fiws f"'^-'®*^* *° regarded as alien passengers on account of whom the head tax should be collected, and shall be admitted or returned to the countries whence they came in accordance with the laws and regulations governing immigration. (d) If, upon the arrival of a vessel from a foreign port, p rocedure it is discovered that any alien member of the crew of such m a^nd law of vessel is ill or disabled to such an extent as to make it requfr|s'^°"°*e^- obligatory upon the master of the vessel, under the navi- turn home ; gation laws of the countrj' to which the vessel belongs, to return the seaman to the country where he embarked, im- migration officials will confer with the master and with the consular representative of the country to which the vessel belongs, with the object of perfecting plans by which the master may be able to observe the laws of his own country without violating the immigration laws of the United States. If the disabled seaman relinquishes his calling, he will be treated like any other alien seeking admission to the United States, and if, upon being brought before a board of special inquiry, his rejection is ordered, the master of the vessel shall be required to return him by such vessel, or at his own expense, to the country where he embarked. If the seaman does not re- linquish his calling it will be permissible for him to pass through the United States in transit to the country where he embarked by the most expeditious and direct route; provided that if he is suffering with a dangerous or a loathsome contagious disease, or with tuberculosis, or is in such physical or mental condition as to render him a person likely to become a public charge, arrangements are made for his proper guarding and care while passing through the country, and a sufficient sum to defray the expenses thereof is furnished by the master of the vessel. This being a provision made in the interest of trade and g^f^^»;^ge^t°Q*i« because of the peculiar position occupied by seamen under cerainl^m sea- principles of international comity, immigration officials ^^^«^°.j .""owed will exercise care to insure a thorough understanding with all parties concerned that violations of the immigration laws may be provided against, and that the spirit of foreign laws may be observed. 48 EXILES RELATING TO ADMISSION OE EXCLUSION. Seamen: (e) To facilitate these objects, every alien seaman de- Certificates siring shore leave, or to come ashore for the purpose of to XflClll'UcL'tS " ■*■ . above objects, resliipment in another vessel, or for any purpose m pur- suit of his calling, may apply to the commissioner of immigration or to the immigration oiRcer in charge at the port of arrival for a certificate upon a form prescribed by the Commissioner- General of Immigration, which shall entitle him to shore leave or the right to transshi|) or 2:)ursue his calling without further inspection or examina- tion, stowaways: EuLE 23. Stowaways. — The Immigration Act contains ed'^uk? other ^^° provision expressly relating to stowaways. Such per- aiiens. SOUS must be dealt with, therefore, if they seek admission to the United States, precisely as other aliens are dealt with. Alien stowaAvays must be reported and manifested by the masters of vessels, immediately upon arrival at a port of the United States, in the same manner as other aliens : Provided^ hoxvever, That the name of every such person shall be followed by the word " stowaway." Head tax shall be certified on their account, and they shall be exam- ined under the Immigration Act touching their right to enter the United States. tr^'canada- *'"" I^^LE 24. PoHs of entry, Canada. — In accordance with List of. section 36, the following are named as Canadian border ports of entry for aliens; and any alien who enters the United States across such border at any other point shall be deemed to have entered the country unlawfully, and shall be arrested and deported under sections 20, 21, and 35 of said act, in the manner provided hy Eule 34 hereof : Eastport, Calais, Vanceboro, Houlton, and Lowelltown, Me. ; Beechers Falls, N. H. ; Island Pond, Newport, Eich- ford, St. Albans, Swanton, and Alburg, Vt. ; Eouses Point, Malone, Fort Covington, Nyando, Ogdensburg, Morristown, Clayton, Cape Vincent, Charlotte, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Buffalo, N. Y.; Detroit, St. Clair, Port Huron, and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ; Duluth, Beau- dette, and Noyes, Minn.; Pembina, Neche, Portal, and St. John, N. Dak.; Sweet Grass and Gateway, Mont.; Porthill and Eastport, Idaho; Marcus, Oroville, Sumas, and Blaine, Wash. asJi^meSt'': ' " ° RuLE 25. Admission and exclusion, Canadian ports.— Admission Ii^ ^'i^Av of the agreement between the various steamship under; and railroad companies in the Dominion of Canada and the Commissioner-General of Immigration of the United States of America, inspection and entry of aliens into the United States from foreign countries, "^ through Canadian territorj^, under the Immigration Act, will be accom- plished in accordance with the following provisions : inst?cti'o''n' "^ (*) ^^^ ^^i®^^ arriving in Canada, destined to the United States, shall be inspected at any one of the follow- ing ports: Halifax, Nova Scotia; Quebec and Point Levi, Quebec; St. John, New Brunswick; and Vancouver and RULES RELATING TO ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION. 49 Victoria, British Columbia; and the holders of certifi- canad agreement: Certificates cates, duly signed by the United States commissioner of immigration for Canada, shall be entitled to admittance of "almissioi'^; to the United States, at any one of the places of .entry along the border thereof named in Rule 24, with- out further examination by the United States immigra- tion officers as to their right to enter, upon their identifi- cation and their surrender of said certificates to such officials. (5) The said certificates shall be in the following form: Alien certificate. No. Form of; Department of Commeece and Labor, Immigration Service, This is to certify tbat , a native of , who arrived at the port of , per steamship " ,"on the 190—, has been duly inspected and registered, and will he admitted into the United States upon proper identification and surrender of this certificate to any immigration officer at the frontier. The description of the holder is as follows : Age, ; height, ; weight, ; color of hair, ; color of eyes, Remarks: [Note destination, etc.] U. S. Commissioner of IraTtiigration. Surrendered at , to Inspector , 190—. (c) The examination at Canadian ports of all aliens aminltfon *by destined to the United States shall be similar in all inspectors and respects to that conducted at ports of the United States. °^^ ' Such aliens as, in the opinion of the examining inspector, are not clearly entitled to admission shall be taken before a board of special inquiry, the decision of which shall be final, unless reversed upon appeal, as provided for in sec- tion 25. (d) All aliens arriving at Canadian seaports, destined Deportation to the United States and who may be adjudged inadmissi- auens ? ^"^ ble thereto, shall be refused the certificates herein called for, and the steamship company bringing such aliens to such Canadian seaport shall be required to return them to the countries from which they respectively came. (e) The masters, owners, or agents of vessels bringing inTO^finr^pas- alieps to Canadian ports, destined to the United States, sengers ; shall be required to furnish to the United States immi- grant inspectors in charge at such ports complete manifests and alphabetical books of all alien passengers arriving upon vessels of their respective lines, and, in addition thereto, complete manifests of all alien passengers des- tined to the United States such as are now required by law in the cases of vessels bringing aliens to the ports of the United States ; and the said masters, owners, or j^gfl^t?!"* "* agents shall pay to the United States commissioner of 50 RULES EELATING TO ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION. agreement:' " " immigration for Canada the sum of four dollars for each and every alien brought to a Canadian port and destined to the United States : Provided, That no head tax shall be levied against or collected from Canadian steam- ship lines on aliens brought to Canada, destined to the United States, who are shown to belong to any one of the excluded classes and who are returned to the country ^^Manifests of whence they came. In addition to the foregoing, the senfersf ^^^' Canadian steamship companies will furnish to the United States commissioner of immigration for Canada (for transmission to the Commissioner- General of Immigra- tion) manifests of all passengers not citizens of the United States leaving the United States and proceeding by the vessels of such companies to foreign jDorts, as re- quired in the cases of United States transportation com- panies by section 12. Certificates (f) All aliens of the class upon whom head tax is of admission ; (jj^j^j.gg^ble not provided with certificates of the character described in paragraph {a) hereof who shall apply at the border between Canada and the United States within one year after arriving at a Canadian port shall be re- quired to return to such port, or to any one of the ports designated in paragraphs (a) and (/) hereof, for guar- anty of payment of head tax, examination, and the pro- curement of the certificate described in paragraph {a) : Prorided, That aliens destined in good faith to Canada, and who shall ha^'e settled at some point in the Dominion of Canada, who shall apply as above for admission to the United States within one year after arrival in Can- ada, shall be examined by the boards of special inquiry Extra located at anv one of the following points : Yarmouth, boards; y^^^^^ Scotia / ]Montreal, Quebec; Newport, Vt.; Buffalo and Suspension Bridge, X. Y. : Detroit, Port Huron, and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ; Duluth, Minn. ; Winnipeg, Mani- toba; Portal, X. Dak.; Sweet Grass, Mont, and Sumas Effect of and IBlaine, Wash. That the decisions of the said boards Bion;"' ^'^'^ of Special inquiry shall have the same force and effect as decisions rendered by boards of special inquiry at sea- Deportation ports of the United States. That the various steamship °e c^t e™^ 'by ^i^es shall return at their own expense, from some seaport boards; of the Dominion of Canada or of the United States, as they may deem most practicable and may elect, to the trans- Atlantic or trans-Pacific country whence the aliens came, those aliens coming within the provisions of this paragraph who are shown to belong to any of the ex- cluded classes mentioned in section 2, whenever in the judgment of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor the deportation of such aliens in the manner described is deemed necessary to safeguard the interests of the United States. Facilities at (ff) ^^^ facilities in the way of accommodations, access seaports ; to aliens, and the keeping of aliens apart from the pub- lic until after inspection shall be afforded to the immi- RULES RELATING TO ADMISSION OK. EXCLUSION. 51 grant inspectors of the United States at the Canadian ^ ^^"^^''^J.' * " ports of landing to enable them to make such inspection ^^''™'"' ' as is required by the laws of the United States. (A) It is expected that the railway and other trans- certificate a portation companies in the Dominion of Canada will not °* ''<^°"^^'°° < sell to any aliens en route to any part of the United States tickets for their transportation, or transport them in cars or vessels from the port of entry, until after they have ^^ 'tra™^"o'rta* exhibited their certificates as herein provided, and will t?oii .^'^^^^°'^ *' not knowingly transport into the United States any re- jected or undesirable aliens or those who are by law pro- hibited from entering said country, but will return the rejected aliens to the ports at which they arrived. All nen"'^°nof aliens on account of whom the transportation companies holding certifl- are exempted from payment of head tax, who proceed gfoT; "^ '"^"'^" to the border between the United States and Canada without having first been examined and granted a cer- tificate of admission of the character described in para- graph (a) hereof, and who may be excluded by a border board of special inquirj^, shall be returned by the trans- portation company carrying said aliens to the border a reasonable distance in Canada from said border. Aliens betore'boards*" of the class last above mentioned carried to a border point where there is no board of special inquiry shall be re- turned and conveyed for examination to the nearest point at which a board of special inquiry is located. (i) The various steamship lines, parties to the Cana- of^ldu'dedlind dian agreement, shall return at their own expense, at any a e p or t able time within three years from the date of landing in '^ ^^^'^'^ ' Canada, from some Canadian port, or when that is not practicable from some port of the United States, such aliens as, having been brought into the Dominion of Canada upon their respective lines and having subse- quently, proceeded to the United States, are shown to belong to any one of the excluded or deportable classes mentioned in the act of Congress approved February 20, 1907, whenever deportation of such an alien is ordered by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. (j) The immigration regulations adopted by the De- ^ f"^?|'guiauon8 partment of Commerce and Labor relating to the exam- to aliens com- ination of aliens at ports of the United States shall apply, clnada^'' " ^ in so far as may be practicable, to the inspection of aliens coming through the Dominion of Canada destined to the United States. (k) All aliens of the taxable class seeking to enter the ^ ^^''™°n''t'ot United States from Canada or Newfoundland shall be head tax ; denied examination under the United States immigration laws (except to a sufficient extent to determine their lia- bility for head tax) until they present to the examining oificer or officers a certificate from a duly appointed agent of the transportation company bringing such aliens to the border, guaranteeing that responsibility for the pay- ment of head tax on account of such aliens will be as- 52 EXILES RELATING TO ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION. agreement:' " " sumed by Said transportation comiDanjs certificate guaran- Retu r n" i n K Seeing payment of head tax being returnable to the appli- heaa tax cei-- cant for admission in tlie event of liis exclusion, such tificate ; certificate before its return to the alien to have the word '■ Eejected " stamped or written in red ink across its face. he'^dTax'™o"i- <^) ^-^^ moneys collected as provided in paragraph (e) lected in Can- hereof shall be transmitted by the United States commis- ^'^^ ' sioner of immigration for Canada to an assistant treasurer of the United States in the same manner as other miscel- laneous collections are reported by collectors of customs of the United States, to be deposited to the credit of the Treas- urer of the United States on account of the " immigrant fund." Statement of such receipts, under this agreement, must be rendered monthly to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, on forms provided for that purpose. • i)°"a™d'*-'^'"" ('"') S^iicl United States commissioner of immigration for Canada shall give bond to the United States in the sum of ten thousand dollars, with sureties approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties and the remittance of above collections. He shall make monthly reports to the Commissioner-General of Immigration, upon blanks to be furnished by the Department of Commerce and Labor, of all aliens arriving at stations under the jurisdiction of the said commissioner of immigration. Canadian *bor^ ^'''^ United States oiRcers charged with the execution der. of the immigration laws and regulations along the Cana- dian border will, at the end of each month and from time to time as may be required, report in writing to the United States commissioner of immigration for Canada, upon blanks to be prescribed by him, the number of aliens passing through their respective ports of entry and the Canadian ports at which they landed, and the said com- missioner of immigration for Canada will make to the Commissioner-General of Immigration similar reports in consolidated form, comprising both ocean and border ports. Pwts^of en- Rule 26. Ports of entry, Mexico. — In accordance with "^i^l^'t' section 36, the following are named as Mexican border ports of entry for aliens, and any alien who enters the United States across such border at any other point shall be deemed to have entered the country unlawfully, and shall be arrested and deported, under sections 20, 21, and 35 of said act, in the manner provided by Rule 34 hereof : Brownsville, Santa Maria, Hidalgo, Rio Grande City, Roma, Zapata, San Ygnacio, Laredo, Eagle Pass, Del Rio, Presidio, and El Paso, Tex. ; Douglas, Naco, Lochiel, Nogales, Aros Ranch, and Crowleys Well, Ariz.: and Campo, Calexico, and Tia Juana, Cal. Mexican bor- RuLE 27. Admission and exchision, Mexico. — Aliens ap- *"' plying for admission at the Mexican border ports of entry aion|^^''*'°° named in Rule 26 are subject to examination in the same manner and to the same extent as though arriving at sea- ports, except in the following particulars : RULES RELATING TO ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION. 53 (a) In the cases of aliens who are brought to said ports ,j,,f. "'<='"' '""^' by a transportation or bridge company statistical data " gj^^^^^ ^^^^ shall be gathered and information as to the manner in used in couect- which head tax, if taxable, is to be assessed indicated by Ium hlaftl"? the use of a blank form reading as follows : Report of inspection — Mexican border. Department of Commerce and Laboe, Immiqeation Service, Port of , (Date)l , 190-^ Name of passenger, '.. ; Age, ; Sex, ; Married or single, ; Calling or occupation, ; Read or write, ; Nationality, ; Race, ; Last residence, ; Final destination, ; Ticket to destination, ; Who paid passage? ; Money, ; Going to relative or friend ; if so, whom? ; Ever in U. S.? ; if so, where and when ; ; Ever in prison, etc.? ; Polygamist, ; Anarch- ist, ; Contract laborer, ; Health, etc., ; Whether in transit, and if so, how? ; Admitted on primary inspec- tion, ; Held for board of special inquiry, ; Whether taxable, and if so, transportation or bridge company or individual responsible for payment of bead tax, (Signature) (Title) (b) The above blank shall be used by every officer oi ^^i^j^^."^ ^^""^ the immigTation service making examinations of aliens ^° ' brought to Mexican border ports by transportation or bridge companies, and shall be filled out completely in each case and delivered to the inspector in charge at the port of entry, who will thereupon compile frdm such Blanks, for forms a detailed notice to the collector of customs, upon auens "^ subject blanks which will be provided, reading as follows: ^^ ^^'^^ '^^' Statement of aliens subject to head tax — Mexican border. Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service, Office op , Port of (Date) , 190— Collector of Customs, Port (or district) of T hereby certify that head tax has been incurred by (transportation or bridge company or individual) on account of alien passenger arriving by » on this date, and duly admitted, as follows : Aliens subject to head tax, at $4 each, as follows : Amount to be deposited on account of alien in transit (Rule 41) and held as special deposit (Treasury decision 24439), as follows: Total (Signature) -. (Title). a Give train number or state mode of transportation. 54 EXILES EELATING TO ADMISSION OE EXCLUSION. ^^Mcxican iior- (^^ jj^ i]^q cases of taxable aliens who cross the border Examination ^Y other than regular (bridge or railway) transportation concerning as a pi^eliminary to regular examination under the laws, possession. ^° ^ such alien shall be questioned only sufficiently to deter- mine with precision whether, in the event that full ex- amination should show him to be admissible, he is in financial condition to pay the four dollars head tax. If found to be in possession of sufficient funds in this re- spect,, the examination may be completed, and if the alien is found eligible he shall be required to pay the head tax before being permitted to land; the blanks above given to be used for the purpose of certifying the head tax to the collector of customs. Fines: RuLE 28. Fine, hriiiging of diseased aliens. — As a On account means of enforcing the collection of any fine imposed aliens ; under the provisions of section 9 of the Immigration Act, the said section directs the refusal of clearance papers to any vessel bringing an alien diseased as described therein Manner of to a port of the United States. To avoid, on the one imposing, hand, the denial of i-easonable time to the master, agent, owner, or consignee to show cause why such fine should not be imioosed and, on the other hand, the loss of the summary and effective means provided for the collection of such fines, the following instructions will be observed: .Medical cer- («) The certificate of the medical examiner in the case of an alien afflicted with a loathsome or dangerous con- tagious disease shall state in terms whether, in his judg- ment, tjie " existence of such disease might have been de- tected by means of a competent medical examination at the port of foreign embarkation." Notification; (J)) Upon the receipt of a medical certificate in com- pliance with the preceding paragraph hereof, the com- missioner of immigration or inspector in charge at the port of arrival shall at once serve notice upon the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel upon which such alien arrived in the following form, printed blanks for that purpose to be procured from the Department, viz : Form of no- TSloticc of Uahilitii for fine ov account of J)i-inging diseased alien to "™' the United States. Department of Commerce .\^•n Labor. LxuriGHATioN Service, [Prepare OFFICE OP in triplicate] p^j^^ ^^ ::::::::::_::'_ ,'l90.-. To _ of the steamship [Master, agent, owner, or consignee.] In conformity with the requirements of Rule 28 of the Immi- gration Regulations, you are hereby notified that the certificate of the examining surgeon, based upon a physical examination of the alien whose name is shown herein, indicates that a fine should be imposed under the provisions of section 9 of the Immigration \ct approved February 20, 1907. RULES BELATING TO ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION. 55 If you desire a hearing as to whether a fine should be imposed Fines: in this instance, you will be allowed sixty days from the date of this notice for that purpose, and the vessel on which the said alien arrived will be granted clearance papers when she is ready to sail and allowed to proceed upon her outward-bound voyage, upon con- dition that you deposit with the collector of customs at this port, prior to her sailing, the sum of one hundred dollars as security for the payment of the said fine, should it be imposed,. Name of alien. Steamship. Disease. [Name.] [Official title.J Received the above notice , 190__, at M. [Time.] (Witness :) (c) The notification shall be prepared in triplicate, the of njft??!' •*' ° ° original to be delivered by an employee of the Immigra- tion Service at the office of the master, agent, owner, or consignee to whom it is addressed, said employee to wit- ness the signature of the recipient. Keceipt of service shall be indorsed upon the duplicate and triplicate, the duplicate to be returned to the office of the commissioner of immigration or inspector in charge and preserved as proof of delivery, and the triplicate to be delivered to the collector of customs, who will withhold clearance papers until the deposit is made. {d) The special deposit of one hundred dollars re- Deposit: quired to stay action for the period of sixty days shall be made to the collector of customs for the district wherein the port of arrival is located before such sailing, and in default thereof all further proceedings shall be discon- tinued and the facts certified to the Bureau of Immigra- tion and Naturalization b}' first mail, together with the medical certificate and duplicate notice, in order that such action may be taken as the evidence requires. (e) If, after service of the notice as provided in para- stay of ac- graph (&) of this circular, the deposit of one hundred dollars has been made in conformity with the said notice, the commissioner of immigration or inspector in charge shall suspend further proceedings until the submission of the evidence offered to show why the said fine should not be imposed, or until the lapse of the specified period of sixty days thereafter. When the said evidence has been submitted it shall be forwarded, together with the cer- tificate of the examining surgeon and duplicate notice, to the Commissioner-General of Immigration, for pre- sentation to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, by the said commissioner or inspector in charge, who shall at the same time present his written views as to whether the said fine should be imposed. If no evidence is submitted prior to the expiration of the said sixty days, then said commis- sioner or inspector in charge shall report the case, without 56 RULES EELATING TO ADMISSION OK EXCLUSION. Fines: g^gj-^ evidence, for action by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. ceedmgs-^''"" (/) Upon receipt of the decision of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the collector of customs, together with such data as may enable him to identify the special deposit made in that particular case. If the said decision imposes the fine, the one hundred dollars deposited as security shall be ac- counted for by the said collector in the usual manner as a fine ; if the decision holds that the penalty has not been incurred, the collector of customs shall return tp the de- positor the amount deposited as security. For nonma.n- Rule 29. Fine, failure to deliver manifests. — If the lesing, master or commanding officer of any vessel bringing aliens to a United States port fails to deliver to the im- migration officers at such port lists or manifests, as required by sections 12, 13, and 14, and it therefore be- comes necessary to collect the fine imposed by section 15, the following instructions shall be observed : Notice as to U) Written notice, clearly setting forth the particulars sengers; in which the lists or manifests are deficient, shall be served upon the steamship company concerned, requiring such company, within the period of seven days from date of notice, to show cause why the statutory penalty should not be collected. Copies of notices and the responses thereto shall be kept of record. outgoing %&s- (^) Similar notice shall be given by collectors of cus- sengers; toms as a preliminary to collecting fines for failure to promptly furnish manifests of outward-bound alien pas- sengers. (See Rule XXIX, statistical regulations.) remftted""' ^'^ ^^^ Under an opinion of the Attorney-General, the fine mentioned in this rule can not be remitted. (25 Op. At. Gen., 336.) not^^t^'^lxceed (^) ^^ ^^^ *^^^® covered by this rule shall the aggregate 5100 ; amount of fines collected in any one instance of departure of a vessel exceed one hundred dollars. ^^^J^^^i^n,",?,^ (<3) The detailed statistical information required under diplomatic and sectiou 12 01 the Immigration Act and section 1 of the eers^"'*^^ ° naturalization act of June 29, 1906, shall not hereafter be required to be furnished in the cases of diplomatic and consular officers, and other officials duly accredited by their governments, together with their suites, families, and guests, coming to the United States or in transit. The names of all such diplomatic and consular repre- sentatives and their suites, families, and guests, with their respective titles, should, however, appear grouped together upon the manifest. iiiie?rconc°era^ (/) -^^ an additional precaution, all aliens examined ing items j^ack- at ports of entry, concerning whom complete information fests. ° " is not furnished in the manifests, should be questioned as to whether demand was made upon them by the repre- sentatives of the steamship company at the port of foreign embarkation for the items of information that are lack- RULES EELATING TO ADMISSION OE EXCLUSIOX. 57 ing; and in case such answer is in the negative, the affi- ■ davit of the alien shall be taken and filed for future reference if required. (g) The certificate (unverified) of a responsible sur- certificate of geon located at the point of embarkation or at the last garling' aifens port of call, prepared in the form appearing upon the re- ^^°^'^^ vessel: verse side of the manifest (Form 1500), shall be accepted abS'.''^* ^''^^*' as a sufficient compliance v^ith section 14 requiring that when no surgeon sails with a vessel bringing aliens to the United States, the mental and physical examination of such aliens shall be made by " some competent surgeon employed by the owners of the said vessel." (A) There will be furnished to the steamship company Manifests! .by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization blank in^exes^of*''^^' books suitable for use in the preparation of alphalsetical '° ^'^ ^ ° • indexes of manifests. Rule 30. Fines, reporting of. — The following method Fines: will be observed in reporting fines incurred under the im- Method o f migration laws: _ ^ 1?."^ aTtoTnl? (a) Commissioners of immigration or insnectors in ™i"??,*?^ *" 1 -n- n • T-r • t n proSeCUte. charge will, m all cases wherem a United btates attorney is requested to institute proceedings for the recovery of prescribed penalties or to undertake criminal prosecution of an alleged offender against the immigration laws, make a report at the same time to the collector of customs for the district in which the offense was alleged to have been committed. Said report shall be rendered in every case which majr arise, irrespective of the possible outcome of any legal proceedings, and shall embrace the following: (1) Date when offense was committed; (2) act, and sec- tion thereof, violated; (3) nature of offense; (4) name of offender; (5) nationality, kind, and name of vessel; (6) statutory amount of fine ; (7) date of reporting case to United States attorney. {h) Upon receipt of the above rejDorts, the collector of customs will give each case a number in chronological order. When more than one section of a statute is vio- lated by the same vessel, a separate case number will be given to each violation. . (c) At the close of each month, collectors of customs will render reports in the same manner as iii the case of navigation and steamboat-inspection fines, viz: All fines incurred during the month must be reported on Form Cat. No. 1078, showing, under the heading " Remarks," the date when the case was reported to the United States attorney. {d) All fines disposed of during the month must be reported on Form Cat. No. 1032. In connection with this form, the account current (Form Cat. No. 1030) must be used. . (e) At the close of June and December in each year, semiannual reports, on Form Cat. No. 1079, must be ren- dered showing all unsettled cases on hand and explain- ing the cause of delay in disposing of them. 58 BULES EELATING TO DEPORTATION. RULES RELATING TO DEPORTATION. aHon'^'^uWect ^^^LE 31. Deportation, aliens subject iJo.— Aliens of the t»! ' following classes are subject to arrest, upon the warrant of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and to deporta- tion to the country whence they came, at any time within three years after landing or entry: Members ex- {a) Aliens who, at the time of entry, belonged to any eluded classes ; ^j. ^^^ classes of persons enumerated and defined in sec- tion 2 of the Immigration Act or in the Executive order of March 14, 1907, and who should, therefore, have been then excluded. (Sees. 20, 21.) Public [h) Aliens who become public charges from causes c aiges, existing prior to landing. (Sec. 20.) Prostitutes; (f) Alien women or girls who are found to be in- mates of a house of prostitution or practicing prostitu- tion. (Sec. 3.) Those enter- ((^) Aliens who are found to have entered the United tiousiy!""^"^^^ ' States at any other place than at the seaports thereof or at one of the ports or places designated in Rules 24 and 26 hereof, and aliens found to have entered at a seaport, but at any time or place other than as designated by the immigration officers. (Sees. 18, 38.) Public Rule 32. Public charges from prior causes. — The case prfor "cause/:"" of every alien found to have become a public charge from Eepo r 1 1 n g causcs existing prior to landing should be reported to the cases of; immigration officer stationed nearest the place where the alien is confined. This report should be accompanied by spection'of. ' ° ^^^ Unequivocal certificate (Form 534 preferred) of the principal medical officer of the institution of which the alien is an inmate, setting forth the time when the alien was first admitted to the institution and became a charge thereon, the mental or physical disability of the alien in plain terms and the degree of helplessness to which the alien is reduced thereby, the cause or causes of the alien's becoming a public charge, whether such cause or causes existed prior to landing, and, if so, how the prior ex- istence thereof is known. Sufficient data regarding time and port of arrival and the name of the vessel or trans- portation line which brought the alien should also accom- pany such report. Before applying for a warrant in ac- cordance with Rule 34, the immigration officer to whom the foregoing report is made shall, whenever practicable, cause the alien to be examined by an officer of the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, whose certificate should accompany the application for a warrant. chiJrg^s-*' ' ' " Rule 33. Public charges, medical certificate. — In the Medical cer- ("vent that the examining medical officer is able definitely tificate con to certify that an alien was, at the time of landing in the cerning. XTnitecl States, afflicted with insanity, idiocy, imbecility, feeble-mindedness, epilepsy, tuberculosis, or a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, such a certificate will be regarded as prima facie evidence of entry in violation of RULES EELATING TO DEPOETATION. 59 section 2 of the Immigration Act, and, in the absence of satisfactory evidence to the contrary, the alien will be deported in accordance with the provisions of sections 20 and 21. Rule 34. Dcpo7'tation, application for warrant. — Every Deportation: immigration officer receiving a report in conformity with Application Eule 32, accompanied by a medical certificate that com- *'"' ^a"'^"* «'■ plies with either Eule 32 or Rule 33, shall communicate with the officer in charge at the port of entry and, if landing is verified from the official records, shall make ap- plication for warrant in the manner provided by Rule 35. Such aliens will not be removed from the institutions in which they are confined until after due hearing and after an order of deportation is issued, or unless special instructions for removal are incorporated in the warrant. Rule 35. Deportation., procedure. — In enforcing sec- Deportation, tions 20 and 21 of the act approved February 20, 1907, •"■"'="'"" = the following instructions regarding applications for war- rants of arrest and deportation will be observed : (a) All aijplications for warrants must be made, if Application possible, upon blank form No. 565, which will be fur- rantT"^*^ '^^^' nished upon written request to the Commisr-ioner-Gen- eral of Immigration, Department of Commerce and Labor, and which must be filled out in accordance with the printed lines contained therein, and be accompanied by the certificate of landing or entry (Form No. 564) hereinafter prescribed, or if not so accompanied the rea- sons for the absence of such certificate must be given, and in that case all the facts called for in the blank form of said certificate shall be set forth in the apijlication, so far as the facts are ascertainable. (6) A full statement must be made in every such appli- Affidavits to cation of the facts, supported if practicable by affidavits, ^'^'^"'"P''"'' = which show the presence in the United States of the alien whose arrest and deportation is sought to be in violation of law. (c) The certificate of landing in or entry into the yeriflcation United States must contain a complete statement in de- ° ^'i °s, tail of all the facts disclosed as to anj^ such alien by the manifest or list containing his name, with an attached certificate by the officer in charge of such manifest that the information given agrees in all particulars with the record of such alien in said list or manifest. {d) If the circumstances of any particular case neces- Telegraphic sitate resort to request by wire, such request must state |^/'r'es*t°°war^ that the foregoing regulations have been complied with, rant; and that the form of application and certificate herein- before mentioned have been forwarded to the Depart- ment, and must give the substance of the statement of facts contained in the said application and certificate. (e) If, upon the receipt of any such application and issuance of certificate or of the request by wire provided for in para- ra^f ' w a r - graph {d), either completely in conformity with these 60 EULES EELATING TO DEPOETATION. procedur'e*"""' regulations or accompanied by a satisfactory explanation of inability to comply therewith, it appears to the Secre- tary that the alien whose arrest and deportation is sought is in the United States unlawfully and that the time within which he can be deported has not expired, a war- rant for his arrest will be issued directing that he be taken before an officer or officers named therein, and there be given full opportunity to show cause, if there be any. Hearing un- why he should not be deported, and as soon as arrested ^InA"^^' ^^'■" said alien shall be apprised of his right to be represented by counsel, and he and his counsel shall have the right to inspect all the evidence upon which the Secretary has acted in directing said alien's arrest, and be given an opportunity to offer evidence and submit an argument in his behalf, and be given an opportunity to inspect and make a copy of the report of the hearing and of the find- ings of the officers before whom it is held. In case said alien is unable to understand or to speak the English language, an interpreter shall, if possible, be secured for the hearing, authority for payment of a reasonable com- pensation to be obtained by special request therefor ; and in the event that the alien is physically or mentally in- capable of testifying, his relatives, friends, or acquaint- ances shall be questioned. tiflcafe^^' '^^^' (^) "^^^ record of the hearing accorded an alien who is insane or has become a public charge shall be supple- mented by a loritten certificate of the medical officer in charge of the institution in which the alien is confined, showing whether such alien is in condition to be deported without danger to life. Release un- (^) Pending decision upon the case the arrested alien shall be released from custody, provided there is fur- nished, as required by the proviso to section 20, a satis- factory bond, running to the United States and condi- tioned for the production of the alien to the immigration officers for hearing or hearings and for deportation in the event of the issuance of a departmental warrant of Sureties o n deportation. The sureties on such bond shall be parties of ascertained responsibility ; and in preparing the bond a blank form supplied by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization will be used. Issuance of (A) If, after the receipt of the report of such hearing, wa^rrant^; " ° accompanied by the findings of the officers before whom it was held, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secre- tary, from all the evidence, that such alien is in the United States in violation of law and that the time within which he can be deported has not expired, a warrant will be issued for his deportation. ex*e^rcised ?n ^^^ Officers are directed to make thorough investiga- conducting In- tion of all cases where they are credibly informed, or vestigation. have reason to believe, that a specified alien is in the United States in violation of law. It is not permissible for officers to resort to any form of intimidation, by threats, violence, or otherwise, in order to extort from KULES EELATING TO DEPORTATION. 61 any suspected alien or from any other person the infor- mation to be embodied in the application for the warrant of arrest. Officers are specially cautioned not to lend their aid in causing the arrest of aliens upon charges arising out of personal spite or enmity, unless the truth of such charges is clearly established. Rule 36. Defortation, cost of maintenance. — The cost Arrest and ae- of maintaining aliens during the pendency of warrant »*"■'""»"= proceedings under the preceding rule is a proper charge mSntlnl'^n^e against the appropriation " Expenses of regulating im- \^^-^^ ^ f""" migration; "' but in the cases of aliens who have become borne°f^' "^ public charges from causes existing prior to landing in the United States, such cost shall not be allowed for any period preceding the date of original notification to an officer of the Immigration Service, and even then only in the event that the Department, upon investigation, or- ders the deportation of the alien. If proceedings against Method of ot- a procurer or contractor are instituted in accordance with b^'i^-^^m^' ™t section 3, 5, or 20 of the Immigration Act, immigration when import- officers should report to the United States district attor- cuted.''^ ^™^^" ney the amount of the cost of deporting the alien, in- cluding one-half of the entire cost of removal to the port of deportation, so that a proper effort may be made to recover such expense from the jDrocurer or importer and the -reimbursement of the Government and the trans- portation company for their resjjective parts thereof. Rule 37. Deportation, attendant. — When deportation Deportation: is to be effected under sections 20 and 21, and the mental Method of or phj'sical condition of the alien under order of depor- fendant'^whe'n tation is such as to require, in the opinion of the investi- necessary ; gating officer and of the physician (if practicable, an offi- cer of the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service) having personal knoAvledge of the condition of the alien's health, the care of a personal attendant while en route to final destination, the reasons for such belief shall be stated when reporting the hearing had under the war- rant of arrest, so that proper provision may be made for the detail or employment of an attendant. The expense Manner of incident to the employment of such an attendant will bep|„gg°o^ It- borne in the same manner as the expense of effecting the tendant ; deportation of the alien. Rule 38. Deportation, where to. — The deportation of ^ t o he to aliens as prescribed in Rules 30 to 36 hereof shall be to the port ; foreign trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific port from which such aliens embarked for the United States; or, if such embarkation was for foreign contiguous territory, to the foreign port at which they embarked for such contiguous territory. (Sec. 35.) Rule 39. Deportation 'by consent. — Any alien who has o f p u b ii e been lawfully landed, but who has become a public charge 'Subsequently from subsequently arising physical inability to earn a arising causes ; living, may, by consent of the alien and with the approval of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, be deported within one year from date of landing at the 62 EXILES EBLATING TO TRANSIT. Deportation: expense of the immigTant fund : Provided, That such alien is delivered to the immigration officers at a designated bo?nr°^^' ''"'^ port free of charge; and the charges incurred for the care and treatment of any such alien in any public or charit- able institution from the date of notification to an officer of the Bureau until the expiration of one year after land- ing may be paid from the immigrant fund at fixed rates agreed upon. RULES RELATING TO TRANSIT. Transits: RuLE 40. Aliens in transit. — Every alien seeking a To be exam- landing for the purpose of proceeding directly through '"^•^ ' the United States to a foreign country shall be examined, and, if found to be a member of any one of the excluded classes, shall be refused permission to land, in the same m_anner as though he intended to remain in the United tionli^^iTd'- States. Cases where a refusal of the privilege would ship to be re- entail exceptional hardship may be reported to the Secre- ported. ^,^j.y ^Qj, ^ special ruling. mu^t''be'^de*oa' RuLE 41. AUens in transit, head tax for. — (a) No ited on account alien desiring admission at a port of the United States °*' for the professed purpose of proceeding directly there- from to foreign territory shall be permitted to land thereat except after deposit with the collector of. cus- toms at said port, by the master or owner of the vessel or by a representative of any other mode of transpor- tation by which such alien is brought, of the amount of the head tax (four dollars) prescribed by section funded "^o^n 1 of the Immigration Act, said amount to be refunded proof of depar- upon proof Satisfactory to the immigration officer in charge at the port of arrival that said alien has passed by direct and continuous journey through and out of the United States within thirty days from the date of ad- mission, proof of such departure to be furnished within To be cover- thirty daj's from the date of such departure. Special ury at expira- deposits of head tax on account of aliens in transit will, days'; °* ^ ° at the expiration of thirty days, be covered 'into the How then Treasury as head tax, the cases in which proof of depar- ture is received after thirty days to be reported to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization for special authorization, under the provision incorporated in the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation act approved February 3, 1905. t m'^''t'''oiieet (^^ "^^^ aliens of the taxable class desiring to proceed ing and refund- ill transit through the United States from the Dominion t?fnl1f^ ''fro^'m of Canada shall be required to furnish to the examining Canadian ter- officer or officers guaranty of payment of head tax de- °^^ ' scribed in Eule 12 of these regulations. If admissible, aliens claiming to be in transit will be given certificate Form 523, providing for refund of head tax upon such certificate being properly indorsed by the alien and by the purser of the outgoing trans- Atlantic or trans-Pacific steamship upon which the holder of said certificate may MISCELLANEOUS BULBS. 63 depart from the United States; or, if the alien be passing Transits: in transit through the United States from one point in Canada to another point in Canada, then such indorse- ment to be made by the conductor of the train upon which the holder of the certificate departs from the United States. (c) Eefund of head tax will be made on aliens of the on those ar- taxable class, arriving at Canadian, Atlantic or Pacific mln leaporte"' ports and desiring to proceed immediately in transit through the United States, to the transportation line re- sponsible for payment of head tax on such aliens, upon proof satisfactory to the United States commissioner of immigration for Canada that said aliens have passed by direct and continuoiis journey through and out of the United States within the time limit specified in this rule. MISCELLANEOUS RULES. Rule 42. Cattlemen. — It is ordered that all cattlemen Cattlemen: returning to ports within the United States holding cer- Admis s i o n tificates duly signed by a commissioner of immigration "* ' or an immigrant inspector shall be entitled, upon identifi- cation, to admission into the United States without fur- ther examination by the immigration officers, to whom said certificate must be presented and surrendered, which, certificate must be as follows : Stub. I Cattlemen' s certificate of admission. Form of cer- : ■ ■ tiflcate for. No ; POKT OF , Port of I ,190.. Date , 190. . ; This is to certify that a native Name : of age , who is duly Age ; accredited an employee of Native of ; sailing on the steamship EtQployed by I , 190.., is a cattleman from the Of i port of United States of A cattleman sailing on I America. the steamship ; The holder of this certificate will be per- Surrendered at the port ; mitted to enter the United States as a return- of ; ing cattleman on presentation of this certifi- , 190.. '• cate and proper identification by the immi- Height ; gration inspector. Weight ; Height Color of hair ; Weight Color of eyes | Color of hair General remarks : Color of eyes : General remarks Signature of cattleman: \ Commissioner of Immigration. Note. — This certificate must be furnished by the steamship company to the commissioner of immigra- tion, or immigrant inspector, at the port of departure. The certificate "will be filled in by the United States officer and delivered to the captain of the vessel upon which the cattleman sails, who in turn will deliver the paper to the person in whose name it is issued, at the foreign port of destination, to enable the cattle- man to return. Any alteration or erasure of this cer- tificate renders it void, and if it is presented by any person other than its rightful owner it will be taken up and the holder subjected to the inspection required by law. 64 MISCELLANEOUS EULES. Immigration oDlclals : Administra- tion of oaths by. Posting laws: Filing cer- tificate of. Otilclal com- manlcatlons : To be sent through bfttclal channels. ■ Telegraphing ; Code for. Uniforms : Officers r e- quiredtowear ; Partlc u 1 a r s concerning — Suits ; Buttons ; Rule 43. Adni'mistration of oaths. — The authority to adniinister oaths conferred upon immigration officials by section 24 of the Immigration Act is limited to mat- ters '• touching the right of any alien to enter the United States."' When, therefore, such officials are detailed to investigate frauds or attempts to defraud the Government, or anv irregiilaritv or misconduct of any officer or agent of the United States, section 183 of the "Revised Statutes should be relied upon for authority to administer oaths to witnesi-e>^. Rule 44. Pofiting of immigration acts. — The certificate required by section 8 of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1893, that copies of the immigration acts have been duly posted, shall be filed with the Secretary of Commerce and Labor upon the first' days of January and July of each year. Rule 4."!. Official communications. — Officers employed in the administration of the immigration and Chinese- exclusion laws are notified that all communications to the Department upon official matters must be addressed to the Commissioner-General of Immigration or to the Secre- tary of Commerce and Labor through official channels. Rule 46. Telegraphing. — With the object of reducing the expense of telegraphing in connection with the official business of the Immigration Service, the telegraphic code provided by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturaliza- tion will be employed to the fullest extent possible. Rule 47. Uniforms. — It is hereby ordered that inspec- tion officers and employees of the Immigration Service stationed at ports or places of entry into the United States and elsewhere shall, while on duty, unless other- wise specially directed hi writing, wear uniforms desig- nated by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, said uniforms to be purchased by the said inspectors and employees. (a) Uniform suits: Uniform suits will be made of dark blue cloth. The following are the prescribed styles : Suits for inspectors and assistant inspectors — Coats. — Double-breasted sack, four buttons on each side, ends cut square. Two lower outside pockets, one on upper left side and small ticket pocket on right side. All outside pockets to have flaps, except upper left-hand pocket. Two inside pockets. All pockets to be of liberal size. Vests. — Single-breasted, six buttons, collar. Four pock- ets without flaps. Bone buttons. Trousers. — Plain, with side pockets, two hip pockets, and watch pocket. No stripe. Band back and front on inside at bottom. Suits for all other officials. — Same as above, except that coats shall be single-breasted instead of double-breasted. {b) Buttons: The bone buttons upon suits will be of a special pattern designed to fit brass button shells (de- tachable) which must be affixed and worn in all cases nia ; MISCELLANEOUS KTJLES. 65 -while on duty. Button shells will be forwarded without uniforms: cost upon application to the Bureau. rarticuuis (r) Caps: Contract has been made for uniform caps, caps'°^ which must be paid for by the employees, the cost per cap being tAvo dollars. If money order for this sum is for- warded to the Bureau, through official channels, full name and title of employee and size of cap wanted being stated, the same will be ordered sent direct to purchaser, express charges collect. The winter cap is made of blue cloth and the summer cap of black silk. Unless otherwise speei- fled, BLUB CLOTH Cap Avill be furnished. (d) Cap Insign L\. : Caps will be provided with appro- cap insignia; priate insignia and lettering without charge to employees, but orders must be placed through, the Bureau in every instance. (e) Collar Insignia : Inspectors in charge of stations, CoUar insig- OF of the various divisions at the principal ports of entry, will be designated by an aj^propriate legend worn on both sides of the front of the coat collar. These legends will be worked in gold letters upon blue cloth, and may be obtained free of cost upon application to the Bureau. The cloth strips will be attached to coat collars with hooks and eyes,' so that they may readily be removed. (/) Service Insignia: Immigrant and Chinese in- j^j^':"''^'^ '"^^^'s spectors one year in the service may be designated by a strip of gold braid upon the top of the cuff of the left coat sleeve 2 inches from the bottom of the sleeve and extend- ing halfwajr around it. An additional strip may be added one-fourth inch higher than its predecessor for each year's completed service up to five years, when a small gold star may be worn in lieu of the braid, which should then be removed. For each year from five to nine, in- clusive, a strip of gold braid may be added. Ten j'ears' continuous service may be indicated by two stars, and so on. The equipments needed to comply with this requirt ment can be secured without charge upon application to the Bureau, the full name and exact service of the em- ployee being stated. Insignia is issued to inspectors only. The length of service is reckoned from the date of original appointment as inspector, and must not include prior serv- ice in other capacities. In making request for insignia, give date of original appointment as inspector, or if at present wearing insignia, describe same and give date on which the last prior addition thereto was received from the Bureau. (g) Seasons: The time of changing from one Aveight seasons; of uniform to another will be governed by the change of seasons at the various stations of employees. Officers stationed in Hawaii and Porto Rico may wear white duck uniforms and caps, insignia for the latter to be procured free of cost upon application to the Bureau. 66 STATISTICAL EULES. Inspections ; Uniforms: ^^^ Light-Weight UNIFORMS : Officers and employees coSeni?ng— "^^^ stationed at places where the climate is too warm to admit Light-weight o^ comfort in wearing the regular summer uniform may uniforms ; have their uniforms made of light material suited to the locality, subject to the stipulation that the color and style shall conform to the requirements of paragraph (a) hereof. The special buttons required to fit brass shells may be procured from the Bureau. (i) Inspections: Commissioners of immigration and inspectors in charge will make reports to the Bureau on the first days of January and July regarding the condi- tion of each part of the uniform of every employee under their respective jurisdictions, each portion of every uni- form being graded as excellent, good, fair, or bad, as the case may be. Form '596 will be used in making these reports, and if any reports showing the condition to be " bad " is made, the steps that have been taken to correct this condition should be noted. (j) New Appointees: Officers having charge of immi- gration stations, districts, or ports will require employees newly appointed and ordered to report to them for duty to provide themselves with standard uniforms within thirty days from the date of assignment to duty, and will see that the full u7iiform is worn by all employees, as herein provided. N e ? pointees STATISTICAL RULES. Manifests re- quired by law: All passen- gers incoming ; Aliens in- coming ; Aliens out- going ; Aliens from insular posses- sions ; Blanks for, furnished by Department. Rule I. (a) The passenger act, approved August •!, 1882 (22 Stat., 186), find the act amendatory thereof, approved February 9, 1805 (33 Stat., pt. 1, p. 711), re- quire that masters of vessels shall deliver to collectors of customs at United States ports lists or manifests of all passengers arriving from foreign ports. (5) By section 12 of the Immigration Act approved February 20. 1907, masters of vessels are required not only to furnish to immigration officers in charge at ports of arrival manifests of all arriving aliens, but also to deliver to collectors of customs at United States ports of departure manifests of all departing aliens. The said act also requires that manifests of aliens sailing from the Philippine Islands, Guam, Porto Rico, and Hawaii for any port of the United States on the Xorth American Continent shall be delivered to the immigration officers at such continental port of nrrival. (c) Blank forms for use in the preparation of mani- fests are furnished by the Department, the numbers em- ployed for the above-mentioned purposes, respectively, being: P^or all passengers incoming. Form 1440; for aliens incoming, Forms 500, 500-A, and 500-B ; for aliens outgoing, Forms 628, 628-A, and 628-B ; and for aliens from insular possessions. Form 629. STATISTICAL RULES. 67 Rule II. (a) Collectors of customs shall prepare from General in- the passenger lists (Form 1440) which are in their cus- moTCmentf^'" tody a monthly statement showing, by sex, the total num- Duties of ber of United States citizens and total number of passen- cemTnl^^ '^°'^' gers arriving each month, and deliver such statement to the immigration officer in charge at the port of entry. (b) The collectors should exercise such supervision over the preparation of passenger lists as lies within their power, and should provide facilities for the examination of said lists by immigration officers with a view to pre- vent or to correct errors therein. Rule III. (a) Immigration officers are directed to pre- mPrltlon^offl- pare from statements furnished by collectors and from ce^s^ concern- data taken from inward alien m'anifests (Forms 500, '°^' 500-A, and 500-B) monthly reports on Form G19, show- ing (1) total number of immigrant aliens admitted, by sex; (2) total number of nonimmigrant aliens admitted, by sex; (3) total number of United States citizens ar- rived, by sex; (4) total number aliens debarred, by sex. (b) in preparing this information from two sources, one of which is not checked by any Government officer, immigration officials should be watchful for inconsist- encies, especially with regard to the data taken from pas- senger lists, and, when necessarj^, should examine those lists with a view to avoid or to correct errors. Rule IV. From the manifests of inward-bound alien pastinger'm)"^ passengers (Forms 500, 500-A, and 500-B) shall be com- ment: piled the following data : ^^^lether immigrant or nonim- Oata to te migrant alien ; age ; sex ; calling or occupation ; whether mmifests cVv- able to read and whether able to write; race or people; '^'"*''^ — country of last permanent residence ; destination ; amount of money; whether ever before in the United States; by whom passage Avas paid; whether going to join relative or friend, and if so, whom; whether admitted or de- barred; if debarred, cause therefor. Rule V. The above information regarding immigrant Manner of aliens admitted shall be transferred to monthly statis- tical reports (Forms 601 to 606, inclusive, and 619). Re- garding nonimmigrant aliens, information only as to country of last permanent residence, country of final des- tination, and sex is required, which data shall be trans- ferred to Forms 619 and 620. Rule VI. Inspectors and other employees should ^ Revision of familiarize themselves with the character of data re- enng— quired for statistical purposes, as herein set forth, in jnf^^^t^ e m° order that the different items of information may be ^^"gf^^ ectin"- properly checked and revised on the inward alien mani- ' "^^^^ '^ ™f ' fests (Forms 500, 500-A, and 500-B) during the personal examination of aliens, whether they arrive in the first or second cabin or steerage. After the revision the entries upon manifests should be sufficiently complete to enable statisticians to compile intelligently and accurately there- from the statistical data required. 6S STATISTICAL EXILES. as^sen"cr"mOTe'! RuLE VII. Arriving aliens (including residents and ment: citizens of foreign contiguous territory), whose last per- ueaning of manent residence was in a country other than the United liolel \n man- States, who are coming to the United States for residence «stl?/of ana therein, shall be considered as immigrant _ aliens. _ Immi- instrucuons re- grant aliens admitted will be reported in statistics on ^"•■ISfi^grant Forms 601-606 and 619. ''""°Nonimmi- RuLE VIII. Arriving aliens whose last permanent resi- grant aliens ; " dcncc was in the United States, and other arriving aliens whose final destination is not within the United States, shall be considered as nonimmigrant aliens. This in- cludes tourists and aliens in transit. Inspection officers engaged in revising manifests are directed to see that all nonimmigrant aliens are distinctly indicated as such on the manifests and that the roinitry of pial destination is shown. Nonimmigrant aliens admitted will not be re- ported on statistical Forms 601 to 606, but instead on Form 620 ; also on Form 619. One-year res- RuLE IX. Aliens who have resided in foreign con- eign TOnt?g- tiguous territory for one year or more and who are com- uous territory ; jjjg. ^^ ^j^g United States only for temporary sojourn therein should not be reported as nonimmigrant aliens and should not be recorded in any immigration report. Aliens who have resided in foreign contiguous territory less than one year, who come for temporary sojourn, should be recorded as nonimmigrant aliens. "Calling or RuLE X. (a) Occupations sliould be described as defi- occupation ; " . \ ' . i • e j. jl i • "i nitely as ijossible m manitests, as, tor example, civil engineer, mining engineer, locomotive engineer, station- ary engineer, brass polisher, steel polisher, iron molder, wood turner, etc., and not simply as engineer, polisher, molder, turner, or other indefinite designation. Divisions of ; ^^^ fpj^g various occupations are classified in statistical reports under three general heads, namely, " Profes- sional," " Skilled," and " Miscellaneous." Dependent women and children and other aliens without occupation should be classified as " No occupation." Occupations not listed in said reports should be recorded by statis- ticians as " Other professional," " Other skilled," or " Other miscellaneous." In determining to Avhich of these three classes aliens belong, the following instructions should govern : ocaipatton™"' ('") fi'ofess/oiKd. — Occupations which properly involve a liberal education, or its equivalent, and mental rather than manual labor, should be classed as " Professional." paHons'^'' <"'<^"" (d) Sk//h'd. — Occupations which properly involve spe- cial training and manual dexterity, as the learning of a trade, should be classed as " Skilled." ous^o'c'^c'u'p'a'- (") Mlnrelhtneous. — Occupations other than profes- t'ons ; sional and skilled should be classed as " Miscellaneous." (/) A distinction should be made between farmers and farm laborers. A farmer is one who operates a farm, either for himself or others. A farm laborer is one who far'S'iabo?e?s°'^ woi'ks on a farm for the man who operates it. Steamship STATISTICAL EXILES. 69 companies should make this distinction on manifests, and Alien imvard corrections should be made, if necessary, by inspection mSnu^" '"'"" officers during the examination of aliens. Meanina of Rule XI. (a) " Race or people " is to be determined UlyeT eV-' by the stock from which aliens sprang and the language " f "S '^ ° "^ they speak. Special attention should be paid to showing ^''"'^ " ' this infoiination independently either of country as representing nationality or country as representing last permanent residence, and with respect to these iDoints manifests should be carefully revised by inspection offi- cers. For the convenience of steamshii) companies and inspection officers, a list of races is shown on the back of manifests. Certain distinctions with regard to race or Distinctions people are pointed out, as follows : regarding ; (b) Cii-han.— The term "Cuban" refers to the Cuban "Cuban;- people (not Negroes). (c) West Indian. — " West Indian " refers to the peoi3le ."West in- of the West Indies other than Cuba (not Negroes). ''"^°' (d) Spanish-Amerieaii. — "Spanish-American" refers "Spanish- tc the people of Central and South America of Spanish ^'^''"^''"^ '" descent. (e) African (black). — "African (black)" refers to the (m"Vi' ••'^''° African Negro, whether coming from Cuba or other ^'^ ' islands of the West Indies, North or South America, Europe, or Africa. All aliens whose api^earance indi- cates an admixture of negro blood should be classified under this heading. (_/) Italian {North) . — The people who are native to the (Northf'' ' ^ ° basin of the River Po in northern Italj^ (i. e.. Compart- ments of Piedmont, Lombardy, Venetia, and Emilia), and their descendants, whether residing in Italy, Switzerland, Austria-Hungary, or any other country, should be classed as "Italian (North)." Most of these people speak a Gallic dialect of the Italian language. {g) Italian (South). — The peoi^le who are native to ^g^Jj^ ?.'..' ^ ° that portion of Italy south of the basin of the River Po (i. e., Compartments of Liguria, Tuscany, the Marches, Umbria, Rome, the Abruzzi and Molise, Campania, Apu- lia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilj^, and Sardinia), and their descendants, should be classed as " Italian (South) ." Rule XII. The country of last permanent residence ,,^ J jCo^^'^'J^^t should be entered in column 10 of the manifest and should residence ; " be independent of the country of which the alien is a citizen or subject. - Aliens who are permanent residents of the United States and are returning from a visit abroad should be recorded on manifests as " United States " under the head of last permanent residence. Such aliens should be classed with nonimmigrant aliens. Rule XIII. (a) Money brought by the head of a fam- ^ f""*^ ^ ° ^ ° ' ily should not be divided among the several members brought ;' thereof. (b) On Form 602 under the head of "Aliens bringing less than $50 " should be recorded only aliens with money, but less than $50. 70 STATISTICAL, EULES. ^erer"!^"'' RuLE XIV. («) Aliens should be reported as ad- pnssenger move- ^^^^^^^ ^^ debarred in the month in which final action is Meaning of taken, regardless of the date of arrival of the ship bring- Ifoyed^etc^-^' ing them. Aliens debarred should not be reported as anddeMrieV" debarred until placed on shipboard for deportation, and ' then should be recorded in the monthly statistics only on Forms 602-A and 619. The number of immigrant and nonimmigrant aliens actually admitted and the number of aliens debarred, as reported in the monthly statistical reports, should correspond with the numbers entered on lines 1, 2, and 3 of the monthly agreement statement (Form 519). The total of quarter-monthly reports of aliens debarred should correspond with the number so recorded on Forms 602-A, 619, and 519. Debarred (J) AH aliens applying for admission from foreign itoTeiglf ^con- contiguous territory who have resided therein less than toryT^ *^"'' one year, and those who have resided therein for one year or more who apply for admission with the intention of permanent residence in the United States, if de- barred, shall be reported on Forms 602-A, 619, and 519. Aliens from foreign contiguous territory who have re- sided therein more than one year and who apply for ad- mission only for temporary sojourn in the United States if debarred should be reported only on Form 580. usucai'reports Rt^le XV. (a) The work of compiling statistical in- on, and method formation at each port should be kept closely up to date, of^p^epara- ^^^ ^-^^ statistical reports on Forms 601-606, 619, and 620 should be forwarded to the Bureau at the earliest possible moment after the close of each month, accompanied by the statement of agreement on Form 519, and reports of Instructions appeals. To assist in accomplishing this end the foUow- ports^ ^^^^^'^ ing instructions should be observed by the larger ports : Use of tally (5) Blank tally and transfer sheets, to which statistical sheets ofT^ ^"^ information is transferred from the original manifests, are furnished for use at the larger ports. The various items of statistical information for a convenient number of aliens should be transferred to the tally sheets (Forms 611 and 612), which should be added and balanced to prove their accuracy and then entered on transfer sheets (Forms 613-618). The transfer sheets should carry the record for an entire month, and when added and balanced at the close thereof the data should be recorded in the monthly statistical reports. „P'SP„°tliy°„f (c) Manifests should form a permanent record of the and method of\'.. j> ^^ • ■ t ^^-^ • . ,■ recording on disposition ot all arriving aliens. (Jn primary inspection manifests; ^^jj aliens admitted and all aliens detained should be so designated on manifests. Day by day, as final disposi- tion is made of those detained on primary inspection, record thereof should be made opposite the names on the manifests, and also on the cards mentioned in the follow- ing paragraph in cases where statistical data regarding aliens 'to be re^- ^^^ aliens have been entered on such cards. Debarred garded^^ as aliens should be considered as detained (pending) until tiFdeported"" actually placed on shipboard for deportation. STATISTICAL EULES. 71 (d) Thus, at the time the statistical information is ai'"" inward tallied from the manifests such manifests will show which meut"*" °"*^"' aliens, up to date the tally is made, have been actually Monthly sta- admitted, which finally debarred, and which are still de- "'/^"'"^o^s, tained (pending). The statistical data with regard to , use of "sta- those shown on manifests as actually admitted, and de- for''^^ detained barred, at the time the tally is made should be regularly ta'prepai-ing*^"' transferred to tally sheets; for aliens still detained (pend- ing), however, the data should not then be transferred to tally sheets but to cards (Form GOO) entitled " Statistical data for detained alien." (e) When the admissibility of the aliens recorded on enter^d°^th ° ° these cards is finally determined, the disposition and date ouf™ of disposition should be entered on the card (and also on the manifest) , and the statistical data regarding such Data to be aliens should then be transferred direct from the cards from" card" to - to the tally sheets, avoiding the necessity of going through ''^"y ^^'^^^^ '• the manifests a second time for statistical data regarding aliens whose admissibility was undetermined when the first tally was made. (/) The tallying for the month should be completed mo*^t°h4°^ busi* on the day following the close thereof. Statistical in- ness ; formation with regard to aliens still detained at the close of the month (and therefore not included in the month's statistics) should by this plan be entered on cards, which will offer a convenient means of separating aliens pend- ing at close of month. Rule XVI. {a) Daily reports of alien arrivals, quar- Reports con- ter-monthly reports of aliens debarred and retuz'ned, and mTt'h'o a'^ ^o f weekly reports of aliens detained should be regularly for- '""DalTy'o'rar- warded to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturaliza- I'iving quarter- tion after the close of the periods to which they relate, ifa'rred ^and re- Aliens who refuse to pay head tax are not considered to ^"ekfy^ of ^d^- be applicants for admission and are not recorded in said ^^^^^ aliens ; reports. Aliens who have resided continuously in Canada, n o t ''inc'iuded Newfoundland, or Mexico for one year or more next pre- ™ ■ ceding application for admission to the United States (unless coming for permanent residence in the United States), and arrivals in continental United States from insular possessions, are not accounted for in immigration statistics. They should not, therefore, be included in these reports. All other arriving aliens, including those included in ; who have resided in Canada, Newfoundland, or Mexico for one year or more who are coming for permanent resi- dence, all aliens who have resided in Canada, Newfound- land, or Mexico less than one year, citizens of Cuba, alien Chinese, stowaways, and deserting alien seamen whether or not apprehended, should be included in these reports. (b) In daily, reports, entries on each line under the re^arf'ta"dai^^ head of " Total alien arrivals," should represent the total reports"^ * ^ of entries under the heads of first and second cabins, steerage, and deserting alien seamen. Include stowaways with steerage. Each column should also be totaled at 72 STATISTICAL RULES. Da^c'ii^er'move"- ^^^ bottom. The total number reported in the daily re- iiiciit; ports during the month should be shown on line 15 of the monthly agreement statement, re^ga'r'^din'g i'^') ^^ preparing quarter-monthly reports of debarred quarter-month- aliens, while it is expected that all required information ly reports ; ^^^^i be carefully recorded therein, especial care should be exercised to accurately record the foreign port of em- barkation, steamship line, and cause of deiJortation. Under the latter heading names of diseases should be shown in cases of aliens deported because of disease. The total recorded on these reports each month should agree Avith the number reported in Forms 602-A and 619, and the number recorded on line 3 of the monthly agreement statement. ^'lo"nVfor ('^^ ^^ '^° alien can be debarred from the United debarment t o States exccpt for a statutory reason, no other reason for be given; exclusiou slioulcl be given in statistical reports. A list of causes of exclusion is given on Form 602-A. Monthly r e- EuLE XVII. The monthly reports of api^eals to the peals; Department should show the number of persons whose ndmission or rejection depends upon the decision of the Department. Appeals under the immigration laws should be reported on Form 547; those under the laws governing the admission of Chinese on Form 428. • Ap- peals for all classes of aliens, including all residents of Canada, Newfoundland, or Mexico, should be included in these reports. ^statement of RuLE XVIII. The statement on Form 519 should show "^"^ ' an agreement between aliens accounted for in the monthly statistics, arrivals reported in daily reports, and the amount of head tax collected, and should be for- warded to the Bureau accompanied by the monthly statis- tical reports on Forms 601-606, 619, and 620, and reports of appeals. The entries on lines 1, 2. and 3 of the agree- ment statement should corresi^ond, respectively, with the totals shown in the statistical reports of " Immigrant aliens admitted," " Nonimmigrant aliens admitted," and "Aliens debarred." The total number reported in the daily reports during the month should agree Avith the entry on line 15, and the total number on account of whom head tax is collected should correspond Avith the entry on line 27. Instructions accompanying the state- ment of agreement give detailed information Avith regard to its preparation. .tnlrmJs it I^T^^LE XIX. Aliens who have resided in Canada, New- 'fianiiiig cxcep- foundland, or Mexico continuously for one vear or more *'u"siaentt"^f next preceding application for admission to the United AmeHca ^a°n*d ^"'tates are exempt from head tax. If such aliens come Mexico. to the United States for permanent residence, they should 1)0 manifested and included in statistics as immigrant aliens and should be included in other immigration re- ports. If they come only for temporary sojourn, they should not be manifested and should not h'i recorded as STATISTICAL RULES. 73 nonimmigrant aliens, and should not be included in sta- Alien hnvard tistics nor in other immigration reports, unless debarred, moiitV*"'^ '"""'" in whichcase they should be reported only on Form 580, Krccptioiiai report of aliens refused admission from foreign contigu- "'""'-^ ous territory. Aliens who have resided in Canada, Xew- foundland, or Mexico less than one year and all resi- dents and citizens of Canada, Newfoundland, or ilexico coming. from countries other than Canada, Newfound- land, or Mexico, are subjects for head tax, are manifested, and are included in statistics the same as other aliens Avho come from countries other than Canada, Newfound- land, Mexico, or Cuba. Rule XX. Aliens who have resided in Cuba for one Residents of year or more next preceding departure for the United "'^' States are exempt from head tax, but all aliens from Cuba should be regularlj^ manifested, examined as to their admissibility, and included in statistics and other inmii- gration reoorts. Rule XXI. Citizens of Porto Rico, the Philippine anci'''1fr?eii°f Islands, Guam, and the Hawaiian Islands are exempt from insular from the provisions of the immigration laws, and shouhl v"^^''^^^°°^ '• not be examined thereunder or reported in immigration statistics or other immigration reports. Alien Chine.-',' from island jDOSsessions, however, are subject to the laws governing the admission of Chinese. (See sec. 1. act of April 29, 1902, 32 Stat., part 1, p. 176.) All aliens from such possessions should be manifested on Foi-m (120, and are subjects for head tax, unless previously paid. Rule XXII. Aliens arriving in this country en route Arriving to any of the island possessions of the United States are to'lnluiar'pos'^ to be examined under the immigration laws as to their s<^ssions ; right of entry, are subjects for head tax if belonging to the taxable class, and are to be included in immigration statistics and other immigration reports in the same man- ner as if their destination were within continental United . States. Rule XXIII. Whether or not apprehended, head „,;?nfpimiT,°^ tax should be collected on all deserting alien seamen, and they should be reported in the daily reports of arrivals (Form 590) in the absence of proof of an intention to reship in the regular course of their pursuit. They should not, however, be reported in the immigration statistics (Forms 601-606) unless apprehended, and then only in the absence of an intention to reship. The total number of deserting alien seamen included in each month's daily reports should correspond with the entry on line 6 of the monthly agreement statement. The number apprehended and included in the month's statistics should correspond A\ith the entry on line 12 of the said monthly agreement statement. (See also Rule 22.) Rule XXIV. Under the Immigration Act and Rule stowaways ; 23 stowaways are regarded as aliens applying for admis- sion to the United States, and they should be included in casr-'i- 74 , STATISTICAL RULES. pa*eiig('r"mOTc^- immigration statistics. The number of such cases each limit : month should also be reported on line 30 of the agreement Exceptional statement (Form 519). 'auots wiio EuLE XXV. Aliens applying for admission who re- heacftax"; ^^^ ^^^e to pay head tax should not be considered as appli- cants for admission, and should not be reported in any immigration rejDort. The number of such cases should, however, be reported on line 31 of agreement statement (Form 519). Aliens w ii o EuLB XXVT. AHcns who die or escape before admis- escape , ^^^^^ ^^ deportation should not be included in the statis- tical reports (Forms 601-606, 619, and 620), but should be accounted for on line 9 of the agreement statement. If aliens who have escaped are afterwards apprehended,' they should be regularly entered in the monthly statis- tical reports, and again acounted for on line 13 of the agreement statement, jec^'to'^mml' R^LE XXVII. Chinese should be listed in the regular gration I a w s inward alien manifests (Forms 500, 500-A, and 500-B) tions ; "^ ^ " ^' and examined under the immigration laws, in addition to being listed in Chinese manifests (Form 418), examined, and reported in the quarter-monthly reports, under the Chinese regulations. All alien Chinese are subjects for head tax, and should be reported in regular immigration statistics and other immigration reports. Chinese ad- mitted as aliens under the laws governing the admission of Chinese shall be classed under the immigration laws as aliens, and those admitted as United States citizens shall be so considered under the immigration laws. ward"'p"Lng« ^^^LE XXVIII. At the close of each quarter year the movement. coUector of customs at each port will forward to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization a statement oh Form 1171 of all passengers departed for foreign countries from his port. pa;tin«?"moTc'l ^ULE XXIX. Manifests of outward-bound aliens- (on ""oe'iiver of ^o^'^^ *^28, 628-A, and 628-B) shall be delivered to col- • manffests^cov- lectors of customs within sixty days after the departure ^"°s; of a vessel from a United States port. The collector of customs shall deliver the said manifests to the officer in charge of immigration matters at his port ; and the said immigration officer shall cause to be prepared from said manifests monthly statistical reports of departing aliens, using Forms 621 to 627, inclusive. emig\ant"^'and ^^^^ XXX. Departing aliens shall be divided into the nonemig rant two classcs emigrant and nonemiigrant aliens. Alien aliens; residents of the United States leaving the country per- manently shall be considered as " emigrant aliens." Alien residents leaving the United States with the inten- tion of remaining abroad but temporarily, and alien non- residents leaving after a temporary sojourn in the United States shall be considered as " nonemigrant aliens." STATISTICAL RULES. 75 KuLE XXXI. Emigrant aliens departing shall be re- ai'"" ""'■ corded in monthly statistical reports on Forms 621 to 626, mOTemeSt?"^'''' inclusive, to show sex, age, length of residence in the items to be United States, country of intended future residence, race 'tlstTcfcoifcIrn: or people, place of residence in the United States, and '"s- occupation. Nonimmigrant aliens departing shall be recorded in Form 627 to show only sex and countries of last permanent residence and intended future residence. EuLE XXXII. (a) Section 1 of the act of Congress Record books approved June 29, 1906, entitled "An act to establish a Sexes "Veliuire"! Bureau' of Immigration and Naturalization, and to pro- ^^l^ j^^*!""""^"" vide for a uniform rule for the naturalization of aliens throughout the United States " (Stat., 1905-6, pt. 1, p. 596), provides that there shall be maintained at the vari- ous immigration stations " books of record " containing certain specified information as to every alien admitted. (h) It is hereby ordered that the manifests of aliens what sbaii (Forms 500, 500-A, and 500-B) shall constitute the''""'*""*''' " book of record " required by the statute referred to, and, to this end, that all completed manifests shall be ar- ranged chronologically, bound permanently in books of . 150 manifests, and carefully preserved for reference. Due precautions must be taken to guard against the pos- sible loss or destruction of manifests, whether bound or not. (c) Inspection officers are directed to give particular officers to attention to procuring the supplemental information clSfcies "^in f ' called for in columns 25 to 29 of the manifest, supplying any deficiencies which may be, found to exist and care- fully verifying the information set forth under the re- spective headings. (d) All aliens from Canada and Mexico applying for what aliens^ admission to the United States, except those who have and Mexico to resided in Canada or Mexico for one year or more who ''^ manifested ; are coming for temporary sojourn in the United States, shall be regularly manifested both for statistical and naturalization purposes. ' , (e) To facilitate reference to the permanent record Preiiaration herein constituted, the names of all aliens shall be card indexed (Form 502 being used for that purpose), a card to be made out for each and every alien admitted to the United States, except those who have resided in Canada or Mexico for one year or more who are coming for temporary sojourn in the United States. The index cards shall be carefully and accurately prepared and placed in card-index cabinets provided for that purpose, alphabetical guide cards being used, to whatever extent may be necessary, to insure proper subdivision of the rec- ord cards. Commissioners of immigration and inspectors in charge shall apply to the Bureau for any special in- structions or information desired in regard to indexing. 76 STATISTICAL RULES. card cabinets, preparation and binding of manifests, etc. Whenever practicable, index cards shall be typewritten to insure legibility, black record tyi^ewriter ribbons to be nsed. In the event of possible confusion of the surname and given name, one card to be made for each combina- tion, thus insuring an accurate cross-reference index. F. P. Sargent, Apj:iroved June -l-l^ 1907. o C ow/iii ifisioncr-G e II e ral. OscAU S. Strafs, Hrcretanj. Cornell University Library JV 64221907 Immigration laws and regulations of July 3 1924 021 134 196 ¥ fi'^^ M ■JIV m !' re