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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 185,190. 1924.
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CHAP. 185.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to revive with May 24,1924 amendments, an Act to incorporate the Medical Society of the District of Gaolum- [Hx•4122.1 bia," approved July 7, 1838, as amended.
[Public, No. 138.1
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Act Districtofcohmibia
Medical Society.entitled "An Act to revive with amendments, an Act to incorporate Voi .8, p. 741 . the Medical Society of the District of Columbia," approved July Vol. 18,p.511,amend 7, 1838 (Sixth Statutes at Large, page 741), as amended, be, and ed.
the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows "That Doctors aeorga Wythe Cook, William Gerry Morgan, John Incorporators.
B. *Nichols John D. Thomas, E. Y. Davidson, Philip S. Roy, A. L. Stavely, Wen C. Macatee, E. G. Sibert, J. Russell Verbrycke, junior, A. W. Boswell, Charles S . White, J. A. Gannon, D. S. Lamb, and Virgil B. Jackson, and such other persons as they may associate. with themselves, and their successors, be, and they hereby are, constituted a body corporate not for profit of the District of
PColumbia, for the purpose of promoting and disseminating medical and surgical knowledge, and for no other purpose, and not for the purpose of establishing a medical school or schools .
" Ec. 2. That the Medical Society of the District of Columbia be, 8 0 y holds ,
and it is hereby, empowered to own, mortgage, and convey such property as may be necessary for its .purposes, and to make such rules and regulations as it may require, and which may not be repu ant to the Constitution or laws of the United States .
Ec. 3. That Congress may at any time alter, amend, or annul Amendment. this Act of incorporation of said society ." Approved, May 24, 1924 .
May 28,1924CHAP. 190.-An Act To limit the immigration of aliens into the United [H. R . 7995.] States, and for other purposes .
[Public, No. M.]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the me ~~ orUnited States of America in Congress assembled,, That this Act may 1921 . be cited as the "Immigration Act of 1924."
IMMIGRATION VISAS.
SEC. 2. (a) A consular officer upon the application of any a co tooimue, on immigrant (as defined in section 8) may . (under the conditions grant. hereinafter prescribed and subject to the l imitations prescribed in this Act or regulations made thereunder as to the number of immigration visas which may be issued by such officer) issue to such immigrant an immigration visa which shall consist of one copy of the application provided for in section 7, visaed by such P04p.1se. consular officer . Such visa shall specify (1) the nationality of the contents of applies- immigrant; (2) whether he is a quota immigrant (as defined in tionn
section 5) or a non-quota immigrant (as defined in section 4) ; (8) the date on which the validity of the immigration visa shall expire ; and (4) such additional information necessary to the proper enforcement of the immigration laws and the naturalization laws as ma be by regulations prescribed .
( } The immigrant shall furnish two copies of his photograph fPhotograph to be to the consular officer. One copy shall be permanently attached Disposition . b the consular officer to the immigration visa and the other copy s all be disposed of as may be by regulations prescribed .
(c) The validity of an immigration visa shall expire at the end Expiration period.
of such period, specified in the immigration visa, not exceeding four
Immigration visas.
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wo months, as shall be by regulations prescribed . In the case of an stag.
immigrant arriving in the United States by water, or arriving by conditions . water in foreign contiguous territory on a continuous voyage to
the United States, if the vessel, before the expiration of the validity of his immigration visa departed from the last port outside the United States and outside foreign contiguous territory at which the immigrant embarked, and if the immigrant proceeds on a continuous voyage to the United States, then, regardless of the time of his arrival in the United States, the validity of his immigration visa shall not be considered to have expired.
AoDMW as vim °t !d) If an immigrant is required by any law, or regulations or ~'~ orders made pursuant to law, to secure the visa of his passport by
a consular officer before being permitted to enter the United States, such immigrant shall not be required to secure any other visa of his passport than the immigration visa issued under this Act, but a
Not applicable to record of the number and date of his immigration visa shall be temporer9permits. noted on his passport without charge therefor . This subdivision
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shall not apply to an immigrant who is relieved, under subdivision (b) of section 13, from obtaining an immigration visa .
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a entered on (e) The manifest or list of passengers required by the immi ationer nst.
laws shall contain a place for entering thereon the date, pace of surrender immt
issuance, and number of the immigration visa of each immigrant. grationoffldat et.-- The immigrant shall surrender his immigration visa to the immi-
gration officer at the port of inspection, who shall at the time of inspection indorse on the immigration visa the date the port of entry, and the name of the vessel, if any, on which the immigrant arrived. The immigration visa shall be transmitted forthwith by the immigration officer in charge at the port of inspection to the De artment of Labor under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.nrwae,lssblesb
entoin- (f) No immigration visa shall be issued to an immigrant if itaamtsstlee. appears to the consular officer, from statements in the application, or in the papers submitted therewith, that the immigrant is inad- missible to the United States under the immigration laws, nor shall such immigration visa be issued if the application fails to comply with the provisions of this Act, nor shall such immigration visa be issued if the consular officer knows or has reason to believe that the immigrant is inadmissible to the United States under the immigration laws.
a blenot°ow i . (g) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to entitle an to enter. immigrant, to whom an immigration visa has been issued, to enter
the LTited States, if, upon arrival in the United States, he is found to be inadmissible to the United States under the immigration laws . The substance of this subdivision shall be printed conspicuously upon every immigration visa. -
- Fee. (h) A fee of $9 shall be charged for the issuance of each immi-
gration visa, which shall be covered into the Treasury as miscella- neous receipts.
"immigrant."
DEFINITION OF " miMIORANT ~~
Term construed.
SEc. 3. When used in this Act the term "immigrant " means an
f Aliens excepted. alien departing from any place outside the United States destine
or the United States, except (1) a government official, his family, attendants, servants, and employees, (2) an alien visiting the United States temporarily as a tourist or temporarily for business or pleasure, (3) an alien in continuous transit rough the United States, (4) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States who later goes in transit from one part of the United States to another through foreign contiguous territory, (5) a bona fide alien seaman serving as suc'i on a vessel arriving at a port of the United States
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and seeking to enter temporarily the United States solely in the pursuit of his cFJIin ~o, as a seaman, and (6) an alien entitled to enter the United States solely to carry on trade under and in pursuance of the provisions of a present existing treaty of commerce and navigation.
NON-QUOTA III IGRANTS.
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Non-quota 1mmi. grants.
SEc. 4. When used in this Act the term a non-quota immigrant " Tom construed.
means- (a) An immigrant who is the unmarried child under 18 years of ofMi r
resident d citwifeage, or the wife, of a citizen of the United States who resides therein applicant. izen
at the time of the filing of a petition under section 9 ;
P°'~'p' 187 ' (b) An immigrant previously lawfully admitted to the United pertvia t=-
States, who is returning from a temporary visit abroad ;
Bern con oad.(c) An immigrant who was born in the Dominion of Canada, ®
contra- orNewfoundland, the Republic of Mexico, the Republic of Cuba, the South America, etc. Republic of Haiti, the Dominican Re ublic, the Canal Zone, or an independent country of Central or South America and his wife, and his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if accompanying or following to join him ;
Ministers, etc., prat(d) An immigrant who continuously for at least two years imme- ticlng profession two diately preceding the time of his application for admission to the
preceding appii-
United States has been, and who seeks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of, carrying on the vocation of minister of any religious denomination, or professor of a college, academy, semi- nary, or university ; and his wife, and his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if accompanying or following to join him ; or
(e) An immigrant who is a bona fide student at least 15 years of age and who seeks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of study at an accredited school, college, academy, semi- nary or university, particularly designated by him and approved by tiie Secretary of Labor, which shall have agreed to report to the Secretary of Labor the termination of attendance of each immi- grant student, and if any such institution of learning fails to make such reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn .
QUOTA IMMIGRANTS.
Bona ads sstaaents
"Quotaimmigrants "
SEc. 5. When used in this Act the term "quota 1 nt" ~ uota means any immigrant who is not a non-quota immigrant. An alien Restriction of admis- who is not particularly specified in this Act as a non-quota immi- 90misZ.nonquota inn- rant or a non-immigrant shall not be admitted as a non-quota
immigrant or a non-immigrant by reason of relationship to any mdi- vidual who is so specified or by reason of being excepted from the operation of any other law regulating or forbidding immigration.
Preferences within quotas .
Tobegivenin issuing visas.
PREFERENCES WITHIN QUOTAS.
SEc. 6. (a) In the issuance of immigratior visas to quota immi- grants preference shall be given-
(1) To a quota immigrant who is the unmarried child under a s,dg~ed relatives of 21 years of age, the father, the mother, the husband, or the wife, of a citizen of the United States who is 21 years of age or over ; and
(2) To a quota immigrant who is skilled in agriculture, and his wife, and his dependent children under the age of 16 years, if accompanying or following to oin him. The preference provided in this paragraph shall not apply to immigrants of any nationality the annual quota for which is less than 300 .
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Limitation.
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Mme= of quota (b)' The preference provided in subdivision (a) shall not in theSuOWea
case of quota immigrants of any nationality exceed 50 per centum Priority over esH
catturists forbidden ' of the annual quota for such nationality Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant to the class of immigrants specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) a priority in preference over the
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trines. (e) a preference providen this section shall, in the case of quota immigrants of any nationality, be given in the calendar month in which the right to preference is established, if the num- ber of immigration visas which may be issued in such month to quota immigrants of such nationality has not already been issued ; otherwise in the next calendar month.
Appitoation for visa. APPLICATION FOR IMM GRATION VISA.
pii-°t°t made in du . SEC. 7. (a) Every immigrant applying for an immigration visa shall make application therefor in duplicate in such form as shall be by regulations prescribed.
, on (b) In the application the immigrant shall state (1) the immi- grant's full and true name ; age sex, and race ; the date and place of birth ; places of residence for le five years immediately preceding his application ; whether married or single, and the names and places of residence of wife or husband and minor children, if any ; calling or occupation ; personal description (including hei ht, com- plexion color of hair and eyes, and marks of identification ; ability tosp era~, read, and write ; names and addresses of parents, and if neitheparent living, then the name and address of his nearest rela- tive in the country from which he comes ; port of entry into the United States ; final destination, if any, beyond the port of entry ; whether he has a ticket through to suc~1 final destination ; whether going to join a relative or friend, and, if so, what relative or friend and his name and complete address ; the purpose for which he is going to the United States ; the length of tune he intends to remain in the United States ; whether or not he intends to abide inn the United States permanently ; whether ever in prison or almshouse ; whether he or either of his parents has ever been in an institution or hos-
q oidit3ona~n pital for the care and treatment of the insane ; (2) if he claims to be a non-quota immigrant, the facts on which he bases such claim ; and (3) such additional information necessary to the proper enforce- ment of the immigration laws and the naturalization laws, as may
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be b reations prescribed. ,=p ta to iur- (c) The immigrant shall furnish= if available, to the consular offi-
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cer, with his application, two copies of his "dossier " and prison record and military record two certified copies of his birth certifi-
Disposition of.
cate, and two copies of all other available public records concern- ing him kept by the Government to which he owes allegiance . One
Exception copy of the documents so furnished shall be permanently attached to each cop of the application and become a part thereof . An immigrant having an unexpired permit issued under the provisions
DLscretienary
a of section 10 shall not be sub'ect to this subdivision. In the casemetesptteem of an application made
before
ptember 1,1924, if it appears to the ber 1.1921. satisfaction of the consular officer that the immigrant has obtained
a visa of his passport before the enactment of this Act, and is unable to obtain the documents referred to in this subdivision without undue expense and delay, owing to absence from the country from which such documents should be obtained, the consular officer may relieve such immigrant from the requirements of this subdivision.
(d) In the application the immigrant shall also state (to such no' ~~ hexcludedextent as shall be by regulations prescribed) whether or not he is elm a member of each class of individuals excluded from admission to the United States under the immigration laws, and such classes shall be stated on the blank in such form as shall be by regulations prescribed, and the immigrant shall answer separately as to each class .
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(e) If the immigrant is unable to state that he does not come mop ae3ma for ex-
within any of the excluded classes, but claims to be for any legal reason exempt from exclusion, he shall state fully in the application e grounds for such alleged exemption . (f Each copy of the application shall be signed by the immigrant
-d ° a,- in the presence of the consular officer and verified by the oath of To become the immi- the immigrant administered by the consular officer. One copy of the gration visa.
application, when visaed by the consular officer, shall become the immigration visa, and the other copy shall be disposed of as may be by regulations prescribed.
A p p l i c a ti o n for(g) In the case of an immigrant under eighteen years of age minors, the application may be made and verified -by such individual as shall be by regulations prescribed .
Fee for applications,(h) A fee of $1 shall be charged for the furnishI'~ and verifica- eta. tion of each application, which shall include the furnishing and verification of the duplicate, and shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts .
NON-QUOTA IMMIGRATION VISAS.
Non-quota visas.
SEC. 8. A consular officer may, subject to the limitations provided a~reeaul'~a& in sections 2 and 9, issue an immigration visa to a non-quota c055 immigrant as such upon satisfactory proof, under regulations prescribed under this Act, that the applicant is entitled .to be re- garded as a non-quota immigrant .
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ISSUANCE OF IMMIGRATION VISAS TO RELATIVESL visas to relatives.
SEC. 9. (a) In case of any immigrant claiming in his a plication q~inn ° is ntll for an immigration visa to be a non-quota immigrant by reason
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of relationship under the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 4, or to be entitled to preference by reason of relationship to a citizen of the United States under the provisions of section 6, the consular officer shall not issue such immigration visa or grant such preference until he has been authorized to do so as hereinafter in this section provided .
Petition for, to be. (b) Any citizen of the United States claiming , that any filed by ei~ Immigrant is his relative, and that such immigrant is properly admissible to the United States as a non-quota immigrant under the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 4 or is entitled to preference as a relative under section 6, may file with the Commissioner statements req 'ed.
General a petition in such form as may be by regulations prescribed, stating (1) the petitioner's name and address ; (2) if a citizen by birth, the date and place of his birth ; (3) if a naturalized citizen, the date and place of his admission to citizenship and the number of his certificate, if any ; (4) the name and address of his employer or the address of his place of business or occupation if he is not an employee; (5) the degree of the relationship of the immigrant for whom such petition is made, and the names of all the places where such immigrant has resided prior to and at the time when the petition is filed ; (6) that the petitioner is able to and will sup ort the immigrant if necessary to prevent such immigrant from becoming a public charge ; and (7) such additional information
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necessary to the proper enforcement of the immigration laws and the naturalization laws as may be by regulations prescribed .
oExecution of pert (c) The petition shall be made under oath administered by any individual having power to administer oaths, if executed in the
supporting evidence. United States, but, if executed outside the United Statesadministered by a consular officer. The petition shall be supported by any documentary evidence required by regulations prescribed under this Act. Application may be made in the same petition for admission of more than one individual .
Swornmns statements by citizens as to credibllity (d) The petition shall be accompanied by the statements of two of petitioner- or more responsible citizens of the United States, to whom the
petitioner has been personally known for at least one year, that to the best of their knowledge and belief the statements made in the petition are true and that the petitioner is a responsible individual
Attestation. able to support the immigrant or immigrants for whose admission application is made . These statements mall be attested in the same wa as the petition.
missioner Approval by Com- (e) If the Commissioner General finds the facts stated in the=b trans-
mitted to
tary of petition to be true, and that the immi nt in respect of whom thestate . petition is made is entitled to be admitted to the United States as a non-quota immigrant under subdivision (a) of section 4 or is entitled to preference as a relative under section 6 he shall, with
Authority given to the approval of the Secretary of Labor inform tie Secretary of consul. State of his decision, and the secretary of State shall then authorize
the consular officer with whom the application for the immigration visa has been filed to issue the immigration visa or grant the preference.
E restriction . (f) Nothing in this section shall oe construed to entitle an immigrant, in respect of whom a petition under this section is granted, to enter the United States as a non-quota immigrant, if, upon arrival in the United States, he is found not to be a non- quota immigrant.
Permit to reenter PERMIT TO REENTER UNITED STATES AFTER TEMPORARY ABSENCE.after temporary ab- sence . Application by alien SE0. 10. (a) Any alien about to depart temporarily from the
reel t ~' prior
to United States may make application to the Commissioner General for a permit to reenter the United States, stating the length of his intended absence, and the repsons therefor. Such application shallForm, etc. be made under oath, and shall be in such form and contain such information as may be by regulations prescribed, and shall be accompanied by two copies of the applicant's photograph .
Issue on approval of (b If the Commissioner General finds that the mien has beenCommissioner General . legally admitted to the United States, and that the application is made in good faith, he shall, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, issue the permit, specifying therein the length of time, not
Form, etc• exceeding one year, during wrich it shall be valid. The permit shall be in such form as ~hall be by regulations prescribed and shall have permanently attached thereto the photograph of the alien to whom issued, together with such other matter as may be deemed necessary for the complete identification of the alien .
Extension permitted (c) On good cause shown the validity of the permit may be extended for such period or periods, not exceeding six months each, and under such conditions, as shall be by regulations prescribed.
Fee.
(d) For the issuance of the permit, and for each extension thereof, there shall be paid a fee of $3, which shall be covered into
surrender on return . the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts . (e) Upon the return of the alien to the United States the permit
shall be surrendered to the immigration officer at the port of inspection.
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159 (f) A permit issued under this section shall have no effect under 1W . ect of permit lim-the immigration laws, except to show that the alien to whom it is
issued is returning from a temporary visit abroad ; but nothing in this section shall be construed as making such permit the exclusive means of establishing that the alien is so returning.
NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS. Numerical limita- tions.
SEc. 11. (a) The annual quota of any nationality shall be 2 per !g,
nat centum of the number of foreign -born individuals of such nationality alityinice. resident in continental United States as determined by the United States census of 1890, but the minimum quota of any nationality shall be 100.
(b) The annual quota of any nationality for the fiscal year 19R doe flood 7- beginning July 1, 192T, and for each fiscal year thereafter, shall be a number which bears the same ratio to 150,000 as the number computation of.
of inhabitants in continental United States in 1920 having that national origin (ascertained as hereinafter provided in this section) bears to the number of inhabitants in continental United States in Minimum. 1920 but the minimum quota of any nationality shall be 100 .
Method or aetermin- (c2 For the purpose of subdivision (b) national origin shall ine national origin.
be ascertained by determining as nearly as may be, in respect of each geographical area whici under section 12 is to be treated as a separate country (except the geographical areas specified in subdivision (c) of section 4) the number of inhabitants in continental United States in 1920 whose or' by birth or ancestry Statistics, etc., foris attributable to such geographical area . Such determination shall basis. not be made by tracing the ancestors or descendants of particular individuals, but shall be based upon statistics of immigration and emigration, together with rates of increase of population as shown by successive decennial United States censuses, and such other data as may be found to be reliable .
Peraans not included(d) For the purpose of subdivisions (b) and (c) the term as "inbabitents of eon- a inhabitants in continental United States in 1920 " does not include tinentaiUnitedstatesl'
1 immigrants from the geographical areas specified in subdivision (c) of section 4 or their descendants, (2) aliens ineligible to citizenship or their descendants, (3) the descendants of slave immi- grants, or (4) the descendants of American aborigines .
rationality on joint(e) The determination provided for in subdivision (c) of this determination or sec section shall be made by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of merl SLabor
Com-
Commerce, and tlie Secretary of Labor, jointly . In making such Expert assistance .
determination such officials may call for information and expert assistance from the Bureau of the Census . Such officials shall, jointly, report to the President the quota of each nationality, Prcolamationorquo-determined as provided in subdivision (b), and the President shall >sue . proclaim and make known the quotas so reported. Such proclama- tion shall be made on or before April 1, 1927. If the proclamation is not made on or before such date, quotas proclaimed therein shall not be in effect for any fiscal year beginning before the expira-
Eseot of proeiama-tion of 90 days after the date of the proclamation . After the mak- ion . ing of a proclamation under this subdivision the quotas proclaimed therein shall continue with the same effect as if specifically stated herein, and shall be final and conclusive for every purpose except (1) in` so far as it is made to appear to the satisfaction of such officials and proclaimed by the President, that an error of fact has occurred in such determination or in such proclamation, or (2) in the case provided for in subdivision (c) of section 12
Continuation or fiatIf for any reason quotas proclaimed under this subdivision are note it no proclama- not in effect for any fiscal year, quotas for such year shall be raren98scal
determined under subdivision (a) of this section . 45822°-25t--13
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Limitation on loan ofvisasto
s (f) There shall be issued to quota immi ants of any nationalitynationalitynationality quotalmmi-
grants.
(1) no more immigration visas in any Zeal year than the quota for such nationality, and (2) in any calendar month of any fiscal year
For calendar months, no more immigration visas than 10 per centum of the quota for such nationality, except that if such quota is less than 300 the number to be issued in any calendar month shall be prescribed by the Commissioner General with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, but the total number to be issued during the fiscal year shall not be in excess of the quota for such nationality .
Issue to nort-quota.as (g) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the issuance (without quota Immigrant per. mated . increasing the total number of immigration visas which may be
issued) of an immigration visa to an immigrant as a quota immigrant even though he is a non-quota immigrant.
Nationality.
NATIONALITY.
Determination or,by country of birth. SEC. 12. (a) For the purposes of this Act nationality shall be
determined by country of birth, treating as separate countries the colonies, dependencies, or self-governing dominions, for which separate enumeration was made in the United States census of
Children under 21 1890 ; except that (1) the nationality of a child under twenty-one statueborn in tinned years of age not born in the United States, accompanied by its
alien parent not born in the United States, shall be determined by the country of birth of such parent if such parent is entitled to an immigration visa, and the nationality of a child under twenty-one years of age not born in the United States, accompanied by both alien parents not born in the United States, shall be determined by the country of birth of the father if the father is
wife of dr f,, ent us- tionality from hs- entitled to an immigration visa ; and (2) if a wife is of a different band. nationality from her alien husband and the entire number of
immigration visas which may be issued to quota immigrants of her nationality for the calendar month has already been issued, her nationality may be determined by the country of birth of her husband if she is accompanying him and he is entitled to an immigration visa, unless the total number of immigration visas which may be issued to quota immigrants of the nationality of the
Expatriated persons' husband for the calendar month has already been issued . An immigrant born in the United States who has lost his United States citizenship shall be considered as having been born in the country of which he is a citizen or subject ; or if he is not a citizen or subject of any country, then in the country from which lie comes .
Statement or nation- ality of residents in ccn- (b) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the pared tsabasis
ouopre- Secretary of Labor, jointly, shall, as soon as feasible after the enactment of this Act, prepare a statement showing the number of individuals of the various nationalities resident in continental United States as determined by the United States census of 1890 which statement shall be the population basis for the purposes of
aOfI t' 7r' subdivision (a) of section 11. In the case of a country recognized by the United States, but for which a separate enumeration was not made in the census of 1890, the number of individuals born in such country and resident in continental United States in 1890, as estimated by such officials jointly, shall be considered for the purposes of subdivision (a) of section 11 as having been determined
cies oorprotector~ n- y the United States census of 1890. . In the case of a colony or dependency existing before 1890, but for which a separate enumeration was not made in the census of 1890 and which was not included in the enumeration for the country to which such colony or dependency belonged, or in .the case of territory .administered under a protectorate, the number of individuals born in such colony, dependency, or territory, and resident in continental
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United States in 1890, as estimated by such officials jointly, shall be considered for the purposes of subdivision (a) of section 11 as having been determined by the United States census of 1890 to have been born in the country to which such colony or dependency belonged or which administers such protectorate.
Where boundaries(c) In case of changes in political boundaries in foreign countries chsnsed, new eon.. occurring subsequent to 1890 and resulting in the creation of new two created, ete•, since
countries, the Governments of which are recognized by the United States, or in the establishment of self-governing dominions, or in the transfer of territory from one country to another, such transfer being recognized by the United States, or in the surrender by one country of territory, the transfer of which to another country has not been recognizby the United States, or in the administration
enotaestimacestobeof territories under mandates, (1) such officials, jointly, shall estimate based on stud of con.- the number of individuals resident in continental Tinted States in try transferred, etc.
1890 who were born within the area included in such new countries or self-governing dominions or in such territory so transferred or surrendered or administered under a mandate, and revise (for the purposes of subdivision (a) of section 11) the population basis as to each country involved in such change of political boundary, and (2)
'ao after if such changes in political boundaries occur after the determination proclamation.
provided for in subdivision (c) of section 11 has been proclaimed, such officials, jointly, shall revise such determination, but only so far as necessary to allot the quotas among the countries involved in such change of political boundary. For the purpose of such revision and Birthplace deter-
for the purpose of determining the nationality of an immigrant, (A) tee. asm 1°e°° 10un-
aliens born in the area included in any such new country or self- governing dominion shall be considered as having been born in such country or dominion, and aliens born in any territory so transferred shall be considered as having been born in the country to which such territory was transferred, and (B) territory so surrendered or orraed ? administered under a mandate shall be treated as a separate country. Such treatment of territory~ administered under a mandate shall not ofaomandate.
Inferredd~ consent
constitute consent by the United States to the proposed mandate where the United States has not consented in a treaty to the administration of the territory by a mandatory power .
(d) The statements, estimates and revisions provided in this Annual revision of statements, etc.section shall be made annually but for any fi~ca year for which iflEffeaonQnotasapeo.
quotas are in effect as proclaimed under subdivision (e) of section 11, shall be made only (1) for the purpose of determining the nationality of immigrants seeking admission to the United States during such year, or (2) for the purposes of clause (2) of subdivision (c) of this section .
(e) Such officials shall, jointly, report annually to the President president of national- of section 11, ityquotas
dtogether with the statements, estimates, and revisions provided for in this section. The President shall proclaim and make known the fecton~quo~taseD' ~ quotas so reported and thereafter such quotas shall continue, with the same effect as i$ specifically stated herein, for all fiscal years except those years for which quotas are in effect as proclaimed under subdivision (e) of action 11, and shall be final and conclusive for every purpose.
E :elusion from EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.
United States.
SEC. 13. (a) No immigrant shall be admitted to the United States f, mmigrantaezoepted
unless he (1 has an unexpired immigration visa or was born subsequent to the issuance of the immigration visa of the accompanying parent, (2) is of the nationality specified in the visa in the immigration visa, (8) is a non-quota immigrant if specified in
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the visa in the immigration visa as such, and (4) is otherwise No visa required if admissible under the immigration laws .
returning from tempo- (b) In such classes of cases and under such conditions as may ran ace'
be by regulations prescribed immigrants who have been legally admitted to the United States and who depart therefrom temporarily may be admitted to the United States without being required to
Aliens iaellgibla to obtain an immigration visa . P not ad- (c) No alien ineligible to citizenship shall be admitted to the
Exceptions. United States unless such alien (1) is admissible as a non-quota immigrant under the provisions of subdivision (b), (d), or (e) of section 4, or (2) is the wife, or the unmarried child under 18 years of age, of an immigrant admissible under such subdivision (d), and is accompanying or following to join him, or (3) is not an immigrant
Discretionary ea. as defined in section 3 . mission of otherwise (d) The Secretary of Labor may admit to the United States an admissibles excluded by unintentional mis- otherwise admissible immigrant not admissible under clause (2 tabsInvisa.eta: or (8) of subdivision (a) of this section, if satisfied that such
inadmissibility was not known to, and could not have been ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence by, such immigrant prior to the departure of the vessel from the last port outside the United States and outside foreign contiguous territory, or, in the case of an immigrant coming from foreign contiguous territory, prior to the application of the immigrant for admission .
(e) o quota immigrant shall be admitted under subdivision (d) if the entire number of immigration visas which may be issued to quota immigrants of the same nationality for the fiscal year has already been issued. If such entire number of immigration visas has not been issued, then the Secretary of State upon the admission of a quota immigrant under subdivision (d), sIall reduce by one the number of gration visas which may be issued to quota immigrants of the same nationality Buringthe fiscal year in which such immigrant is admitted ; but if the secretary of State finds that it will not be practicable to make such reduction before the end of such fiscal year, then such immigrant shall not be admitted. (f) Nothing in this section shall authorize the remission or
refunding of a fine, liability to which has accrued under section 16.
Effect on nationality quota.
Noremisstonoftrana- portation llability.
Poet, p.163 .
Deportation.
At any time of aliens not entitled to enter or remain .
Vol. 89, pp . 889, 890. Proviso . Temporarily ad-
mitted minor chfld of citizen oonditionaliyal- lowed to remain.
Maintenance of ex- empt stains.
Regulations tag bry
admitted aliens.
DEPORTATION.
SEC. 14. Anq alien who at any time after entering the United States is found to have been at the time of entry not entitled under this Act to enter the United States, or tb have remained therein for a longer time than permitted under this Act or regulations made thereunder, shall be taken into custody and deported in the same manner as provided for in sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of 1917 : Provided, That the Secretary of Labor may, under such conditions and restrictions as to support and care as he may deem necessary, permit permanently . to remain in the United States, any alien child who, when under sixteen years of age was heretofore tem po~rarily admitted to the United States and who is now within the United States and either of whose parents is a citizen of the United States.
MAINTENANCE OF EXEMPT STATUS.
SEC. 15. The admission to the United States of an alien exce ted from the class of immigrants by clause (2), (8), (4), (5), or (6) of section 3, or declared to be a non-quota immigrant by subdivision (e) of section 4, shall be for such time as may be by regulations prescribed, and under such conditions as may be by regulations
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prescribed (including, when deemed necessary for the classes mentioned in clauses (2), (3), (4), or (6) of section 3, the gi of bond with sufficient surety, in such sum and containing su conditions as ma be by regulations prescribed) to insure that, at the expiration of~such time or upon failure to maintain the status under which admitted, he will depart from the United States .
PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION.
tfon.
Dsp°r
SEc . 16. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including any emntaBringing wC ithouc ones
imml. transportation company, or the owner, master, agent charterer, or g r ° etc., nn- consignee of an vessel, to bring to the United States i y water from any place outsi e thereof (other than foreign contiguous territory) (1) any immigrant who does not have an unexpired immigration visa, or 2) any quota immigrant having an immigration visa the visa in w ich specifies him as a non-quota immigrant.
(b) If it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor Penalty .
that any immigrant has been so brought, such person, or . transportation company, or the master, agent, owner, charterer, or consignee of any such vessel shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in wkuch the port of arrival is located the Amount ~d for his sum of $1,000 for each immigrant so brought, and in addition a transportation, in ad- sum equal to that paid by such immigrant for his transportation from the initial point of departure= indicated in his ticket, to the port of arrival, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the immigrant on whose account assessed. No vessel Cdlearancetobewith.
shall be granted clearance pending the determination of the liability to the payment of such sums, or while such sums remain unpaid,
secureexcept that clearance may be granted prior to the determination of enepo8ieace,t to
such question upon the deposit of an amount sufficient to cover such sums, or of a bond with sufficient surety to secure the payment thereof approved by the collector of customs .
(c) Such sums shall not be remitted or refunded, unless it fRfedmd~ion or refund appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that such Exception it the act person, and the owner, master, agent, charterer, and consignee of an unintentional error.
the vessel, prior to the departure of the vessel from the last port outside the United States, did not know and could not have ascertained by the exercise of reasonable fiiligence, (1) that the individual transported was an immigrant, if the fine was imposed for bringing an immigrant without an unexpired immigration visa or (2) that the individual transported was a quota immigrant, it the fine was imposed for bringing a quota immigrant the visa in whose immigration visa specified him as being a non-quota immigrant.
ENTRY FROM FOREIGN CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY.
Eatry from contigu-ousterritory.
SEc. 17. The Commissioner General, with the approval of the oontr m forSecretary of Labor, shall have power to enter into contracts with I na ., of transportation lines for the entry and inspection of aliens coming to the United States from or through foreign contiguous territory . In prescribing rules and regulations and making contracts for the bi
Discriminations uo~ for.entry and inspection of aliens applying for admission from or
through foreign contiguous territory due care shall be exercised to avoid any discriminatory action in favor of transportation 'com- panies transporting to such territory aliens destined to the United States and all such transportation companies shall be required, as u>~
plisneewithreg' a condition precedent to the inspection or examination under such rules and contracts at the ports of such contiguous territory of aliens brought thereto by them, to submit to and comply with all
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the requirements of this Act which would apply were they bringing Conditions
such aliens directly to ports of the United States . After this sectionhere- .M . takes effect no alien applying for admission from or through foreign
contiguous territory (except an alien previously lawfully admitted to the United States who is returning from a temporary visit to such territory) shall be permitted to enter the United States unless upon proving that he was brought to such territory by a transportation company which had submitted to and complied with all the require- ments of this Act, or that he entered, or has resided in, such territory more than two years prior to the time of his application for admis- sion to the United States.
Unused visas. UNUSED IMMIGRATION VISAS.
bei~u~ed ueuth wf. SEC. 18 . If a quota immigrant of any nationality_ having an immigration visa is excluded from admission to the United States under the immigration laws and deported, or does not apply for admission to the United States before the expiration of the validity of the immigration visa, or if an alien of any nationality having an immigration visa issued to him as a quota immigrant is found not to be a quota immigrant, no additional immigration visa shall be issued in lieu thereof to any other immigrant .
Alien sea
. ALIEN SEAMEN.
.g v=bl not per SEC. 19. No alien seaman excluded from admission into the United States under the immigration laws and employed on board any vessel arriving in the United States from any place outside thereof, shall be permitted to land in the United States, except temporarily
mFoi e mediall F treat- treat- for medical treatment, or pursuant to such regulations as the Secre-
tary of Labor may prescribe for the ultimate departure, removal, or deportation of such alien from the United States .
Fenalcyrorfailineto . SEC. 20. (a) The owner charterer, agent, consio~nee, or master ofdetain seamen for in- apeotion, or todeport, if any vessel arriving in the United States from any place outside thereof r;"0' who fails to detain on board any alien seaman employed on such ves-
sel until the immigration officer in charge at the port of arrival has in- spected such seaman (which inspection in all cases shall include a per- sonal physical examination b the medical examiners), or who fails to detain such seaman on boar after such inspection or to deport such seaman if required by such immigration Officer or the Secretary of Labor to do so, shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $1,000
Clearance withhold . for each alien seaman in respect of whom such failure occurs : No vessel shall be granted clearance pending the determination of the liability to the payment of such fine, or while the fine remains
~ t to secure unpaid, except that clearance may be granted prior to the determi- nation of such question upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine, or of a bond with sufficient surety to secure the payment
Proof of failure to de- thereof approved by the collector of customs . twin, etc., from want- (b) Proof that an alien seaman did not appear upon the featof vessel. outgoing manifest of the vessel on which he arrived in the United
States from any place outside thereof, or that he was reported by the master of such vessel as a deserter, shall be prima facie evidence of a failure to detain or deport after requirement by the immigration
Deportation by an. officer or the Secretary of Labor . oeaBei to avoid (e) If the Secretary of Labor finds that deportation of the alien
hardship .
seaman on the vessel on which he arrived would cause undue hardship to such seaman he may cause him to be deported on another
clearance withheld vessel at the expense of the vessel on which he arrived, and such IIntii expenses paid. vessel shall not be granted clearance until such expense has been
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paid or its payment guaranteed to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor.
(d) Section 32 of the Immigration Act of 1917 is repealed, but fonrmmer pnviishall remain in force as to all vessels, their owners, a~gents~ men repeated . consignees, and masters, and as to all seamen, arriving in the United peat. 39, d ' 890,
States prior to. the enactment of this Act.
PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS. Documents .
SEC. 21 . (a) Permits issued under section 10 shall be printed on o s Permitstobsprinted
paper. distinctive safety paper and shall be prepared and issued under regulations prescribed under this Act .
(b) The Public Printer is authorized to print for sale to the etc c~ano Blanks for
ss, public by the Superintendent of Public Documents, upon prepay-
dent of Dote
ment, a ditional copies of blank forms of manifests and crew lists to be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the provi- voi. ss, pp . 883-SK sions of sections 12, 13, 14, and 36 of the Immigration Act of 1917 . 8"-
OFFENSES IN CONNECTION WITH DOCUMENTS.
Offenses .
SEC. 22. (a) Any person who knowingly (1) forges, counterfeits, te,fett nsi~etcnntir° °°a~ alters, or falsely makes any immigration visa or permit, or ,(2) Permits. utters, uses, attempts to use, possesses, obtains, accepts, or receives any immigration visa or permit, knowing it to be forged counter- feited, altered, or falsely made, or to have been procured by means of any false claim or statement, or to have been otherwise procured by fraud or unlawfully obtained ; or who, except under direction of the Secretary of Labor or other proper officer, knowingly (3) pos- sesses any ank permit, (4) engraves, sells, brings into the United States or has in his control or possession any plate in the likeness of a plate designed for the printing of permits, (3) makes any print, photograph, or impression in the likeness of any immigration visa Poaseasingaistiwftiveor permit, or (6) has in his possession a distinctive paper which has paper. been adopted by the Secretary of Labor for the printing of immi- gration visas or permits, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
(b) Any individual who (1) when appl ing for an immigration ~P~a energr in visa or permit, or for admission to the United States, personates applying for uteri or another, or falsely appears in the name of a deceased individual, or permits .
evades or attempts to evade the immigration laws by appearing under an assumed or fictitious name, or (2) sells or otherwise disposes of, or offers to sell or otherwise dispose of, or utters, an immigration visa or permit, to any person not authorized by law to receive such document, shall, upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than fIve years, or both.
c Whoever knowingly makes under oath any false statement in m°nt forp false ( ~
~gy
y
statements m aptieep any application, affidavit or other document required by the tions, et° • immigration laws or regulations prescribed thereunder, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both .
BURDBN OF PROOF. Burden of proof.
SEC. 23. Whenever any alien attempts to enter the United States pg 0'0, the burden of proof shall be upon such alien to establish that he is inst deportation,
not subject to exclusion under any, provision of the immigration laws; and in any deportation proceeding against any alien the bur-
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den of proof shall be upon such alien to show that he entered the United States lawfully, and the time, place, and manner of such entry into the United States, but in presenting such proof he shall be entitled to the production of his immigration visa, if any, or of other documents concerning such entry, in the custody of the Department of Labor.
Documents admit- ted as evidence.
Rules and regula- tions.
oral toC prescribe. 0" SEC. 24. The Commissioner General, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, shall prescribe rules and regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of this Act ; but all such rules andBy =W of State
for cor~acers e regulations, in so far as they relate to the administration of this Act by consular officers, shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State ou the recommendation of the Secretary of Labor .
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Effect of Act. ACT TO BE IN ADDITION TO IMMIGRATION LAWS. Provisions
insa to SEC. 25. The provisions of this Act are in addition to and not in tion of immigration substitution for the provisions of the immigration laws, and shall laws .
be enforced as a part of such laws, and all the penal or other provisions of such laws, not inapplicable, shall apply to and be
t~i.,ii'"eginaa b; enforced in connection with the provisions of this Act. An alien, las other than, or by, although admissible under the provisions of this Act, shall not be this Act.
admitted to the United States if he is excluded by any provision of -the immigration laws other than this Act, and an alien, although admissible under the provisions of the immigration laws other than this Act, shall not be admitted to the United States if he is excluded by any provision of this Act .
eteamsh~p fines. STEAMSHIP FINES UNDER 1917 ACT.
e vol°as.p°sal,amend" SEC. 26. Section 9 of the Immigration Act of 1917 is amended to read as follows
0 =1% odr&landst"
.d g "SEC. 9. That it shall be unlawful for any person, including any
diseases unla transportation company other than railway lines entering the United States from foreign contiguous territory, or the owner master, agent, or consignee of any vessel to bring to the United States either from a foreign country or any insular possession of the United States any alien afflicted with idiocy, insanity, imbecility, feeble-mindedness, epilepsy, constitutional psychopathic inferiority, chronic alcoholism, tuberculosis in any form, or a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that any alien so brought to the United States was afflicted with any of the said diseases or disabilities at the time of foreign embarkation, and that the existence of such disease or disability might have been detected by means of a
rineimposed. competent medical examination at such time, such person or trans- portation company, or the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any such vessel shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs
Inadditiontoamount district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $1,000,
paid for passage . and in addition a sum equal to that paid by such alien for his trans- portation from the initial point of departure, indicated in his ticket, to the port of arrival for each and every violation of the
the phy
Dy iD collector of customs to the alien on latter
account assessed .ssed . delivered
It shalloapabletoearnalivhig . also be unlawful for any such person to bring to any port of the United States any alien afflicted with any mental defect other than those above specifically named, or physical defect of a nature which may affect his ability to earn a living, as contemplated in
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section 3 of this Act, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the vol- 39, p.875.
Secretary of Labor that any alien so brought to the United States was so afflicted at the time of foreign embarkation, and that the existence of such mental or physical defect might have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such Fineimpoaed.
person shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $250, and in paid for
paion, amount addition a sum equal to that paid by such alien for his trans orta- tion from the initial point ofpdeparture, indicated in his ticket s to the port of arrival, for each and every violation of this provision, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien for whose account assessed. It shall also be unlawful for any smite , excluded
such person to bring to any port of the United States any alien who is excluded by the provisions of section 3 of this Act because unable to read, or who is excluded by the terms of section 3 of this voi . a9, p.as. Act as a native of that portion of the Continent of Asia and the islands adjacent thereto described in said section, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that these disabilities might have been detected by the exercise of reasonable precaution prior to the departure of such aliens from a foreign
Fine Imposed.port, such person shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $1,000, and in addition a sum equal to that paid by such alien for his In addition, amount
transportation from the initial point of departure, indicated in his paid for passage t
ticket,, to the port of arrival for each and every violation of this provision, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien on whose account assessed.
"If a fine is imposed under this section for the bringing of an a Additional fte for
tug alien to the United States, and if such alien is accompanied by eluded mien.
another alien who is excluded from admission by the last proviso Vol. s9, p. sas.of section 18 of this Act, the person liable for such fine shall pay to the collector of customs, -in addition to such fine but as a part thereof, a sum equal to that paid by such accompanying alien for his transportation from his initial point of departure indicated in his ticket, to the point of arrival, such sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the accompanying alien when deported . And eiearancewithh eid .
no vessel shall be granted clearance papers pending the determina- tion of the question of the liability to the payment of such fines, or while the fines remain unpaid, nor shall such fines be remitted or refunded : Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the Deposit to secure
determination of such questions upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fines or of a bond with sufficient surety to secure the payment thereof, approved by the collector of customs : Provided further, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed to gyp` •ie to ea'
subject transportation companies to a fine for bringing to ports of the United States aliens who are by any of the provisos or exceptions vol, u, p.v7.
to section 3 of this Act exempted from the excluding provisions of said section." SEC. 27. Section 10 of the Immigration Act of 1917 is amended ed•i ' 9'p-8g1,"end -
to read as follows "SEc. 10. (a) That it shall be the duty of every person, including m~to other place
owners, masters, officers, and agents of vessels of transportation of ian etc,
lines, or international bridges or toll roads, other than railway lines which may enter into a contract as provided in section 23, bringi
vol . 39, 9.8. an alien to, or providing a means for an alien to come to, the Unit States, to prevent the landing of such alien in the United States at Ate, p. rss . aV time or place other than as designated by the immigration officers. Any such person, owner, master, officer, or agent who iati!~1Deant for vio-
fails to comply with the foregoing requirements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof ahR11
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fine in each case of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such fine
Lienon vessel . and imprisonment ; or, if in the opinion of the Secretary of Labor, it is impracticable or inconvenient to prosecute the person, owner, master, officer, or agent of any such vessel, such person, owner, master, officer, or agent shall be liable to a penalty of $1,000, which shall be a lien upon the vessel whose owner, master, officer, or agent violates the provisions of this section, and such vessel shall be libeled therefor in the appropriate United States court.
lending. •f t "(b) Proof that the alien failed to present himself at the time and pace designated by the immigration officers shall be prima facie evidence that such alen has landed in the United States at a time or place other than as designated by the immigration officers ."
oenerai definitions.
Terms construed.
SEc. 28. As used in this Act- "United states ." (a) The term "United States," when used in a geographical
sense, means the States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii the District of Columbia, Porto Rico, and the Virgin Islands ; and the term "continental United States" means the States and the District of Columbia ;
" (b) The term "alien" includes any individual not a native-born or naturalized citizen of the United States, but this definition shall not be held to include Indians of the United States not taxed, nor citizens of the islands under the jurisdiction of the United States ;
"Ineligible to eiti-
(c) The term "in Persons
to citizenship," when used in reference -hip . '
ons included. to any individual, includes an individual who is debarred from R. S., sec. MOO, p.380. becoming a citizen of the United States under section 2169 of the Vol . 22, p. as .
Revised Statutes, or under section 14 of the Act entitled "An R. B ., sees. lse6-1W% Act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese,"
P. aeo.
approved May 6, 1882, or under section 1996, 1997, or 1998 of the Vol . s0, p. s8s. Vol . 40, p° r~. Revised Statutes, as amended, or under section 2 of the Act entitled
"An Act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States," approved May 18, 1917, as amended, or under law amendatory of, supplementary to,
. .
® or in substitution for, any of such sections ; Immtgrationvisa.
(d) The term "immigration visa" means an immigration visa issued by a consular officer under the provisions of this Act ;
Consul" officer." (e) The term "consular officer" means any consular or diplomatic officer of the United States designated, under regulations prescribed under this Act, for the purpose of issuing immigration visas under
Application to Canal this Act. In ase of the Canal Zone ad the insular possessionszone en Sessions
.d insular pos of the United States the term "consular officer" (except as used in section 24) means an officer designated by the President,
or by his authority, for the purpose of issuing immigration visas under
"Immigration Act of this Act'
"
"1917..
(f) T e term Immigra d
tion Act of 1917 means the Act of Vol . a9, p. 874.
February 5, 1917, entitle "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to and the residence of aliens in, the United States ,
"runnigrationlaws." (g) The term "immigration laws" includes such Act, this Act, and all laws, conventions, and treaties of the United States relating to the immigration, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens ;
"Pe1
(h) The term " person " includes individuals, partnerships, cor- porations, and associations ;
1MCommiesioner~° (i) The term " Commissioner General " means the Commissioner General of Immigration ;
GENERAL. DEFINITIONS.
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j
(j) The term " application for admission " has reference to the "APP tion for ad- application for admission to the United States and not to the nd ion'
application for the issuance of the immigration visa ;
. .pa mit."k) The term "permit " means a permit issued under section 10 ; Ate, p . 158. 1) The term unmarried," when used in reference to any "Unmarried."
in ividual as of any time, means an individual who at such time is not married, whether or not previously married ;
(m) The tems "child," "father," and "mother" do -not include . .n,i.`~ :' "at r" a child or parent by adoption unless the adoption took place before January 1, 1924 ;
(n) The terms "wife" and "husband" do not include a wife "wife," "husband." or husband by reason of a proxy or picture marriage .
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION .
SEC. 29. The appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for tioNns antborts the enforcement of this Act is hereby authorized .
ACT OF MAT 19, 1921 .
Act of May 19, 1921 .
SEC. 30. The Act entitled "An Act to limit the immigration of poti~ `e of its
aliens into the United States," approved May 19, 1921, as amended 10 1 . 42, pp ° 5, No. and extended, shall, notwithstanding its expiration on June 30 1924, remain in force thereafter for the imposition, collection, and enforcement of all penalties that may have accrued thereunder, and any alien who prior to July 1, 1924, may have entered the United States in violation of such Act or regulations made thereunder may be deported in the same manner as if such Act had not expired .
TIME OF TA11NG EFFECT.
SEC. 81. (a) Sections 2, 8, 13, 14, 15, and 16, and subdivision Ona pp iss,w7,181-(f) of section 11, shall take effect on July 1, 1924, except that 18a,189. immigration visas and permits may be issued rior to that date, Prior issue of visas which shall not be valid for admission to the United States before' and permits.
July 1, 1924. In the case of quota immigrants of any nationality, JulyQuota1 1 9visas prior Eothe number of immigration visas to be issued rior to July 1, 1924, shall not be in excess of 10 per centum of pthe quota for such nationality, and the number of immigration visas so issued shall be deducted from the number which may be issued during the month of July, 1924. In the case of immigration visas issued v>
run from July 1, IM.before July 1, 1924, the four-month period referred to in subdivision Awe, p.1as.
(c) of section 2 shall begin to run on July .1, 1924, instead of at the time of the issuance of the immigration visa .
(b) The remainder of this Act shall take effect upon its enactment . men dar on enacir (c) If any alien arrives in the United States before July 1, 1924, Aliens arriving be.
his right to admission shall be determined without regard to the iO1aj~plilea' provisions of this Act, except section 28 .
SAVING CLAUSE IN EVENT OF UNCONSTITUTIONALITY .
SEC. 82. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof vlslnio~ettro.o1 nwotPtoto any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of affectremainderofsoL the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby . Approved, May 26, 1924 .
Time of taking effect. . .
Saving clause .
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Nay 26,1924.
CHAP. 191.-An Act Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies (a.R. 9192.1 in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1924, and for other
(Public, No. 140.1 purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the IIrgent defldenoy ap- United States of Ameraoa in CON r' assembled, That the follow-
ing r•r 526221 ing sums are appropriated, out or any n4oney in the Treasury not
4v~of erwise appro riated, to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1924, and for other purposes, namely
Senate .
f preme Court . Jurors' fees .
State Department .
tice . Department of Jus-
War frauds, investi- gation pmeecution, etc , o .
SENATE
Contingent expenses.
CONTINGENT EBPFNgF,g
es and tnves- For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 005 . Senate, including compensation of stenographers to committees at
such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate but not exceeding 25 cents per hundred words, $100,000 .
Districtoft7olumbta.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURTS
Supreme Court, District of Columbia : For fees of jurors, $16,000, 60 per centum of said sum shall be paid out of the revenues of the District of Columbia and 40 per centum out of the Treasury of the United States.
Rent Commission.
RENT COMMISSION
ccs rl*pproprt- Any unexpended balances of appropriations made for the Rent Ante, p . 86 .
Commission of the District are hereby , reappropriated and made available during the life of said commission.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Inter-American
COMMITIIEEE ON ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATIONSmin.BI-=INTER-AMERICANoa Communications. Expenses otrepreaen To defray the cost of representation of the United States at the
cation at meeting in Mexico cites
meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Electrical Communi- roea, P
cations to be held in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1924, as authorized by the joint resolution approved April 28, 1924, including payment
Ante, p.112. of salaries of a secretary and other employees travel and subsistence expenses (notwithstanding the provisions o any other Act), and such other expenses as te President may deem necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes expressed in the aforesaid resolu- tion to be disbursed under the direction and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, $80,000, to remain available during the fiscal year 1925.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS
Investigation and prosecution of war frauds : For the investiga- tion and prosecution of alleged frauds,
United civil or criminal, or
other crimes or offenses against the United States, growing out of or arising in connection with the preparation for or prosecution of the late war, including the institution and prosecution of suits for the recovery of moneys which contain no element of fraud but arose incident to the investigation of alleged frauds,. including
