Immigration: Face of America HTY-110

women or girls for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purpose; persons hereinafter called contract laborers, who have been induced or solicited to migrate to this country by offers or promises of employment or in consequence of agreements, oral, written 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 paid for with the money of another, or who is assisted by others to come, unless it is affirmatively and satisfactorily shown that such per- son does not belong to one of the foregoing excluded classes, and that said ticket or passage was not paid for by any corporation, association, society, municipality, or foreign govern- ment, either directly or indirectly; all children under sixteen years of age, unaccompanied by one or both of their parents, at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor or under such regulations as lie may from time to time prescribe: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall exclude, if otherwise admissible, persons convicted of an offense purely politi- cal, not involving moral turpitude: Provided further, That the provisions of this section relat- ing to the payments for tickets or passage by any corporation, association, society, municipality, or foreign government shall not apply to the tickets or passage of aliens in immediate and continuous transit through the United States to foreign contiguous territory: And provided further, That skilled labor may be imported if labor of like kind unemployed can not be found in this country: And provided further, That the provisions of this law applicable to contract labor shall not be held to exclude professional actors, artists, lec- turers, singers, ministers of any religious denomination, professors for colleges or seminaries, persons belonging to any recognized learned profession, or persons employed strictly as per- sonal or domestic servants.

SEC. 22. That the Commissioner-General of Immigration; in addition to such other duties as may by law be assigned to him; shall; under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, have charge of the administration 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 appointed 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 with law; as he shall deem best calculated for carry- ing out the provisions of this Act and for protecting the United States and aliens migrating thereto from fraud and loss; and shall have authority to enter into contract for the support and relief of such aliens as may fall into distress or need public aid; all under the direction or with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. And it shall be the duty of the Commissioner-General of Immigration to detail officers of the immigration service from time to time as may be necessary; in his judgment; to secure information as to the number of ali- ens detained in the penal; reformatory; and charitable institutions (public and private) of the several States and Territories, the District of Columbia, and other territory of the United States and to inform the officers of such institutions of the provisions of law in relation to the deportation of aliens who have become public charges: Provided; That the Commissioner- General of Immigration may, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor; whenever in his judgment such action may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act; detail immigration officers; and also surgeons; in accordance with the provisions of sec- tion seventeen; for service in foreign countries.

SEC. 39. That a commission is hereby created; consisting of three Senators; to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representa- tives; to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and three persons; to be appointed by the President of the United States. Said commission shall make full inquiry; examination, and investigation by sub-committee or otherwise into the subject of immigra- tion. For the purpose of said inquiry; examination; and investigation; said commission is authorized to send for persons and papers; make all necessary travel; either in the United States or any foreign country, and, through the chairman of the commission or any member thereof to administer oaths and to examine witnesses and papers respecting all matters

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