1084 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 550, 551. 1891. March 3, 1891. An act to revise the wages of certain employees in the Government
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Public United States of America in Congress assembled, That the dpay of all Pay fvr nighwqrk. the employees of the Government Printing Oince engage on night g'§{§§‘m°"° P“"°"" work ( etween the hours of five o’clock postmeridian and eight o’clocktante(p:1tericgan)1;lgall be twenty per centum in addition to the amoun pai or ay or. h SE}?. 2. Thpgd all acts and parts of acts conilicting herewith are ere y repea . Approved, March 3, 1891. March 3, 1891. CHAP. 551.-An act in amendment to the various acts relative to immigration ji" and the importation of aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor. Be it enacted by the_Senate and House of Representatives of the Alien mum imml- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the followin "‘“°“· classes of aliens shall be excluded from admission into the United cnn; mm ad- States, in accordance with the existing acts regulating immigration, '“"“°"‘ other than those concerning Chinese laborers: All idiots, insane per- , sort?, paupers or pertsions likely tphlgecome a public charge, persons su ering rom a oa some or a gerous contagious diseas , r- sons who have been convicted of a felony or other infamous ccrime Auqeammpm ormisdemeanor involving moral turpitude, polygamists, and also any persop whose_t§;§e1{) or plassagze is paid foiiwithtthe muoipey of another or w o is assis y o ers o come un ess i is a matively and . satisfactorily shown on special inquiry that such person does not be- U¤*l¤*¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· long to one of the foigepoing excluded classes, or to the class of con- W- 28-.v.==¤. gacgllggoregs expllpdh by)tl;e ict of Februplry twenty-supth, eighteen un an eig - ve, u t is section s all not be he d t l d nemuves. living in tile United States from sending for a relaetixgeuog ‘ _ riend who is not of the excluded classes under such regulations as mma. the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to or exclude persons con-
victed of apolitical offense, notwithstanding said political offense
may be designated as a "felony, crime, infamous crime, or misdelmeanor, invlplwiplig moral turpitude " by the laws of the land whence e came or y e court convicting. ¤¤¤¤v¤‘¤¤¤¤¤¤¢¤¤i¢¤ Sec. 2. That no suit or proceeding for violations of said act of February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, prohibiting the imgiortatppn and pnigrgtiop of forsiiguers under contract or agreemen 0 orm a or s 1a e sett ed, com romis d, d' - continued witllbgut the consent of the court enterell of reecordrwitli reasons therefor. ·§¢;¤gg¤:g_¢: Sec. 3._ That_it shall be deemed aviolation of said act of February umm mmm:. twenty-sixth_, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, to assist or encourage ppc imgaptiatiop or migrationtog any algn pyfromise of employment roug ver isements rm' ft · as any aa. coming t.*’tn..‘i,03I‘.t.§’,“i..‘20ES.l§‘..Z?.’é.,°5F‘§.?c‘§’§£ $51 vertisement shall be treated as comingmnder a contract as contem- .» £{fiF§€.`%i.Si‘1?’§J2£;i‘;S.th?»tP°°3“2°¤ia’ **1-%* irsri mt *:8 · : om ec s sec ion s no a o smmnmm. Sltatps ialpd Inémigi-ation liurejaus of Staff? advertising the idddce- _ _ en s e o er or immigra ion to suc tates. . u§§*ggQ{) Sec. 4. That no steamship or transportation com any or owners of vessels shall directl or throu h a ents `th r b P "t't in al Y,_ g g _ ,e1 e ywr1mg,prm_- 8`,_01‘ or representations, solicit, invite or encourage the 1mm1- gration of any ahen into the United States except by ordinary commercial letters, circulars,_ advertisements, or oral re resentations, V- M stating the sailmgs of their vessels and the terms and) facilities of ¤<> ¤¤. transportation therein: and for a violation of this provision any such
