employee: (6) 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; and (7) that the petitioner is able to and will support the immigrant if necessary to prevent such immigrant from becoming a public charge.

(c) The petition shall be made under oath before any individual having power to administer oaths, and 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.

(d) The petition shall be accompanied by the statements of two or more responsible citizens of the United States, to whom the petitioner is known, 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 able to support the immigrant or immigrants for whose admission application is made. These statements shall be attested in the same way as the petition.

(e) If the Commissioner General finds the facts stated in the petition to be true, and that the immigrant in respect to whom the petition is made is entitled to be admitted to the United States as a ron-quota immigrant under subdivision (a) or (b) of section 4, he shall authorize the consular officer with whom the application for the immigration certificate has been filed to issue the immigration certificate.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle an immigrant, in respect to whom a petition under this section is granted, to enter the United States as a nonquota immigrant, if, upon arrival at the port of inspection, he is found not to be a non-quota immigrant.

PERMIT TO REENTER UNITED STATES AFTER TEMPORARY ABSENCE.

SEC. 9. (a) Any alien about to depart temporarily from the 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 reasons therefor. Such application shall 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.

(b) If the Commissioner General finds that the alien has been permanently admitted to the United States, and that the application is made in good faith, he shall issue the permit, specifying therein the length of time during which it shall be valid. The permit shall be in such form as shall be by regulations prescribed, and shall have permanently attached thereto the photograph of the alien to whom issued.

(c) On good cause shown the validity of the permit may be extended for such period or periods and under such conditions as shall be by regulations prescribed.

(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 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.

(f) A permit issued under this section shall have no effect under 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.

PERCENTAGE LIMITATIONS.

SEC. 10. (a) When used in this act the term "quota" when used in reference to any nationality means 400, and in addition thereto 2 per centum of the number of foreignborn individuals of such nationality resident in the United States as determined by the United States census of 1890.

(b) There shall be issued to quota immigrants of any nationality (1) no more immigration certificates in any fiscal year than the quota for such nationality, and (2) in each of the first ten calendar months of any fiscal year, no more immigration certificates than 10 per centum of the quota for such nationality, except that if such quota is less than 600 the number to be issued in each of the first ten calendar months shall be prescribed by the Commissioner General with the approval of the Secretary, but shall not be in excess of the quota for such nationality, nor less than one-twelfth of the quota. During the eleventh and twelfth months of the fiscal year there may be issued to quota immigrants of any nationality the remainder, if any, of the quota for such nationality for such year, under regulations prescribed under this act.

NATIONALITY.

SEC. 11. (a) For the purposes of this act nationality shall be determined by country of birth, treating as separate countries the colonies or dependencies for which separate enumeration was made in the United States census of 1890; except that the nationality of a minor child, 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 certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 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 the United States as determined by the United States census of 1890, which statement shall be the population basis for the purposes of this act. In case of changes in political boundaries in foreign countries occurring subsequent to 1800 and resulting (1) in the creation of new countries, the Governments of which are recognized by the United States, or (2) in the transfer of territory from one country to another, such transfer being recognized by the United States, such officials, jointly, shall estimate the number of individuals resident in the United States in 1890 who were born within the area included in such new countries or in such territory so transferred, and revise the population basis as to each country involved in such change of political boundary. For the purpose of such revision and for the purposes of this act generally, aliens born in the area included in any such new country shall be considered as having been born in such country, and aliens born in any territory so transferred shall be considered as having been born in the country to which such territory was transferred.

EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.

SEC. 12. (a) No immigrant shall be admitted to the United States unless he (1) has an unexpired immigration certificate or was born subsequent to the issuance of the unexpired immigration certificate of the accompanying parent, (2) is of the nationality specified therein, (3) is a non-quota immigrant if specified in the certificate as such, and (4) is otherwise admissible under the immigration laws.

(b) An immigrant not eligible to citizenship shall not be admitted to the United States unless such immigrant (1) is admissible as a non-quota immigrant under the provisions of subdivision (c), (e), or (h) of section 4, or (2) is the wife or unmarried minor child of an immigrant admissible under such subdivision (e), and is accompanying or following to join him.

(c) The Secretary may admit to the United States any otherwise admissible immigrant not admissible under clause (1), (2), or (3) 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. No quota immigrant shall be admitted under this subdivision if the entire number of immigration certificates 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 certificates has not been issued, then the Secretary, upon the admission of a quota immigrant under this subdivision, shall reduce by one the number of immigration certificates which may be issued to quota immigrants of the same nationality during the fiscal year in which such immigrant is admitted; but if the Secretary 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. Nothing in this subdivision shall authorize the remission or refunding of a fine, liability to which has accrued under section 15.

(d) An immigrant who has been permanently admitted to the United States and who departs therefrom temporarily at frequent intervals may be admitted to the United States, under such conditions as may be by regulations prescribed, without being required to obtain an immigration certificate in respect to each entry into the United States.

DEPORTATION.

SEC. 13. Any 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 to have remained therein for a longer time than permitted under this act or regula tions 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.

MAINTENANCE OF EXEMPT STATUS.

SEC. 14. (a) The admission to the United States of an alien excepted from the class of immigrants by clause (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 3, or declared to be a non-quota immigrant by subdivision (f) or (h) of section 4, shall be for such time as may be by regulations prescribed, and under such conditions as may be by regulations prescribed (including, when deemed necessary, the giving of bond with sufficient surety, in such sum and containing such conditions as may 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, together with, in case of an immigrant admitted as a skilled laborer under subdivision (f) of section 4, his wife and children admitted as non-quota immigrants under subdivision (g) of section 4. (b) For the purposes of this section the marriage of an immigrant admitted as a student under subdivision (h) of section 4 shall be considered to be a failure to maintain the status under which admitted.

PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION.

Sec. 15. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including any transportation company, or the owner, master, agent, charterer, or consignee of any vessel, to bring to the United States by water from any place outside thereof (other than foreign contiguous territory) (1) any immigrant who does not have an unexpired immigration certificate, or (2) any quota immigrant having a certificate specifying him as a non-quota immigrant.

(b) If it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary 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 which the port of arrival is located the sum of $500 for each immigrant so brought, and in addition a 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 shall be granted clearance papers pending the determination of the liability to the payment of such fine, or while the fine remains unpaid, except that clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such question upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine.

(c) Such fine shall not be remitted or refunded, unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such person, and the owner, master, agent, charterer, and consignee of 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 diligence (1) that the individual transported was an immigrant, if the fine was imposed for bringing an immigrant without an unexpired certificate, or (2) that the individual transported was a quota immigrant, if the fine was imposed for bringing a quota immigrant whose certificate specified him as being a non-quota immigrant.

ENTRY FROM FOREIGN CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY.

SEC. 16. The Commissioner General, with the approval of the Secretary, shall have power to enter into contracts with 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 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 companies transporting to such territory aliens destined to the United States, and all such transportation companies shall be required, as 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 the requirements of this act which would apply were they bringing such aliens directly to ports of the United States. After this section takes effect no alien applying for admission from 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 requirements 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 admission to the United Statos.

», charterer, or master of the vessel. The Secretary of Labor, with the cooperathe Secretary of State, shall provide a means of obtaining blank landing cards le the United States.

The owner, agent, consignee, charterer, or master of any vessel who violates of the provisions of this section shall pay to the collector of customs for the customs act in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $100 for each alien in respect whom the violation occurs; and no vessel shall be granted clearance pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such fine, or while the fine remains unpaid, except that clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such question upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine.

PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS.

SEC. 21. Immigration certificates, certificates of arrival, and permits issued under section 9, shall be printed on distinctive safety paper, and shall be prepared and issued under regulations prescribed under this act.

OFFENSES IN CONNECTION WITH DOCUMENTS.

SEC. 22. (a) Any person who knowingly (1) forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely makes any immigration certificate, certificate of arrival, landing card or permit, or (2) uses, attempts to use, possesses, obtains, accepts, or receives any immigration certificate, certificate of arrival, landing card or permit, knowing it to be forged, counterfeited, 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 or other proper officer, knowingly (3) possesses any blank immigration certificate, certificate of arrival, or permit, (4) engraves, sells, brings into the United States, or has in his control or possession any plate in the likeness of a plate designated for the printing of immigration certificates, certificates of arrival, landing cards or permits, (5) makes any print, photograph, or impression in the likeness of any immigration certificate, certificate of arrival, landing card or permit, or (6) has in his possession a distinctive paper which has been adopted by the Secretary for the printing of immigration certificates, certificates of arrival, landing cards or permits, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

(b) Any individual who (1) when applying for an immigration certificate or permit, or for admission to the United States, personates another, or falsely appears in the name of a deceased individual, or evades 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, an immigration certificate, certificate of arrival, landing card 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 5 years, or both.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SEC. 23. The Commissioner General, with the approval of the Secretary, shall prescribe rules and regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of this act; but all such rules and regulations, in so far as they relate to the administration of this act by consular officers, shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.

ACT TO BE IN ADDITION TO IMMIGRATION LAWS.

SEC. 24. The provisions of this act are in addition to and not in substitution for the provisions of the immigration laws, and shall 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 enforced in connection with the provisions of this act.

STEAMSHIP FINES UNDER 1917 ACT.

SEC. 25. Section 9 of the immigration act of 1917 is amended by adding after the third sentence thereof a new sentence to read as follows: "If a fine is imposed under this section for the bringing of an alien to the United States, and if such alien is accompanied by another alien who is excluded from admission by the last proviso of section 18, 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."