sides therein at the time of the filing of a petition under section 9: (b) An immigrant previously lawfully admitted to the United States, who is returning from a temporary visit abroad; (c) An immigrant who was born in the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, the Republic of Mexico, the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, 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: for Application for Immigration Visa. 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. (d) An immigrant who continuously at least two years immediately preceding the time of his application for admission to the 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, seminary, or univer-yond the port of entry; whether he has a sity: and his wife and his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if accompanying or following to join him; or par (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, seminary or university. ticularly designated by him and approved by the secretary of labor, which shall have agreed to report to the secretary of labor the termination of attendance of each immigrant student, and if any such institution of learning fails to make such reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn. Quota Immigrants. a Sec. 5. When used in this act the term "quota immigrant" means any immigrant who is not a nonquota immigrant. An alien who is not particularly specified in this act as a nonquota immigrant or nonimmigrant shall not be admitted as a nonquota immigrant or a nonimmigrant by reason of relationship to any individual who is so specified or by reason of being excepted from the operation of any other law regulating or forbidding immigration. Preferences Within Quotas. Sec. 6. (a) In the issuance of immigration visas to quota immigrants preference shall be given (1) To a quota immigrant who is the unmarried child under 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 join him. The preference provided in this paragraph shall not apply to immigrants of any nationality the annual quota for which is less than 300. (b) The preference provided in subdivision (a) shall not in the case of quota immigragrants of any nationality exceed 50 per centum 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 class specified in paragraph (2). (c) The preference provided in 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 number 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. (b) In the application the immigrant shall state (1) the immigrant's full and true name; age, sex and race; the date and place of birth; places of residence for the 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 height, complexion, color of hair and eyes and marks of identification); ability to speak, read and write; names and addresses of parents, and if neither parent living, then the name and address of his nearest relative in the country from which he comes; port of entry into the United States; final destination, if any, beticket through to such 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 time he intends to remain in the United States; whether or not he intends to abide in the United States permanently; whether ever in prison or almshouse; whether he or either of his parents has ever been in an institution or hospital for the care and treatment of the insane; (2) if he claims to be a nonquota immigrant, the facts on which he bases such claim; and (3) such additional information necessary to the proper enforcement of the immigration laws and the naturalization laws as may be by regulations prescribed. 80 (c) The immigrant shall furnish, if available, to the consular officer, with his application, two copies of his "dossier" and prison record and military record, two certified copies of his birth certificate and two copies of all other available public records concerning him kept by the government to which he owes allegiance. One copy of the documents furnished shall be permanently attached to each copy of the application and become a part thereof. An immigrant having an unexpired permit issued under the provisions of section 10 shall not be subject to this subdivision. In the case of an application made before Sept. 1, 1924, if it appears to the 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 extent as shall be by regulations prescribed) whether or not he is 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. (e) If the immigrant is unable to state that he does not come within any of the excluded classes, but claims to be for any legal reason exempt from exclusion, he shall state fully in the application the grounds for such alleged exemption. (f) Each copy of the application shall be signed by the immigrant in the presence of the consular officer and verified by the oath of the immigrant administered by the 266 sular officer. One copy of the 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. (g) In the case of an immigrant under 18 years of age the application may be made and verified by such individual as shall be by regulations prescribed. (h) A fee of $1 shall be charged for the furnishing and verification of each application, which shall include the furnishing and verification of the duplicate and shall be as miscellaneous covered into the treasury receipts. Nonquota Immigration Visas. Sec. 8. A consular officer may, subject to the limitations provided in sections 2 and 9. issue an immigration visa to a nonquota improof, migrant as such upon satisfactory under regulations prescribed under this act, that the applicant is entitled to be regarded as a nonquota immigrant. Issuance of Immigration Visas to Relatives. a Sec. 9. (a) In case of any immigrant claiming in his application for an immigration visa to be a nonquota immigrant by reason of relationship under the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 4, or to be entitled to preference by reason of relationship to 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. (b) Any citizen of the United States claiming that any immigrant is his relative, and that such immigrant is properly admissible to a nonquota immigrant the United States as 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-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 oc(5) the cupation if he is not an employe; 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 support the immigrant if necessary to prevent such immigrant from becoming a public charge: and (7) such additional information necessary to the proper enforcement of the immigration laws and the naturalization laws as may be by regulations prescribed. (c) The petition shall be made under oath administered by any individual having power to administer oaths, if executed in the United States, but, it executed outside the United States, administered 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. (d) The petition shall be accompanied by more responsible the statements of two or 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 able to support the immigrant or immigrants for whose admisThese statements sion application is made. way as the shall be attested in the same (f) Nothing in this section shall be con- as in arrival Permit to Re-Enter United States After Sec. 10. (a) Any alien about to depart tem- accom (b) If the commissioner-general finds that the alien has been 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 exceeding one year, during which it shall The permit shall be in such form be valid. as shall 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. (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. (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 his section shall have no effect under the immigration laws. except to show that the alien to whom it is from a temporary visit issued is returning abroad; but nothing in this section shall be as making such permit the exconstrued clusive means of establishing that the alien is so returning. Numerical Limitations. Sec. 11. (a) The annual quota of any nationality shall be 2 per centum of the number of foreign-born individuals of such nationality 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 beginning July 1. 1927 and for each fiscal year thereafter, shall be a number which bears the same ratio to 150.000 as the number 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 1920, but the minimum quota of any nationality shall be 100. as a quota immigrant even though he is a nonquota immigrant. Nationality. nationality shall be determined by country of Sec. 12. (a) For the purposes of this act birth, treating as separate countries the colo(c) For the purpose of subdivision (b) nies, dependencies or self-governing dominnational origin shall be ascertained by deter: ions for which separate enumeration was made mining as nearly as may be, in respect of in the United States census of 1890; except each geographical area which under section that (1) the nationality of a child under 21 12 is to be treated as a separate country (ex-years of age not born in the United States, cept the geographical areas specified in sub- accompanied by its alien parent not born in division (c) of section 4) the number of the United States, shall be determined by the inhabitants in continental United States in country of birth of such parent if such parent 1920 whose origin by birth or ancestry is at- is entitled to an immigration visa, and the tributable to such geographical area. Such nationality of a child under 21 years of determination shall not be made by tracing age not born in the United States, accom. the ancestors or descendants of particular panied by both alien parents not born in individuals, but shall be based upon statistics the United States, shall be determined by of immigration and emigration, together with the country of birth of the father if the rates of increase of population as shown by father is entitled to an immigration visa; and successive decennial United States censuses (2) if a wife is of a different nationality and such other data as may be found to be from her alien husband and the entire numreliable. ber 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 husband for the calendar month has already been issued. United States who has lost his United States An immigrant born in the 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 he comes. (d) For the purpose of subdivisions (b) and (c) the term "inhabitants in continental United States in 1920" does not include (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 immigrants, or (4) the descendants of American aborigines. (e) The determination provided for in subdivision (c) of this section shall be made by the secretary of state, the secretary of commerce and the secretary of labor, jointly. In making such 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, determined as provided in subdivision (b), and the president shall proclaim and make known the quotas SO reported. Such proclamation 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 expiration of ninety days after the date of the proclamation. After the making 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. If for any reason quotas proelaimed under this subdivision are not in effect for any fiscal year, quotas for such year shall be determined under subdivision (a) of this section. (f) There shall be issued to quota immigrants of any nationality (1) no more immigration visas in any fiscal year than the quota for such nationality, and (2) in any calendar month of any fiscal year 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. (g) Nothing in this act shall prevent the issuance (without increasing the total number of immigration visas which may be issued) of an immigration visa to an immigrant was (b) The secretary of state, the secretary of commerce jointly, shall, as soon as feasible after the and the secretary of labor, showing the number of individuals of the enactment of this act, prepare a statement various nationalities resident in continental States census of 1890, which statement shall United States as determined by the United be the population basis for the purposes of subdivision (a) of section 11. of a country recognized by the United States. In the case but for which a separate enumeration not made in the census of 1890. the number of resident in continental United States in 1890, individuals born in such country and as estimated by such officials jointly, shall be considered for the purposes of subdivision by the United States census of 1890. (a) of section 11 as having been determined the case of a colony or dependency existing before 1890, but for which a separate enumeration was not made in the enumeration for the country to which such 1890 and which was not included in the 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 United States in 1890, as estimated by such officials jointly. shall 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 colony or dependency belonged or which adcountry to which such ministers such protectorate. In census of be (c) In case of changes in political boundaries in foreign countries occurring subsequent to 1890 and resulting in the creation of new 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 recognized by the United States, or in the administration of territories under mandates, (1) such officials, jointly, shall estimate the number of individuals resident in continental United States in 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) if such changes in political boundaries occur after the determination provided for in subdivision (e) 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 for the purpose of determining the nationality of an immigrant, (A) 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 administered under a mandate shall be treated as a separate country. Such treatment of territory administered under a mandate shall not 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 section shall be made annually, but for any fiscal year for which 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 the quota of each nationality under subdivision (a) of section 11, together with the statements, estimates and revisions provided for in this section. The president shall proclaim and make known the quotas so reported and thereafter such quotas shall continue, with the same effect specifically stated herein, for all fiscal years except those years for which quotas are in effect as proclaimed under subdivision (e) of section 11 and shall be final and conclusive for every purpose. Exclusion from United States. as if be Sec. 13. (a) No immigrant shall admitted to the United States 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, (3) is a nonquota immigrant if specified in the visa in the immigration visa as such and (4) is otherwise admissible under the immigration laws. (b) In such classes of cases and under such conditions as may 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 obtain an immigration visa. (c) No alien ineligible to citizenship shall be admitted to the United States unless such alien (1) is admissible as a nonquota imgrant 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 as defined in section 3. (d) The secretary of labor may admit to the United States any otherwise admissible immigrant not admissible under clause (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. If (e) No 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. 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), shall reduce by one the number of immigration visas 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 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. Deportation. Sec. 14. 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 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 16 of was here. tofore temporarily 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. years age. Maintenance of Exempt Status. Sec. 15. The admission to the United States of an alien excepted from the class of immigrants by clause (2). (3). (4). (5) or (6) of section 3, or declared to be a nonquota immigrant by subdivision (e) of section 4. shall be for such time as may be hy regulations prescribed and under such conditions as may be by regulations prescribed (including, when deemed necessary for the classes mentional in clauses (2), (3), (4) or (6) of section 3, 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. States by water from any place outside 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 which specifies him as a nonquota immigrant.. (b) If it appears to the satisfaction of the secretary of labor 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 $1,000 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 pending the determination of the liability to the payment of such sums. or while such sums remain unpaid, except that clearance may be granted prior to the determination of 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 appears to the satisfaction of the secretary of labor that such person and the owner, master, agent, charterer or 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 immigration visa, or (2) that the individual transported was a quota immigrant, if the fine was imposed for bringing a quota immigrant the visa in whose immigration vísa specified him as being a nonquota immigrant. Entry from Foreign Contiguous Territory. Sec. 17. The commissioner-general, with the approval of the secretary of labor, 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 or through foreign contiguous territory (except an alien previously law. fully 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 States. Unused Immigration Visas. 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 there. of to any other immigrant. Alien Seamen. 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 for medical treatment, or pursuant to such regulations as the secretary of labor may prescribe for the ultimate departure, removal or deportation of such alien from the United States. Sec. 20. (a) The owner, charterer, agent, consignee or master of any vessel arriving in the United States from any plate outside thereof who fails to detain on board any alien seaman employed on such vessel until the immigration officer in charge at the port of arrival has inspected such seaman (which inspection in all cases shall include a personal physical examination by the medical examiners), or who fails to detain such seaman on board 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 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 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, or of a bond with sufficient surety to secure the payment thereof approved by the collector of customs (b) Proof that an alien seaman did not appear upon the 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 officer or the secretary of labor. (c) If the secretary of labor finds that eportation of the alien seaman on the vessel on which he arrived would cause undue hardship to such seaman he may cause him to be deported on another vessel at the expense of the vessel on which he arrived and such vessel shall not be granted clearance until such expense has been paid or its payment guaranteed to the satisfaction of the secretry of labor. (d) Section 32 of the Immigration Act of 1917 is repealed, but shall remain in force as to all vessels, their owners, agents, consignees and masters, and as to all seamen, arriving in the United States prior to the enactment of this act. Preparation of Documents. Sec. 21. (a) Permits issued under section 10 shall be printed on 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 public by the superin tendent of public documents, upon prepa |