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DEPOSITED BY THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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[PUBLIC-No. 301-64TH CONGRESS.]

[Extract.]

[H. R. 10384.]

AN ACT To regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the restdence of aliens in, the United States.

eign passports to

labor conditions,

That whenever the President shall be satisfied that Holders of forpassports issued by any foreign Government to its citi- the detriment of zens or subjects to go to any country other than the excluded. United States, or to any insular possession of the United States or to the Canal Zone, are being used for the purpose of enabling the holder to come to the continental territory of the United States to the detriment of labor conditions therein, the President shall refuse to permit such citizens or subjects of the country issuing such passports to enter the continental territory of the United States from such other country or from such insular possession or from the Canal Zone.

CHAMP CLARK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOS. R. MARSHALL,

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OF THE UNITED STATES,

February 1, 1917.

The President of the United States having returned to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, the bill (H. R. 10384) "To regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States," with his objections thereto, the House proceeded pursuance of the Constitution to reconsider the same;

in

and,

Resolved, That the said bill pass, two-thirds of the
House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same.
Attest:
SOUTH TRIMBLE,

Clerk.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
February 5, 1917.

The Senate having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the bill (H. R. 10384) entitled "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States," returned to the House of Representatives by the President

of the United States, with his objections, and sent by the House of Representatives to the Senate with the message of the President returning the bill.

Resolved, That the bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same.

Attest:

JAMES M. BAKER,

Secretary.

Application requirements.

[PUBLIC-No. 24-65TH CONGRESS.]

[Extract.]

[H. R. 291.]

AN ACT To punish acts of interference with the foreign relations, the neutrality, and the foreign commerce of the United States, to punish espionage, and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

PASSPORTS

SECTION 1. Before a passport is issued to any person by or under authority of the United States such person shall subscribe to and submit a written application duly verified by his oath before a person authorized and empowered to administer oaths, which said application shall contain a true recital of each and every matter of fact which may be required by law or by any rules authorized by law to be stated as a prerequisite to the issuance of any such passport. Clerks of United States courts, agents of the Department of State, or other Federal officials authorized, or who may be authorized, to take passport applications and administer oaths thereon, shall collect, for all services in connection therewith, a fee of Fee limited. $1, and no more, in lieu of all fees prescribed by any statute of the United States, whether the application is executed singly, in duplicate, or in triplicate.

Punishment for false statements

SEC. 2. Whoever shall willfully and knowingly make in applications any false statement in an application for passport with intent to induce or secure the issuance of a passport under the authority of the United States, either for his own use or the use of another, contrary to the laws regulating the issuance of passports or the rules prescribed Using, pass- pursuant to such laws, or whoever shall willfully and knowingly use or attempt to use, or furnish to another for use, any passport the issue of which was secured in any way by reason of any false statement, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both.

ports so obtained.

Illegally using passport of other.

restrictions.

an

SEC. 3. Whoever shall willfully and knowingly use, or attempt to use, any passport issued or designed for the Violating use of another than himself, or whoever shall willfully and knowingly use or attempt to use any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained, or of the rules prescribed pursuant to the laws

regulating the issuance of passports, which said rules shall be printed on the passport; or whoever shall willfully and knowingly furnish, dispose of, or deliver a passport to any person, for use by another than the person for whose use it was originally issued and designed, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Delivery to unauthorized per

son.

counterfeiting,

passports.

Using forged, etc., passports.

SEO. 4. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, counter- Punishment for feit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be falsely forging, etc., made, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered any passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, with intent to use the same, or with intent that the same may be used by another; or whoever shall willfully or knowingly use, or attempt to use, or furnish to another for use any such false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, or any passport validly issued which has become Void passports. void by the occurrence of any condition therein prescribed invalidating the same, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Approved, June 15, 1917.

[PUBLIC-No. 154–65TH CONGRESS.]

[H. R. 10264.]

AN ACT To prevent in time of war departure from or entry into the United States contrary to the public safety.

Acts of, made

Post, p. 596.
Post, p. 1829.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Foreign travel. tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- unlawful during bled, That when the United States is at war, if the Presi- time of war. dent shall find that the public safety requires that restrictions and prohibitions in addition to those provided otherwise than by this Act be imposed upon the departure of persons from and their entry into the United States, and shall make public proclamation thereof, it shall, until otherwise ordered by the President or Congress, be unlawful

violat

ing prescribed

(a) For any alien to depart from or enter or attempt Aliens to depart from or enter the United States except under rules. such reasonable rules, regulations, and orders, and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President shall prescribe;

(b) For any person to transport or attempt to transport from or into the United States another person with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the departure or entry of such other person is forbidden by this Act;

Transporting prohibited per

sons.

(c) For any person knowingly to make any false Making false statement in an application for permission to depart application for

permits.

Furnishing false permits,

etc.

Using permit

of another

son.

per

Forging, etc.,

permits.

Using false, etc., permits.

Passports re

tries and depar

from or enter the United States with intent to induce or secure the granting of such permission either for himself or for another;

(d) For any person knowingly to furnish or attempt 'to furnish or assist in furnishing to another a permit or evidence of permission to depart or enter not issued and designed for such other person's use;

(e) For any person knowingly to use or attempt to use any permit or evidence of permission to depart or enter not issued and designed for his use;

(f) For any person to forge, counterfeit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered, any permit or evidence of permission to depart from or enter the United States;

(g) For any person knowingly to use or attempt to use or furnish to another for use any false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered permit, or evidence of permission, or any permit or evidence of permission which, though originally valid, has become or been made void or invalid.

SEC. 2. That after such proclamation as is provided quired for all en- for by the preceding section has been made and published tures of citizens. and while said proclamation is in force, it shall, except as otherwise provided by the President, and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may authorize and prescribe, be unlawful for any citizen of the United States to depart from or enter or attempt to depart from or enter the United States unless he bears a valid passport.

Punishment for violation.

SEC. 3. That any person who shall willfully violate any of the provisions of this Act, or of any order or proclamation of the President promulgated, or of any permit, rule, or regulation issued thereunder, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more than twenty years, or both; and the officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates in such violation shall be punished by like fine or imprisonment, or both; and any vehicle or any vessel, together with its or her appurtenances, equipment, tackle, apparel, and furniture, Forfeiture of concerned in any such violation, shall be forfeited to the United States.

vehicle, vessel,

etc.

Meaning of

terms:

"United

States."

"Person."

SEC. 4. That the term "United States" as used in this Act includes the Canal Zone and all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

The word "person" as used herein shall be deemed to mean any individual, partnership, association, company, or other unincorporated body of individuals, or corporation, or body politic.

Approved, May 22, 1918.

[PUBLIC-No. 79-66TH CONGRESS.]

[H. R. 9782.]

AN ACT To regulate further the entry of aliens into the United

States.

Restrictions

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Entry of aliens. tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if the President shall find that the public imposed on. safety requires that restrictions and prohibitions in addition to those provided otherwise than by this Act be imposed upon the entry of aliens into the United States, and shall make public proclamation thereof, it shall, until otherwise ordered by the President or Congress, be unlawful

violat

(a) For any alien to enter or attempt to enter the Aliens ing proscribed United States except under such reasonable rules, regu- rules. lations, and orders, and subject to such passport, visé, or other limitations and exceptions as the President shall prescribe;

prohibited per

(b) For any person to transport or attempt to trans- Transporting port into the United States another person with knowl- sons. edge or reasonable cause to believe that the entry of such other person is forbidden by this Act;

applications for

(c) For any person knowingly to make any false state- Making false ment in an application for a passport or other permission passports, etc. to enter the United States with intent to induce or secure the granting of such permission, either for himself or for another;

another person.

(d) For any person knowingly to furnish or attempt Furnishing vi to furnish or assist in furnishing to another a viséed seed passport of passport or other permit or evidence of permission to enter, not issued and designed for such other person's

use;

Using viséed passport of an

(e) For any person knowingly to use or attempt to use any viséed passport or other permit or evidence of per- other. mission to enter not issued and designed for his use;

(f) For any person to forge, counterfeit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered, any passport, visé or other permit or evidence of permission to enter the United States;

(g) For any person knowingly to use or attempt to use or furnish to another for use any false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered passport, permit, or evidence of permission, or any passport, permit, or evidence of permission which, though originally valid, has become or been made void or invalid.

Forging, etc., passports.

Using false, etc., passports.

violations.

SEC. 2. That any person who shall willfully violate Punishment for any of the provisions of this Act, or of any order or proclamation of the President promulgated, or of any permit, rule, or regulation issued thereunder, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $5,000, or, if a natural

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