I now move to strike out the last two lines of section 3. Those lines provide that the criminality created in this section shall be considered proved prima facie by subsequent proof that the -proscribed immigrant has in fact been introduced. Now what is that fact? It is that there has been a free contract.. and instead of the ordinary principle that the accused shall be regarded as innocent until he is proved guilty. and that until evil intent and evil knowledge have been shown they shall not be presunoed. this is turned into a prima facie conviction of every shipmaster when on any degree of evidence it may be apparent that there is no ingredient of conviction of him in knowledge or purpose.
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