Speech #570045587

That it shall be the duty of every Chinese laborer. other than a citizen. rightfully in. and entitled to remain in. any of the insular territory of the United States (Hawaii excepted). at the time of the passage of this act. to obtain within one year after the passage of this act a certificate of residence. in the mainland territory or the insular territory wherein he resides. To obtain such certificate lie shall apply to the appropriate Treasury officer. who. if satisfied on inquiry that the applicant is rightfully within the United States and rightfully within the portion of the territory of the United States where lie applies. shall issue to him such certificate without charge. The certificate shall contain the name. age. local residence. and occupation of the applicant. his personal signature. and such other matter as may be required by the rules and regulations prescribed by the CommissionerGeneral of Immigration. with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasusy. It shall further contain the photograph of the applicant. made at the time and in the manner required by said rules and regulations. A duplicate of the certificate shall be retained by the officer issuing the original. and the duplicate shall contain a duplicate photograph. provided as in the case of the original. Any person bound under this section to obtain a certificate of residence who shall neglect. fail. or refuse to comply with the provisions hereof. or who. after the expiration of the said one year. shall be Pound within the Puisdiction of the United States without such certificate of residence shall be deemed and adjudged to be unlawfully within the United States. and ma be arrested by any officer of the United States and taken before a Unite States judge. or before a commissioner of any United States court to be designated by a United States attorney: and it shall he theSduty of aid judge or said commissioner to order that he be deported from the United Stits unless he shall clearly establish to the satisfaction of said judge or commissioner that by reason of accident. sickness. or other unavoidable cause he has been unable to produre his certificate. and that. the oneyear time limit aside. he is rightfully entitled to such certificate. and if upon such showing it shall appear that he is thus circumstanced. a certificate of residence shall be granted him. No person shall he given a certificate of residence under any section of this act or be entitled to a reissue of any~ lost certificate of residence who. prior to his application therefor. shall ave been convicted of any crime within the juridiction of the United States or any State or Territory or insular territory thereof. Any such person. being thus without such certificate. shal be deported. Immediately after the passage of this act the CommissionerGeneral of mmigration. with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. shall prescribe and enforce all needful rues and regulations for the registration and certifications by this section required. and the Secretary of the Treasury shall appoint the officers for effecting such registration and certifications. authorizing the payment to them of such compensation in the nature of fees. in addition to their salaries as now allowed by law. as he shall deem necessary. not exceeding $1 for every certificate issued. That should it appear that any laborer to whom was lawfuflly issued a certificate of residence uder this act has lost such ertificate. or that it has ben destroyed. he shall he given a new certificate by the appropriate Treasury officer. on establishing to the satisfaction of the Uited States judge or commissioner before whom he is brought for deportation that the loss or destruction was not in bad faith. Snc. 8. That in any iusular territory of the United States where the United States has not established United States courts and has not provided United States marshals the judicial functions vested in United States judges shall ha vested in judges of the highest local courts in such territory. adthe executive functions vested in United States attorneys and mash shall be vested in the corresponding local officers in such territory.