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 General Regulations Governing the Exclusion of Chinese.

The authority, power, and jurisdiction in relation to the exclusion of Chinese persons and persons of Chinese descent, heretofore vested by law and treaty in Collectors of Customs, have been conferred upon and vested in the Department of Commerce and Labor. Letters of inquiry relating to Chinese matters should be addressed to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor or to the Commissioner-General of Immigration, Washington, D. C.

The authority, power, and jurisdiction in relation to the registration of Chinese, heretofore vested in Collectors of Internal Revenue, are conferred upon H. L. Pittenger, Chinese Inspector, Bureau of Immigration, Washington, D. C.

All the books relating to the registration, heretofore in possession of Collectors of Internal Revenue in the different Internal Revenue Districts throughout the United States, have been removed to Washington, D. C.

Chinese students, travelers, merchants, school teachers, and all others than natives resident in the Philippine Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico, and all other insular possessions, desirous of entering the United States, must secure from the officer of the port, discharging the duties of the enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a certificate under Section Six of the Act of 1884.

Registered Chinese laborers, officials of the Chinese Government, teachers, students, travelers for curiosity or pleasure, natives, merchants and their lawful wives and