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 1086 nrnrrriasr oonennss. sm. 11. ou. 551. 1891. landing of any alien immigrant at any place or time other than that designated by the inspection officers, and any such onicer or agent or person in charge of such vessel who shall either knowingly or negligently land or permit to land any alien immigrant at any p ace or time other than that designated by the inspection officers, shall be deemed reuuy rorvma- Tilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding one “°"· thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such une and imprisonment. I ****1*** ¥°¤‘ b°*d°*‘ That the Secretary of the Treasury maly prescribe rules for inspec- · tion along the borders of Canada, Britis olumbia, and.Mexico so as not to obstruct or unnecessarily delay, impede, or annoy passenmwaa. gers in ordinary travel between said countries: Provided, That not rmpecwm. exceeding one inspector shall be appointed for each customs district, and whose salary shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars per year. mbgufdmmmm All duties imposed and powers conferred by the second section of v¤1.22,p.214. the act of August third, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, upon State commissioners, boards, or officers acting under contract with _ the Secretary of the Treasury shall be Hperformed and exercised, as _ occasion may arise, by the inspection officers of the United States. ,dJ ,_§§*,.€§Zg Sec. 9. That for the preservation of the peace and in order that ¤>1¤‘¤¤¤¤‘*¤P¤¤¤¤,¢*¢· arrests may be made for crimes under the laws of the States where the various United States immigrant stations are located, the officials in charge of such stations as occasion may require shall admit therein the proper State and municipal onicers charged with the enforcement of such laws, and for the purposes of this section the jurisdiction of such officers and of the local courts shall extend over such stations. mm Sec. 10. That all aliens who may unlawfully come to the United. _ States shall, if- practicable, be immediately sent back on the vessel Oct. by which they were brought in. The cost of their maintenance while on land, as well as the expense of the return of such aliens, shall be borne by the owner or owners of the vessel on which such aliens came; and if any master, agent, consignee, or owner of such vessel shall refuse to receive back_on board the vessel such aliens, or shall neglect to detain them thereon, or shall refuse or neglect to return them to the port from which they came, or to pay the cost of their maintenance while on land, such master, agent, consignee, or owner wm fer Mm shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by ' a fine not less than three hundred dollars for each and every offense; and any such vessel shall not have clearance from any port of the Re United States while any such line is unpaid. · ,,huf“u§,°,'#‘§,{ff§ Sec. 11. That any alien who shall come into the United States in ¤¤¤·•¤¤- violation of law may be returned as by law provided, at any time within one year thereafter, at the expense of the person or persons, vessel, transportation company, or corporation bringing such alien into the United States, an if that can not be done, then at the expense of the United States; and any alien who becomes a public charge within one year after his arrival in the United States from causes existing prior to his landing therein shall be deemed to have _ m come in violation of law and shall be returned as aforesaid. gum Sec. 12. That nothing contained in this act shall be construed to affect any prosecution or other proceeding, criminal or civil, begun under any existing act or any acts hereby amended, but such tprosecution or other proceedings, criminal or civil, shall proceed as i this act hmf ti n of had not been passed. cou,-¤_ '° ° Sec. 13. That the circuit and district courts of the United States are hereby invested with full and concurrent jurisdiction of all causes, civil and criminal, arising under any of the revisions of this act; and this act shall go into effect on the first day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-one: Approved, March 3, 1891. '