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 FIITY-NINTH conemcss. sms. 11. cn. 1134. 1907. 901· for each and every alien so landed or brought in or attempted to be laréded or lriiipught in. 1 Ec. 9. at it shall be unlawful for an rson includin an E"°l“°l9° "!' °°¥· transportation company other than railwayllinlig, entering the United iii; phmw umm` States from foreign contiguous territo, or the owner, master, agent, or oonsignee of any vesse to brin to ge United States any alien subject to any of the following disagilitiesz ldiots, imbeciles, epileptics, or persons aiilicted with tuberculosis or with a loathsome or dan erous contagious disease, and if it shall appearfo the satisfaction of thegSecre- F*“°° *°' '*°‘¤*i°¤· tary of Commerce and Labor that any alien so brought to the United States was aiilicted with any of the said diseases or disabilities at the time of foreign embarkation and that the existence of such disease or disability mig t have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such person or transportation com any, or the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any such vessel shall pay to the · collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section; and no vessel shall be nted clear- ¤¤¤•¤¤¤•=¤ ¤¤f¤¤¤¤- ance papers pending the determination of the question ogrthe liabilit to the payment of such fine, and in the event such iine is imposed); while it remains unpaid, nor shall such fine be remitted or refunded: Provided, That clearance may be granted priorto the determination Qc"':;"'- of such questions upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such ' ting costs, such sum to be named by the Secretary of Commerce an r. . Sec. 10. That the decision of the board of special inquiry, herein- j,,g§i°l,§l%'§,{’,; gm, after provided for, based upon the certificate of the examining medical ‘·=*¤°dP°¤°¤¤· ¤¤¤*- oilieer, shall be final as to e rejection of aliens affected with tuberculosis or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, or with any mental or physical disability which would bring such aliens within any of the classes excluded from admission to the United States under -*”*°· 1*-8*- section two of this Act. Sec. 11. That upon the certificate of a medical officer of the United ,,,1,l$.’,§’§i§Z{,°,ll,]`[fcf,,'§i States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service to the effect that a *’°'P °“°“°°· rejected alien is helpless from sickness, mental or phvsical disability, or infancy, if such a ien is accompanied by another alien whose protection or guardianship is required by suc rejected alien, such accompanying alien may also be excluded, and the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel in which such alicnand accompanying alien are brought shall be required to return said alien and accompanying alien in the same manner as vessels are required to return other rejected aliens. Sec. 12. That upon the arrival of any alien by water at any port, ,,,l‘,:§,f§,°f_,,’},{l‘f},‘,,*’§j within the United States it shall be the duty of the master or com- ¤¤¤~¤— manclin officer of the steamer, sailing or other vessel having said alien on board to deliver to the immigration officers at the port of arrival lists or manifests made at the time and place of em barkation of such alien on board such steamer or vessel, which shall, in answer to questions at the top of said list, state as to each alien the full name, age, and 0·>¤°¤¤*¤- sex; whether married or single; the calling or occupation; whether able to read or write; the nationality; the race; the last residence: the name and address of the nearest relative in the country from which the alien came; the seaport for landing in the United States; the final destination, if any, beyond the port of landing; whether having a ticket through to such tinal destination; whether the alien has paid his own passage or whether it has been paid by any other person or by any corporation. society, municipalitv, or government, and if so, by whom: whether in_ possession of hfty dollars, and if less, how much; whether goingto join a relative or friend, and if so, what relative or friend, and is or her name and complete address;