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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sms.II. Ch. 29. 1917. 881 istence of such mental or physical defect might have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such person shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $25, and in addition a mmauaipuuty. sum equal to that paid by such alien for his transportation from the initial point of departure, indicated in his ticket, to the port of arrival, for each and every violation of this provision, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien for whose ac- mi, ms cl count assessed. It shall also be unlawful for an such person to Aaatgtacré. ax mm bring to any port of the United States any alien who is excluded by the provisions of section three of this Act because unable to read, or ·*"“·PP·8’°· S"- who is excluded by the terms of section three of this Act as a native of that portion of the Continent of Asia and the islands adjacent me M mwhu thereto described in said section, and if it shall appear to the satis- ¤¤¤w¤r m faction of the Secretary of Labor that these disabilities might have been detected by the exercise of reasonable precaution prior to the departure of such aliens from a foreign port, such person shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port Awummm of arrival is located the sum of $200, and in addition a sum equal to l that paid by such alien for his transportation from the initial point of departure, indicated in his ticket, to the port of arrival, for each and every violation of this provision, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien on whose account assessed. And no vessel shall be granted clearance papers pending the determi- ciemm wmmeia. nation of the question of the liability to the payment of such fines, or while the fines remain unpaid, nor shall such fines be remitted or ,*;;·;·;_g· to mm refunded: Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the umm. determination of such questions upon the deposit of a sum sufficient N0, 8 umm to to cover such fines: Provided further, That nothing contained in ex¤¤pudp•ias¤¤¤. this section shall be construed to subject transportation com anies to a fine for bringing to ports of the United States aliens wiio are by any of the prbvisos or exceptions to section three hereof exempted from the excluding provisions of said section. R _ Sm. 10. That it shall be the duty of every person, including own- ,¤d°j$i§‘§,“Zh§ll;;§lg'{‘° ers, officers, and agents of vessels or transportation lines, or interna— tional bridges or toll roads, other than railway lines which may enter ,,0,, p_m_ into a contract as provided in section twenty-three of this Act, bring· ' ing an alien to, or providing a means for an alien to come to, any seaport or land border port of the United States, to prevent the landing of such alien in the United States at any time or Place other than as, fu M designated by the immigration officers, and the ailure of any such num. person, owner, officer, or agent to comply with the_forego1ng requirements shall be deemed a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in each case of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for a term_ not exceeding one year, or by Limmmmk both such fine and imprisonment; or, if in the opinion of the Secretary of Labor it is impracticable or inconvenient to prosecute the person, owner, master, officer, or agent of any such vessel, a penalty of $l,000 shall be a lien upon the vessel whose owner, master, officer, or agent violates the provisions of this section and such vessel shall be libeled therefor in the appropriate United States court. _ Demtmmmedm Sec. 11. That for the purpose of determining whether aliens ar- ,,g,:i;,£?_ riving at ports of the United States belong to any of the classes excluded by this Act, either by reason of being adhcted with any of the diseases or mental or physical defects or d1sab1l1t1es mentioned in M,,,p_,,_,_ section three hereof, or otherwise, or whenever the Secretary_ of Labor has received information showing that any aliens are coming from a country or have enibarlxed at a place where any of said &- eases are prevalent or epidemic, the Commissioner General of mc; migration, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, may d1 91890°—vo1. 39-rr 1--56