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 882 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 29. 1917. _ that such aliens shall be detained on board the vessel bringing them, uci.? ”'""*‘"°° m' or in a United States immigration station at the ezapense of such vessel, as circumstances may require or justify, a su cient time to enable the immigration officers and medical officers stationed at such ports to subject such aliens to an observation and examination suilicient to determine whether or not they belong  the said excluded Prvvim classes by reason of being aillicted in the manner indicated:Pr0ozded, ¤vii¢i€1`$1i§·ii°°° t° That, with a view to avoid undue delay in landing passengers or interference with commerce, the Commissioner General of Immigration may, with the approval of the Secretary of·Labor, issue such regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be deemed necessary to effect Q,g¤·*i*i·¤ ¤* '•¤'= the purposes of this section: Provided further, That it shall be the i° r°p°“°d` duty of immigrant inspectors to report to the_Coinmissioner General of Immigration the condition of all vessels bringing aliens to United States rts. 1¤¤¤¤i:n¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤\¤ Sec. l)l)a. That the Secretary of Labor is hereby authorized and dimrfiit$.%°:§i:i¤&”l€6 be rected to enter into negotiations, through the Department of State, . with a view to detailing inspectors and matrons of the _United States Immigration Service for duty on vessels carrying immigrant or emi- _ nt passengers between foreign ports and ports o the United ,,§’,,d“‘}“· °‘°·• " °°' States. When such inspectors and matrons are detailed for said duty they shall remain in that part of the vessel where immigrant passengers are carried; and it shall be their duty to observe such passengers during} the voyage and report to the immigration authorities in char at the port of landing any information of value in determining til; adimissibilgcy of such passengers that may have become known to them· uring the voyage. qyiiii-:da·°u°:b·°1i•iidg Sec. 12. That upon the arrival of any alien by water at ax? port "Q;'S°l':,;,. within the United States on the North American Continent rom a mama. p°°“°°° foreign port or a port of the Philippine Islands, Guam, Porto Rico, or Hawaii, or at any port of the said insular possessions from any forei port, from a ort in the United States on the North American gn P. . . Continent, or from a port of another insular possession of the United States, it shall be the duty of the master or commandin officer, owners, or consignees of the steamer, sailing, or other vessg having said alien on board to deliver to the immigration officers at the port of arrival typewritten or printed lists or manifests made at the time and place of embarkation of such alien on board such steamer or vessel, which shall, in answer to questions at the top of said list, contain full D°°'u"°'*°°'°‘ and accurate information as to each alien as follows: Full name, age, and sex; whether married or single; calling or occu ation; personal description (including height, complexion, color of) hair and eyes, and marks of identification) ; whether able to read or write; nationality; country of birth; race; country of last permanent residence; name and address of the nearest relative in the country from which the alien came; seaport for landing in the United States; final destination. if any, beyond the port of landing; whether having a ticket through to such final destination; by whom passage was paid; whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much; whether going to join a relative or friend, and, if so, what relative or friend. and his or her name and complete address; whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where; whether ever in prison or almshouse or an institution or hospital for the care and treatment of the insane: whether ever supported by charity; whether a polygamist; whether an anarchist; whether a person who believes in or advocates the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States or of all forms of law, or who disbelieves in or is opposed to organized government, or who advocates the assassination of public officials, or who advocates or teaches the unlawful destruc-
 * ‘°°=**‘· with countries vessels of which brin aliens to the United States,