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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 29. 1917. 895 of the laws of the United States governing immigration to the Lnited States; of entering into such international agreements as may be progazrjo prevent the immigration of aliens who, under the lasvs of the `nited States, are or may be excluded from entering the United States, and of regulating any matters pertaining to such immigration. _ Sec. 30. That there shall be maintained a division of information .I“'°"¤•¤**°¤ D*V*· 1n the Bureau of Immi ration; and the Secretary of Labor shall S“l2$i¤t¤¤ance or, in provide such clerical and other assistance as may be necessary. It iiilliau °‘ mmm shall be the duty of said division to promote a beneficial distribution DW- °“* of aliens admitted into the United States among the several States and Territories desiring immigration. Correspondence shall be had with the proper officials of the States and Territories, and said division shall gather from all available sources useful information regarding the resources, products, and physical characteristics of each State and Territory, and shall publish such information in different languages and distribute the publications among all admitted aliens at the immigrant stations of the United States and to such other persons as may desire the same. When any State or Territory ap- ,,,Ig,’,j$§'§j*,‘g‘g",$,§,°“,,f__# points and maintains an agent or agents to represent it at any of Pr¤v¤¤s¤¤¤11¤w¤d. the immigrant stations of the United States, such a ents shall, under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner Generafof Immigration, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Labor, have access to aliens who have been admitted to the United States for the purpose of presenting, either orally• or in writing, the special inducements offered by such State or Territory to aliens to settle therein. While ,,°§;¤;»_é1•g_{_g» mmmon duty at any immigrant station such agents shall be subject to all °°°' the regulations prescribed by the Commissioner General of Immigration, who, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, may, for violation of any such regulations, deny to the agent guilty of such violation anyhof the privi eges heiregn graglited. Sec. 31. That any person, including the owner, agent, consignee, ·'¤*¢¤¤¤=¤¤¤¤— or master of any vessel arriving in the United States from any miiviiiiiiixigitiibiigriiii foreign port or p ace, who shall knowingly sign on the ship’s articles, °'°‘ or bring to the United States as one of the crew of such vessel, any alien. with intent to permit such alien to land in the United States in violation of the laws and treaties of the United States regulating the immigration of aliens, or who_ shall falsely and knowingly represent to the immigration authorities at the port of arrival t at any such alien is a bona fide member of the crew, shall be liable to a _ penaltv not exceeding $5.000, for which sum the said vessel shall L“’°’ P’°°°°**“‘¤”- be liable and may be seized and proceeded against by way of libel in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the offense. Sec. 32. That no alien excluded from admission into the United w§;’_,‘},’¤*,,s(§{"{j;,;}$ States by any law, convention, or treaty of the United States regu- wland. lating the immigration of aliens, and employed on board any vessel arriving in the United States from any oreign port or place, shall be permitted to land in the United States, except temporarily for logcegiwtmmwtw medical treatment, or ursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor providing for the ultimate removal or deportation of such alien from the United States, and the negligent failure of the mgseaeiw far violaowner. agent, consignee, or master of such vessel to detain on board anv suchialien after notice in writing by the 1mm1grat1or1 officer in charge at the port of arrival, and to deport such alien, if required bv such immigration officer or by the gticreitagy of Labor, shall regider such owner. a nt. consi ee. or ma r 18 e o a ena y no ex- _ _ ceeding $1.000?·;0rlWhichgsri1m the said Vessel shall belliable, and may L“’°l ”"°°°d'“*’· be seized and proceeded against_by_ way of libel in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the offense.