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respectively. The Patrician belongs at Damariscotta, Maine, and is now·load—
ing with wheat for Europe, and will be ready to sail in a few days; and the
master, unless prevented, expects to carry these men with him for the voyage
specified in the articles.
Section 1 of the act of May 6, 1882, declares that upon the expira-
tion of 90 days from its passage, and for a period of 10 years there-U
after, "the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States" is sus-
pended; and that "during such suspension it shall not be lawful for
any Chinese laborer to come, or having so come, after the expiration
V of said 90 days, to remain within the United States."
By section 2 it is made a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine and
A imprisonment, for the master of any vessel "to knowingly bring within
the United States on such vessel, and land, or permit to be landed,
any Chinese laborer from any foreign port or place." '
From the operation of these two sections the third one excepts Chié
nese laborers who were in the United States on November 17, 1880, r
or who might come therein within the 90 days next after the passage
of the act; and also the case of any master bound to a foreign port
whose vessel shall come within the United States "by reason of being
in distress, o1· in stress of weather, or touching at any port of the
United States on its voyage to any foreign port or place: provided,
that all Chinese laborers brought on such vessel shall depart with the
vessel on leaving port." - ` '
Section 12 provides "that any Chinese person found unlawfully
within the United States shall be caused to be removed therefrom to the
countryfrom whence he came, by direction of the president of the .
United States and at the cost of the United States, after being brought
before some justice, judge, or commissioner of a court 0f·the United
States, and found to be one not lawfully entitled to remain in the l
United States." * i 4 A ‘
- This act was passed in pursuance of the treaty with China of‘Nc·
vember, 1880, supplementary t0_ that of July 28, 1868{ Pub. Treat-
ies, 148. By the former the right conceded to the Chinese by the
latter to come to and reside within the United States at `pleasure-was
modified so as to authorize the government of the United States, when;
ever in its opinion “"the coming of Chineselaborers to the United States
or residence therein `alfects or threatens to aiTect·'the` interests off   ,
country, to regulate, limit, or suspend the same ;"“but such limita-V
tion or suspension shall be reasonable, and shall` apply onylyitotélbi-
new who rnny go to the United, States as Zaborer.§,lV_otherclasses not
being includedi in the limitations. It is not to be"presumed‘that‘c6nt-