Chapter 187. to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States,” approved May 19, 1921, is extended to and including June 30, 1924
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CHAP. 187.— Joint Resolution Extending the operation of the Immigration Act of May 19, 1921. May 11, 1922.[[H. J. Res. 268](/us/bill/67/hjres/268).][[Pub. Res., No. 55](/us/bill/pubres/67/55).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Immigration of aliens.Limit extended to June 30, 1924.*Ante*, p. 7, amended. That the operation of the Act entitled “An Act to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States,” approved May 19, 1921, is extended to and including June 30, 1924. Sec. 2.Permissive admissions.Residence for five years in contiguous countries, etc.*Ante*, p. 6, amended. That clause
(7)of subdivision
(a)of section 2 of such Act of May 19, 1921, is amended to read as follows: “
(7)aliens who have resided continuously for at least five years immediately preceding the time of their application for admission to the United States in the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, the Republic of Cuba, the Re-public of Mexico, countries of Central and South America, or adjacent islands;” Sec. 3.New matter. That such Act of May 19, 1921, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section to read as follows: " “Sec. 6.Bringing inadmissible alien in, by carrier, unlawful. That it shall be unlawful for any person, including any transportation company other than railway lines entering the United States from foreign contiguous territory, or the owner, master, agent, or consignee of any vessel, to bring to the United States either from a foreign country or any insular possession of the United States any alien not admissible under the terms of this Act or regulations made thereunder, and if it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that any alien nas been so brought, such person or transportation company, or the master, agent, owner, or consignee of Penalty for.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 $200 for Additional for return passage.each alien so brought, and in addition a 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, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien on whose account Clearance withheld.assessed. No vessel shall be granted clearance papers pending the determination of the liability to the payment of such fine, or while the fine remains unpaid; except that clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such question upon the deposit of a sum sufficient Remission of fine restricted.to cover such fine. Such fine shall not be remitted or refunded unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that such inadmissibility was not known to, and could not have been ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence by, such person, or the owner, master, agent, or consignee of the vessel, prior to the departure of the vessel from the last seaport in a foreign country or insular possession of the United States.” " Approved, May 11, 1922.