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relating to the administration of the immigration laws to such extent and upon such conditions as he deems necessary. (44 Stat. 572-573; 49 U. S. C. 177 (c)-177 (d).)

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.—AS USED IN THIS ACT

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(b) The term "United States," when used in a geographical sense, means the territory comprising the several States, Territories, possessions, and the District of Columbia (including the territorial waters thereof), and the overlying airspace; but shall not include the Canal Zone.

(c) The term "aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for such navigation but used primarily as safety equipment.

(d) The term "public aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the government service.

(e) The term "civil aircraft" means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.

(f) The term "aircraft of the United States" means any aircraft registered under this Act,35 or the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938.

(g) The term "airport" means any locality, either of water or land, which is adapted for the landing and taking off of aircraft and which provides facilities for shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft; or a place used regularly for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo by air.

(h) The term "emergency landing field" means any locality, either of water or land, which is adapted for the landing and taking off of aircraft, is located along an airway, and is intermediate to airports connected by the airway, but which is not equipped with facilities for shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft and is not used regularly for the receipt or discharge of passengers or cargo by air.

(i) The term "air navigation facility" includes any airport, emergency landing field, light or other signal structure, radio directional finding facility, radio or other electrical communication facility, and any other structure or facility, used as an aid to air navigation.

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(j) The term "civil airway" means a route in the navigable airspace designated by the Secretary of Commerce as a route suitable for interstate or foreign air commerce.

(k) The term "airman" means any individual (including the person in command and any pilot, mechanic, or member of the crew) who engages in the navigation of aircraft while under way, and any individual who is in charge of the inspection, overhauling, or repairing of aircraft," or of parachutes. (44 Stat. 573-574; 48 Stat. 1115; 52 Stat. 1028; 49 U.S. C. 179; Reorganization Plan No. IV (5 F. R. 2421).)

35 Act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1116; 49 U. S. C. 181 (b)). Prior thereto, subd. (b). Act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 574), was amended by adding to the end thereof, the following clause: "or the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938."

39 Reorganization Plan No. IV, Act of April 3, 1939 (5 F. R. 2421), effective June 30, 1940. During the period of June 23, 1938. to June 30, 1940, the words "Administrator in the Civil Aeronautics Authority", were substituted for the words "Secretary of Commerce", Act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 1028; 49 U. S. C. 179). Prior thereto,

subd. (1) of sec. 9, Act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 574), read as at present.

37 Act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1115; 49 U. S. C. 179), amended sec. 9, Act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 573–574), by adding at the end thereof the following: "or of parachutes."

SEC. 11. PENALTIES *

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(b) Any person who (1) violates any entry or clearance regulation made under section 7 (c), or (2) any immigration regulation made under such section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 which may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary of Commerce, or the Attorney General, respectively, in accordance with such proceedings as the Secretary [or the Attorney General] shall by regulation prescribe. Any person violating any customs or public health regulation made under section 7 (b) of this Act, or any provision of the customs or public-health laws or regulations thereunder made applicable to aircraft by regulation under such section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500, and any aircraft used in connection with any such violation shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided for in such customs or public-health laws, which penalty and forfeiture may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary of the Treasury. In case the violation is by the owner or person in command of the aircraft, the penalty shall be a lien against the aircraft. Any civil penalty imposed under this section may be collected by proceedings in personam against the person subject to the penalty and/or in case the penalty is a lien, by proceedings in rem against the aircraft. Such proceedings shall conform as nearly as may be to civil suits in admiralty; except that either party may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact, if the value in controversy exceeds $20, and facts so tried shall not be reexamined other than in accordance with the rules of the common law. The fact that in a libel in rem the seizure is made at a place not upon the high seas or navigable waters of the United States, shall not be held in any way to limit the requirement of the conformity of the proceedings to civil suits in rem in admiralty. The Supreme Court of the United States, and under its direction other courts of the United States, are authorized to prescribe rules regulating such proceedings in any particular not provided by law. The determination under this section as to the remission or mitigation of a civil penalty imposed under this section shall be final. In case libel proceedings are pending at any time during the pendency of remission or mitigation proceedings, the Secretary shall give notice thereof to the United States attorney prosecuting the libel proceedings.

(c) Any aircraft subject to a lien for any civil penalty imposed under this section may be summarily seized by and placed in the custody of such persons as the appropriate Secretary [or the Attorney General] may by regulation prescribe and a report of the case thereupon transmitted to the United States attorney for the

Act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 1029; 49 U. S. C. 181 (b)). Prior thereto, subd. (b), sec. 11, Act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 574), read in part as follows: "any provision of subdivision (a) of this section or any entry or clearance regulation made under section 7 (b)".

39 Act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1116; 49 U. S. C. 181 (b)). Prior thereto, subd. (b), sec. 11, Act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 574), read in part as follows: "Any person who (1) violates any provision of subdivision (a) of this section or any entry or clearance regulation made under section 7, or (2) any customs or public health regulation made under such section, or (3) any immigration regulation made under such section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 which may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary of Labor, respectively, in accordance with such proceedings as the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe."

judicial district in which the seizure is made. The United States attorney shail promptly institute proceedings for the enforcement of the lien or notify the Secretary of his failure so to act. The aircraft shail be released from such custody upon (1) payment of the penalty or so much thereof as is not remitted or mitigated, (2) seizure in pursuance of process of any court in proceedings in rem for enforcement of the lien, or notification by the United States attorney of failure to institute such proceedings, or (3) deposit of a bond in such amount and with such sureties as the Secretary may prescribe, conditioned upon the payment of the penalty or so much thereof as is not remitted or mitigated. (44 Stat. 574-575; 48 U. S. C. 1116; 52 Stat. 1029; 49 U. S. C. 181 (a)-181 (c).)

ADMISSION OF SPANISH SUBJECTS INTO PUERTO RICO

Act approved May 26, 1926, as amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all Spanish subjects who on April 11, 1899 (whether adults or minors), were bona fide residents of Puerto Rico 40 or adjacent islands which comprised the Province of Puerto Rico and who, in conformity with Article IX of the treaty between the United States and Spain of April 11, 1899, have preserved their allegiance to the Crown of Spain, may be admitted into Puerto Rico without regard to the provisions of the Immigration Act of 1924, except section 23. (44 Stat. 657; 8 U. S. C. 231.)

ADMISSION AS NONQUOTA IMMIGRANTS OF WIVES AND MINOR CHILDREN OF CERTAIN MINISTERS AND PROFESSORS

Act approved July 3, 1926

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,"

SEC. 2. Despite the provisions of the Immigration Act of 1924, the Attorney General is authorized to admit to the United States for permanent residence any otherwise admissible alien who (1) is the wife or the unmarried child under 18 years of age of an alien resident of the United States who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924, and who continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the time of his admission to the United States for permanent residence was, and who entered the United States solely for the purpose of, carrying on the vocation of minister of any religious denomination or professor of a college, academy,

40 Act of May 17, 1932 (47 Stat. 158) provides that “* the island designated as 'Porto Rico' in the Act entitled 'An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes' approved March 2, 1917, as amended, shall be known and designated as 'Puerto Rico'. All laws, regulations, and public documents and records of the United States in which such island is designated or referred to under the name of Porto Rico' shall be held to refer to such island under and by the name of 'Puerto Rico'."

41 See subd. (d), sec. 4, Act of May 26, 1924 (43 Stat. 155; 8 U. S. C. 204) as anrended, p. 42, for other provisions covering nonquota immigrants.

seminary, or university, and (2) who arrived at a United States port of entry between May 26, 1924, and July 1, 1924, and were thereafter temporarily admitted. (44 Stat. 812; 8 U. S. C. 204.)

NONQUOTA IMMIGRANT DEFINED

[Act of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 812), amending subd. (d), sec. 4, Act of May 26, 1924 (8 U. S. C. 204), incorporated at p. 42.]

QUOTA RATIO DEFERRED TO 1928

[Act of March 4, 1927 (44 Stat. 1455), amending subds. (b) and (e), sec. 11, Act of May 26. 1924 (8 U. S. C. 211), incorporated at p. 49.]

QUOTA RATIO DEFERRED TO 1929

[Act of March 31, 1928 (45 Stat. 400), amending subds. (b) and (e), sec. 11, Act of May 26. 1924 (8 U. S. C. 211), incorporated at p. 49.]

EXEMPTION OF AMERICAN INDIANS BORN IN CANADA FROM
THE OPERATION OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1924
Act approved April 2, 1928

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Immigration Act of 1924 shall not be construed to apply to the right of American Indians born in Canada to pass the borders of the United States: Provided, That this right shall not extend to persons whose membership in Indian tribes or families is created by adoption. (45 Stat. 401; 8 U. S. C. 226a.)

IMMIGRANT INSPECTORS, GRADES, SALARIES, TRAVELING EXPENSES, TRANSFER OF FAMILIES, HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, ETC. [Act of May 29, 1928 (45 Stat. 954-955), amending sec. 24, Act of February 5, 1917 (8 U. S. C. 109), incorporated at p. 30,]

JOINT RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE IMMIGRATION OF CERTAIN RELATIVES OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND ALIENS LAWFULLY ADMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES

[Act of May 29, 1928 (45 Stat. 1009-1010), amending sec. 4, subds. (a), (d), (e), (f), and sec. 6, Act of May 26, 1924 (8 U. S. C. 204, 208), incorporated at pp. 41, 42 and 43, inclusive.]

ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES NARCOTIC FARMS FOR THE CONFINEMENT AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS ADDICTED TO THE USE OF HABIT FORMING NARCOTIC DRUGS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF OFFENSES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES Act approved January 19, 1929

SEC. 17. Wherever an alien addict has been transferred to either of the United States narcotic farms provided for in this Act who is entitled to his discharge but is subject to deportation in lieu of being returned to the penal institution from which he came, he shall be deported by the authority vested by law with power over deportation. (45 Stat. 1089; 21 U. S. C. 237.)

REPATRIATION OF CERTAIN INSANE AMERICAN CITIZENS Act approved March 2, 1929, as amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon the

application of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to transfer to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, in the District of Columbia, for treatment, all American citizens legally adjudged insane in the Dominion of Canada, whose legal residence in one of the States, Territories, or the District of Columbia, it has been impossible to establish. Upon the ascertainment of the legal residence of persons so transferred to the hospital, the superintendent of the hospital shall thereupon transfer such persons to their respective places of residence, and the expense attendant thereon shall be paid from the appropriation for the support of the hospital.

Upon the request of any such patient, his relatives or friends, he shall have a hearing in the district court of the United States 42 for the District of Columbia upon his mental condition and the right of the superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital to hold him for treatment. (45 Stat. 1495; 24 U. S. C. 196a.)

REGISTRY ACT

[Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1512-1513; 8 U. S. C. 106a), as amended by the Acts of April 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 598), June 8, 1934 (48 Stat. 926), and the Act of August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1243), repealed by sec. 504, Nationality Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 1173). p. 410, and substantially reenacted by sec. 328 of that Act, see footnote 9, p. 377, and sec. 342, see footnote 12, p. 391. See also footnote 65, p. 119.

REENTRY OR ATTEMPTED REENTRY OF DEPORTED ALIENS; PENALTY; DEPORTED SEAMEN AS ENTITLED TO LANDING PRIVILEGES

Act approved March 4, 1929, as amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) if any alien has been arrested and deported in pursuance of law, he shall be excluded from admission to the United States whether such deportation took place before or after the enactment of this Act, and if he enters or attempts to enter the United States after the expiration of sixty days after the enactment of this Act, he shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall, unless a different penalty is otherwise expressly provided by law, be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Despite the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 1 an alien, if otherwise admissible, shall not be excluded from admission to the United States under the provisions of such subdivision after the expiration of one year after the date of deportation if, prior to his reembarkation at a place outside of the United States, or prior to his application in foreign contiguous territory for admission to the United States, the Attorney General,

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The Act of June 25, 1936 (49 Stat. 1921; 24 U. S. 196a), changed the title of the "Supreme Court of the District of Columbia," to the "district court of the United States for the District of Columbia :

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43 Act of June 24, 1929 (46 Stat. 41; 8 U. S. C. 180), added a proviso to subd, (a), sec. 1, Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1551; 8 U. S. C. 180), which read as follows: "Provided, That this Act shall not apply to any alien arrested and deported before March 4, 1929, in pursuance of law, in whose case prior to his reembarkation at a place outside the United States, or his application in foreign contiguous territory for admission to the United States, and prior to March 4, 1929, the Secretary of Labor bas granted such alien permission to reapply for admission." This was in effect superseded by the Act of May 25, 1932 (47 Stat. 166; 8 U. S. C. 181), here incorporated into subdivision (a) of section 1, Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1551; 8 U. S. C. 180).

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