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in his discretion, shall have granted such alien permission to reapply for admission."

(b) For the purposes of this section any alien ordered deported (whether before or after the enactment of this Act) who has left the United States shall be considered to have been deported in pursuance of law, irrespective of the source from which the expenses of his transportation were defrayed or of the place to which he departed.

(c) An alien subject to exclusion from admission to the United States under this section who is employed upon a vessel arriving in the United States shall not be entitled to any of the landing privileges allowed by law to seamen,45 (45 Stat. 1551; 46 Stat. 41; 8 U. S. C. 180.)

ENTRY OF ALIEN AT IMPROPER TIME OR PLACE; ELUDING EXAMINATION OR INSPECTION; MISREPRESENTATION AND CONCEALMENT OF FACTS; PENALTY

SEC. 2. Any alien who hereafter enters the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officials or eludes examination or inspection by immigration officials, or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (45 Stat. 1551; 8 U. S. C. 180a.)

DEPORTATION OF ALIEN SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT

SEC. 3. An alien sentenced to imprisonment shall not be deported under any provision of law until after the termination of the imprisonment. For the purposes of this section the imprisonment shall be considered as terminated upon the release of the alien from confinement, whether or not he is subject to rearrest or further confinement in respect of the same offense. (45 Stat. 1552; 8 U. S. C. 180b.)

INFORMATION SUPPLIED ATTORNEY GENERAL BY CLERK OF COURT CONCERNING ALIEN CONVICTED UNDER TWO FOREGOING SECTIONS

SEC. 4. Upon the final conviction of any alien of any offense under this Act in any court of record it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court to notify the Attorney General, giving the name of the alien convicted, the nature of the offense of which convicted, the sentence imposed, and, if imprisoned, the place of imprisonment, and, if known, the place of birth of such alien, his nationality, and the time when and place where he entered the United States. (45 Stat. 1552; 8 U. S. C. 180c.)

"Act of May 25, 1932 (47 Stat. 166; 8 U. S. C. 181). Prior thereto the proviso quoted in footnote 43, p. 93, was in effect. The omission in the Act of 1932, noted by asterisks *), read as follows: "of the Act entitled 'An Act making it a felony with penalty for certain aliens to enter the United States of America under certain conditions in violation of law,' approved March 4, 1929, as amended,

45 See also sec. 3, Act of February 5, 1917 (39 Stat. 876; 8 U. S. C. 136 (j), and sec. 18, Act of February 5, 1917 (39 Stat. 888; 8 U. S. C. 154), for subds. (d) and (e) of sec. 1, Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1551; 8 U. S. C. 136 (1), 154), pp. 8 and 20, respectively.

For parole of United States prisoners see Act of June 25, 1910, as amended (36 Stat. 819; 46 Stat. 1469; 18 U. S. C. 716), p. 69.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THREE PRECEDING SECTIONS

SEC. 5. Terms defined in the Immigration Act of 1924 shall, when used in this Act, have the meaning assigned to such terms in that Act. (45 Stat. 1552; 8 U. S. C. 180d.)

ACT MAKING IT A FELONY WITH PENALTY FOR CERTAIN ALIENS TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN VIOLATION OF LAW

[Act of June 24, 1929 (46 Stat. 41), added a proviso to subd. (a), sec. 1, Act of March 4, 1929 (8 U. S. C. 180), incorporated at p. 93.]

ACT TO ADMIT TO THE UNITED STATES CHINESE WIVES OF CERTAIN AMERICAN CITIZENS

[Act of June 13, 1930 (46 Stat. 581), amending subd. (c), sec. 13, Act of May 26, 1924 (8 U. S. C. 213 (c)), incorporated at p. 53.]

ACT TO PROVIDE BETTER FACILITIES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION LAWS

Act approved June 26, 1930, as amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to aid in the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws along the Canadian and Mexican borders and to provide better facilities for such enforcement at points along such borders at which no Federal or other buildings adapted or suitably located for the purpose are available, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General are hereby authorized to expend, from the funds appropriated for the general maintenance and operation of the Customs and the Immigration and Naturalization Services, respectively, the necessary amounts for the acquisition of land and the erection of buildings, sheds, and office quarters, including living quarters for officers where none are otherwise available: Provided, That the total amount which may be so expended for any one project, for the use of one department, including the cost of the site, shall not exceed $5,000, and that where quarters are so erected or facilities so provided for the joint use of the Customs and the Immigration and Naturalization Services the combined cost charged to the two appropriations concerned shall not exceed $10,000 for any one project, including the site.*7

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to expend, from the funds appropriated for the general maintenance and operation of the Customs Service, such amounts as may be necessary for the erection of protective gates across the international highways and the roads crossing the Canadian and Mexican bor

Act of October 10, 1940 (54 Stat. 1091; 19 U. S. C. 68). Prior thereto, Act of June 26. 1930 (46 Stat. 817), read as follows: "That to provide better facilities for the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws along the Canadian and Mexican borders at points where no Federal buildings are available or buildings adapted or suitably located for the purpose are available for rental, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor are hereby authorized to expend from the funds appropriated for the general maintenance and operation of the Customs and Immigration Services, respectively, the necessary amounts for the acquisition of land and the erection of buildings, sheds, and office quarters, including living quarters for officers where none are otherwise available: Provided, That the total amount which may be expended for any one project, for the use of one department, including the cost of the site, shall not exceed $3,000, and that where quarters are erected or facilities provided for the Joint use of the Customs and Immigration Services the combined cost charged to the two appropriations concerned shall not exceed $6,000 for any one project, including the

ders and for the erection of such fences in the immediate vicinity of such highways and roads as may be necessary to prevent unlawful entry or smuggling. (46 Stat. 817; 54 Stat. 1091; 19 U.S. C. 68.)

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CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION OF MARRIED WOMEN Act approved July 3, 1930

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act relative to the naturalization and citizenship of married women," approved September 22, 1922, is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

"SEC. 8. That any woman eligible by race to citizenship who has married a citizen of the United States before the passage of this amendment, whose husband shall have been a native-born citizen and a member of the military or naval forces of the United States during the World War, and separated therefrom under honorable conditions; if otherwise admissible, shall not be excluded from admission into the United States under section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1917, unless she be excluded under the provisions of that section relating to

"(a) Persons afflicted with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, except tuberculosis in any form;

"(b) Polygamy;

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(c) Prostitutes, procurers, or other like immoral persons; "(d) Persons convicted of crime: Provided, That no such wife shall be excluded because of offenses committed during legal infancy, while a minor under the age of twenty-one years, and for which the sentences imposed were less than three months, and which were committed more than five years previous to the date of the passage of this amendment;

Persons previously deported;

"(f) Contract laborers.

"That after admission to the United States she shall be subject to all other provisions of this act." " (46 Stat. 849; 8 U. S. C. 137a.)

NONQUOTA IMMIGRANT

[Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 854), amending subd. (f), sec. 4, Act of May 26, 1924 (8 U. S. C. 204), incorporated at p. 42.]

DEPORTATION OF ALIENS CONVICTED AFTER FEBRUARY 18, 1931, FOR VIOLATION OF ANY LAW REGULATING TRAFFIC IN NARCOTICS

Act approved February 18, 1931, as amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any alien (except an addict who is not a dealer in, or peddler of, any of the narcotic drugs mentioned in this Act) who, after the enactment of this Act, shall be convicted for violation of or conspiracy to violate any statute of the United States or of any State, Territory, posses

Section 2 was added by the Act of October 10, 1940 (54 Stat. 1091).

This Act was repealed by the Act of May 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 797-798; 8 U. S. C. 138a), but may have effect on cases between July 3, 1930, and the date of repeal, May 24, 1934.

sion, or of the District of Columbia, taxing, prohibiting, or regulating the manufacture, production, compounding, transportation, sale, exchange, dispensing, giving away, importation, or exportation of opium, coca leaves, heroin, marihuana, or any salt, derivative, or preparation of opium or coca leaves, shall be taken into custody and deported in manner provided in sections 19 and 20 of the Act of February 5, 1917, entitled "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States." 59 (46 Stat. 1171; 54 Stat. 673; 8 U. S. C. 156a.)

TRAVELING EXPENSES OF OFFICERS, INSPECTORS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ON CHANGE OF STATION ALLOWED

[Act of February 21, 1931 (46 Stat. 1205), amending fourth proviso. sec. 24, Act of February 5, 1917 (8 U. S. C. 109), incorporated at p. 30.]

COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME SERVICE BY IMMIGRANT INSPECTORS

Act approved March 2, 1931

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General shall fix a reasonable rate of extra compensation for overtime services of inspectors and employees of the Immigration Service who may be required to remain on duty between the hours of five o'clock postmeridian and eight o'clock antemeridian, or on Sundays or holidays, to perform duties in connection with the examination and landing of passengers and crews of steamships, trains, airplanes, or other vehicles, arriving in the United States from a foreign port by water, land, or air, such rates to be fixed on a basis of one-half day's additional pay for each two hours or fraction thereof of at least one hour that the overtime extends beyond five o'clock postmeridian (but not to exceed two and onehalf days' pay for the full period from five o'clock postmeridian to eight o'clock antemeridian) and two additional days' pay for Sunday and holiday duty; in those ports where the customary working hours are other than those heretofore mentioned, the Attorney General is vested with authority to regulate the hours of immigration employees so as to agree with the prevailing working hours in said ports, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed in any manner to affect or alter the length of a working day for immigration employees or the overtime pay herein fixed..

SEC. 2. The said extra compensation shall be paid by the master, owner, agent, or consignee of such vessel or other conveyance ararriving in the United States from a foreign port to the Attorney General, who shall pay the same to the several immigration officers and employees entitled thereto as provided in this Act. Such

Bo Sec. 21, Act of June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 673; 8 U. S. C. 156a). Sec. 22, Act of June 28. 1940 (54 Stat. 673), provides the following: "no alien shall be deportable by reason of the amendments made by section 20 or 21 on account of any act committed prior to the date of enactment of this Act."

Prior to June 28, 1940, Act of February 18, 1931 (46 Stat. 1171), read as follows: "That any alien (except an addict who is not a dealer in, or peddler of, any of the narcotic drugs mentioned in this Act) who, after the enactment of this Act shall be convicted and sentenced for violation of or conspiracy to violate any statute of the United States taxing, prohibiting, or regulating the manufacture, production, compounding, transportation, sale, exchange, dispensing, giving away, importation, or expor tation of opium, coca leaves, heroin, or any salt, derivative, or preparation of opium or coca leaves shall be taken into custody and deported in manner provided in sections 19 and 20 of the Act of February 5, 1917, entitled 'An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States.'

extra compensation shall be paid if such officers or employees have been ordered to report for duty and have so reported, whether the actual inspection or examination of passengers or crew takes place or not: Provided, That this section shall not apply to the inspection at designated ports of entry of passengers arriving by international ferries, bridges, or tunnels, or by aircraft, railroad trains, or vessels on the Great Lakes and connecting waterways, when operating on regular schedules."1 (46 Stat. 1467-1468; 8 U. S. C. 109a-109b.)

ACT TO PAROLE UNITED STATES PRISONERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1469), amending sec. 3. Act of June 25, 1910 (18 U. S. C. 716), incorporated at p. 70.]

APPLICATION OF CONTRACT LABOR PROVISIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION LAWS TO INSTRUMENTAL MUSICIANS

Act approved March 17, 1932

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the contract labor provisions of the immigration laws shall be applicable to alien instrumental musicians, whether coming for permanent residence or for a temporary period.

SEC. 2. No alien instrumental musician shall, as such, be considered an "artist" or a "professional actor" within the meaning of the fifth proviso of section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1917 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 136 (h), second proviso) unless-52

(1) he is of distinguished merit and ability as an instrumental musician, or is a member of a musical organization of distinguished merit and is applying for admission as such; and

(2) his professional engagements (or, if the exemption is claimed on account of membership in an organization, the professional engagements of such organization) within the United States are of a character requiring superior talent.

SEC. 3. In the case of an alien instrumental musician coming for a temporary period, who is exempted from the contract labor provisions of the immigration laws by the fifth proviso of section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1917 as limited by section 2 of this Act, his admission to the United States shall be under such conditions as may be by regulations prescribed by the Attorney General (including where deemed necessary the giving of bond with sufficient surety) to insure that at the termination of his contract he will depart from the United States. (47 Stat. 67; 8 U. S. C. 137b-137d.)

TO AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONTRACT LABOR PROVISIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION LAW [Act of May 2, 1932 (47 Stat. 145), amending sec. 24, Act of February 5, 1917 (8 U. S. C. 109), incorporated at p. 30.]

$1 See also Act of August 22, 1940 (54 Stat. 858; 8 U. S. C. 109c), p. 118, for other provisions covering compensation for overtime service.

52 See also fifth proviso of sec. 3, Act of February 5, 1917 (39 Stat. 876; 8 U. S. C. 136), p. 6, for other provisions covering contract labor relative to professional actors and artists.

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