SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 190. 1924. 167 · section 3 of this Act, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the V¤1-¤*»9’¤-875- Secretary of Labor that any alien so brou ht to the United States was so aiitheted at the time of foreign emdiarkation, and that the existence of such mental or physical defect might have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such F*¤¤i¤=v¤S¤d- person shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district _ _ m which the port of arrival is located the sum of $250, and in p,{§ §,‘§'§§§;§;,§”‘°“°* addition a sum equal to that fpaid by such alien for his transportation from the in1tial point 0 departure, indicated in his ticket, to the port of arrival, for each and every violation of this provision, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien for whose account assessed. It shall also be unlawful for any °¤°*¤d¢d such person to bring to any port of the United States an alien ’ ` who is excluded by the provisions of section 3 of this Act because unable to read, or who is excluded by the terms of section 3 of this Vol.39, p. sm. Act as a native of that portion of the Continent of Asia and the islands adjacent thereto described in said section, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that these disabilities might have been detected by the exercise of reasonable precaution prior to the departure of such aliens from a foreign mmm d port, such person shall pay to the collector of customs of the p°S°' customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $1,000, and in addition a sum equal to that paid by such alien for his In addition. amount transportation from the initial point of de arture, indicated in his °“°‘°' ‘””“"°‘ ticket, to the port of arrival, for each and) every violation of this provision, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien on whose acconmt assessed. en a are is imposed was- aus section as an bringing of is ,a·2:;ff€3§,?;; 5:2 alien to the United States, and if such alien is accompanied by °‘“°°d °¤· another alien who is excluded from admission by the last proviso vom, P 888 of section 18 of this Act, the person liable for such fine shall pay ` ` to the collector of customs, in addition to such fine but as a part thereof, a sum equal to that paid by such accompanying alien for his transportation from his initial point of departure indicated in his ticket, to the point of arrival, such sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the accompanying alien when deported. And 01¤¤¤m¤• withheld. no vessel shall be granted clearance pagers pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such fines, or while the fines remain unpaid, nor shall such fines be remitted or P,,,,,,,,_ refunded: Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the dgyavggat tv ¤•¤¤r¤ determination of such questions upon the deposit of a sum suhicient ' to cover such fines or of a bond with sufficient surety to secure the payment thereof, approved by the collector of customs: Promkled N further, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed to .,m,,°Jn“'§K.gg'§§]° ‘° °" subject transportation companies to a flue for bringing to ports of the United States aliens who are by any of the provisos or exceptions va. as, p. arr. to section 3 of this Act exempted from the excluding provisions of said section." V I d Sec. 27. Section 10 of the Immigration Act of 1917 is amended ,d_°‘3°'°‘881’°'°°° ` to read as follows: mmm ad "S1:c. 10. (a) That it shall be the duty of every person, including mm, w°2m§’,°,,;,,.,Q owners, masters, officers, and agents of vessels of transportation °“°°‘“"¥·°‘°· lines, or international bridges or toll roads, other than railway lines which may enter into a contract as provided in section 23, bringixgg V°'·3°*p·“°“· an alien to, or providing a means for an alien to come to, the Unit States, to prevent the landing of such alien in the United States at *"“‘·°·m· any time or place other than as designated by the immigration officers. Any such person, owner, master, officer, or agent who ,,,§,,‘,§‘,_"““°”‘ '°' '*°' fails to comply with the foregoing requirements shall guilty of a misdemeanor and ou conviction thereof shall be punished by a
