168 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 190. 1924. fine in each case of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such fine maosvesei. and imprisonment; or, if in the opimon of the Secretary of Labor, it is impracticable or inconvenient to prosecute the person, owner, master, officer, or agent of any such vessel, such person, owner, master, officer, or agent shall be liable to a penalty o $1,000, which shall be a lien upon the vessel whose owner, master, omcer, or agent violates the provisions of this section, and such vessel shall be libeled therefor in the appropriate United States court. _ _
- ,,E,`§i,§‘{”°° °‘ mm “(b) Proof that the alien jailed to present himself at the tune
and place designated b the immigration officers shall be gimme facie evidence that such alien has landed in the_United _ tates at a time or place other than as designated by the immigration 0m0G1‘S.” Genml de¤¤1¤¤¤¤~ GENERAL nnmNrr1oNs. ·r·¤¤·s¤>¤s~¤¤·¤~ Sec. 28. As used in this Act- _ ··u¤mc S¤·=¤¤·" (a) The term “United States," when used in a geographical sense, means the States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Porto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; and the term “ continental United States " means the States and the District of Columbia;
(b) The term “alien” includes ang individual not a native—born
or naturalized citizen of the United tates, but this definition shall not be held to include Indians of the United States not taxed, nor citizens of the islands nmder the jurisdiction of the United States ;· ··meu§n»1e to cm- (c) The term "inel.igible to citizenship," when used in reference mi·°$Eiismu¤aca to any individual, inc udes an individual who is debarred from 1Q.S.,Se<:.2169,P-3U). becoming a citizen of the United States under section 2169 of the "°‘·”·*’·"“· Revised Statutes, or under section 14 of the Act entitled "An R S Sm Imam, Act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to ()hinese," ,,_ approved May 6, 1882, or un er section 1996, 1997, or 1998 of the §g};%;gg$.,5f*· Revised Statutes, as amended, or under section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States,” approved May 18, 1917, as amended, or under law amendatory of, supplementary to, H or in substitution for, any of such sections; "‘m'”*¤”**°" "‘s“· (d) The term " immigration visa " means an immigration visa issued b a consular officer under the provisions of this Act; "C¤¤s¤¤¤r <>f¤¤¤r-" (B) Tlie term " consular of1icer" means any consular or diplomatic officer of the United States designated, under regulations prescribed under this Act, for the lpurgose of issuing immigration visas under z6}`L»v;L¤3¤§<:$l·;r€*;)¤0g¤_ this Act. _In case of t c anal Zone and the insular possessions mem, of the United States the term " consular officer " (except as used in section 24) means an officer designated by the Presidgnt, or by has trgtlgority, for the purpose of issuing immigration visas under t is c · ,,,Q%E"'“¤"“°“ *°‘ °‘ gf) The term “Immigration Act of 1917 ” means the Act of \‘¤1.=¤•.p»874- Fg mary 5, 1917, entitled "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States ; ··;mmimec¤uw¤.·· sg) The term " immigration laws " includes such Act, this Act, an all laws, conventions, and treaties of the United States relatino ,_ ,_ to the immigration; exclusion, or expulsion of aliens; °
- ’°”°“· (h)_ The term “ person " includes individuals, partnerships, cor-
G po2·a;:1<'¥'1§, and asstéciations; GB "€;>¤¤¤¤·¤¤¤·>* ¤¤· i e term ommissioner neral" means the Commissioner ml` General of Immigration;
