Lesson 10

An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States (1917)

Sec. 1: Definitions
Sec. 2: Head Tax
Sec. 3: Excluded Classes
  1. Disease or Psychopathy
  2. Crime or Political Disorder
  3. Prostitution
  4. Contract Labor
  5. Likely to Become a Public Charge
  6. Deportees and Stowaways
  7. Under Age
  8. Asiatic Barred Zone
  9. Literacy Test
  10. Exceptions
Sec. 4: Prostitution and Procuring
Sec. 5: Contract Labor
Sec. 6: Employment Advertisements
Sec. 7: Transportation Company Responsibilities
Sec. 8: Aiding Illegal Entry
Sec. 9: Knowing Transport of Unqualified
Sec. 10: Ports and Points of Entry
Sec. 11: Detention of Aliens
Sec. 11a: Inspection on Vessels
Sec. 12: Data to be Recorded by Transport Lines
Sec. 13: Manifests
Sec. 14: Penalties
Sec. 15: Definition of Landing
Sec. 16: Inspection by Public Health Service
Sec. 17: Boards of Special Inquiry
Sec. 18: Return of the Excluded
Sec. 19: Five-Year Probationary Period
Sec. 20: Deportation Procedures
Sec. 21: Relief from Exclusion
Sec. 22: Spouses & Children of Naturalized Citizens
Sec. 23: Duties of Commissioner General of Immigration
Sec. 24: Immigration Inspectors & Other Employees
Sec. 25: Jurisdiction of District Courts
Sec. 26: Appointment of Service Providers
Sec. 27: Cooperation with Local Authorities
Sec. 28: Aiding Political Disruption
Sec. 29: Authority of the President
Sec. 30: Bureau of Immigration
Sec. 31: Crews of Foreign Vessels
Sec. 32: Excludable Crew Members
Sec. 33: Discharge of Foreign Crew Members
Sec. 34: Deportation of Foreign Crew Members
Sec. 35: Employment of Impaired Foreign Crew Members
Sec. 36: Data on Foreign Crew Members
Sec. 37: Definition of "Person"
Sec. 38: Effective Date