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*The "'''Passenger Act of 1882'''" changed what information was to be included in the Customs Passenger List prepared by the master of the ship. There was also a federal immigration law issued in the year 1882. The Treasury Department was given administrative control over immigration. A 50 cent head tax to pay for public charges (taking care of the lunatic and the criminals) was also put in place.<br> | *The "'''Passenger Act of 1882'''" changed what information was to be included in the Customs Passenger List prepared by the master of the ship. There was also a federal immigration law issued in the year 1882. The Treasury Department was given administrative control over immigration. A 50 cent head tax to pay for public charges (taking care of the lunatic and the criminals) was also put in place.<br> | ||
*By the '''Immigration Act of 1891''', in addition to criminal and prostitutes, incoming polygamists and seriously contagious people were to be deported. The office of "Superintendent of Immigration" was created under the Treasury Department, which further centralized control of immigration to the federal government. Ship masters had to list name, nationality, last residence, and destination of every alien immigrant. | *By the '''Immigration Act of 1891''', in addition to criminal and prostitutes, incoming polygamists and seriously contagious people were to be deported. The office of "Superintendent of Immigration" was created under the Treasury Department, which further centralized control of immigration to the federal government. Ship masters had to list name, nationality, last residence, and destination of every alien immigrant. | ||
*The '''Immigration Act of 1893''' did not change restrictions from 1891 much, but required that ship manifests now be delivered to an inspector of immigration instead of a customs official. Manifests were now to be made at the time & place of embarkation rather than at debarkation. To be included on this manifests were full name, age, sex; married or single; calling or occupation; able to read or write; nationality; last residence; sea port for landing in the US; final destination, if any, beyond the seaport of landing; who paid for the passage; whether in possession of money; whether going to join a relative and his name and address; whether ever before in the United States, and if so when and where; other facts that may cause the passenger to excluded.<ref>'''Tepper, Michael H. American Passenger Arrival Records: A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and Steam. Updated and enlarged. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1993. ( | *The '''Immigration Act of 1893''' did not change restrictions from 1891 much, but required that ship manifests now be delivered to an inspector of immigration instead of a customs official. Manifests were now to be made at the time & place of embarkation rather than at debarkation. To be included on this manifests were full name, age, sex; married or single; calling or occupation; able to read or write; nationality; last residence; sea port for landing in the US; final destination, if any, beyond the seaport of landing; who paid for the passage; whether in possession of money; whether going to join a relative and his name and address; whether ever before in the United States, and if so when and where; other facts that may cause the passenger to excluded.<ref>'''Tepper, Michael H. American Passenger Arrival Records: A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and Steam. Updated and enlarged. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1993. (FS Library book 973 W27am 1993.)'</ref> | ||
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