...testimony of a husband or wife shall be admissible and competent evidence against each other. 5. That it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership,...whatsoever, to prepay the transportation or in any way to induce, assist, encourage, or solicit, or attempt to induce, assist, encourage, or solicit, the...

...knowingly assisting, encouraging, orooliciting the migration or importation of any alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its Territories, or the District of Columbia, to perform labor or service of any kind under contract or agreement, express or implied, parol or special,...

...be admissible and competent evidence against a wife or husband. § 4. That it shall be a misdemeanor for any person, company, partnership, or corporation,...whatsoever, to prepay the transportation or in any way to assist or encourage the importation or migration of any contract laborer or contract laborers into...

...knowingly assisting, encouraging, or soliciting the migration or importation of any alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its Territories, or the District of Columbia, to perform labor or service of any kind under contract or agreement, express or implied, parol or special,...

...than one nor more than five years and pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership,...encourage the importation or migration of any alien into the United States, in pursuance of any offer, solicitation, promise, or agreement, parole or special,...

...than one nor more than five years and pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership,...whatsoever, to prepay the transportation or in any way to assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien into the United States, in pursuance...

...contract of the same tenor. The statute, by section 1, makes it unlawful for any person or corporation to prepay the transportation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or migration, of any foreigner into the United States under contract or agreement, express or implied, made previous to...

...v. US, 143 US 457, 12 Sup. Ct. 511, 36 L. Ed. 226, the act of Congress under review made it unlawful to prepay the transportation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or Immigration, of any alien or foreigner into the United States under contract or agreement to perform...

...sess., chap. 161-164), provides as follows : "SECTION 1. That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership,...foreigners, into the United States, its Territories, or tbe District of Columbia, under contract or agreement, parol or special, express or implied, made previous...

...of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership...the importation or migration of any alien or aliens, anv foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its territories or the District of Columbia, under...