Act of Jan. 12, 1903, ch. 90, 51. CENSUS. Transfer of Records to Census Office - Furnishing Copies of Files, 51. Act of March 1, 1904, ch. 388, 51. Co-operation with State Officials in Census Taking, 51. Res. of Feb. 11, 1903, No. 7, 52. Vital Statistics Co-operation of States, 52. Act of April 27, 1904, ch. 1626, 52. Yearly Collection of Vital Statistics - Compensation Increased, 52. Res. of Feb. 9, 1905, No. 16, 53. Cotton Statistics-Marriage and Divorce Statistics - Publication, 53. CROSS-REFERENCE. See COMMERCE AND LABOR, post, p. 58. An Act Providing for the transfer of census records and volumes to the Census Office, and for other purposes. [Act of Jan. 12, 1903, ch. 90, 32 Stat. L. 767.] [Transfer of records to Census Office - furnishing copies of files.] That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to transfer to the Census Office all of the schedules, records, and volumes of reports of the eleven decennial enumerations from seventeen hundred and ninety to eighteen hundred and ninety, inclusive, that may be in the possession of the Department of the Interior, which transfer shall not change the allotment of such reports heretofore made to Senators and Representatives; and the Director of the Census is hereby authorized, upon the request of a governor of any State or Territory, or the chief officer of any municipal government, to furnish such governor or municipal officer with copies of so much of said files or records as may be requested, at the discretion of the Director of the Census, upon payment of the actual cost of making such copies; and the amounts so received shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States, to be placed to the credit of and in addition to the appropriation made for the taking of the [32 Stat. L. 767.] census. An Act To authorize the Director of the Census to cooperate with the secretary of state of the State of Michigan and with officials of other States in taking the census of manufactures. [Act of March 1, 1904, ch. 388, 33 Stat. L. 58.] [Co-operation with state officials in census taking.] That the Director of the Census is hereby authorized and empowered to cooperate with the secretary of state of the State of Michigan in taking the census of manufactures and shall equitably share the expenses thereof, the results of which may be accepted by the United States as its census of manufactures for that State for the year nineteen hundred and five: Provided, That the expenditures incident to this cooperation shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars, such expenditures to be paid from the fund appropriated for the expenses of the field work of the census for the fiscal, year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five. And the Director of the Census may, in his discretion, cooperate with the officials of other States which take a like census in so far as it may aid in the collection of statistics of manufactures required by existing law. [33 Stat. L. 58.] Joint Resolution Requesting State authorities to cooperate with Census Office in securing a uniform system of birth and death registration. [Res. of Feb. 11, 1903, No. 7, 32 Stat. L. 1231.] [Vital statistics - co-operation of states.] Whereas the registration of deaths at the time of their occurrence furnishes official record information of much value to individuals; and Whereas the registration of births and deaths, with information upon certain points, is essential to the progress of medical and sanitary science in preventing and restricting disease and in devising and applying remedial agencies; and Whereas all of the principal countries of the civilized world recognize the necessity for such registration and enforce the same by general laws; and Whereas registration in the United States is now confined to a few States, as a whole, and the larger cities, under local laws and ordinances which differ widely in their requirements; and Whereas it is most important that registration should be conducted under laws that will insure a practical uniformity in the character and amount of information available from the records; and Whereas the American Public Health Association and the United States Census Office are now cooperating in an effort to extend the benefits of registration and to promote its efficiency by indicating the essential requirements of legislative enactments designed to secure the proper registration of all deaths and births and the collection of accurate vital statistics, to be presented to the attention of the legislative authorities in nonregistration States, with the suggestion that such legislation be adopted; Now, therefore, Resolved, etc., That the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States hereby expresses approval of this movement and requests the favorable consideration and action of the State authorities, to the end that the United States may attain a complete and uniform system of registration. [32 Stat. L. 1231.] An Act Amendatory of an Act entitled “An Act to provide for a permanent Census Office," approved March sixth, nineteen hundred and two. [Act of April 27, 1904, ch. 1626, 33 Stat. L. 362.] [Yearly collection of vital statistics-compensation increased.] That section eight of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a permanent Census Office," approved March sixth, nineteen hundred and two, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 8. That there shall be a collection of the statistics of the births and deaths in registration areas for the year nineteen hundred and two, and annually thereafter, the date for which shall be obtained only from and restricted to such registration records of such States and municipalities as in the discretion of the Director possess records affording satisfactory data in necessary detail, the compensation for the transcription of which shall not exceed four cents. for each birth or death reported; or a minimum compensation of twenty-five dollars may be allowed, in the discretion of the Director, in States or cities registering less than five hundred deaths or five hundred births during the preceding year. [33 Stat. L. 362.] The section amended by the text is set out in vol. 1, p. 737. Joint Resolution Authorizing and directing the Director of the Census to collect and publish additional statistics. [Res. of Feb. 9, 1905, No. 16, 33 Stat. L. 1282.] [Cotton statistics marriage and divorce statistics publication.] That the Director of the Census be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to collect and publish in connection with the ginners' reports of cotton production provided for in section nine of an Act of Congress entitled " An Act to provide for a permanent Census Office, approved March sixth, nineteen hundred and two," statistics of the consumption of cotton, the surplus of cotton held by the manufacturers, and the quantity of cotton exported, the statistics to be summarized as of September first each year so as to show the cotton production and consumption of the preceding year. And the Director of the Census shall make semimonthly publication of the amount of cotton ginned in lieu of the monthly reports which he now makes. That the Director of the Census be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to collect and publish the statistics of and relating to marriage and divorce in the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia since January first, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven: Provided, That such statistics as now required by law to be collected be used so far as it is practicable to do so. [33 Stat. L. 1282.] The provision referred to in the text is set out in vol. 1, p. 737, etc. CHINESE EXCLUSION. Act of April 27, 1904, ch. 1630, 54. Sec. 5. Chinese Exclusion Laws Re-enacted Without Limitation, 54. CROSS-REFERENCES. Control of, see COMMERCE AND LABOR, post, p. 58. SEC. 5. [Chinese exclusion laws re-enacted without limitation.] That section one of the Act of Congress approved April twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act to prohibit the coming into and to regulate the residence within the United States, its Territories, and all territory under its jurisdiction, and the District of Columbia, of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "All laws in force on the twenty-ninth day of April, nineteen hundred and two, regulating, suspending, or prohibiting the coming of Chinese persons or persons of Chinese descent into the United States, and the residence of such persons therein, including sections five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, thirteen, and fourteen of the Act entitled 'An Act to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers into the United States,' approved September thirteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, be, and the same are hereby, reenacted, extended, and continued, without modification, limitation, or condition; and said laws shall also apply to the island territory under the jurisdiction of the United States, and prohibit the immigration of Chinese laborers, not citizens of the United States, from such island territory to the mainland territory of the United States, whether in such island territory at the time of cession or not, and from one portion of the island territory of the United States to another portion of said island territory: Provided, however, That said laws shall not apply to the transit of Chinese laborers from one island to another island of the same group; and any islands within the jurisdiction of any State or the District of Alaska shall be considered a part of the mainland under this section." [33 Stat. L. 428.] This is from the Deficiencies Appropriation Act of April 27, 1904, ch. 1630. The provision amended is set out in vol. 1, p. 755. CIVIL SERVICE. Classification of Employees in Department of Agriculture, see AGRICULTURE, ante, p. I. Act of Feb. 18, 1904, ch. 160, 55. CLAIMS. Sec. 1. Settlement of Final Judgments Against the United States, 55. Act of March 3, 1903, ch. 1006, 55. Sec. 1. Spanish Claims Commission - Expenses of Taking Testimony in Cuba, 55. CROSS-REFERENCE. Salaries of Judges of Court of Claims, see Act of Feb. 12, 1903, ch. 547, amending R. S. sec. 1049 (vol. 2, p. 53), under title JUDICIARY, post. [SEC. 1.], [Settlement of final judgments against the United States.] * * And hereafter in all cases of final judgments and awards rendered against the United States by the Court of Claims, and of final judgments rendered against the United States by the circuit and district courts of the United States, payment thereof under appropriations made by Congress shall be made on settlements by the auditor for the department or branch of the public service having jurisdiction over the subject-matter out of which the claims arose. [33 Stat. L. 41.] * * * This is from the Deficiencies Appropriation Act of Feb. 18, 1904, ch. 160. * * * * and said [SEC. 1.] [Spanish claims commission - expenses of taking testimony in Cuba.] * SPANISH TREATY CLAIMS COMMISSION: For salaries and expenses of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, Commission is authorized to pay to additional commissioners to take testimony in Cuba, for occasional services in special cases, not exceeding eight dollars per day, in lieu of fees during the time of actual service. L. 1069.] * This is from the Deficiencies Appropriation Act of March 3, 1903, ch. 1006. * [32 Stat. CLERKS OF COURTS. See JUDICIAL OFFICERS, post. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY: See COMMERCE AND LABOR, post, p. 58. |