In re Jam
District Court, S.D. New York
Jam, a Chinese seaman, native of China, shipped as steward aboard the American ship Josephus at Hong Kong, in October, 1899, and arrived at Bayonne, N. J., February 17, 1900. He was immediately put under surveillance of two customs agents by the collector of the port of New York, who prevented his landing until May 8, 1900, when the ship was destroyed by fire and Jam escaped and came unmolested to New York where he sought employment as seaman.
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Jam, a Chinese seaman, native of China, shipped as steward aboard the American ship Josephus at Hong Kong, in October, 1899, and arrived at Bayonne, N. J., February 17, 1900. He was immediately put under surveillance of two customs agents by the collector of the port of New York, who prevented his landing until May 8, 1900, when the ship was destroyed by fire and Jam escaped and came unmolested to New York where he sought employment as seaman. On May 15, 1900, he was again taken in custody by the customs agents and put aboard the ship State of Maine lying at Newtown creek. May 17, 1900, upon…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
Under the treaty of 1894, and the Acts of 1888 and 1894, the exclusion is of “Chinese laborers”; the class covered by the prior law is not enlarged, and the case of In re Ah Kee (D. C.) 22 Fed. 519, remains therefore applicable as before. The petitioner , being a seaman is not within the purview of the acts so long as he merely touches here for no other purpose than to reship so soon as shipment can be obtained, and he is therefore discharged. But to guard against abuses, such persons should be required to give bond with surety in the sum of $500 to the collector to ship…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Ah KeeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1884
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. JamiesonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1911