United States v. Tsokas

CHATFIFDD, District Judge.

The defendants herein have been indicted for conspiring to commit an offense, under section 4 of the immigration act (Act Feb. 20, 1907; c. 1134, 34 Slat. 900 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1907, p. 393]). This section provides that it shall be a misdemeanor to prepay the transportation or assist or encourage the importation of contract laborers into the United States. Section 5 of the same act provides that for every violation of the provisions of section 1 the person, partnership-, company, or corporation violating the same “shall forfeit ánd pay for every such offense the…