An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army
Act No. 2213, enacted on February 3, 1913, establishes regulations for the detention and deportation of stowaways arriving in the Philippine Islands on United States Army transports. It prohibits any stowaway from entering the country, allowing the Insular Collector of Customs or peace officers to apprehend and detain violators in Bilibid Prison until they can be deported. Stowaways are defined as individuals who unlawfully obtain transportation without payment and may become public charges. Notably, the act does not apply to citizens of the Philippine Islands. The law is effective immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army about?
- Act No. 2213, enacted on February 3, 1913, establishes regulations for the detention and deportation of stowaways arriving in the Philippine Islands on United States Army transports. It prohibits any stowaway from entering the country, allowing the Insular Collector of Customs or peace officers to apprehend and detain violators in Bilibid Prison until they can be deported. Stowaways are defined as individuals who unlawfully obtain transportation without payment and may become public charges. Notably, the act does not apply to citizens of the Philippine Islands. The law is effective immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 2213?
- An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army (Act No. 2213) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army enacted?
- An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army (Act No. 2213) was enacted on Feb 3, 1913.
- What is the citation for An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army?
- An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army, Act No. 2213, Feb 3, 1913 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 2213
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 3, 1913
ACT NO. 2213
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DETENTION AND DEPORTATION OF STOWAWAYS ARRIVING IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON TRANSPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any stowaway to enter or attempt to enter the Philippine Islands from any vessel operated as a transport of the United States Army arriving at any port of the Philippine Islands from any foreign port or from any port of the United States or of any possession thereof, exclusive of the Philippine Islands.
SECTION 2. The Insular Collector of Customs or any peace officer is hereby authorized to apprehend and cause to be detained in Bilibid Prison and, the consent of the proper military authorities being first obtained. The Insular Collector of Customs is hereby authorized to cause to be deported, upon the first available transport of the United States Army, any person found to have violated the provisions of section one of this Act: Provided, however, That such detention shall not extend beyond the time of sailing of the first transport to leave the Philippine Islands after the apprehension of such person as herein provided, and shall cease immediately after the military authorities notify the Collector of Customs that they are unwilling to take back such stowaway. Upon the certificate of a medical officer to the effect that the health or safety of such person would be unduly imperiled by immediate deportation, such person may be held for treatment until such time as he may in the opinion of such medical officer, be safely deported.
SECTION 3. For the purposes of this Act, the term "stowaway" shall include any person who has obtained transportation to the Philippine Island, by deceit, concealment, evasion, or fraud, and without having paid or contracted to pay for such transportation, and who arrives in the Philippine Islands without apparent means of subsistence or who at the time of his arrival is likely to become a public charge, whether he be a citizen of the United States or any possession thereof, or an alien.
SECTION 4. This Act shall not be applicable to citizens of the Philippine Islands.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.
ENACTED, February 3, 1913.
Cite This Law
An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army, Act No. 2213, Feb 3, 1913 (Philippines)
An Act Providing for The Detention and Deportation of Stowaways Arriving in The Philippine Islands on Transports of The United States Army, Act No. 2213 (Phil. 1913)
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