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892 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 29. 1917. m,§g}gg§_°°¤* °° ”**¤· married or a minor child born subsequent to such husband or father’s ` naturalization shall be admitted without detention for treatment in P"°'u°°'°*°° hospital, and with respect to a wife to whom married or a minor child born prior to such husband or father’s naturalization the provisions of this section shall be observed, even though such person is unable to pay the expense of treatment, in which case the expense shall be paid from the appropriation for the enforcement of this Act. mlcvgmwwwuolfw Sec. 23. That the Commissioner General of Immigration shall perpu¤,,.i.¤¤,a, ‘ form all his duties under the direction of the Secretary of Labor. Under such direction he shall have charge of the administration of all laws relating to the immigration of aliens into the United States, and shall have the control, direction, and supervision of all_ officers, ,ia¤.mrm¤v.”gu. clerks, and employees appointed thereunder; he shall establish such “°°"°· °*°· rulgs plpd regulationoi ptpeplcribe sooh forms of bond, reports, entries, an o er apers, an s a issue om time to time suc instructions not inconsgtent with law, as he shall deem best calculated for carry- mg out the provisions of this Act and for protecting the United States and aliens migrating thereto from fraud and loss, and hall have authority to enter into contract for the support and relief of such aliens as may fall into distress or need pu lic aid, and to remove to their native country, at any time within three years after entry, at the expense of the appropriations for the enforcement of this Act, inch as fog iflito distress 03 needdpublic aio gem causes arism su sequent the1r ent an are esirous o in so re- ¤:i·`$i,°° M b°'d" mové he shall prescribe rules fdr the entry and inspection dd aliens . coming to the United States from or through Canada and Mexico, so as not unnecessarily to delsgrélunpede, or annoy persons m ord1nary travel between the United tes and said countries, and shall have _ power to enter into contracts with transportation lines for the said ,°£f8*{*§fj,_‘° °°°“’° *°· purpose. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner General of Immimmtumm seas. gration to detail officers of the Immigration Service from time to time as may be necemargr, in his judgment, to secure information as to the number of aliens etamed in the penal, reformator , and charitable pgstitutplons (public onél privlate) og tho] several Sytate;. and Terriries, e ic o o um ia an other territo o the United States, and to inform the officeiis of such institutiiihs of the provisions of law 111 relation to the deportation of aliens who have become ·“>*¤•¤· pgblic charges._ He may, with the approval of the Secretary of Lar, whenever in his judgment such action inay_be nece ary to ac- · comphsh the purposes q this Act, detail immigration officers for m;¤b¤¢ H¤¤¤*·¤ ¤f¤· service in foreign countries; and, upon his request, approved by the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury mav detail medical officers of the United States Public Health Service for the per- Dmm 0, mmm pormancetog ollotieg 1:1 froiipigcp pountpies in connectionf with the ensicnemotimmigxaticn. orcemen o is c . e u ies o commissioners o immi ration and other immigration officialsin charge of districts, ports,£or sta- . tions shall be of an administrative character, to be prescribed in de- _ tail by regulations prepared under the direction or with the approval §,,,,,,,,’°”"“¤;°d,,,,¤ ,0, of the Secretaryilo Labor: P]·omded,_Tl1at no person, company, or g=:¤¤cgl¤;3t;ir;y<>¤m· transportation e engaged in carrying alien passengers for hire from Ciopzodzoxpr Mexico to the United States, whether by land or gpatpr, s a 1 allowed to land any such passengers in the United cmdmm es without providing suitable and approve landin stations, convementgelocated, at the point or points of entry. %`he Commissioner neral of Immigration is hereby authorized and empowered to pgescribe the conditions, notanconsistent with law, imder Penalty M mmm. which the a ve-mentioned landing stations shall be deemed suitable P,km_ within the meamoig of this section. Any person, compan , or transportation line lan ing an alien passenger in the United Sytates without compliance with the requirement herein set forth shall be deemed