ALIENS IN INSTITUTIONS

Act 59 of 1921

AN ACT to relieve the county and state from the support of certain classes of aliens who are subject to deportation from the United States; making an appropriation therefor and providing penalties for the non-performance of duties under the provisions of this act.


History: 1921, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1921




The People of the State of Michigan enact:


404.31 Alien inmates of state, county, or private institution, or home for children; reports; list; order of deportation; release from institution or home; delivery to office holding warrant of deportation.

Sec. 1.

     Whenever any alien is committed to or becomes an inmate of any state, county, or private institution, or a home for children, it shall be the duty of the manager, superintendent, warden, or other person in charge of the institution or home to forthwith report to the department of corrections that the alien is an inmate of that institution or home. The department of corrections shall keep on file a correct list of all such persons reported and to immediately report that fact to the nearest office of the United States immigration service. Upon the issuance of an order of deportation by the proper federal authority, and upon the release of the alien from the institution or home, the manager, superintendent, warden, or other person in charge of the institution or home shall deliver the alien into the custody of the United States officer holding the warrant of deportation.


History: 1921, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8289 ;-- CL 1948, 404.31 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 56, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1985





404.32 Institutional records; contents; blanks for recording.

Sec. 2.

     The keeper, manager, superintendent, warden, or person in charge of any institution described in section 1 shall keep a record of all persons committed to or who become inmates of that institution. The record shall contain the following information: name, age, whether married or single, whether he or she can read or write, place of birth, nationality, names and addresses of parents or nearest relatives, or friends, date of arrival in United States, port of arrival, name of steamship, and if a naturalized citizen of the United States the date and place of naturalization. The state treasurer, upon request, shall furnish each of the institutions described in this act printed blanks for the purpose of recording the information described in this section.


History: 1921, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8290 ;-- CL 1948, 404.32 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2002





404.34 Noncompliance with act; penalties.

Sec. 4.

     Failure on the part of any person to perform any duty enjoined upon him by the provisions of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof such person shall be subject to a fine of not less than 50 dollars nor more than 500 dollars, or to imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months; or to both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.


History: 1921, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8291 ;-- CL 1948, 404.34




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