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Encyclopedia > Geary Act

The Geary Act was a United States law passed in 1892 written by California Congressman Thomas J. Geary. It extended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, but also added onerous new requirements.


The law required all Chinese residents in the United States to carry a resident permit, a sort of internal passport. Failure to carry the permit at all times was punishable by deportation or a year at hard labor. In addition, Chinese were not allowed to bear witness in court, and could not receive bail in habeas corpus proceedings.


The Geary Act was challenged in the courts and affirmed by the US Supreme Court in 1893.


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Our Documents - Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) (514 words)
In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur.
The Chinese Exclusion Act required the few nonlaborers who sought entry to obtain certification from the Chinese government that they were qualified to immigrate.
When the exclusion act expired in 1892, Congress extended it for 10 years in the form of the Geary Act.
Geary Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (163 words)
The Geary Act was a United States law passed in 1892 written by California Congressman Thomas J. Geary.
The law required all Chinese residents of the United States to carry a resident permit, a sort of internal passport.
The Geary Act was challenged in the courts but was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice Horace Gray, Fong Yue Ting v.
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