[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] DON'T give me your tired, your poor!

[MaizieRae at aol.com]

Dear Listers,
 
This warning appeared in three languages (English, German, & ?) on a  
document given to some distant cousins of my husband who were German-Russians  
immigrating to the United States.  The bold-face lettering is on the  document.  (A 
couple of words are hard to read).  
 
Let's see, what does it say again on the Statue of Liberty???  Linda  
Freehling
 
 
SPECIAL NOTICE TO PASSENGERS 

All alien passengers arriving in America are inspected by the United  States 
authorities before they are allowed to  land.  No person who is Insane,  
Imbesile, Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Crippled, or otherwise infirm, or suffering from  
trachoma, tuberculosis, Iavus(?), or any other contagious disease, will not be  
permitted to land; nor any person without money or baggage or in any way liable  
to become a public charge, nor any person who has been an inmate of a prison, 
 poorhouse, or workhouse, or any charitable institution.  Nor will any alien 
passengers coming to  America under (contract?) to work for  any person, firm, 
or corporation be allowed to land.  All such passengers are sent back.   

No children under 16 years of age will be permitted to  land, unless in 
charge of or coming to their parents residing in this  country. 





**************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car 
listings at AOL Autos.      
(http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)