Immigration Act of 1864

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted July 4, 1864
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:38th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established Office of the Commissioner of Immigration
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major federal immigration law in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration Act of 1864
gptkbp:provides allowed labor contracts with immigrants
created federal oversight of immigration
regulated immigration agents
gptkbp:purpose to encourage immigration to the United States
gptkbp:repealedBy 1868
Act of July 25, 1868
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:13_Stat._325
gptkb:13_Stat._356
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8