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On the recordFebruary 5, 1917
Any Chinese person who shall come into the Canal Zone, with the intention of passing into the Republic of Panama, in contravention of the laws of the Republic of Panama, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this section.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2526—Relating to the Exclusion of Chinese from the Panama Canal Zone

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