. . . . . . . . "No master, owner or agent of any steamboat, ship, vessel or boat or any car or other vehicle shall land or put down, or cause or permit to be landed or put down, from any such steamboat, ship or other vessel, car or other vehicle any alien pauper, vagrant, sick, infirm or insane person or such other alien that may appear to have no visible means of support or that cannot make it appear that he is" .