The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-10
Senate. and Fitch voted for In the House.
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Senate. and Fitch voted Tor In the House.
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The following IL a cnnv of that art:
sc. l6-And b further eadstsd. TIA, az
pvsoss within The juri~d,e'inu uf the Uai,ed
and Territory OF the United States 10 make and
epiorce e"ntIsefs '- -o-. b. parties eve rvi-
d<nee osd 20 sss f7 dsd s9sl u benes OF al ,u,rs
and prNceeiiaJs for tss security OF PeTsoa dsd
property &c - e..i"yed by other white cTixrns.
and shsii be ~ j-ei 60 like prni-hneat~. pains.
Perslii--. tsxe-. i-ene~-. and exaeiSsns af every
kind cnd nosas o.ieT. any .sw. .,s,u,e. ordiusnee.
regulation custom 70 the Contrary nctuith.
standing. No tax or charge shali be Imposed or
eHfureed by any State upon shy person inimI.
grading thereto from foreign country which Is
not equsiy imposed and enforced upon every
farriHn couhiry: and any Law Of any State IN con-
q q With this provision is hereby declared null
aDd v",d.
q e. i7.-And Be IL further enacted. Tia, ony
person uh". under c'lnr at sny lsw. statute. or
di-snce, regulation or Custom. hall -uii-ci or
u.e To- he -uhj-cied. Any bs.lbitlnf o. any Safe
or Territory 10 tie d<pv1rdtion OF dsy riSat Sc
cured or protected by ibr Ia-I prrcrdInr lection
Of this act. or Ia 4 nrreut pu"fshnen,s pains and
penalties on sc~auni 20 >urh P-rsnn being an
alien. ar by re,>pn sf q ralnr or race ihan l.
pr"-r- bed for the nnnish .-nr Of hal, n.
deemed 'dky If a niSiSnodzor and on eanyic.
ti''n sha' b. uhished az ane not exceeding one
thousand d".ar., ar imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both. NJ the d'a-r-iion ~ IN. court
SIC. ls.-AHd be 1; further enacted. That the
set In pr"irct all p-r-nn- he Uunea StatrS in
mir eiv rights, aud furnish The mean of ihrtr
rindcanon. psSSrd April 9. lS6s. il hereby re-
ehseird; ard Sect'an- l6 and II thereof shall be
eni"re-d according 9" The provisions Of said act.
BY this s''rute opposition IN the CkiI,es, Was
made a fnisds HeoHT. punishable by fue and
imprisonment. TIE Chinese mining tax vas
aboishrd. TINS DESTROYING AN important source
nf revenue. and practically encouraging the
Chinese to come in still more formidable
numbers. In single c,,rnty in California
this Chinese tax amounted to SIC. 600. which
has now to be supplied nv additional taxation
on white citizens. Its effect on the Territories
is absolutely ruinous. Most of their revenue
WAS derived from this scource. The Chinese
were relieved practically from all taxation. hnt
an additional amount was buckled on the backs
Of the white miner, while the fields of his
labor were being eurtailed and DESTROYED for
the benefit Of China. 1855
Having thus fortified the Chinannn in Amer.
ica by every defense known to legislation. nv
treaty which is the supreme law of the land.
by Constitutional provisions which are the
supreme law of the land, and by ConcreSsion-
al statutes claiming to- be the supreme law of
the lnnd-thsse Radical Office hunters now.
when they are compelled To come before the
people for reelection. tell ms they are op-
posed to the Chinese. Reading their record,
we must come TO the conclusion that they
have an extraordinary way Of showing it,