The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-10-15
An Act for the Protection of Chinese J Labor.

An Act for the Protection Of Chinese Labor
Introduced in the Nepudd Legislature by j. "
UoOdnOrh, present Republican candidate for
Sheriff Of Eiko county.
The People of the State of Nevada, repre-
scented i'll Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION /. Whenever two or more persons,
acting In concert, shall by force or show of
force, or by threats or intimidation, unlawful
ly drive any person or persons, at peace with
the State, from his or their home or homes,
occupation, employment or place of abode
within this State, or by force or show of force
or by threats or intimidation, unlawfully pre-
vent or endeavor toprevent any person or per-
sons, at peace with the State, from returning
to his or their said home or homes, occupa-
ton, employment or place of abode, or by
force or show of force, or by threats or intim-
idation, unlawfully prevent or endeavor to
prevent any person, at peace with the State,
from engaging III or continuing in any oCcupa-
tion such person OF persons may choose, and
on such terms and III such manner as said
person or persons may choose, or by force or
show of force, or by threats or intimidation,
unlawtnlly prevent or endeavor to prevent
any person in this State from employing any
person or persons he may choose, in any oc-
cuputiOn he may choose, and on such terms as
he may choose. they shall each be deemed
guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof
shall he punished by imprisonment in the
State Prison for "A term not less than one
year and not exceeding live years.
SIC. 2. Any person who shall in any man.
ner assists IN the commission of any of the
acts constituting the Otfeuse described in the
preceding section, or who shall be present at
the time OF their commission, for the purpose
of aiding or encouraging the same, whether
such person shall be armed or not, or whether
he shall actually participate in the doing OF
said acts or not, shall be III like manner
guilty of felony, and shall be punished there
for the same as III section one of this act pro-
vided.
SEC. ). Whenever any person or persons,
at peace with the State, shall have been by
force, threats or intimidation, unlawfuly
driven from his or their home or homes oc-
cupatlOn, employment or place of abode
within this State il shall be the duty of the
Sheriff of the county III which such unlawful
acts were commenced, forthwith, on demand of
said persons or some one III their behalf, to
replace the persons so driven away in the pos
session of all the rights and privileges by them
enjoyed before such driving away WAS had, SO
far the same Is possible.
SIC. i.-Aiter restoring such persons To
their rights aforesaid, 1t shall be the duty
of the said SheTn To directly and specially
guard, protect, and defend such persons i'll the
possession of their said rights SO long us the
same shall appear u him to be necessary for
the protection of said rights and the prcsUTya-
tiOn of the peace; prUrHed, that said guard
may bc discharged at any time 10y an order OF
the District Judge, upon AN application there
for, by any resident taxpayer uI the county If
1t shall appear to said Judge that said guard is
no longer necessary.
SEC ). On such application any citizen of
the county may appear before the Judg" i'll
person or by attorney and offer evidence
to show whether the maintenance of said
guard Is necessary, and the Judge shall hear
the same and determine accordingly. The
costs OF all such applications shall be paid 10y
the county where said unlawful acts com
menced, and the order of the Judge tor the
payment Of said costs shall in all respects be
treated as "A warrant on the Treasurer
SIC. q. In executing this law the Sheriff
shall have the right, and If II be necessary in
order To enforce the law, IL shall be his duty
to command the aid of all persons present or
within the county, and the same manner of
procedure as to obtaining and using force
from the county aud State to execute this law,
and the same penalties Tor refusing to aid the
Sheriff therein, and the same punishment for
an officer failing to execute this Inv, shall be
had rs is provided by the laws of this State
in case of riot.
Ssc. 7. Whenever persons within the
county are called upon to aid in executing this
law, each person so summoned, who serves,
shall be paid therefor the sum of five dollars
per day, in gold coin, and the same shall be
charge upon the county III which such unlawful
proceedings originated. The County Commits.
sioners Of the county III allowing the same
shall allow sufficient county scrip To equal, nt
the then market value of said scrip, to said
sum of five dollars per day, gold coin. and the
county i'll which said unlawful acts originated
shall also. MT its own cost, furnish all ncccs-
sary subsistence and means of conveyance
and NIL things necessary to the snid cDUdy
posse while the members thereof are i'll active
service.
SIC. &. When the Governor shall be salts
fed that the execution Of this law has been
fOrclbly resisted i'll any county by bodies of
men, or that combinations to resist its cNCcu-
ton by force exist ia any county, and that the
power of the county has bcou eXcrtcd and has
not been sufficient tO enable the Sheriff To- eN-
ocuto the same, lac may act in like mnnner in
all respects ms by the laws of this State he is
now authorized TO do when civil or criminal
process is resisted or threatened to be resisted
by force.
CoSGREssMAN SARGEST has been heard from.
He didn't go off with Mooney, nor did he 90
up to Oregon, turn Democrat and play for the
United States Senate, as has been reported.
He did neither. lie is over in Nevada stump.
ing tho State for tho Radical ticket. II
AaTon's harangucs arc not more effective there
than in his own State, the Nevada Radicals