, 1871-12-18
AN ACT
To protectt the Old Settlers of Washing
ton Territory and Limit the Rapa-
city of Carpet Baggers who may be

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city of Carpet Baggers who may be
found running at large.
SECTION. I. BE it enacted By the Legis-
lathe Assembly Of the Territory of Wash
iugton, That the old settlers of WASH
ington Territory are and ought to be
considered privileged class; that they
shall, from and after this bill and its
approval by the Governor, be entitled to
hold all the offices, both Federal and
Territorial, especially the good and pay
ing ones; that they shall be exempt from
payment of fares on any stage line,
steamboat and railroad, especially if the
latter are owned in whole or part by any
carpet basger OF carpet baggers.
That they shall be exempt from all
militia or jury duty, if they SO desire,
Or unless they see " observe an obvious
intention on tie part tof juries Of carpet
baggers to find verdlcts sinching old
settlers. That they shall be allowed at
all times and at proper occasions to give
their opinion upon the climate, soil, and
productions Of this Territory. its history,
and that of the old settlers thereof, and 4
they shah, upon all occasions be treated
with due Difference by all carpet-baggsers.
their stories listened to, believed, an !
all their jokes duly and heartily laughed
at and applauded.
SEC. 2. All carpet baggers within the
limits of this Territory shall be consid
cred an inferior class, and shall have no
rights or privileges that an old settler is
bound to respect. They shall not be
allowed to hold any good offices during
the lifetime of any of the old settlers, it
being long settled fact that the Terri
tory is capable of furnishing ample tai
ent to fill all the offices that are worth
curse.
They shall not be allowed to hunt up
the old wives of the old settlers in the
Atlantic States or elsewhere, or claim
any rights for said old wives, wEo
ought to be ashamed to live SO long
absenkfrom said old settlers.
They shall be governed by the predic
tons of the weather made by all old set
tiers, and attribute any mistake made
to the changes in climate from the ear
ly days when the Territory was first dis
covered by said old settlers, to the dis
turbing infuen .es and general deranse-
ment of things brought about by said
carpet baggers.
They shall at all times show proper
respect and Difference when in the pres
enco of any old settler or settlers; they
should not at any time jump their claims
tell better stories, or undertake to prove
them by other carpet baggers or other
disreputable persons; shall not presume
to court their widows as long as said
widow OF widows have the remotest
chance of receiving an offer from any
bachelor or widower old settler.
SEC. 3. Any carpet bagger who shall
in any manner offend in any particular
recited in Sec. two, or in any way idly
regard the rights, wishes OF, privileges
of any old settler, shall be tried by jury
of old settlers, and any penalty they may
decide, even to the extent of Punishment
to Wisconsin or other remote parts,
shall be meekly submitted to by said
offending carpet bagger.
Sec. 4. For the purpose of this act,
any person who was not a resident of
this Territory before the late Indian or
Yakima war, shall be considered q
carpet Dagger: Prouided, That any person
now residing within the limits of Wash
ington Territory who eau bring satisfac-
tory proof of three years residence in
the Territory of Arizona, two years res
idence in the State of Minnesota, or one
years residence i'll Alaska, shall be
considered equal in all respects for en-
durance Of privation, peril of life and
hard living gene rally, to an old settler
of Washington Territory of 20 years
standing.
SEC. S. This act to be in full force
for and during the life of the oldest set
tier, and all carpet baggers are strictly
prohibited from all attempts at shorten
ing the period by inviting any old set
tier to drink anything but good liquor,
and avoiding all legislation adverse to
the fnll Geynlnnement of CLAIMS.