National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-15
THE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA.

Tho Trsnc in Chinese women
Tho San Francisco Board OF Supervisors
nm IN. s,b ipstapt. nv unanimous vote, Or
80 Al, !. ,,,,.,,n, ro.o,,,,o, IN Ia printed
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and VIII, the local papers say, unuouo'oo'y
pass II,
at shall be unlawful for any person TO sell
mr. o,,omnt N .oIi. propo.e. threaten or offer
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70 sell any human oe'ng, o' W e'a',u Wv ,e'-
vices, possession or person OF any human be-
ing, except as authorized by law; or to So
licit peraunde or induce any person TO be or
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, .on'su :" = ',e.o y, ~ oA0ops
thorLcu ny laW' "netncr bucn Pc'so" fo-
ceivos partial compensation or no compensa-
tion; or to be, enter, remain or dwell In any
brothel or house of ill.fame except for n law
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,onaaa S.", AR T., on .o,unssa ~. ~ o Az. %
tcnued ucot que or pretcnded 10 DO que, py
any person, or any passage money paid for
or money advanced to any person, whether
In tbis State or elsewhere, 10 hold or attempt
10 hold the person. or to claim the services
or possession Of any human being except In
cases authorized by law, or 10 cIcrcise or at
tempt IN cxcrcise anv controi oytf any human
being except as authorized by law, or 10 de-
man3 or receive from any psrson any human
belnv or anv monoy or Hing al value for or
an ascount II any real or p1etepded claim 70
the per,on. possesalon or services Of any per-
son who was bouyht. sold or claimed In vlo-
iation Of ills order. or 10 threaten any per-
son for receiyina' barsorinr, assisting or
m Uu anv ncrs,, who was bought, sold.
held Or Claimed In Violation OF this order, or
for NOT paving or promising To pay any de-
n, and f,r inorev or ANYTHING Of value made
in Violation Of his order, or for not restor-
ing or delivering or promising to restore or
deliver to the claimant or his agent any per-
son who had been bought, sold hold, claimed
or attempted TO DO held or claimed In viola
tion of tiis order.
ANY person violating any Of tho provi-
slons Of this order shall be deemed guilty OF
n mlsdemeanor. and be fined not less than
800 nor more than si, 900, or Imprisoned
not less than ono month nor more than six
month"; or botb such An, and lmpri,on-
OF tbis proposed law Tho San Francisco
Chronicle avs,
"The first practical step toward nbolIshIpg
tho infamous coolio trade. which Is the dis.
grace and would he tLn ruin Of our city, was
taken by Inc supcrylsors last evening, In
unanimously passing TO print an order intro
duced by Mr., Goodwin. The order, II made
inv wifi ruin the business Of the cntcrprising
Chinese Companies who import Monaghan
paupcrs and make them work out the cost of
their passage hither, maintenance, &c. John
Chinamau Ia a shrewd individual, aud when
he finds that no can def, tho terrible power
of tho Companies, and work on his own ac-
count, he will not be slow TO avail himself Of
the Iiberatlnv powers Of the law. The FIRST
consequence will be that the cooie importa-
tion will become q losing operation, and
therefore die out In short time This de-
sirable contamination, however, will not be
achieved unless the authorities keep In active
operation and do not allow II To become u
dead letter, according to the inclinutions Of
the Chinese themselves"
The Chronicle gives the following account
OF tho riro aud progress o, the Infamous traf-
&c in Chinese women:
"Chinese female slavery and prostitution In
thi, city las lately presented such q hidcous
front, been the subject Of SO much Indignant
comment. and received such active attention
ON the part Of the police, that any particulars
Of the manner la which the women arc brought
here will he of interest. Two Chinese mer-
chants of rcspectnbllity and influence, who
have long been residents OF San Francisco,
make the following statement:
WHlp Yee Tong x Co. iuaugurated the base
traffic here In 1859, in small, transformations
way and "A Time progressed Increased their
,a.iii,io. "a no ach atcamor hrouVht mora