, 1874-10-02
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TILE CH1NEaE UAHEAa.QlRpUH CASE.

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IHE CHINESE HABEA5-OORpUgO CASE.
an Tong III tho nnmo Of q fair ,t,l frail Uhl-
nose woman, ono Of twouty-two. brought oyor to
sss country In tho Htonner Japan, and restrained
" TIC California Commissioner Of Emigration Of
nor liberty. sho was doprl3 rod Of It u,der d
provision OF tho Political Codo re1uiring tho
master OF vesao' arriving at any port Of oau
fornla, bringing passengers from any pl.ce out
Of tho State, within * hours after Its arrival to
maso wrttou report under oath to tAs Com.
missioner Of Emigration, Btating tho maine. place
OF birth, laBt residence. age. aud ocou-
patton OF all persons who are mt
cttlzoaa; aud whether Any Of tho pnasop-
gofa thus reported aye lunatio, idiutic. doaf
dunb. crippled, or fnilrm. mud not accompanied
by relatives able to support tholn, or aro lowd
or abandoned women. Tho Commissioner of
Emigration Ia required to satisfy himself
whether or not any such person actually Ia
lunatlo. illotlo, deal. dnmb, otu., Or o lovd and
debauohed woman. 1t ia provided. too. that any
person poaaoHang &llo iulirnitioB or vices speci-
flea eha1l not bo permitted to land in tho State
nnleHH tho ownors or consfgnoos Of tho vessel
8hall gvo q joint aud soyoral bond to tho poople
OF tho State Of California III tho penal sum OF
$500, conditioned to indemnify mud savo narn,-
ieus ovory county, city, and ttown agaiust
all cost md oxponsos by thom necessarily
incurrad for tic relief Of any ono bo-
longing to the aboyo-na,nod class Of poyaons.
Justice Fold, sitting on tho United states
Circuit Bench in California hna hold this Califor-
MIA statute to DO invalid for tho rcasons that It
makes no distinction boewecn tho doaf, Tho
dumb. tho blind, tho crippled, and intlrm who
are poor mud dependent aud those who arc in
tho possession Of wealth aud ablo to support
thonsoivea; TINT 1t does not mako any diutino-
ton bot~een present pauper aud one who has
been paupcr but has ceased to bo such; tlat
1t subjocts to tho same condition tho passenger
whose sioliuoss Of diBsaHo had beon contracted
OIL tho passage and tue ono who vas sick or dis.
oascd at bis departure from tho foreign port;
that 1t draws no dltroronco botwoon tho criminal
convicted OF a misdemeanor, or an olronso
n'aEsm in Sc, or for political oGfonse. Tie
"0Ns' WV "o"'n "Ao7o to"o-
~'o' :" p4''u'o ana"iua ILL.,
du'eenco mud ono who proslitutod her
p.a, ~ A''o' 'n' "o1nao "noao uooaucnorS
consisted In excoBs In eating or drinking, and
tho woman dobauched by tho 1oss of hor chaali-
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