The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
SEEK TO REPEAL
THE BLACK LAWS
An Important Meeting Of
the Afro American
League.
Draft of a Bill Prepared to
Come Before the Legis.
lature.

An important meeting of the Afro.
American League was held last evening
at California Hall; President T. B. Nor
ton in the chair.
report of the executive committee
was received and unanimously adopted,
in which 7. B. Morton was exoneraled
from a charge contained in an article in
the Elevator. which had the caption OF
"Disgraceful." The charge purported to
be contained in an interview with w. Z.
Henderson, and was in substance that Mr..
Morton "sold ont the colored voters of this
City, right and left, to the candidates and
politicians OF all parties and factions DUR
ing the last campaign"
The executive committee found that
there "was not one scintilla of truth in the
statement. In addition 20 this charges
were made by the committee against w.
E. Henderson concerning his action on
election day.
Letters thanking Mr.. Morton, as presi-
dent OF the league, for the good work Of
the league at the recent election, were
read. Among the signers were President
elect Mckinley; Charles Deck, who is
Mark Hanna's secretary; F. L. Barnett
# the Republican National Committee,
and Frank Mclaughlin, chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee of
California. The letter from President
elect Mckinley was as follows:
CANTON, Ohio. Nov 7, 1896.
T. B. Norton President n JrO-A ynerican League
San Francisco, CGL-MY DEAR Sir: Please con-
yey to the members of the Afro-Americen
League my appreciation, not only of heir
congratulations sent through you, but OF their
hearty and loyal support. Very truly yours,
W. MCKINLEY.
A matter of leading importance before
the meeting was the appointment of
committee of five TO confer at he Assem-
bly, Club wit another committee con-
corning the best way to urge measures
before the Legislature, which are summed
up as follows:
Repeal section go, article l, of the
Civil Code. commonly known as ":he
black law" reading as follows: GAN
marriages of white persons With negroes
or muIattoes are illegal and void"
Adopting bill as follows:
All persons within the jurisdiction of this
accommodation, advantages, facilities and
privileges OF inns, restaurants, hotels, eating
houses lighthouses, bar ber-shops, music halls
public coDvegances on land and water and
other places OF public accommodation or
amusement, subject only TO the conditions
and limitations established by law and appli-
cable alike to all CT liens.
Any person who snail violate any OF the
provisions of the foregoing section except for
reasons applicable alike to all citizens OF every
race, creed or color. and regardless of races
creed or coer, In denying full enjoyment of
any OF the accomm odations, advantages, IA
cilities or privileges, in such section enufner-
ated, or BY aiding or melting such den
shall, for every such off-nse forfeit and pay
sum not less than 500, nor more than $500
to the persons aggrieved thereby, TO be re-
covered in any court of competent
jurisdiction in the county where said ofIense
was committed, and shall also for every such
offense be deemed guilty of misdem eanor
ana upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than 800 nor more than $500, or shall
be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor
more than ninety days, or both such fine and
imprisonment.
The committee consists of Rev. H. ].
Calais, w. II. Carter, d. w. Macdonald,
G. w. Mitchell and w. w. Butler.