Report of the Committee on Mines and Mining Interests, to whom was referred the memorial of citizens of San Francisco.

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Corporate author / creator:	California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Mines and Mining Interests.
Imprint:	[Sacramento, California?] : James Allen, State Printer, [1856]
Description:	1 online resource (6 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Document. In Assembly, session of 1856 Document (California. Legislature. Assembly) ; session 1856. Migration to new worlds.
Subject:	Racism against Asians -- California. Emigration and immigration law -- California. Chinese -- California. Immigrants -- Taxation -- California. Mineral industries -- California. Foreign workers, Chinese -- California. Chinese. Emigration and immigration. Emigration and immigration law. Foreign workers, Chinese. Immigrants -- Taxation. Mineral industries. California -- Emigration and immigration. China -- Emigration and immigration. California. China.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13526222

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Varying Form of Title:	Memorial
Other authors / contributors:	California Historical Society. Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
Notes:	"The Committee on Mines and Mining Interests, to whom was referred the memorial of sundry importers and merchants of the city of San Francisco, 'upholding and sustaining' Edward McGowan, (the Commissioner of Emigrants,) in the total disregard of the enforcement of a law passed at the last session of the Legislature, entitled 'an Act to discourage the Immigration to this State of Persons who cannot become citizens thereof,' have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to make the following report."--Page 5-6. Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed 21, 2022).
Summary:	Report of the Committee on Mines and Mining Interests regarding the memorial of citizens of San Francisco which opposed the acts limiting the immigration of Chinese and imposing a tax on them. The committee found this petition was disloyal and an insult of the legislature. The memorial is addressed to the House of Representatives of the State of California and is signed by Alsop & Co., and others. It is dated Feb. 26, 1856. The report is addressed to Mr. Speaker and is signed by members by of the Committee on Mines and Mining Interests.

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