In re Ah Chong’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions

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1. ““ * * * To exclude the Chinaman from fishing in the waters of the state, therefore, while the Germans, Italians, Englishmen, and Irishmen, who otherwise stand upon the same footing, are permitted to fish ad libitum, without price, charge, let, or hindrance, is to prevent him from enjoying the same privileges as are ‘enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation’; and to punish him criminally for fishing in the waters of the state, while all aliens of the Caucasian .race are permitted to fish freely in the same waters with Impunity and without restraint, and exempt from all punishments, is to exclude him from enjoying the same immunities and exemptions ‘as are enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nationand such discriminations are in violation of articles 5 and 6 of the treaty with China, cited in full in Parrott’s Case, The same privileges which are granted to other aliens, by treaty or otherwise, are secured to the Chinaman by the stipulations of the treaty. Conceding that the state may exclude all aliens from fishing in its waters, yet if it permits one class to enjoy the privilege it must permit all others to enjoy, upon like terms, the same privileges, whose governments have treaties securing to them the enjoyment of all privileges granted to the most favored nation. “The Fourteenth Amendment of the national Constitution provides that ‘no state shall * * * deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.’ To ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Terrace v. Thompson

2. ““ * * * All aliens incapable of becoming electors of this state are hereby-prohibited from Ashing, or taking any Ash, lobsters, shrimps, or shellAsh of any kind, for the purpose of selling or giving to another person to sell. Every violation of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than $25, or by imprisonment in the countj jail for a period of not less than thirty days.” 2 Fed. at page 734.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Terrace v. Thompson