The Act for the Government and Protection of Indians (Chapter 133, Cal. Stats. , April 22, 1850) was enacted by the first session of the California State Legislature . [1]
The act “facilitated removing California Indians from their traditional lands, separating at least a generation of children and adults from their families, languages, and cultures (1850 to 1865) This California law provided for” apprenticing “or indenturing Indian children and adults Whites, and also punished “vagrant” Indians by “hiring” them to the highest bidder at a public auction if the Indian could not provide sufficient bond or lease. ” [2] It was Amended in 1860. [2] ALTHOUGH the California legislature Repealed shares of the statute partner after the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution Abolished involuntary servitude, [1] It Was not Repealed icts in Entirety up to 1937. [2]
The Act for the Government and Protection of Indians is in line with the laws of California during this time, the Greaser Act in 1855 and the Foreign Miners Tax Act of 1850 (repealed in 1851 and reinstated in 1852). . [3] [4]
References
- ^ Jump up to:a b Dutschke, Dwight (2014). “A History of American Indians in California” (PDF) . California Office of Historic Preservation, Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Johnston-Dodds, Kimberly. “Early California Laws and Policies Related to California Indians” (PDF) . 50 California Research Bureau, California State Library . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
- Jump up^ “Foreign Miners Tax Documents, 1850-1867.” . www.oac.cdlib.org . Retrieved 2017-03-03 .
- Jump up^ “The Statutes of California passed to the Sixth Session of the Legislature” (PDF) . 1855 . Retrieved 3 March 2017 .