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羅省中華會館時間軸 TIMELINE

about 20,025 people. The majority of the population are miners
spreading across California, and by 1870 they account for 30% of
the mining population.

1853 + 加州州長約翰．畢各勒首倡排華，從此反華情緒日漸高漲，並擴及其
他州。
California Governor John Bigler begins to discriminate against the
Chinese. As a result, the first sense of anti-Chinese sentiments
begins to spread across California and to other states.
+ 加州議會通過向外國礦工徵收牌照稅的法律，任何沒有牌照的人都不
可以從加州的金礦裡拿走金子；牌照稅每個月4美元。
California Legislature passes a law that all foreign mining indus-
tries importing or exporting gold must have a permit or license.
There is a monthly license or permit fee of four U.S. Dollars.

1854 + 加州的最高法院作出判決，承認華人在加州沒有資格入籍，也沒有權
利在法庭上對有關白人的案件作證。
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Chinese people are not eligible
to acquire citizenship, and do not have the right to act as witness-
es for Caucasians in court.
+ 加州政府向華人礦工徵收「外籍礦工稅」，該筆稅款占當年政府稅收
總額的一半。
California Legislature levies a law that the Chinese people have to
pay a “Foreign Miner Tax.” The amount of tax paid occupies more
than half of the amount of total government tax revenue.

1855 + 加州立法議會通過反對沒有入籍資格的人向加州移民的法案。不過，
加州最高法院很快就宣布法案違憲，加州立法議會於次年廢除。
California Legislature passes a law that prohibits immigrants from
obtaining citizenship, but the California Supreme Court overrules
this law as it violates the U.S. Constitution and abolishes it the
following year.

1858 + 加州立法議會通過禁止華人入境的法案；聯邦法庭以違反聯邦憲法判
決而判其此州法無效作廢。
California Legislature passes a law prohibiting Chinese people
from entering the United States, but the law is quickly abolished
by the U.S. Supreme Court because it violates the U.S. Constitu-
tion.

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