An Act to Prevent the Further Immigration of Chinese or Mongolians (1858)

n[A]ny person, or persons, of the Chinese or Mongolian races, shall not be permitted to enter this State, … and it shall be unlawful for any man …to knowingly allow …, any Chinese or Mongolian, … to enter any … place, …within the border of this State, and any person … violating any of the provisions of this Act, shall be held and deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,