Popular Name Statutized?:
N
Type:
Description
Date Enacted:
Wednesday, February 19, 1862
Short Title:
No short title, but long title includes "Coolie Trade"
Statute At Large:
ch. 27, 12 Stat 340
Named For?:
The "Coolie Trade" refers to the trafficking of persons from Asia, mostly China and India, to work as slaves or low-wage laborers. The term "Coolie" is a perjorative.
Interesting Part Statutized?:
Y
Notes:
"Coolie Trade" actually in the name of the statute: "An Act to prohibit the "Coolie Trade" by American Citizens in American Vessels