[768]. Const., 1872, art. IV, sec. 1.
[769]. Const., 1848, art. III.
[770]. Const., 1889, art. VI.
[771]. Code, 1907, part V, sec. 199.
[772]. Revised Stat., 1901, sec. 2282.
[773]. Revised Laws, 1901, secs. 18, 60, and 63.
[774]. Organic Act, 1850, sec. 6; Compiled Laws, 1897, secs. 1647, 1672, and 1677–78.
[775]. The Outlook, vol. 91, p. 78.
CHAPTER XII
RACE DISTINCTIONS VERSUS RACE DISCRIMINATIONS
Heretofore, the writer has let the legislatures and courts speak for themselves, withholding personal opinions and refraining from making deductions from the facts revealed. Now, however, that the various race distinctions have been reviewed at some length, it may be worth while to consider what conclusions the facts warrant and what practical lessons they suggest.