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En vertu de la présente loi, les nombreux documents africains de sexe masculin avaient dû transporter a étaient remplacés par un document unique, le livre de référence, qui contient des informations sur leur identité, emploi, lieu de résidence légale, paiement des impôts et, le cas échéant, permission d'être dans les zones urbaines.
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In 1951, one-fifth of African women already lived in the cities of South Africa.[3] In 1952, the same year that African women became subject to strict influx control measures, the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act was passed. Under this act, the numerous documents African men had been required to carry were replaced by a single document, the reference book, which contained information about their identity, employment, place of legal residence, payment of taxes and, if applicable, permission to be in urban areas. The act further stipulated that African women, at an unspecified date, would be required to carry reference books.[4]
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