Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-07-19
NO.84.
AN ACT

20 protect the civil rights of citizens de-
claring certain forfeitures for acts in de-
rogatiOn of such rights and directing pro-
ceedings to that end making certain acts
i'm violation of civil rights misdemean.
or and declaring the punishment Thereof.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
Honse of Representatives of the State Of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
ed, That every citizen of Louisiana and
every citizen of the United States residing
in Louisiana, shall have and enjoy equal
and impartial accommodations, advantages,
facilities and privileges from all common
carriers on land or water, from inn-keepem
and from all public places ofresort licensed
by the State or by any municipal corpora
ton.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
if any common carrier within the State,
whether on land or water shall make any
Discrimination against any citizen of the
State or of the United States on account Of
race or color, or shall otherwise conspire TO
deprive any citizen Of any civil rights
immunities or privileges, such commas
carriers, whether corporation or an ind-
vidual, shall be liable TO an action for fama
ges in favor of the party injured. Moreover
such common carrier SO offending shall for
felt tho license which may have been isss-
ed in its or his favor if such common car
rier be corporation the act OF any author
lied agent SO offending shall be demed an
act Of the corporation within the meaning
of this law. If any inn-keeper or owperd
manager OF any Place Of resort shall de
prive any citizen Of any civil right immuni.
ty or privilege guaranteed TO him BY The
constitution of the United States, or own
er, or manager aforesaid shall refnse equal
and impartial accommodations toMy ci;
zen on account of the race or color Of such
citizens such inn-keeper or owner, ar uaans,
ger, of such licensed place of public resort
shall forfeit his license issued to him by tho
State, and shall not thereafter pursue such
q calling, and shall likewise be liable "
such citizens so injured for damages.
Sec. 3 Be il further enacted, etc, That
it shall be, and is hereby made the duty Of
the Attorney General Of the State, upon the
complaint of any citizen that he has ben
deprived of any civil right, immunity or
privilege, or has been refused equal and
impartial accommodations by any common
carrier, inn-keeper or other licensed Owner
or manager of any public place of resort to
take proceedings, in the name of the Stats,
before any court of competent jurisdiction,
| to forfeit the license of such common carrier
| inn-keeper or owner and manager of any
place of public resort so offending. The
proceeding to be taken by the Attorney
General shallbe tried by preference.
| Sec. a. Be it further enacted, etc., That
if any agent OF employee, railroad company
or steamboat, or common carrier, running
from other States into this State, shall r.
tempt to make or enforce any rule or regu
lation discriminating against any citisend
| this State on account of race or color, such
agent or employee shall be deemed guiltye
a misdemeanor, and 'shall be arrested, ri
upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoe'
ed at the discretion of the Court, or both
Such agent or employee shall further mon
be subject to an action for damages IN y
vor of the person so injured. 1t is nse
the duty of the Attorney General to psoss'
cute offenders under this section.
Sec. 5. Be il further enacted, etc, III
this act shall not be construed as dePg1t
ing any citizen of any remedy now adon'
ed by law for tho protection of his ~
rights, but shall be deemed as supplies
tai to such remedies.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, m
this act shall take effect from and ana
passage.
| [Signed] CHARLES w. LOWELL
Speaker of the House of Representative
(Signed] G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of -
| Senate.
Approved April 10, 1873.
| lSigned] WILLIAM p. KELLOGGs
| Governor of the State of Louisians.
/ A true copy:
/ p. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.