The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-08-02
AN ACT.

AN AChs
To promote the comfort of passen-
gers on railway trains; requiring
all railway companies carrying
passengers on their trains, in this
State, to provide equal but sepaT-
ate accommodations fer the white
and coloFed races, by providing
separate coaches or compart-
ments so as to secure separate
accommodation defining the do
ties Of such railways directing
them to assign passengers 10
coaches or compartment set aside
for the use Of the race to which
such passenger belong; author
izing them to refuse to carry
on their trains such passengers
as may refuse to occupy the coach
or compartments to which lie or
She is assigned to exonerate such
railway companies from any aud
all blame or damages that might
proceed or result from such q re
fusal to prescribe penalties for
the violations of this act; to put
this act iuto effect ninety days
after PRONUNCIATION, and to repeat
all Laws or parts Of laws contrary
to or inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act.
SEC. /, Be it enacted by the Gen
tlal Assembly Of the State Of Louisl-
ana Itat ali railway companies car
rying passengers in their coaches iii
this STATE, shall provide equal bJt
separate accommodation for the white,
and colofed races by providing two
or more passenger coaches i9r each
passenger tIaju. or by dividing :he
passenGe- COACHES b. . partition n a4
to secure separate accommodations;
provided That this section Shalt net be
construed 70 apply to street rait
roads. ~" person, or persons, Shall
be permitted t., occupy seats il coach
es, other t.!an- tie ones, assigned To
them ot account 81 The q Q they be-
long 10.
Sec. :, he it further enacted, esc.,
That. the officers Of such passenger
trains shall bagc poHeraud are Iceeay
required to assign each passenger H.
the Commandment used for tta.1.ee III
which s8@8 passengers belongs, aJH
Passenger lgsis:ing On going iistt h
coach tr eaHstsar#meut la DOGS Aaf Did,.
long, sEaA he ijai15e 10 q fine II twenty
five dollars or III len therefore to iH.-
prl4oHHe.FF for q period Of ual Nu..
than tueasv days III the parish D.isaa
and auy officer Of any railroad insist
ing on assigning = passenger a d
coach o. compartment other t;al ft;a
one set aside tog the race II which
said passenger belongs shall De iia6!t
to q 33ne e twenty dollars III .i@s3
thereof b imprisonment Tor q pet5tH.
OF ne NaaTa than twenty days Ill tau
parish prison and should any paa>eH-
ger refuse t. occupy the coach cr
compartment % Fhiea f4e or she III a@-
signed u The officer Of such r&iiagr.
said officer shalt have power 10 r=I1~e
to carry sa@a passengers on Hin tain,
and fgt such refusal neither ie rer
the railway c0fna@1E which be repre-
SCENTS sI.as! ha Elatit for damage I'LL
any Of tho c8HIts 0f this State.
SEC. =. I}e il further enacted, etc,.
That al officers ANA directors OF tal
way companies that shall refuse of
neglect t. comply with the PROVISIONS
and requirements ot this avG shat he
deemed guilty of n misdetncanor ana
shall n4oA conviction before amy court
of competent jurisdiction be fined not
less thai one hundred dollars ucr more
that five hundred dollars; ana any
conductor ~ otler employers III such
passenger tauju. having charge at the
same, who shall refuse OF neglect to
carry out the provisions Of this Def
shah on conviction be- fined not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more ttan
fifty dollars for each ~ofiense, all rail-
road corporations carrying ra.sel 9ers
in thisState other than street railroads
shall keep this law posted mp IN i con
spicuous place III eath passenger coach
and ticket office, provided that noth-
ing in this act shall be construed aa
applying to nurses attending eIi!alta
OF the otter race,
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc:
That all laws o parts Of laws cantra~
Iy to or Inconsistent with the psovi-
sions OF this act be and lie same ate
hereby repealed, and that this ac5
shall take effect and be III fui! force
ninety days after rs pgomul4atior.
5. =. HENRY,
Speakerof the House ofrepresentatlyes
JAMES ~JEFFEIEs,
Lieut. Governor and President III the
Senate.