The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11

tedZThe Roanoke Public Building
Site Bill Passes tho Senate-A Isnl Pro-
viding Separate Cars For tho Races
RICHMOND, Dec. 1O.-lSpecial THE
Governor to-day approved tho irst law
OF the ssss}@. allowing Rockbridge to
vote oniss6ing bonds to build new
courthouse. The Roanoke Public
building bill has passed both houses
and awaits the approval of the Gov
ernor.
Judge James c. Lamb was to-day
elected Judge of Richmond chancery
court, receiving the solid vote OF both
houses.
Senate agreed to the resolution for
joint committee of two senators and
three delegates to distribute the direct
tax fund.-
In the house tho petition of S. B.
Hardwicko was offered, contesting the
seat of Chambers, of Northum berland,
claiming that he receives emolnments
from the government. Chambers man
ufactures postoffice dating and rating
stamps, }and has done so for twenty. five
years.
Mr.. Howe, of Pulaski, introduced
bill ma g from February to Novem-
Der theEsa6se season for cartridges in
his couTtSs also-a hill requiring super
visors t9carry out the provisions of tho
code.regarding fire. proof clerks Office.
A subcommittee of two from the
senate and three from tho house cleo
tons committee have been put to work
on tho reapportionment of the State.
In caucus tonight William r. Gaines
was renominated for register of the
office.
Mr.. Lynn. of Loudoun, is nominated
for superintendent Of the penite ntiary,
vice Mores.
County iudgeship nominations are,
Bland and Giles, Martin Williams;
Washington, Judge Ward; Carroll, N.
| p. Oglesby: Wythc, William Il. Fulton
A bill providing for the use of sepa-
ratio cars for white and colored passen-
gers on the railroads within this State,
has keen introduced in the House by
Mr.. Hazel j. Williams, of Augusta
The bill reads as follows:
can act to promote the comfort of
| passengers on railroad trains.
sssSection /. Be it enacted by the gen.
erar assembly of Virginia, That all
railroads carrying passengers in this
State, other than street railroads, shall
provide equal, but separate, accommo-
dations for the white and colored races.
by providing two or moro passenge
cars for each passenger train, or by d.
viding the passenger cars by a parti-
tion so as to secure separate accommo-
dations.
Section .. BE it further enacted
nnn If
trains shall have power. and arc hereby
required to assisn each passenger to
the car-or the division of the IT, when
it is divided by partition-used by the
race to which such passenger belongs;
and should any passenger refuse To oc
cupy the car or the division to which he
or she is assigned by such conductor,
SAID conductor shall have power to re-
fuse TO carry such passenger on his
train, and for such refusal neither he
nor the railroad company shall be liable
for any damage whatever in any court;
| provided that this act shall not apply to
cases where white or colored passengers
| enter into the State pom such railroads
under contract for their transportation
made in other States where like laws
do not prevail
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
That any passenger upon train pro-
vlded with separate coaches or divisions
for the passengers who shall ride, or at
tempt to ride. in coach or division OF
same not designated for his or her
color, contrary to the provisions OF this
act, shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor
and shall be fined upon conviction
thereof not exceeding 500; provided
that such railroad companies shall have
tho right to regulate and control the
travel OF all other coaches in each OF
their trains except the two coaches or
double coach, as the case may be, as
provided for in this act.
Section 4. BE it further enacted.
That all railroad companies that shall
refuse or neglect, within sixty days
after the approval of this act, to com.
ply with the rules Of section of this
act, shall be deemed guilty of misde.
meanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not exceeding five
hundred dollars; and any conductor that
shall refuse or neglect to carry ole the
provisions of section of this act shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor
and shall, upon conviction thereof, he
fined not exceeding ons hundred dollars
Section 5. BE it further enacted. Tina,
all laws in conflict with tho provisions
of this act be, and the same are hereby
repealed.