Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-04
AGAR FOR EACH RACE
GEN. HILL WILL RECOMMEND SUCH A
BILL TO THE LEGISLATURE.
Personal Ohssryatjnp shows That the Law
Works VOL In Aiabamn-Ihc ACT In
ELECTROMAGNETIC ions.

Last spring General James @. Hill. Rail-
road Commissioner of tho State of Viz
ginia. spent some tImo travelling IN Ala
bama. and while so doing took advantage
Of the opportunity TO investigate tho
roughly tho operations of the Alabama
law providing separate accommodations
on railroads for white sud colored passen-
gers.
He found from hsown observations and
conversations with conductors that inc
Arrangement worked alhira bly,. one
conductor who had been IN the serve" OF
tho Western Alabama railroad Tor years
told him that h. had not the slightest
trouble IN enforcing the law with negroes.
Il was only an occaslOnal case Of drunken
white man who wanted to ride IN the COL
ored peoples car that gave trouble.
WOULD WORK WELL HERE
General Hi says the arrangement can
be- carried out on the virginia railroads
with little or no extra expense TO me com
panies. and the companies could make
the necessary changes IN few dav-. HE
has accordingly prepared the tollowins
law. providing for separate accommoua-
tons tor whites and negroes on NIr1 ma
roads. Il is based on the Alabama law.
and will be embraced in his Forthcoming
report 10 the Legislature ana presented IN
that body Tor action.
AGAR TOR EACH.
Here Is Tho bill. which in the main - a
copy Of the Alabama Jaw. approved Feb
ruarv d. 1891:
An 1T o. prom,fe re Coaifrf + Passengers on
AIi'SoGd Trans.
section !. b. u eaacftd by the General issc''-
biV = "rg'ii That an railroads carrying pas
-rngcr. IN thi. state, other y an street railroads,
snail provide olYal ant scplrttc acc mmoda-
'ol,- for mo white am cOlJrcd races by pro-
yii.Lg two or more pas nSci-cars for each iaS-
aenEgr train or b. dividing thc passen;er-'ar'
- petition 80 rs 10 secure separate accomno'
d1fiors.
Se'tipn >. Es II further enacted. That conduc-
tOr- ~ such rqs.cn-o: l-ains sAal' have power
and are hereOy required. 20 assign each pnssen-
scr o. t'r car or the division 4 the car vii III L
g. divided Oy partiunn-,isri 10y the f1ce "a
which slch passenger belong: AM hould ~
passenger refuse u Occgpy Tho car or the di'i-
zion % which he or she Is assigned by s1ch con
luslDr. SAID conduct r shall uasc p'wci 10 r.
fuse 20 cnrry such pHssengcr IN hi train. an
foc such refusal nc'lner n nOr the rai.rosd con-
yauy shall be IL bic Tor any damages Wr1ieNei
IN my court: Provided, Thai this az, hall n1l
apply ceases whore whit" or cOiorei pa s'ehC"r-
enter into tlo S'ate upon such tnll-'a = under
contract for thc.r spOrtatiOn made III othc;
statos whore llIe laws DO not prevail
PENALTY on TIE PAsSENiER.
Section >. he u frrftsr SHacfcd. That any pa
senecr upon train provided with scparai,
coaches or divisions for the passen ,or- who -hal
ride ol attempt To ride la q cOacl or division al
same not designated for his or mar color. con
trary 10 tn provisions OF this NJ, shnl be guilt,
% a misiemcanOf, ana shall 10 hncd. upon con
viction thereof. not exceeding ono hundred 10.
lars; Provided. That such railroad cOWpanic-
shall have the rght 10 regulate and control th'
travel on al Other coaches m each OF thtir sal
trains except the two colches-or dourle-cohrh
a. the case NAV be-as provided Tor N this act.
80 ,tiOn !. lie tit,itcr enItf,d. ihat al ran
road companies that shall rciuso or neglec
within sixty days after the approval Il this az
o. comply with the requirements OF section q
this net snail be- deemed guilty 81 u INSIDE
mearor, and stall upon conviction thereof ID
! fined not exceeding I'VE hundred dollars; ant
eny conductor that shall refuse or neslcc' &
carry out tho provisions Of section > of tais ac
| shall be- deemed guilty Of n Il I'D mcrh'r, ant
snail upon con. Teton thereof be fnei not ex
ceeiing ono hundred dollars.
section >. BE Z further n'ctsd, ina! all law
IN conflict with the provisions Il this act be, an'
| the same are hereby repealed.
REVIEW or LEGISLATION.
The Commissioner will also give in hi
report Il review of the legislation of DIFF
! ferent States rs connected with rate
! making Dv commissions aud recommend {
different system of examination into rail
road accidents involving loss OF life. liz
will urge that the companies be require'
h. report sucn tccidents TO the Comnls
sioner by telegraph Immediately upon tnci
occurrence.
| General HIPS report, oil except tn
tabular statements, will be- completed an
! in print bv the time the LEGISLATURE meets