The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-02-04
THE jim CROW CAR BILL.
Full Text of rIr. PollOck's Substitute
for the Bill of the Railroad
Committee.

Columbia, Jauary 23.-Special !:
The following is the text of the scpa-
rate coach bill, as proposed by the
sub committee ofthe House committee
on railroads.
A bill to require all railroads and
railroad companies operating trains
and doing business in this State to
provide and operate separate coaches,
for the accommodation and transpor-
tation of white and colored passen-
| gers, and to regulate passenger rates
in the State.
Be it enacted by the General AS
| sembly of the State of South Caro-
lima:
Section /. That all railroads and
railroad companies operating trains
and doing business in this State be,
and they are hereby, required to
provide and operate separate coaches
for the accommodation and trauspor-
tation of white and colo-ed passen-
gers within the State: Provided,
however, that whenever, in the iudg,
ment of the board Of railroad com.
missioners or a majority thereof, it is
impracticable for any of said rail
roads or railroad companies to pro-
vide and operate the separate coaches
as hcreinbcforc required, then such
railroad company may and shall pro-
vide separate apartments in coaches
for the accommodation and trauspor-
tation of white and colorcd passen-
gers: Provided further, that the ac.-
| commodations in such separate coaches
or apartments in coaches shall be
equal and the same for each of the
said races. Nothing contained in
this Act shall be so construed us to
prevent any colored nurse accom-
panying white passengers from trav.
elling in the coach or apartment in
coach set aside and provided for the
accommodation and transportation of
white passengers.
Section 2. Whenever any rail
road or railroad company shall be
permitted by the board of railroad
| commissioners, as hereinbcfore pro-
vidcd, to provide separate apartments
in coaches for the accommodation
and transportation of white and col
ored passengers. such separate apart
ments shall be divided by Il good and
substantial wooden partition. But
in no case shall any railroad or rail
road company be required to provide
more than one water closet in each
of the separate apartments in any
coach so divided.
Section 3. That all differences
and distinctions heretofore existing
and created by law between first and
second class rates be, and they are
hereby, abolished, and no railroad
or railroad company, except as here
matter provided, shall hereafter
charge or collect for any ticket for
the transportation ofpassengers with
in this State Il greater rate than three
cents per mile. The provisions of
this section shall not prevent the
board of railroad commissioners from
altering or changing the said rate
as to any railroad or railroad com.
pany whenever in the Judgment of
the said board Of railroad commission
ers, the circumstances of such rail.
road company may warrant or re-
qulre such change: Provided. how.
ever, that the board of railroad com.
missioncrs shall in no case authorize
or permit any such railroad or rail
road company to charge or collect a
greater rate than three. and one half
cents per mile.
Section ). Any railroad or rail-
road company. or any agent of any
such railroad or railroad company,
which shall violate knowingly and
wilfully any Of the provisions of this
Act, shall for each violation forfeit
the sum of five hundred dollars. to
be recovered mt the suit Of the board
of railroad commissioners ofthe State
In any court OF competent .lurlsdlc-
ton, in the county wEerc such viola
tion shall have occhrred-thc said
forfeiture to be paid into the county
treasury of such county. and placed
in the ordinary county fund.
Section .. That al acts and parts
Of Acts inconsistent with The pro-
visions Of this Act be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
section. g., That this Act shall
80 into effect on the 1stJay of July,
,, ID 1908 N.,., al Cnurior