Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-02-07
The Separate-Car Bill.

The following Is the full text of
the Epps sepsrste-car bill, W hich was
passed by the Legislature last week:
l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Virginia, That sll rail
road companies and corporation, per-
son or persons running or operating
cars or coaches by steam, on any rail
road line or track within this State,
and all railroad companies, person or
persons doing business in this State,
whether upon the lines of railroads
In part or whole, or leased by lines
that may hereafter be granted in this
State, and all foreign corporations,
companies, person or persons organ
lied under charters granted or that
may be hereafter granted by any
other State, who may be now or may
hereafter be engaged in running or
operating any of the railroads of this
State, either In part or whole, either
in their owR name or that of others,
are hereby required to furnish sepa-
rate coaches or cars for the travel or
transportation of the white and COL
ored passengers on their respective
lines of railroad. Each compartment
of coach divided by good and sub
stantisl partition, with door there
in, shall be deem . separate coach,
within the meaning of this act, and
each separate coach and compartment,
shall bear in some conspicuous place
appropriate words in plain letters in
dicsting the race for which it is set
apart.
2. Be it further enacted, That the
railroad companies, person or persons
shall make no difference or discrimi-
nation in the quality, convenience, or
accommodation In the cars or coaches
or partition set apart for white and
cOlored passengers.
3. Be it further enacted, That any
railroad company or companies that
shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply
with the provisions of section ] and
2 of this act shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon indict.
ment and conviction thereof shall be-
fined not less than $500 nor more
than 81 900 for each offence.
4. Be it further enacted, That al
county courts in whose counties rail.
roads are operating, and corporation
courts of cities, shall have complete
jurisdiction over such offences.
5. Be it further enacted, That thu
conductors or managers of all rail
roads shall have power and are here.
by required to assign to each white
or colored passenger his or her re
spective car, coach or compartment
and should any passenger refuse tC
occupy the Car, coach or compart
ment to which he or she may be as
signed by the conductor or manager
said conductor or manager shall hsv,
the right TO refuse to carry such pas
senger on his train, and may put such
passenger off his train. And for such
refusal and putting off the train
neither the manager, conductor, mol
railroad company shall be liable fol-
damages in any court.
6. Be it further enacted, That any
conductor or manager on any railroad
who shall fail or refuse to carry on,
the provision of section of this act
shall be deemed guilty of . misde
meanor, and upon indictment and
conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than $25 nor more than $50 fol-
each offense.
z. Be il further enacted, That
when any coach or compartment of 8
Car for either race shall be complete
~ filed, where no extra coaches OF
cars can be had, and the increased
number of passengers could not be
foreseen, the conductor in charge OF
such trains is hereby authorized t.
assign and set apart a portion of the
car or compartment assigned to pas
sengers of one race to passengers OF
another race.
s. Be it further enacted, That the
provisions of this sct shall not apply
to employees on railroads, or persons
employed as nurses, or officers in
charge of prisoners, nor shall the
same apply to the transportation OF
passengers in any csboose car attach
cd to freight train, nor to Pullman
cars, nor through express trains that
do local business.
9. This act shall be in force from
July l, 1900.