The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-01
jim CROW LAW.
Full Text of the Caughman Bill Re-
certify Passed.

Following is the text OF Mr. b. l..
Cauglman's law to require railroads to
operate separate coaches; for the races:
Section /. Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the State Of South
Carolina. That the title OF said act
! GS9Sl be, and the same is hereby.
amended by striking out after the
words separate coaches" the words
"or separate apartments in coaches,
80 that the same shall read as follows:
An act to require all railroads ana
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 passengers
In the State"
Sec. > That section of said act be,
and the same is hereby. amended by
striking out after the word furnish,
| in said section, the words separate
apartments in iirst-class coaches or
separate first coaches, so that the said
section shall read: Section l. Be it
enacted by the general assembly of the
State of South Carolina, That all rail-
roads and railroad companies engaged
/ in this State as common carriers OF
passengers for hire shall furnish sepa-
rate coaches for the accommodation Of
white and colored passengers. Pro-
yided. Equal accommodations shall be
supplied to all persons without distinc-
( ton of race, color or previous condi-
( tcn, in such coaches: Provided, fur
ther That all first-class coaches shall
be provided with compartment at
each end Of such coaches, said COM
partment shall be provided with seats
! for three or more persons, on one COM
partment shall be printed the words,
For Females" and on the other For
/ Males"
Sec. 3. That sections and of said
act be, and the same are hereby, re-
pealed; so that as amended said acs
shall read:
| An act 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 transpof-
! ta;ion OF white and colored passengers
in the State.
/ Section ]. BE it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the State of South
! Carolina:
Section /. That all railroads and
railroad companies engaged in this
State as common carriers of passengers
for hire Shall furnish separate coaches
for the accommodation OF white and
colored passengers: Provided, Equal
accommodations shall be supplied to
all persons. without distinction of race.
color or previous condition, in such
coaches.
Sec =. That the provisions Of this
act shall not apply to nurses on trains,
nor to narrow gauge roads or branch
lines nor roads under 40 in length,
or TO relief trains in case of accident.
or to through vestibule trains not in
tended or used for local travel, nor To
regular freight trains with 4 passenger
coach attached for local travel, nor to
officers or guards trarsportating priSo-
ners. or lunitics, nor to prisoners Or
lunaticc being so transported.
Sec. 8. That 60 days from and after
the approval of this act the rate OF
transportation Of passengers on all
railroads to which the provisions OF
this act shall apply shall not exceed
three cents per mile for every mile
travelled; and such railroads Shall not
be required 10 have second-class
coaches or to sell second-class tickets.
SEC. 4. That it shall be unlawful
for the officers or the employees having
charge of such railroad cars as are
provided for by this act to allow or
permit white and colored passengers
to occupy the same car. except as here
in permitted and allowed; and for
violation of this section any such Off
Ger or employe shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine OF not less
than $25 nor more than $1OO.
Sec. ). That any passenger re-
manning in said car other than proy!-
ded for him, after request by the Off
Ger or employe in charge OF said car to
remove into the car provided for him,
shall be guilty of a miSiemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than S25 nor more than 800.
Jurisdiction of such offenses shall be
in the county in which the same oc-
ours. The conductor and any and all
employees on such cars are hereby
clothed with power to eject from the
train or car any passenger who re-
fuses to remain in such car as may be
assigned or provided for him, or to re-
move from car not SO assigned and
provided.