Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-27
THE SEPARATE-CAR BILL.

The following is the full text of the
Epps separate-c bill, which was pass
ed by the Senate yesterday, and now
goes to the Governor:
|. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Virginia, That all railroad
companies and corporations, person or
persons runDing or operating cars or
coaches by steam, on any railroad line
or track within this State, and all rail-
road companies. person or persons do
,pg business in this State, whether upon
the lines OF railroads in part or whole,
or lease1 by lines that may hereafter be
granted in this State, and all foreign
corporations, companies, person or per.
sons organized 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 op-
Grating any of the railroads OF this
State, either in part or whole, either in
their own name or that OF others, are
hereby required TO furnish separate
coaches or cars for the travel or trans
p3rtation of the white and co!ored pas
seueers on their respective lines OF rail-
road. Each compartment OF coacn
divided by a good and substantial pat
ttion. with O door therein, shall be
deemed a 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 indicating the
race for which it is set apart.
,. BE it further enacted, That the
ralroad companies, person, or persons
seall make no difference or dlscrimins-
ion in the quality, convenience, or &C
com mediation in the cars or coaches or
partitions set apart for white and color
ed passengers.
& Be it further enacted, That any
railroad company or companies that
shall fail, refuse, or neglect to comply
with the provisions of sections l and 2 OF
his act shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and upon indictment and
conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than $500 nor no ore than 81 900 tor
each offence. :,
4. Be it further enacted, That all
county courts in whose counties rail-
roads are operating, and corporation
courts OF cities, shall have complete
Jurisdiction over such offences.
s. Be it further enacted, That the
conductors or managers of all railroads
shall have power and are hereby re-
| ouired TO assign to each white or color
ed passenger his or her respective Car
coach, or compartment, and should any
u ssenger refuse to occupy the car
coach. or compartment to which be o.
sbe NAV bs assigned by the conductor
or Manager, said conductor o.
mapaper shall have the right to re
fuse to carry such passenger on hi
train. and may put such passenger Oh
mis- train. And for such reiosai ant
| putting off the train, neither the man
ager. conductor, nor railroad compan!
shall be liable for damages IN any court
6. Be it further enacted, That an!
conductor or manager On any railroad
who shall fail or refuse to carry out tn
nroysion of section of this act, shal
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,an
nnon Indictment and conviction thereo
snail be fiued not less than $50 no
more that $50 for each offense.
| 7. Be il further enacted, That wnel
anv coach or compartment OF car 10
either race shall be completely hlleo
where no extra coaches or cars can D.
mad. and the increased number OF pass
eugers could not be foreseen, the con
ductor In charge OF such trains is mere
py authorized to assign and set apart
portion of the car or compartment as
signed to passengers of one race to pat
sengers of another race. =,
Be it further enacted, That 10
provisions of this act shall not apply t
employees on railroads. or persons en-
nloyed as nurses, or officers in charg
If nrisoners, nor shall the same appi
90 the transportation OF passengers
snv caboose- car attached to freigf
rain. nor to Pullman cars, nor throug
express trains that do local business.
9 This act shall be in force from Jul
/, 1900.