The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-14
THE JIM CROW CAR LAW.
What the Railroads in this State
Must Now Do.

The following act was passed at the
recent session Of the Legislature:
"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
colcred passengers: Provided, Equal
accommodations shall be supplied to all
persons, without distinction of race,
color or previous condition, in such
coaches.
Sec. 2. That the provisions Of this
act shall not apply to nurses on trains,
nor to narrow gauge roads or branch
lines nor roads und er 40 miles in length,
or to relief trains in case Of accident,
or to through vestibu]e trains not in
tended or used for local travel nor to
regular freight trains with passenger
coach attached for local travel, nor TO
officers or guards transporting prison
ers, or lunatics, nor to prisoners OF
lunatics being so transported.
Sec. 8. That so days from and after
the approval Of this act the rate Of
trans portation 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 to 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 OF
permit white and colored passengers to
occupy the same car, except as herein
permitted and allowed; and for vio-
lation of this section any such officer
or employe shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fne Of not less
than $25 nor more than $lOO.
Sec. 5. That any passenger remain
ing in said car other than that pTovid.
ed for him, after request by the officer
or employe in charge of said car to re-
move into the car provided for him,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be fned
not less than $25 nor more than $lOO.
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.
moved from car not so assigned and
provided.
Sec. 6. That in case the coach for
either white or colored passengers
should be full of passengers and another
coach cannot he procured at the time,
then the conductor in charge OF the
train shall be, and he is hereby, autho-
rized to set apart SO much of the other
coach as may be necessary to acconmo-
date the passengers on said train.
Sec. Z. Should any railroad or rail-
road company, its agents or employees,
vielatc the provisions of this act, such
railroad or railroad company shall be
liable to a penalty of not more than
$500 nor less than $500, for each 7lo-
lation, to be collected by suit OF any
citizen of the State, and the penalty
recovered shall, after paying all proper
fees and costs. go into the general tund
of the State treasury.
Sec. 8. That all acts and parts OF
acts Inconsistent with this act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed"