The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-01-19
Senate Bill No. sO-4lst GeuersI

Assembly.
Introduced by Senator Walker.
Read first time and $50 copies ordered
printed, January $, lsOl.-c. Roach,
secretary.
An act 10 regulate the travel or
transportation Of the white and colored
passengers on railroads Of this state.
Be 1t enacted by the general assem-
bly, Of the state Of Missouri, as follows:
Section Amy railroad company
or corporation, person or persons
running or otherwise operating rail-
road cars or coaches by steam or other
wise on any railroad line or track
within this state, and oil railroad COM
psnies, person or persons, doing
business in this state, whether upon
lines owned 10 part or whole, or leased
by them; and all railroad companies,
person OF persons operating railroad
lines that may hereafter be built under
existing charters, or charters that may
hereafter be granted In this state; and
all foreign corporations, companies,
person OF persons organized under
charters graniad, NJ -,hst may nc here
after granted by any other state, who
may be now or may hereafter be en-.
sssos In running OF operating auy VI
the railroads In this state, either in
part or whole, either in their own
name or that OF others, are hereby re-
CURED to furnish separate coaches or
cars for the travel or transportation Of
the white and colored passengers on
their respective lines Of railroad. Each
compartment Of u coach divided by q
good and substantial wooden partition,
with q door therein, shall be deemed 3
separate coach within the meaning OF
this act, and each separate coach or
compartment shall bear in some con.
spicuous place a~pprapriate words in
letters indicating the race for which it
is set apart.
Sc. 9. The railroad companies,
person or persons shall make no differ.
ence Or discrimination in the quality,
convenience or accommodations 10 the
cars or coaches or partitions set apart
for white and colored passengers.
Sec. 8. Any railroad company or
companies that shall isl, refuse OF
neglect 10 comply with the provisions
Of sections / and 2 Of this act shall DO
deemed guilty Of q misdemesnor. and
upon indictment and conviction there
Of, shall be fined not less than Eve
hundred nor more than Que thousand
five hundred dollars for each offense.
Sec. 4. All circuit courts in which
railroads are operated in this state
shall have complete jurisdiction over
such offenses.
Sec. 8 The conductors or managers
on all railroads shall have power, and
are hereby required, to assign to each
white or colored passenger his or her
respective car OF coach compartment,
and should any passenger refuse TO
occupy the car, coach or compartment
to which he or she may be assigned by
the conductor Of manager, said con-
ductor or manager shall have the right
to refuse to carry such passenger on his
train, and may put such passenger off
the train. And tor such refusal and
putting off the train neither the man
sger, conductor, nor railroad company
shall be liable for damages IN any
court.
Sec. 6. Any conductor or manager
on any railroad who shall fail or refuse
to carry out the provisions Of section o
OF this act shall, upon conviction, be
fined not less than fifty nor more than
one hundred dollars for each offense.
Sec. Z. The provisions Of this act
shall not apply to employees Of railroads
or persons employed as nurses or
officers 10 charge Of prisoners; nor
shall the same apply to the trausports.
ton Of passengers In any caboose car
attached to a freight train.-1he Daily
Sun.