The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-30
JIM CROW FOR STEAM RAILWAYS
CHAPTER 1O9

AN ACT to Require al. Railroad Son-
panies and Corporations, and al
Persons Running or Operating Cars
or Coaches By Steam on any Ran
road Line or Track in the state OF
MARYLAND. for the Transportation OF
Passengers, to provide Separate
Cars or Coaches for White aud Coz
ored Passengers, without any DIX
ference or Discrimination in the
Quality OF or Convenience or Ac-
commodatiOu in such Cars or
Coaches.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland. That
all railroad companies ard corpora
tions. and all persons running or oper-
ating cars or coaches by steam on any
railroad line or track IN the state OF
Maryland. for the transportation Of
passengers. are hereby required 10
provide separate cars or coaches Tor
the travel. ana transportation Of the
white and coiored passengers on their
respective lines OF railroad, and each
compartment OF car or coach. diNla'
ed BY q good and substantial partition,
with a door or place OF exit from "acA
division. shall be deemed a separate
car or coach within the meaning o.
this Act. and each separate car. coach.
OF compartment shall bear in some
conspicuous place appropriate words
in plain letters, indicating whether II
Is set apart s3r white OF coloTed pas
senEers.
Ser. And be Il enacted. That the
railroad companies and corporations
ana persons aforesaid. shall make no
difference or discrimination quality
Of. or convenience or accommodation
in the cars. coaches or compartments
set apart for while and co.0red pas
sengers.
Sec. 2.-Aua be it enacted. That any
railroad company or corporation or
person that shall fail, refuse CT neg.
Iect 70 comply with the provisions OF
sections one and two OF tais Act shall
be deemed guilty u a misdemeAEor.
and upon indictment and conviction
thereof. shall De hned not less than
three hundred dollsrs, nor more than
one thousand dollars Tor each Of
tense.
Sec 4-And De lt enacted. That the
conductors or managers on all rail
roads shah have power. and are here
By required 10 ass IN to each Saite
or c9iored passenger his or her r.
spectiye car, coach or compartment
ard should any passenger refuse %
TO which he or she may be assigned
By the conductor or managers SHAH
have the right 20 refuse 70 carry suca
passenger on his train. and may put
such passenger Of his train. and for
such refusal or putting OF the traA2.
neither the conductor. manager nNT
railroad company or corporation, or
person owning or operating the same
sail be liable FOR damages IN anT
court; and the passenger - refusing
to occupy the car coach. or cUIpaTi'
msnt to which be or she NAV be as
signed by the conductor or manager.
shall be deemed Eullty OF a m!s4e-
meanor. and on indictment and convsc-
ton thereof shall be aned rot less
than ave dollars nor more than shy
dollars. OF be connned Ia jail not
less than thirty days. or boia, in iae
discretion OF the court, FOR each q
Tense.
Sec. Sand be Il enacted That any
conductor or manager on any raj
road. who shall fail or refuse 20 per
form the duties imposed upon him ey
Section four OF this Act. shah be
deemed guilty Of q misdegleauoT, sDa
upon indictment and conviction there
Of. shall be fned nct less than twenty
HNE ANt81HH &AN AAe AsAaaAN A@asA#A A%A -
dollars for each oTense.
Sec. 6.-And be II enacted. That
when any car. coach or compartment
for either white or colorea passeu-
gers shall be completely hiled. where
no extra cars or coaches can be ob.
tanned. and the increased number o,
passengers could not be foreseen. the
conductor or manager in charge OF
such train t. hereby authorized 10 as
sign and set apart a portion Of the
car. coach or compartment assigned 10
passengers OF oae color 10 passengers
OF the other color.
Sec. And be Il enacted. That tbe
provisions OF this Act shall not apply
70 employs OF railroads. or 70 per
sons employed as nurses. or 10 on.
GERS In charge OF prisoners. whether
the said prisoners are white or color
&c. or both white and cOiored. or 20
the prisoners in their custody. nor
shall the same apply 10 the transpoT-
tation OF passengers IN any cRboOse
car attached TO freight train, nor 20
parlor nor sleeping cars. nor through
express trains that do no local bust
ness
Sec. S-And be Il enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the FIRST
day Of July. in the year nineteen hun
dred and four.
Approved. March II, 1904