Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER 64sO.-tNo. 49,

AN ACT to Require Street Car Companies
in this state to Furnish Separate Cars or
Divisions In Cars or Othdr Provisions, for
the Separation Of White asd colored Pas.
Keep Separate White and Colored Pas
sengers; TO Give ConductorsNpnd Employees
OF Said Companies Police Fpwers, and to
Provide Penalties for the Violation Of this
Act.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
Section 1. That all street car companies,
persons, associations OF persons, firms or
corporations operating street car Inca In
this State shall furnish separate accom-
modations for white and coiored passen-
gers.
Sec. g. That every street car company or
person operating street car line In this
state shall make provision, rules and regu-
lations for the separation OF white passengers
from negro passengers by separate cars,
or fixed divisions, or movable screens. or
other methods of division in the cars Of
such lines. A failure or refusal by such
company or person to make such provision,
rules and regulations shall be msdemeanor.
and upon conviction thereof II or he shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty
N50.o0) dollars for each offense Each
day of such failure or refusal after July
l. 1905, shall constitute a separate offence
Sec; g. That when any street car is divid-
provided for white and colored passengers
respectively, may be In space proportioned
according to usual and ordinary volume Of
travel by white and eolored passengers on
the line on which the car is used.
Sec. L. That conductors or other en-
ployees In charge of such cars shall assign
passengers to their respective car or divi-
sions provided by said companies under the
provisions of this act and such persons
In charge Of such cars are hereby invested
with police powers to carry the provisions
Of this act into effect.
Sec. 8. That any passenger wilfully oc-
cupyng any car or division OF car other
than that TO which he has been assigned,
shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor. and be
punished by fine not to exceed twenty five
S250o) dollars, or by imprisonment not to
exceed thirty days. Conductors and all
other employees In charge Of such cars or
divisions OF cars are hereby clothed with the
power to eject from the car OF cars any
passenger who refuses to occupy such car
or division to which he may be assigned.
Sec. 8. II any employee having charge
of any such car shall permit white and
colored passengers to occupy the same car,
In case separate cars be provided. or d.
vision, In case separate cars be not provid-
ed, he shall be guilty of a misdeme anor and
dollars or Imprisonment of not exceeding
thirty days, or botn In the discretion OF the
court.
Sec, 7, That the provisions of this act
shall not apply to colored nurses having
the care Of white children or sick white
persons.
Sec. s. That nothing in this act shall
be construed TO prevent the running Of ex-
mediation OF either white or colored passeng-
ers, IL the rgular cars are operated as usual
as required by this act.
Sec. 8. That all laws or parts Of laws In
conflict with this act are hereby repeal
Sec. 10. That this act shalt take effect on
the first day Of July, 1905.
Approved May 10, 1905.