Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER s.so.-lNo. .s.)

AN ACT TO Require Stroll Car Companies
In this State to Furnsht Separate Cars OF
Divisions In Cars or otfhr Provisions, for
the Separation OF White Ind Colored Pas
sengers; to Require sal Companies 10
Keep Separate White al Colored Pas
sengers; to Give Conductor and Employees
OF Said Companies Police hpwers. and 20
Provide Penalties for the vUlation OF this
Act.
BE II Enacted by the LegislatuhR of the
state of Florida:
Section 1. That all street car con- \anies,
persons. associations OF persons, nrms or
corporations operating street car lines In
this state shall furnish separate aoeom-
modatlons for white and colored passen~
gers.
Sec. 9. That every street car company or
person operating n 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. failure or refusal by such
company or person to make such provision,
rules and regulations shall bo n misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof IL or he shall
be punished By fine not to exceed nifty
$4,000 dollars for each offensc. Each
day Of such failure or refusal after July
L. 1905. shall constitute "A separate offence
Sec. D. That when any street car is divid-
ed into divisions, the divisions set apart or
provided for white and colored passengers
respectively, may DO In space proportional
according to usual and ordinary volume OF
tho line on which the car In used.
Sec. T. That conductors or other en-
ployees In charge OF such cars shall assign
passengers to their respective car or divi-
slons 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 3. That any passenger wilfully oc-
cupying any car or division OF car other
than that 10 which he has been assigned
shall be guilty Of n misdemeanor, and be
punished by "A nne not to exceed twenty Ave
N25.oOJ dollars. or by imprisonment not 20
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 90 which he may be assigned
Sec. O. IL any employee having charge
OF any such car shall permit white and
In case separate cars be provided, or al
vision. In case separate cara be not proyid-
ed. he shall be guilty Of n misdem eanor and
by fne OF not exceeding nifty
dollars or imprisonment OF not exceeding
thirty days. or botn In the discretion Of the
court
Sec. 7. That the provisions OF thia act
shall not apply to colored nurses having
the care Of white children or sick white
persons
Sec. =. That nothing In this act shall
be construed TO prevent the running OF ex-
ira. or special cars for the exclusive accom- |
or either white or colored passeng-
ems " the rRular cars are operated as usual
Sec. o. That all laws or parts OF NUS I'm
conflict with this ect are hereby repeal |
ed.
Sec. 10, That this act shall take effect on |
the hrst day of July. 1905
Approved May 10. 1905.