The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-15

twenty-five Warrants Sworn Out
in Jacksonville Against Street
Car Managers.

The Jacksonville Times Union says:
A.E. LightbOdy, constable of the EleV-
enth district, yesterday Swore ont
eleven warrants against w. H. Tuck
er, manager of the Jacksonville Elec-
trio Company, and eleven warrants
against E. L. Smith, managed of the
North Jacksonville street Railway
Company, on a charge, alleging that
they were violating the Avery Law.
The defendants were taken before
Justice E E. Willard and release on
their own recognizance for a prelimi-
nary hearing Tuesday, July IS, at 10
O'clock
The copy of the warrants against
the Jacksonville Electric Company is
dated July 5, and these against the
North Jacksonville Street Railway
Company, July 1S.
The warrants sworn out charge the
offense on each day since July 2, up
to and including July 13.
The copy Of the warrants sworn out
are as follows:
'In the Eleventh Justice Court. Du-
val County, state of Florida, VS.. VIM.
H. Tucker: Before me, a Justice of the
Peace, in and for the said county,
personally came, A. E. Lightbody, who
being duly sworn, says that on the
9Th day of July A. d. 1905. in the
count aforesaid, one, VIM. H. Tucker,
did then and there in the city Of
Jacksonville, in said county and state,
on the street car lines of the Jack
sonville Electric Company, a street
car corporation, operating street car
lines in the said county and state, run
and operate certain street cars with.
out making provisions, rules or regu-
lations for the separation of white
passengers from negro passengers by
separate cars, fixed divisions or NOV
able screens, or other methods of d.
vision in the said street cars, contrary
to the statute in such case, made and
provided and against the peace and
dignity of the State of Florida.
"A. Z. LlGHTBODY,
Sworn TO and subscribed before me
this 18th day of July, 1905,
e Z. WILLARD,
Justice of the Peace"
I'm Court Of Justice of the Peace,
State of Florida. DuYal County. Ele-
venth District, State of Florida. VS.. f.
7. Smith. Before me. a Justice of the
Il SdNSy III anu lOl Sdlu Guilty., per
sonally came A. Z. Lightbody, who,
being duly sworn, says that on the
Sd day of July, A. ID. 1905, in the
count aforesaid, one Z. T. Smith. did
then and there in the city of Jackson
vile, in said county and state. on the
street car lines of the North Jackson
vile Street Railway Company, i
street car corporation operating streer
car lines in said county and state, run
and operate certain street cars with
out making provisions, rules or regu-
lstions for the separation of white
passengers from negro passengers by
sc parate cars. fixed divisions or nova
be screens or other methods of diviS-
ion in the said street cars, contrary
to the statute. in such case. made and
provided, and against the peace AMI
dignity of the State of Florida.
"A. z. LIGHTBODY.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 18th day of July, 1905.
e. E. WILLARD,
Justice of the Peace"
Both companies will plead as their
defense that they are complying with
the provisions of the law. The case
viii result in obtaining judicial opin.
ion as to the construction of the sec
ond section of the law, which is IN
controversy.