The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-28
SEPARATION OF
RACES To Be
ENFORCED
Jacksonville Ordinance will Soon
60 Into Effect and will Be
Rigidy Adhered To.

The Jacksonville Times-Union says:
More than a week has elapsed since
the ordinance requiring the separation
Of the races on street cars was passed
by the city council, but the ordinance
has not yet taken effect.
To become effective, an ordinance
/ passed by the city council has to be
approved by the mayor and published
as a legal advertisement. While the
ordinance has been approved by May
or Nolan, it has not yet been publish
! ed, and will not become effective until
such publication.
/ There was no hesitation on the part
of Mayor Nolan in approving the Ordi-
nance. He had placed himself on rec
ord during the late municipal cam
paign as being in favor of race sepa-
ration ordinance, and declared that
when such a law became effective he
would enforce it.
/ The delay in publishing the Ordi-
nance has been for the purpose of Civ
! ing the street railroad companies time
to secure the necessary signs and
/ equipments required by the terms Of
/ the ordinance, so that as soon as it
is published anu becomes effective it
can be enforced.
Manager Tucker is Ready.
I'VE will be ready to enforce the
race separation ordinance whenever
it goes into effect" said Manager w.
II. Tucker of the Jacksonville Elec-
tric Company yesterday
If the law should go into effect to-
day" said Mr.. Tucker, I'VE are ready
% enforce It to the letter"
The Jacksonville Electric Company
has already had about one hundred
signs painted bearing the words
Whites ana "COlored," which win be
tackled on each end OF the cars. as
provided in the separation ordinance.
Not Officially Advised.
Il have not been officially advised
that the ordinance has been signed
BY Mayor Nolan" said MIR. Tucker;
but l learn that it has. However.
we are ready to enforce the ordinance
when it goes into effect.
There will be no smoking allowed
on the street cars when this ordinance
Goes into effect, and / am sure many
kicks will be FLED, as most every man
loves to smoke on a street carl do
myself It will. however, be out of
the question to allow smoking on the
cars, as there would be complaints
from both races.
Provisions of the Ordnance.
The ordinance provides that signs
with letters not less than two inches
in height, bearing lie words white
and "colored" shall be fixed in the
ends Of the cars to which white and
colored passengers are assigned, re-
spectvely.
On open cars, signs are to be fixed
on the side of the cars, showing the
portion Of the car assigned to white
passengers and the portion assigned
to eolored passengers.
Penalties Are Provided.
The law contains the following pro-
visions in regard to penalties:
ANY company. person, firm or as
sociation operating street cars in the
CITY of Jacksonville without such signs
so provided and placed and any Off
Ger agent or employee OF any such
company, person or firm who shall, as
superintendent or other officer Of such
company, or as conductor, mOtorman
or other employee of such company, /
operate any car not so provided with
signs on the streets cars of the city
of Jacksonville for the transportation
of passengers. shall, upon conviction /
thereof. be fined not more than $50 or
by Imprisonment not more than ninety
DAYS for each such otfens6. And any
white person wilfully occupying as 4
passenger any car or part of car not
so set apart ana provided for white
passengers, and any colored person
wilfully occupying as a passenger any 1
car or part of car not so set apart and
provided for cOlored passengers, shall 4
be deemed guilty OF disOrderly con- /
duct and shall be punished by fine
not exceeding $500 or by imprison-
ment not exceeding ninety days.
Duties of Employees.
at is hereby made the duty of con-
ductors motormen and others engaged
in the operation of street cars within
the limits of the city Of Jacksonville
to cali the attention of passengers to
such signs and to the fact that sepa-
rate provision is made for white and
colored passengers, and to request
white and colored passengers who are
about to enter. or who have entered,
cars, or divisions Of cars, not intended
for their accommodation, to occupy
only the cars or divisions Of cars pro-
vided for their accommodations, and n
if any such passenger refuses or fails
to leave the car, or part Of car, not
provided for his or her accOmmoda-
ton, such conductor, motorman or
other person operating such car shall
notify the police department, or a
member thereof, as soon as It is posi-
BILE
Police to Make Arrests.
ANY police officer of the city of
seeing any white or col
ored passenger occupying a car or
part of car rot provided for his or her
as indicated by such
signs shall arrest any such person
and take him or her from such car and
carry him or her to the police station.
as in the case of any other person
guilty OF disOrderly conduct.
Especial cars. in addition to the reg
uIar schedule cars. may at any time be