The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-25
Mr.. AVERY'S RACE
SEPARATION BILL
FULL TEXT or MEASURE WHICH
PASSED THE HOUSE AND is
NOW BEFORE SENATE.

Following is the full text of the bill
for the separation Of the races in the
street cars, by Hon. j. Campbell
Avery. Jr,, of Escambia county, which
has passed the house and is now be-
fore the senate:
A. Bill to Be Entitled
An act to require street car companies
and others in this state, to furnish
separate cars or divisions for white
and colOred passengers; to require
said companies and others to keep
white and celored passengers in
their respective cars or divisions;
to give conductors and employees
of said companies police powers;
andlto provide penalties for the vio-
lation of this act.
Be il enacted by the legislature of
the state of Floridaf
Section /. That all street car CON-
panies. persons, associations of PEI
sons, firms or corporations operating
street car lines in this state. shall fur
nish equal accommodations in separ-
ate cars or divisions of cars for white
and colored passengers.
Section 2. That all street car COM
panies, persons or associations OF per
sons. firms OF corporal ions. operating
street ear lines in this state, shall
cause their cars or divisions to be
separated by movable partitions OF
screens so as TO separate those for
colOred passengers from those for
white passengers. Over the cars or
. divisions for white passengers shall
be marked in plain letters the words:
For White" and over the cars or
divisions for colored passengers shall
be marked in plain letters: For Col
ored-"
Section g. That when any street car
| is provided for white and eolored pas
sengers, respectively, may be in space
proportional according to usual and
ordinary volume of travel by white
and eolored passengers on the line
/ or which the car is used.
/ Section A. That conductors or other
employees in charge Of such cars shall
assign passengers to their respective
car or division, provided by said COM
panies under the provision of this Act.
and such persons in charge of such
cars are hereby invested with police
powers 10 carry the provisions Of this
Act into effect.
/ Section 5. That any passenger viii
fully occupying any street car or divis-
! ion OF car other than that to which he
has been assigned, shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and be punished by q
| fine not TO exceed S25, or by imprison-
ment not to exceed thirty days. Con
! dnctnrs and all other employees in
\ charge of such cars or divisions OF
! cars are hereby clothed with the
| power to eject from the car or cars
| any passenger who refuses to occupy
/ such car or division to which he may
/ be assigned.
4 Section 6. That it shall be unlawful
/ for employees having charge OF such
I cars 10 permit white and eolored pas
/ sengers to occupy the same car or III
/ vision: doing so shall be a misde-
meanor, punishable by 4 fine of not
| exceeding SIS or Imprisonment for not
exceeding thirty days. or both, in the
| discretion of the court.
4 Section z. That the provisions of
! this act shall not apply to colored fe
male nurses on such cars or divisions
of cars having the care of white chill
\ dren or sick persons.
n Section s. That nothing in this act
shall be construed to prevent the run
ming of extra, OF special cars for the
! exclusive accommodation of either
white or colored passengers, IL the
regular cars are operated as usual. as
required by this act.
Section 8. That all laws or parts of
! laws in conflict with this act are here
by repealed.
Il Section 10. That this act shall take
effect on the first day of July, 1905.
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