The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-30
BE r. ENACTED BY the PEOPLE OF TIN
STATE or OKLAHOMA:

SEcrIcN /. That every railway company, urban
suburban company, street interurban car
railway company lessee, manager receiver thereof
doing business in this State as common carrier OF pas
sengers for hire shall provide separate coaches
partments hereinafter provided, for the
dation of the white and negro races, which separate
coaches shall be equal in all points of comfort
and convenience
SECTION :. Every railway company, street
company ubar suburban or intertirban car company
shall provide for and maintain separate waiting rooms
all their passenger depos for the accommodation OF
the white and negro races which separate waiting
shall be equal i'll all points OF comfort and con-
venicnce. Each waiting shall bear in conspic
place words in plain letters indicating the race
for which is set apart 1t shall be Unlawful for any
person to occupy remain in any waiting room,
toilet room, at any tank in any passenger de
pot in this State, set apart to race to which he does
not belong
SECTION g. The term negro, used herein, nclud
es every person OF African descent, defined by the
Constitution
SECTION !. Each compartment OF a railway coach
divided by a good and substantial wooden partition
with door therein shall be deemed separate coach
within the meaning of this act, and each separate
coach shall bear i'll conspicuous place appropriate
words in plain letters indicating the for which it
is set apart: and each compartment OF urban
suburban company, nterurban car or railway COM
panV, street company, divided by a board or
marker, placed in conspicuous place, bearing appro
pirate words in plain letters, indicating the race for
which it is set apart, shall be sufficient a separate
compartment within the meaning of this act
SECTION ). Any railway company, street car COM
pany, urban suburban company, interurban
car railroad company lessee manager receiver
thereof which shall fail to provide its cars, bearing
passengers with separate coaches or compartments as
above provided, fail provide and maintain sepa-
waiting as proyided herein shall he liable
for each and every failure to penalty OF not less than
one hundred than thousand dollars
be recovered by suit in the OF the State in any
of competent jurisdiction and each trip with
such railway train, car urban suburban in
terurban without such separate coach compart-
ment, shall be deemed a separate offense
SECTION o. II any passenger upon a railway train
street car urban, suburban nteruban provided
with separate coaches or compartments, above pro-
signaed for his race after having been forbidden to
do so by the conductor in charge OF the train car,
or shall remain in any waiting room not set apart
for the to which he belongs he shall be guilty OF
4 misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined
not less than five more than twenty-five dollars.
Should any passenger refuse to occupy the coach
compartment to which he she is assigned
by the officer OF such railway company, said officer
shall have power to refuse to carry such passenger
his train, and should any passenger any other per-
son not passenger for the purpose OF occupying or
ed to his or her enter said room said agent shall