The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-18

ING ALL RAILWAY COMPANIES STREET CARS.
URBAN. INTERURBAN CAR COMPANIES CARVING
THIS STATE TO PROVIDE EQUAL BUT SEPARATE
COACHES OR COMPARTMENTS AND SEPARATE
10 SECURE SEPARATE ACCOMMODATIONS; DEFiN-
ING TIE DUTIES OF OFFICERS Or SUCH RAILWAY,
CAR COMPANY DIRECTING THEM TO ASSIGN PAS
SENGERS TO COACHES OR COMPARTMENTS SIT
PASSENGER BELONGSt AUTHORIZING THEM lO r.
FUSE TO CARRY ON THEIR TRAINS OR CARS SUCH
PASSENGERS AS NAY REFUSE TO OCCUPY TIE
is ASSIGNED TO EXONERATE SUCH RAILWAY,
STREET CAR, URBAN, SUBURBAN OR INTERURBAN
CAR COMPANY FROM ANY or TIE BLAME OR DAM
AGES THAT MAY PROCEED OR RESULT FROM SUCH
REFUSAL; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR TIE VIOLA
TION 0FTalS ACT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
81 Enacted BY ne eeops 81 ihe siae Of osahoua:
Section That every railway compgny uroan suburban
company nlerurbaa railway company lessee
gc receiver thereof doing business in hs State
carrier 81 passengers fo nre shan provide separate coaches o. com
arhncnts hereinafter provided og the accommodation Of tic
white and negro which separate coaches sa be equal
IN all points Of comfort ana convenience
Section Every railroad company company urban
suburban. nurban company shall provide for and maintain
separate waiting all their passenger dcpo or inc
daon Of the white and negro races which separate waiting
shall b equal al points q comfort enc convenience Each waiting
room shall bear conspicuous place words plain letters ndes
mg the race lof which apar i shall be unlawful ;or any
crson use occupy o. remain III any waiting room toilet
any water tank any passenger depot in this State apart
70 which he does NOT belong
Section The negro as used herein includes every per-
son Of African descent as defined by The Constitution
Scclion Zach Of railway coach divided g
good and substantial wooden partitions with door therein snail lie
deemed separate coach within the meaning o' W and each
arae coach shall bear conspicuous place appropriate
plain letters indicating The for which Is apart; ana EACH
compartment Of urban suburban. company neur0an
railway company street company divided by marker
placed conspicuous place bearing rppfuc w0rds plain tt
e indicating ic for which apart shall be suf ccn a
Q separate compartment within le meaning Of this act
Section Amy railway company company urban or
suburban car company nteran railway company lessee
manager receiver thereof which shall fail provide lis cars bear
ing passengers with separate COACHES compartments above pro
Wded OF m 70 provide and maintain separate waiting rooms AZ bro
fdcd herein shall be Liable for each and every as penalty
Of not less Than hundred than thousand dollars Is
be recovered By suit the Of the State any court Of com
prtcni lhrsieon and each trip with such railway street
car urban suburban nran without such separate coach or
compartment shall be deemed separate oense
Section any passenger upon railway train street car
urban Suburban Or nteruan provided with separate coaches or
compartments ~ above provided shall ride any coach compartment
ot designated for his race after having been forbidden So g the
conductor n charge Of the train shall remain any watt
n room not set apart for the which he belongs he shall N
sny 81 mshcneaHor and upon conviction shall be fined not less
man i've nor more than twenty five dollars
Should passenger refuse occupy the coach Or comparen
= room e which he Or she is assigned ~ the officer Of such railway
company sald officer shall have e power to refuse carry such
passenger on s train and should any passenger other person
not passenger for the purpose Of occupying waiting ch sta
q waiting not assigned his her rac eer said room ssd
agent sha haFe tbs power and made his duty eject such ner
oH lFOm such tooms and for su neither they the railroad com
papy winch they represent shall be liable fer damages aav 81 the
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