The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-28
JIM CROW Bill.
ISslNTRODU CED

passengers upon any of their said
lines of road, by designating and as
signing, in each or any train running
on such line, portion of single car
or coach. to either race, is hereby au-
thorized and empowered, instead of
providing separate cars or coaches on
any such train, to set apart and desig-
nate, in a certain car or coach upon
any such train, portion thereof,
or certain seats therein, to be oecuN
pied by white passengers, and por-
tlon thereof, or certain seats therein,
to be occupied by colored passengers.
"sec. 2. Each compartment of a
coach divided by good substantial
partition with door therein, shall be
deemed a separate coach within the
meaning of this act; and each car or
coach shall bear in some conspicuous
place appropriate words In plain let
ters, Indicating the race for which 1t
is set apart; or the portion thereof,
or seats therein which are set apart
for white passengers, and the portion
thereof or seats therein, which are
set apart for colored passengers as
the case may be.
: No Discrimination Permitted.
"see. 8. No difference or discrim-
lnatlon shall be made in the quality,
conpenience, or accommodation on
the cars or coachesao or portion Of any
fear or coach set apart for white and
;colored passengers.
Sec. 4. ANY such corporation,
company or person that shall fail, re-
fuse or neglect to comply with the
provisions OF the three ~. cading sec
tons shall be deemed guilty of a
imisdemeanor, and upon Indictment
and conviction thereof. shall be fined
not less than three hundred nor more
than one thousand liars for each
offense.
Sec. 5. The conductors, or man
ayers on all such railroad trains
shall have power, and are hereby re-
quired, to assign to each white or
colored passenger his or her respec-
tive car or coach; or seat, ifit be a
car or coach in which portions there
or, or seats therein, are set apart for
white and colored passengers; and
should any passenger refuse to occu-
by the car, coach or seat to which
he or she may be assigned by the con-
ductor or manager, said conductor or
manager shall have the right to put
such passenger off his train. And
when such conductor or manager acts
IN good faith in putting any such per-
son off his train, neither he or the
railroad company shall be liable in
damages therefor.
"sec. 6. Any conductor, or other
person in charge of any such train.
who shall fail or refuse to carry out
the provisions of the preceding sec
ton, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon indictment and
conviction thereof shall be- fined not
less than twEntysftIa IlorlinloFe thah
iHty dollars fer each 6Hsnses
Sec. Z. The eohl1 St6g or manager
in charge Of any car or Couch, III
which are set apart PORTIONS thereof.
or seats therein Tor white and eolpred
passengers, shall have the fight at
any time, when in his judgment, tt
may be necessary for the comfort
and convenience of the passengers so
to- do, to change the destination SO
as to increase or decrease the amount
of space or seats set apart for either
race and he may require any passen-
ger to change his or her seat when
and as often as he may deem neces-
sary or proper.
"sec. 8. When any car or coach
for either race shall be completely
filled, where no extra coach or car
can be had. and the increased num-
Der Of passengers could not be fore
seen, the conductor in charge Of such
train Is hereby authorised o-assighi