The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-03-28
The Beatty Bill
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Accommodation. Amusement, Re
sort, Refreshments, and Education
and Providing Penalty for Viola
tions Thereof
BE it enacted BY the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio:
Section /. That Sections l2940 and
l294f Of the General Code be amended
to read as follows:
Section I29a0. AL persons within
the jurisdiction Of this State shall be
entitled TO the full and equal accom-
snodations, advantages, facilities, and
privileges of any places Of public ac-
commodation, resort, or amusement
subject only to the conditions and linz
itations established by law and appli-
cable alike to all persons. No person
being the owner. lessee, proprietor,
manager, superintendent. agent, o.
employee Of any such place shall di.
rectIy or indirectly refuse, withhold
from or deny to any person any of
the accommodations, advantages, IA
cilities, or privileges thereof, or di-
rectly or indirectly publish, circulate.
issue, display, post or mail any writ
ten or printed communication, notice
or advertisement to the effect that
any of the accommodations, advan-
tages, facilities, and privileges Of any
such place shall be refused, withheld
from or denied to any person on ae-
count Of race, creed or color, or that
the patronage or custom thereat, Of
any person belonging to or purportinP
to be of any particular race, creed, or
color is unwelcome, Objectionable, o.
not acceptable, desired or solicited
The production Of any such written ol
printed communication, notice, or ad-
vertisement, purporting to relate te
any such place and TO be made by amy
person being the owner, lessee, pro-
prietor, supeTiiTitt ittaaffidsIit, or manager
thereof, shall be presumptive evidence
in civil or criminal action that the
same was authorized by such person
A place of public accommodation, re-.
sort, or amusement within the mean
ing of this article, shall be deemed to
include inns, taverns, road houses, no.
tells. whether conducted for the en-
tertainment of transient guests or fo,
the accommodation of those seeking
health, recreation, or rest, or restau-
rants, or eating houses, OF any place
where food is sold for consumption on
the premises, buffets, saloons, bar
rooms, or any store, park, or enclo-
sure where spurious or malt liquors
are sold; ice cream parlos, confec-
tionaies, soda fountains, and all stores
where ice cream, ice, and fruit prepar-
ations or their derivatives, or where
beverages of any kind are retailed for
consumption on the premises; arug
stores, dispensaries, clinics, hospitals,
lighthouses, barber shops, theaters,
motion picture houses, airdomes, roof
gardens, music halls, race courses
skating rinks, amusement and recrea-
ton parks, fairs, bowling alleys, gym
nasiums, shooting galleries, billiard
and pool parlors public libraries, kin
dergartens, primary and secondary
schools, high schools, academies, col.
leges, and universities, extension
courses and all educational institu-
tions under the supervision Of the su-
perintendent of state schools, garages
and all public conveyances operated
ON land or water, as well as the sta
tians and terminals thereof.
Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to include any institution
club or place of accommodation which
ig I'M it's nature distinctly private, OF tt
prohibit the mailing Of private com
munication in writing sent in response
to specific written inquiry.
Section 12941. Any person whs
shall violate any Of the provisions O
the foregoing section or who shall All
or incite the violation Of any of th'
said provisions shall for each AM
every violation thereof be liable TO
penalty OF not less than one hundre'
dollars nor more than five hundre'
dollars to be recovered by the persol
aggrieved thereby or by any residen
Of this State, to whom such persol
shall assign his cause Of action, in an,
court of competent jurisdiction in tn
county in which the plaintiff or tn
defendant shall reside; and shall ais
for each offense be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon convictio
thereof shall be fined not less tina
one hundred dollars nor more tha
five hundred dollars, or shall be in
prisoned not less than tl1iity days nc
more than ninet ydays, or both sue
fine and Imprisonment.
Section q. That said original Sex
tions I294O and l294l Of the Gener.
Code be, and at the same time a,