The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
"EQUAL RIGHTS BILL IS
TRAVELLING FAST.
No Race Discrimination In Hotels,
ThenterS, schools. Etc, Under Meas
ure NCnr pnSSnEe.

No Race Discrimination In Hotels
Thenters, schools. ETC., Under Meas
ure Near Passage. va
HARRISBURG, Pa, April l4.-Urged
rose. State Senator Ware and other in
fluential politicians and its enactment
demanded unanimously and enthusi-
astically by the Negroes of the state.
the Asbury equal rights bill has adj
vanced to a position on the legisla-
tive calender, from which 1t probably
can he sent to final passage the COM
ing week.
The bill is one to compel all hotels
restaurants. theatres. barber shops
public schools. ice cream parlors, soda
fountains, hospitals, lighthouses. pub
lie conveyances, etc, even TO alrurolnes
to give accommodations to negroes
and whites alike. or the people OF any
other race for that matter, without
discrimination.
Negroes in large numbers have APP
peared at the capitol of late in oehaiI
Of the measure. 1t was put through
the house this week by vote of lSS
to As. then speedily reported In the
senate from the lawl and order com
mittee, of which Senator Salus is
chairman. If 1t goes along uninter-
rmptedIy it viii come up for final pas
sage by the senate on Tuesday
The text of the bill is as follows:
No Drawing of Color Line
section l. Be 1t enacted, etc, that
oil persons within the jurisdiction OF
| this state shall be entitled to the full
and equal accommodations, advantages
and privileges of any place of public
| accommodation, entertainments educa-
ton or amusement, subject only TO
the conditions and limitations estab-
lished by law and applicable alike to
all persons. No person being the own
er, lessee proprietor, manager. super
intende,nt, agent or employe Of any
such place shall directly or indirectly
refuse, withhold from or deny to any
person any of the accommodations. ad-
| vantages or privileges thereof, or d.
rectly or indirectly publish, circulate
issue or display, post or mail any
tice or advertisement to the effect
| that any Of the accommodations, ad-
vantages and privileges OF any such
place shall be refused, withheld from
! or denied to any person on account oil
race. creed or color, or that the pa
| tronage or custom thereat of any per-
son belonging to or purporting to be
of any particular race, creed or col.
or is unwelcome, Objectionable or not
acce ptable desired or solicited
Section 2. The production of any
written or printed communication, mo-
| tice or advertisement purporting to re-
| late to any such place, and to be
made by any person being the owner
| lessee. proprietor superintendent OF
manager thereof shall be prima facit
: evidence in any civil or criminal act
| ton that the same was authorized by
such person. Nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to prohibit the
| mailing of private communication
in writing sent in response to specific
written inquiry.
All Kinds of Places Listed.
section 3. A place of public &C.
roumodation, entertainment, educa'
| tior or amusement within the mean
| ing { this act shall be deemed to In
| clud, inns taVerns, rOadhOuseS, hotels
whether conducted for the entertain
ment Of transient guests or for the &C
! commodation of those seeking health
recreation or rest or restaurants Of
eating houses or any place whore fooc
ises, buffets saloons, barrooms or any
store. park or Enclosure where spirit
Gus or malt liquors are sold; ice cream
parlors. confectioneries, soda foun
tains and all stores where ice cream
ice and fruit preparations or their de
/ rivatives or where beverages or any
| kind or retailed for consumption OF
the premises, drug stores, diSpensa
ries. clinics. hospitals, bnthhouses
barbershops, theaters. motionpictur,
houses airdromes, roof gardens must
halls race courses, skating Kinks,
amusement and recreation parks talrs
bowling alleys gymnasiums,, shootlnl
galleries, billiards and pool parloTs
public Libraries. kindere artens' ,pTi
mary and secondary schools hlgl
schools, academies colleges and eX
tension courses, garages and all publi
conveyances%pera on land or wat
or, as well as the stations alnd, ter
minaIs thereof, and such. privileges
accommodations, entertainment an
amusement shall be in any part o
such establishment or house; halI
building, open airdrome or otherwls
set apart for the entertainment OF tn
Dral public.
Damages for Person Aggrieved
Section 4. Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of tn
foregoing sections or who shall aid o
Visions Vision shall for each and every very, Vic
lation thereof be liable to a penalt
OF not less than 500 nor more tina
$500, to be recovered by the perso
competent jurisdiction in the count