Race Distinctions in American Law

by Gilbert Thomas Stephenson

ANALYSIS OF THE STATE CIVIL RIGHTS BILLS
	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Nebraska	New Jersey	New York	Ohio	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	Washington	Wisconsin	Total
Inns	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		x	x	x	16
Taverns										x									1
Restaurants	x			x	x		x	x	x	x	x		x	x	x		x	x	13
Eating houses	x	x		x	x	x			x	x			x	x			x	x	11
Boarding houses							x												1
Cafés				x															1
Chop houses						x													1
Lunch counters						x													1
Hotels	x			x			x			x			x		x				6
Saloons										x								x	2
Soda fountains				x															1
Ice cream parlors				x						x									2
Bath houses	x			x		x							x						4
Barber shops	x	x		x	x	x		x	x	x	x		x	x			x	x	13
Theatres	x	x		x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		x		14
Concerts				x											x				2
Music halls													x						1
Skating rinks	x			x				x											3
Bicycle rinks				x															1
Churches		x																	1
Public meetings								x											1
Elevators				x															1
Public conveyances		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	17
State universities							x												1
State colleges							x												1
Schools of public instruction							x												1
Places of public instruction										x									1
Places of public accommodation	x	x	x	x	x				x	x			x	x			x	x	11
Places of public amusement	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	18
Places of public resort		x								x									2
Public places kept for hire, gain, or reward								x											1
Places where refreshments are served						x				x									2
Places of entertainment							x			x					x				3
x Indicates States in which equal accommodations are guaranteed to all without regard to race.

PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THE LAW

1. California: Fine not less than $50.

2. Colorado: Forfeiture between $50 and $500; misdemeanor, fine between $10 and $300, or imprisonment not over one year.

3. Connecticut: Double damages to person injured.

4. Illinois: Forfeiture between $25 and $500; misdemeanor, fine not over $500, or imprisonment not over one year.

5. Indiana: Forfeiture not over $100; misdemeanor, fine not over $100, or imprisonment not over thirty days, or both.

6. Iowa: Misdemeanor.

7. Kansas: Misdemeanor, fine between $10 and $1,000, and suit for damages.

8. Massachusetts: Forfeiture between $25 and $300; misdemeanor, fine not over $300, or imprisonment not over one year, or both.