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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Louisiana House segregation leaders in Baton Rouge introduced three bills Sunday night to counter federal court orders integrating New Orleans buses, including repealing state segregation laws and reviving the jitney system.
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Baton Rouge - House segregation leaders Sunday night introduced three new bills aimed at upsetting racial mixing on New Orleans buses ordered by federal courts.
Two of the bills would, in effect, repeal the present Louisiana law requiring bus segregation in what sponsors said was an effort to offset the new federal injunction which went into effect Saturday morning.
A third measure, introduced by title only in hurriedly drafted legislation, would revive the old jitney system in cities where public buses are integrated.
Jitneys were used years ago as independent vehicles operated by individual drivers.
Rep. E. W. Grauollet, Jr., of Plaquemines said the first two bills would rescind state laws requiring segregation of passengers (Continued on Page Two)
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by race on buses, street cars and other forms of public transportation.
"If we remove the state law, then it stands to reason that the injunction is void," he said.
He pointed out "there would be nothing to keep the bus companies from putting into operation the Tallahassee (Fla.) system where a ticket is sold for a specific seat."
The bill to revive the jitney system was introduced by Rep. John Garreet, house segregation leader, by title only, in a last minute maneuver by members of the joint legislative committee on segregation.
Earlier W. M. Shaw, legal advisor to the Louisiana "watchdog" committee on segregation, said New Orleans' buses could remain segregated if the bus company required segregation as a company policy.
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House segregation leaders introduced three new bills aimed at upsetting racial mixing on New Orleans buses ordered by federal courts. Two bills would repeal the present Louisiana law requiring bus segregation to offset the new federal injunction effective Saturday morning. A third measure would revive the old jitney system in cities with integrated public buses. Rep. E. W. Grauollet, Jr., of Plaquemines stated the first two bills would rescind state laws requiring segregation by race on buses, street cars, and other public transportation, arguing that removing the state law would void the injunction. He mentioned the possibility of adopting the Tallahassee system of selling tickets for specific seats. The jitney bill was introduced by Rep. John Garreet in a last-minute maneuver. W. M. Shaw suggested buses could remain segregated via company policy.