The Detroit times., 1911-02-23


ordinance so as 10 be brought
within the provisions hereof BY the
owner thereof or by the person.
firm or corporation In charge, pos
session or control thereof. shall be
torn down by the Department of
Buildings and the cost and expense
OF tearing Town such sign shall be
charged 10 the owner. or TO the
person. firm or corporation I'm
charge, possession or control
thereof. and shall be recovered
from such person. nrm or corpor-
alton by any appropriate proceed
ARTICLE xxxIII.
Section I. NO sIGNBOARD OR
BILLBOARD TO BE ERECTED OR
ALTERED WITHOUT PERMIT. No
signboard or billboard such az n
hereinafter described under this
article. shall be erected or altered
within the City OF Detroit. unless
a permit shall have been nrst sc.
Buildings. by the person. nrm or
corporation desiring TO erect such
signboard or billboard.
All applications for such sign
boards or piliboaIds shall 90 s ae,
descriptions as are necessary 70
fully advise and acquaint the said
Department OF Buildings with the
location. construction. weight. ma
such proposed S sisnSoard or 6rl-
board. III said signpoard or bill
board as indicated In said draw
ings and descriptions shall be In
accordance with the provisions OF
this Article, said Department or
Buildings shall thereupon issue
permit for the erection OF such
signboard or billboard. upon the
payment by the applicant or a Zee
as hereinbefore fixed In Section
OF Article III.
Permits will not be necessary for
signboards or billboards 10 De
placed on vacant lots or buildings
advertising the sale or renting or
such lots or buildings on which
they are placed, when such sign.
boards or billboards do not exceed
sixty tsO square feet In area.
Sec. 2. INSPECTION OF SIGN:
BOARDS AND BlLLBOARDS. All
signboards and billboards for
which a permit has been issued
shall be inspected by the Depart
ment of Buildings when erected
ported. braced and built according
to the provisions OF this ordinance.
certificate OF inspection shall be
issued by the Department OF Build
ings without further charge to the
owner.
All signboards and biilboards at
tached to or erected on any build
ing and larger than sixty (so)
square feet In area, shall be ex-
amined by the Department or
Buildings once each year as 70
their safety and II found TO be well
supported. braced and secured 10
the building. q certificate OF such
inspection shall be issued to the
owner.
Should any such signboard or
billboard be found unsafe or inse.
cure, the owner shall be required
TO make IL safe and secure within
4s hours from the time OF notin-
cation to that effect In writing
from the Department OF Buildings,
and II said notice Ii. not compneo
Y Ytn within the time ,s sPes,ne1 shaIi
cause the same to be removed at
the expense OF the owner. For
every such inspection the owner
shall pay to the Department OF
Buildings a fee OF two ($2.oo) Dol
lars.
Sec. 8. BOND. Every person.
firm, or corporation engaged In
the business OF erecting signboards
or billboards shall annually ME
With the City Clerk, good and
sufficient bond. running to the
of Five Thousand (s5.oo0) Dol
lars. to indemnify. save and keep
harmless the City of Detroit. from
any and all costs. damages or ex-
pense Of any kind whatsoever
which may be suffered by the City
OF Detroit or which 1t may be put
TO or which may accrue against by
charging to or recovering from
said City from or by reason or
the granting of permission to erect
said signboards or billboards or
from or by reason OF any acts or
things done under or by authority
or permission granted by the De-
parfment OF Buildings to erect