The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07


 dences or places of abode shall be so used for either white persons or for eolored persons respectively, as may be determined by the permit granted In the manner hereinaboye provided. If how ever the owners of more than DO per cent of the foot frontage on said block in which the proposed building is to be erected and for which permit Is asked snail protest against said building in the manner above provided, then in such case no permit shall be issued on said ap- plication for the erection of a building for the use set out therein. Whenever Il protest is filed under the provisions of this ordinance, those signing the protest shall state the exact number of feet of their respective property that front on the block in question, and each signature to such protest shall be acknowledged before notary public; and any sigma ture not so acknowledged shall be disre- garded by the building inspector.
 The provisions of this section are in- tended to provide a method by which a block which in vacant may be improved and by which it's use for either white persons or coored persons may be de- termined. but shall not be construed to abridge unlawfully any constitutional right which any owner of property may possess to use occupy his property
 subject to reasonable police regulations. To Keep Record
 Sec. 6 No person shall be granted a permit by the building inspector for the construction of any house or other build ing intended to be used as a residence or place of abode, unless he state In his application for permit whether the house or building to be constructed Is designed to be occupied or used by white or colored people and if upon the com pletion of said building, or any time thereafter. the owner shall allow or per-
 init said building to be occupied in any manner other than as stated in said ap- piicauon, he shall at once file with the building inspector an affidavit stating the change in the manner of use or oc- cupancy.
 Whenever the use of occupancy of any building as residence or place of abode for white or colored people, whether erected before or after the passage of this ordinance, is changed from white to colored. or from colored to white, after the passage of this or- oinance, the owner of said building shall at once file with the building in- speetor sworn statement of such change. If the owner of any building used or occupied as residence or place of abode shall permit its use or occu- patton before there is compliance with the provisions by this section he shall be fined as hereinafter provided But no permit issued by the building inspector shall authorize any person to use or occupy any property in viola tion of any section of this ordinance See. 7 It shall be the duty of the building inspector as soon as practice able after the passage of this ordinance to prepare and preserve for inspection in his office maps of such blocks in the city of Birmingham as are now occupied by residences or places of abode for both White and co1arad yaa- pie. and shall continue to make such maps from time to time as will enable his office and the public to determine the cha1 acter of use or occupaney of any given block in the city. Such map so prepared and properly certified, shall he prima facie evidence of the facts shown thereby. Any owner of property in the city of Birmingham or any agent therefor or any occupant thereof who shall refuse upon request to furnish to the building inspector or anyone whom he may appoint to gath CT such information, with such inform ation as such owner. agent or oecu- pant may possess, necessary to make up such map and to revise 1t from time to time, or who shall furnish any knowingly false information as l to the character of use or occupancy of any residence or place of abode In | the city of Birmingham shall be sub 1 jeot to the fine hereinafter provided But the failure of the building inspect or to comply with the provisions of this section shall not operate to exempt or excuse any person from complying with the terms of this ordinance
 l Sec. s. Any person. firm or corpora | ltion violating any provision hereof shall, upon conviction. be punished as lrrovided by and within the limits of section 1216 of the code of Alabama.