The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Ordinance to Be Introduced


 allowed henceforth to become part one and part another.
 Ordinance to Be Introduced The ordinance in full Is as follows: No. -C. An ordinance to prevent con fict and i'll feeling between the white and colored races in the city of Birmingham and to preserve the public peace and pro- mote the general welfare by making req eonsble provisions, requiring as far as practicable, the use of separate blocks for residences or places of abode by white and colored people respectively.
 Be 1t ordained by the board of com missionsrs of the city of Birmingham:
 "Seotion L It shall be unlawful for any colored person to move into and oc- cupy as a residence or place of abode any house not now occupied by colored per sons upon any block upon which greater number of houses are occupied as resi- dences or places of abode by white people than are coupled as residences or places of abode by colored people.
 Sec g It shall be unlawful for any white person to move Into and occupy as a residence or place of abode any house not now occupied by white persons upon any block upon which greater number of houses are occupied as resi- dences or places of abode by colored peo- pie than are occupied as residences or places of abode by white people.
 Sec g. Definitions. The word "block' AS the same is sued in this ordinance shall be construced to mean that portion of any street, and the lots or parcels or land abutting same, between two adjacent in- tersecting or crossing streets or between such streets If extended, and corner houses shall be deemed to be located in the block on which they face
 "Section f. Nothing in this ordinance shall affect the location of residences or places of abode made previous to the approval of this ordinance. and nothing herein shall be so construed as to pre- vent the occupation of residences or places of abode by white or colored servants or employees of occupants of such resi- dences or places of abode on the block on which they are so employed, nor shall anything herein contained be construed to prevent any person who, at the date of the pa assage of this ordinance, shall have acquired or possess the right to occupy any building as residence or place of abode from exercising such d right Nor shall anything herein con tained prevent the owner of any build ing now leased, rented or occupied as a residence or place of abode for colored persons from continuing to rent, lease or occupy such residepce or place of abode for such persons, if the owner shall so desire; but If such house should. after the passage of this act. be at any time lawfully occupied as a residence or place of abode for white persons. 1t shall not thereafter be used for colored persons. Nor shall anything herein contained pre- vent the owner of any building now lea sed rented Or occupied as a residence or place of abode for white persons from ttY,.,f ,f,,er te 1apc scl, residence or place of abode for such pur- pose, if the owner shall so desire; but if such house should, after the passage of this net, be at any time lawfully oc- cupied as residence or place of abode for coZored persons. 1t shall not there after /be so used for white persons.
 Provision for Future
 'sEection :. Any person intending to build or erect for himself. or as agent for another any building to be used as @. residence or place of abode upon prop erty situated on block on which there are no buildings used as a residence or place of abode shall, in the application for a permit to the building inspector declare for what purpose said proposed building for which the permit is asked is to be used whether as residence or place of abode, for white persons or colored persons. Upon the filing of said dppllCatlOT IHe Inspector 5ndij as soon as practicable thereafter. cause to be published once a week for two successive weeks in daily paper of the city of Birmingham and at the cost of said applicant, the fact that building of the character described is proposed to be built at the place indicated in the application and to be used or occupied | as residence or place of abode for white or colored people. and such appli- cant shall post or cause to be posted l in plain view at some convenient place | on or near the lot where such building is proposed to be erected a similar state ! ment: and unless within five days after 1 the date of the last publication thereof protest be made in writing to the build | ing inspector by those owning more than 50 per cent of the foot frontage on said block, against the use mentioned in said application. the permit desired shall. if 1 in other respects said application be in conformity with the ordinances of the city. be granted.
 Thereafter all buildings erected for residences or places of abode on said block. and all buildings erected on said block for other purposes. but which 1t may be desired thereafter to use as resi-