Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-22
nero SEGREGATION
aOES INTO EFFECT IN
BOROUGH OF COLWYN
..donts of Progressive Little
w. ~,.,,r Relieve New Ordinance
Will Stand Test and
Prove Effective
rAvY FINES POSSIBLE

,oroes of Colwyn. n small town
~ .,.t Of Darby and near sharon Hill,
:. segregated. according to the pro-
- an ordinance passed by the
sV" =, that borough. The document,
,.,od bv Burgess S w. Waterman.
rasscd by a vote Of 6 to J. and Is
..v being enforced.
|, :. order that the ordinance might not
.,,o the provisions Of the Constitution
,,,, United states prohibiting discrimi-
..,,r against negroes, the Council care
~ ,romed the law to segrcEate white
.,.oDs as well. Those who drew up the
s,.,ort hold that. by prohibiting white
'nies from inhabiting the negro dis
y. and the negroes from the sections
I',risd bv the whites, no discrimina-
~ ts shown and the document is legal
rSourh Colwyn comprises about so
,.nsss there has been strong race feel
.- ,bere for several years. The borough
80 that It has no millionaircs, but is
m one of the most progressive COM
rgnities Of the country.
NEW STEP IN NORTH
~. Borough Council contends that the
~ % ordipancc Is the first of the kind
- in the North. II is as follows;
Il, ordiuancc to prcrcnt conflict aud i'll
ne bct,recu the tchue aud CoiorCd
.,. IN thc Borough OF ColCyn, and to
...,er,e The pubiic peace and promote the
..,,oi ,rlrfdre On making reasonable
I..,,,ions requiring the use OF separate
~, for residences bU iChite and Coiorcd
,,oplc, respectively.
Section |. BE It ordained by the
rtsf Burgess and Borough Council
n colwyn that from and after the
ssssape of this ordinance II shall be
n1lawful for any white person to use
=. a, residence or place of abode any
souse. building or structure. or any
,.,, thereof, located in any Colored
uock as the same is hereinafter de-
sned and 1t shalt also be unlawful
hr any colored person to use as
residence or place of abode any house.
bujldng or structure, or any part
thereof. located in any white block,
n the same is hereinafter defined.
The ordinance goes into detailed de-
,.1ptlon of what shall be considered
.eolored' and white" blocks. Each
lo,k comprises houses on both sides of
ne street between int"TsectinE streets. a
uddent of any block is determined as
'any person occupying any room therein
a, sleeping place. whether as owner,
,nant, dependent, DOarGer or otherwise,
u,less It appear that such occups lion Is
merely transtory.'
CHURCHES OR SCHOOLS.
An exception this rule is made IN
he case of negro or white servants. The
ordnance continues
Section 3 BE it further ordained
By the Chief Burgess and Borough
Council Of COlwyn. That after the
passage of this ordinance, no building
Or portion of n building in the
borough Of Colwyn shall be used as n
church or for the purpose of conduct
Ing religious services. or for a school,
dance hail or an assembly hall, by
white persons in "A colorcd block. as
the same Is defined in this ordinance,
and after the passage of this ordinance
no bullding or portion of a building in
the Borough of Colwyn shall be used
Wsehurch or for the purpose of con-
dacing religious services, or for a
school, dance hall or an asscmblage
hll Dy COlOfeu persons III "nllt
block, as the same is defined in this
ordnance,
PERMITS GUARDED.
The ordnance further provides that in
al future building operations in Col
Eyn permit is not to be issued by the
building Inspector until he is satisfied
hat the house is intended for persons
nttled TO live in the section in which
ne house Is to he built. On all streets
lpOn which no house Is occupied or built
DE color Of residents, schools ard places
u assembly are to be governed by the
hacent streets.
In conclusion, the ordinance provides
nat violations of the provisions of the
tocument shall be punished by n fine
d not less than s. nor more than $50 for
ath day the violation continues. In
asiaut OF the payment of the fines. the
sdinance stlpulates that a prison SEN
'snee shall be imposed. The document
Light.