Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
FURNISHED HOUSES

FURNISHED HOUSES
Tulsa. oklahoma. upon which rs per cent Of
the residents occupying said block are
eolored people. IL shall be unlawful for any
white person to establish and maintain a
hotel, rooming house or place Of public as
sembly upon any block In said city upon
which IS per cent or more Of the residents.
roomcrs, guests, or boArders in such block
are colorcd persons.
SECTION 2. II shah be unlawful for
any colored person to'muye into aod occupy
as residence or place Of abode. any house
m any block situated within the City OF
Tulsa, Oklahoma. upon which 70 per cent of
the residents occupying said block are white
people. II shall be unlawful for any colored
person TO establish and maintain a hotel,
ruomius house, or place Of public assembly
upon any block in said city upon which 70
per cent or more Of the residents roomors.
guests, or boartcrs IN such block are white
persons.
SECTION 2. The word block" as the
same is used In this ordinance shall be
construed to mean that portion Of any terri
tory in the City of Tulsa, bounded on all
four sides by public streets or avcuucs
Provided an alley shall not be construed to
m an $ street or avenue
SECTION I. Nothing in this ordinance
shall affect the location % residences, places
OF abode or places OF public assembly, made
previous to the approval OF this ordinance,
and nothing herein shall be construed as
10 preyrnt the occupation Of residences,
places Of abode or places Of public assembly
by white or colored servants or employees
OF occupants Of such residences, places OF
abode or places of public assembly on tha
block on which they are so employed; nor
shall anything herein contained be so con
strled as To prevent any person who az the
date OF the passage Of this ordinance. shall
have acquired or possessed the right 20
occupy any building as a residence place
OF abode or place 2f public assembly from
exercising such a right
Provided tho words SERVANTS" or "em.
pluyes' shall hc construed to mean per
sons actually in the employ Of other per
sons residing on the same lot or ON the
same premises where such servants or EN-
plcyes reside and who devote AZ least three
til hours Of each day for as many as at
least five t5) days in each week as sery
ants or employees of other persons residing
on the same lot or the same premises and
provided further that the term servant
or employee shall be construed to include
the members Of the family Of such servant
or cmplOyc
SECTION 5. Whenever the use or oc.
cupancy ot any building as a residence, place
cf abode or place Of public assembly for
white or colored people, whether erected
before or after the passage Of this ordinance,
is changed from white 10 colored or from
cDlorcd 10 white, after the passage OF this
ordinance the owner Of said building shall
at once file with the Building Inspector a
sworn statement of such change. II the
owner Of the building used or occupied as
a residence. place Of abode or place OF pub
lie assembly, shall permit its use or occu'
pnncy by persons Of different race with.
out notifying the building Inspector such
owner shall be guilty of misdemeanor un.
de- this ordinance and punished as herein
after provided.
Provided the term race" as herein used
shall have references to the white and
colored race and different races shall have
application to the distinction between the
white race and the colored race. No permit
ISSUED by the Building Inspector shall au.
thorize any persons to use or occupy any
prouerty In violation Of any OF the pro.
visions Of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. II shall be the duty Of the
Building Inspector as soon as practicable
after the passage OF this ordinance TO pre-
pare and preserve for inspection in his Of.
flee maps Of such blocks in the City Of
Tulsa Oklahoma, as are now occupied by
residence places Of abode or places Of pub.
lie assembly for both white and colored
people. and shall continue to make such
maps from time to time as will enable his
office and the public to determiue the char
acter of use or occupancy of any given
block within said city. Such maps so pre-
pared and properly certified shall be prma
facie evidence Of the facts shown thereby
Any owner Of property in the City OF Tulsa
thereof who shall refuse upon request tC
furnish to the Building Inspector or any
one whom he may appoint togather sucl
information, with such information as sucf
owner agent or occupant may possess, nee
essary to make up such map and to rcvs,
il from time to time, or who shall knowingly
furnish any false informatio-l as to the char
acter or use or occupany Of any residence
place II abode. or place Of public assembl,
in said city, shall be guilty of misde
meanor and punished in accordance with
the penalties herein provided.
SECTION 7. II shall be unlawful and a
misdemeanor for any pcrson the owner
lessee. occupant or tenant of any premises in
the City Of Tulsa, where such premises are
within two hundred t200) feet Of any sani'
tary sewer, to rent, lease, let suitcase or
Sublct any portion Of any such premises
rooms, servants quarters or employees quar-
terS to any such servant or emplOye or to any
other person unless such room, servant or
tenant quarters have installed therein sani-
tary toilets, and unless such sanitary toilets
shall be properly connected TO the sanitary
sewer system OF said city, and inspected by
the Sewer Inspector Of said city, and unless
also, adequate provisions is made for prop.
erly flushing with city waler or ether
adequate water supply properly connected
in accordance with the provisions Of the
ordinances OF the City Of Tulsa by means
Of water pipes and other mechanical devices
in such a manner that such sanitary closet
is or shall be kept in sanitary condition.
SECTION K. II shall be unlawful for any
person TO use or occupy any building or
portion thereof as place Of abode or sleep
ing quarters, unless such building or place
of abode has installed therein and equipped
sanitary toilets AZ provided In Section 7
hereof
SECTION o. Amy person. firm or corpo.
ration who shall violate any of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, or who shall re
fuse neglect or fail to comply with any Of
the mandates hereof. shall upon conviction
thereof be punished by a fine in any sum not
exceeding O1e Hundred Dollars (SlOO.OO)
or by imprisonment in the City Jail Of said
CITY for % period not exceeding ninety DAYS
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 10 That an emergency ex-
lists for the preservation Of public health and
safety by reason whereof this ordnance
shall take effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication
PASSED and the emergency clause ruled
upon separately and approved this 4th day
OF August, 1916.
APPROVED this 4th day of August. 1916.
ATTEST: j. II. SIMMONS
FRANK NEWKfRK Mayor.
City Auditor.
APPROVED:
JOHN B. MESERVE.
City Attorney