HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 225-1923 - Prescribing Portion Of The City Of Lubbock Within Negroes And Persons Of Africa - 04/01/1923ORDINANCE NO. 225
An Ordinance prescribing that portion of the City of Lubbock
within which negroes and persons of African descent, containing as much as
one -eighth negro blood, shall reside, except bona fide servants residing on
the place -Where employed; forbidding persons to sell property outside of such
district to negroes or persons containing as much as one -eighth negro blood;
forbidding the rental of property outside such district to persons
containing as much as one -eighth negro blood, providing penalties,and declaring
an emergency account of negroes living in other districts and causing danger
to health and pollution oftheatmosphere.
Be it ordained by the City Council (Commission) of the City of Lubbock,
Section 1. No negro or persons of African descent or containing as much
as one -eighth negro blood shall own property or reside thereon in any part of
this city except that part lying South of 16th St. and East of Avenue C, and
no person shall rent or lease to any such negro or person of African decent
or one containing as much as one -eighth negro blood outside of the territory
limits, as above. -
Section 2. Section 1 shall not apply to bona fide servants living on
the premises of their employer; provided that such servant or servants shall
receive living quarters as a part of their compensation and that such
servants shall be employed the major portion of thier time by the family or
persons on whose premises they reside.
Section 3. Any person violating any part of this Ordinance shall
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $200. and each trans-
action or days residence shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 4. The fact that negroes and persons of African descent and
persons containing as much as one -eighth negro blood are residing in
various portions of this city and their residence is dangerous to the
health and pollutes the earth and atmosphere, creates an emergency and
necessity that the removal of the charter requiring an ordinance to be read
at two several meetings he suspended and this ordinance belenacted at the
meeting,of its introduction and effective upon publication.
Approved this day of 1923.
Mayor City, of Lubbock, Texas.
Attest:
J. R. Germany
City Secretary
City of Lubboc$, Texas.
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ORDIIVAlVUB no. 225.
An Orainance prescribing than portion of the City of LubboeJL wi Z.,which negroes and persons of African descent vonLaining as much as one -eight]
negro biooa, shall reside, except Dona fide servants residing on the place:
where employed; forbidding persons to sell property outside of such district
to negroes or persons containing as much as one -eighth negro blood; iorbidaii
the rental of property outside such district to persons containing as much
as one -eighth negro blood, providing penalties, and declaring an emergency
account of negroes living in other districts and causing danger to health anc
pollution of 6he atmosphere.
Be it ordained by the City Council ( Commission) of the City
of Lubbocx, Texas.
Section 1,
ivo negro or perso of African descent: or conta nin as
much as one -eighth negro blood shall ovm property or reside thereon in any
part of this city except that part lying South of 16th. St. and.sast of Avenu
Co ana no person shall rent or lease to any such negro or person of African
descent or one containing as much as one -eighth negro blood outside of the
territory limits, as above.
Section 2,
Section 1 shall not apply to bona fide servan-t;5 living on
the premises of their employer; provided that such servant or servants shall
eceive living quarters as a part of their compensation and that such servant;
shall De employed the major portion of their time by the Ta-Mily or persons
on whose premises they reside.
Section 3.
Any person violating any part; of this Ordinance shall upoi
onviction, . be punished by a fine of not more than -�2uO and each transaction
or days residence shall constitute a separate offense.
Section -t.
The tact that negroes and persons of African descent and
ersons containing as much as one -eighth negro blood are residing in various
ortions of -this city and 'their residence is dangerous to the health and pollz
tnc earth and atmosphere, creates an emergency and necessity that the removal
f the charter requiring an ordinance to be read at two several meetings be
Iuspended and this ordinance be enacted at the meeting of its introduction
I Zd effective upon publication.
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Approved this day of 1923.
Mayor
Uity of Lubbock, Texas.
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'0it- Secret&ry
,i ty of` Lubbock Texas.
�ppr owed as to corm R. A. Sowder, Oi ty Attorney.
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