3756 ARTICLE IV.

BUILDING PERMITS.

1924, ch. 563. 1927, ch. 383, sec. 1.

142. All persons, firms or corporations shall, before erecting, or con-
structing any new building in Prince George's County, the value of which
at the time of the completion shall be two hundred dollars ($200) or more,
shall make application to the Clerk to the County Commissioners of said
County for a permit to erect and construct any such building within the
limits of said County. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to re-
model or repair any building within Prince George's County where the
value of said repairs or remodeling after completion shall exceed five hun-
dred dollars ($500), shall make application to the Clerk to the County
Commissioners for a permit to do so. The application for the permit to
erect or construct any new building, or to remodel or repair any building,
shall set forth in detail the location of the land, the size and approximate
value of the building or buildings to be erected, constructed, remodeled
or repaired. That the Clerk to the County Commissioners shall be re-
quired to charge and receive the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for each per-
mit so issued by him, the same to be issued in the name of the County
Commissioners of Prince George's County. That the permit so issued
shall set forth the location of the land, upon which the said building is
to be erected, together with a reasonably accurate description of the char-
acter of the proposed new building or building to be remodeled or repaired,
and the approximate value in either event, and said permit shall be issued
in triplicate, one to the applicant, one to the Supervisor of Assessments,
and one to be retained in the files of the office of the County Commission-
ers. Provided however that where incorporated towns require building
permits in said town, and have officials who issue such permits, the town
permits as aforesaid shall be issued, and only issued, after the County
permits herein provided for shall have been issued and paid for; and the
County Commissioners through their Clerk shall furnish to said town offi-
cials sufficient blanks to carry out the provisions of this Act. It shall be
the duty of such incorporated town or its officials to issue said permits in
quadruplicate, one copy to be retained by the applicant, one to be sent to
the Clerk to the County Commissioners, one to be sent to the Supervisor
of Assessments, and one to be retained by the officials issuing the permit,
and it shall be and become the duty of the officials of any incorporated
town who have issued said permits as herein required, to make return
within three days after the issuance of the same to the proper parties,
of the copies of permits herein required, as well as the sum collected and
herein required to be returned to the County Commissioners. One-half
the permit fee shall be retained by the officials of the town or municipality
issuing the permit, the other one-half to be paid over to the County Com-
missioners as herein provided for. Provided however that permit blanks
shall be mailed on request by the Clerk to the County Commissioners to
any person, firm or corporation who desires to erect, contract, remodel or
repair any building or buildings as herein provided, but no such person,