Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-07-14
BY AUTHORITY,
Ordinances Of the Town Of Dalla

ordinances OF Cne 10Wn OF Oallas.
At meeting of the Board Of Aldermen,
held at the Mayors Office, in the town of
Dallas, on Thursday, July 18th A. D. 1866,
present, j W. Lane, Mayor, j. S. Saunders,
Il. W. Hunt, J. N. Bryan, A. W. Morton,
and NJ. NJ. Morrow, Aldermen, and Henry
Hickman, Marshal, the following ordinances
were passed:
SEC. 1st Be Is ordained by the Board >>of
Aldermen, That the corporate limits shall
be three quarters of a mile, North and
South of Main street, and East one mile
from the Court House or far enough to in
cude the present residences of Joe Stowe,
David Ferguson and II. II. Hall.
SEC. 2. That all ordinances of said corpo-
ration shall be published, and filed or re-
corded in the Mayors Office.
Sec. 8. That the stated meetings of the
Board of Aldermen, shall be on the LIST
Tuesday in each month, and the Mayor
shall call such other meetings, from time
to time, as he may think proper. The AL
dermen and Constable shall attend all the
meetings of said Board, and on failure to
do so, without reasonable excuse, shall
be finei not more than five nor less than
one dollar.
SEC. A. That the Mayor shall be Presi-
dent of the Board, and in his absence, the
Aldermen shall elect one Of their number
to preside. The Mayor and three Alder
men or four Aldermen shall constitute
quorum.
SEC. s. That the Mayor shall discharge
the duties VI Recorder, and his orders
signed as Mayor shall be sufficient author
~ iTvr ali purposes.
SEC. G. That the Mayor shall be superin-
tendant of all the works and improvements
ordered to be made upon the streets, side
walks, public grounds and highways, and
he is hereby authorized to employ all nee
essary laborers and incur the necessary ex-
pense of cleaning themua anG putting them
in good order. And he is hereby author
lied to appoint Street Commissioner, for
the purposes above enumerated and shall
receive reasonable compensation, to be
determined by the Board.
SEC. 7. That the Mayor Of this corpora
ton shall, in lieu of a stated salary, receive
the fees Of his office.
SEC. 8. That the Treasurer and Consta-
BILE shall each enter into bond with good
and sufficient security in the sum of two
thousand dollars, conditioned as the law
directs, before entering upon the discharge
Of their duties.
SEC. 9. The Constable shalllevy and col
lect poll tax of one dOllarquarterly upon
each and every person within the limits of
this corporation, liable to road duty, as q
Street Tax. Aud, any person failing or re-
fusing TO pay said tax, shall be fined in n
sum not less than two nor more than ten
dollars, to be collected as other fines.
SEC. 10. That the corporation of the town
of Dallas will work and keep in repair, the
leading to he ford Of the river
as far as said ford, and keep the same in
overseer Of the highways Of this corpora
ton shall observe this ordinance.
Migrants.
SIC. /. Bsit ordained That the following
described persons are hereby declared to b. 1
First-An able bodied persons, who, rot
having any visible means OF support, live
idly, without employ nent.
SeeOnd.-All able bodied persons who
are found lettering or rambling about, or
idly wandering around the streets or other I
public place, or having no permanent resi-
dence or employment, or keeping houses
where unreasonsbly frs gusnt frolies. dances
or other amusemenis shall be held at unus-
ual hours; OF keeping places or houses for
gaming purposes Of any Kind, ard being
found at unusual hours OF the night on the
streets or private premises Of other per-
sons, without being able TO show where
hey reside, and By what means they make
! Support.
Third-All persons found lodging in the
open air, or in any shed, stable or other
1ut-hOuse without permission from the
person owning or controlling said prem
ses.
Fourth-An persons who shall be found
respassinE in the night time upon the
viiFhte premises Of another, and not giving
good account Of themselves.
Fiffh-An able bodied persons wander
ng abroad and begging or going from
lour 20 door begging o. placing themselves