Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-06-22
by AUTHORITY.
Ordinances of the City Of Dallas.
SrEErs AND SIDEWALKS.

CTEETS AND DlDEWALAs.
Ordinance Regulating and Protecting Streets
Alleys Side-waiks, Shade Trees, etc.
Ordained June 6, 1922
OBsTRUcTING STREETS, SIDE WALKS, sc.
SEC. /. BE IL ordained By the CITY Council
Of the CiW Of Ddlias, That any person con-
victed of having obstructed or Kindred the
free passage of any public street, lane, al
ley or sidewalk, or crossing in said city
by placing thereon any wood, lumber, box,
barrel, furniture, or any other material
whatever, or by hitchiug or tying any
animal ON any sidewalk or crossing, shall
be fined not less than one dollar nor more
than ten dollars; Provided, That during
the erection or construction, or alteration
of any house or building within said city,
space not TO exceed one-half the street
in front of the lot being improved may be
used and occupied by the building material
for such improvement, provided, all obstruc-
tons of this character be we'll lighted at
night; Pr0cided, also, That nothing herein
contained shall prohibit the loading or I'M
loading of any goods, wares, merchan iise,
or other thing without needless delay !;
And procided further, That any person &C.
cupyIng any building for business shall
have the privilege of using three feet Of
the sidewalk next to such building for the
display Of goods, wares or other articles of
trade but no other part of any sidewalk
shall be employed for such purposes; And
l,ropided Furthermore, That this ordinance
shall not effect the stationing Of fruit
stands, whenever The SAME do not obstruot
free passage along the sidewalk of said
city.
Property HOLDER RESPONSIBLE.
SEC. 2. Every property holder in this
city shall be responsible for any o5struc-
tons in the gutter or for the deposit of
any chips, wood, filth or other rubbish, on
the side walk, or space Immediately OPP
posite the place occupied by such properly
holder, and shall, on conviction before the
Mayor or having created or suffered any
such deposit, sufficient to incominodc tray.
Ell or such sidewalk, or obstruct the flow of
water in such gutter, be fined in any sum
not less than one, nor more than ten dd.
lars; Prorided, That before action in such
case be brought, such property holder may
relieve himself of the above penalty by
proving such offense 10 have been commit
ted by some other person or persons, who
shall, in such case, be tried in the manner,
and fined in the amount above provided.
THROWING UFFAL INTO STREETS.
SIC. 3. Any person within the limits o!
his city who shall throw or deposit or
cause or permit any person in his or her
employ to throw or deposit any vegetable
Glth or nf lnn II
animal, or who shall cause or suffer the
low or stagnation of any filthy or noisome
liquid on any public square, street or side
walk, lane or alley of said city, 50 as to
'ender the passage by or over tie same
unpleasant or disagreeable, upon convic-
ion thereof before the Mayor, shall be
ined in any sum not less than one nor
more than ten dollars.
RIDING on ERivISG OVER SIDEWALKS.
SEC. 4. Any person who shall ride or
lrivc any animal or any wagon or other
'ehicle upon or across any sidewalk in
aid city, improved by graveling, plank
ng or otherwise, except in going to or
rom his premises, or those of his myloyer,
n any person who shall stop any animal
,r animals or any team, wagon or other
'ehiclc upon any Of the crosswalks thereof
hail. upon conviction thereof before tn Q
Mayor be fined in any sum not less than
me nor more than ten dollars.
EXCAVATIONS.
SEC. 8. Any person wEo shalt dig or
ausc to be dug any excavation in or adj
dining any street, sidewalk or public
or any other public place
within this city, and shall not during the
light-timc fence or cause the same to be
enced with good and substantial fence,
It least three feet high, or any city officer
n contractor for any public work, or any
'ther person making such excavation, or
ausing the same to be made in any public
treet or thoroughfarc, without erecting
'oles or other substantial railing around
he same, so as to prevent persons, ami
nails or vehicles from falling into the same
hall, upon conviction thereof before the
layor, be fined in any sum not less than
ne nor more than ten dollars.
IITcHIyG TO SHADE-TREEs, SIDEWALKS AND
THE COURTHOUSE FENCE.
SEC. 6. No person shall be allowed TO
litsh any horse, mare, mule, or jackass in
my alley, or 10 any tie-post or other fast.
ming whatever, within the limits of this
ity, SO that the same can get upon any
idewalk orstrcet-crossing, or TO any shade
II ornamental tree along any Of the streets
# sidewalks, or within the enclosure of
he Public Square in said city, or 10 tie
ence around the courthouse, in said city.
Every person violating this Section shall,
lpon conviction thereof before the Mayor,
70 fined not less than che nor more than
i've dollars.
IyJuRING OR DErAcISG PROPERTY.
SEc.7. Any person who shall remove,
lestroy, cut, hack, deface or otherwise in
ure any shade or ornamental tree, or in
my way injure the protecting box Of any
'uch tree, within or around the Public
square, or along any public street or dc.
walk, within this city, or cut, deface or
otherwise injure any fence around said
Public Square, or any other public proper
y, or the property of any person or corpo-
alton, or cause the same to be done, with
n said city, or shall perpetrate any indie
ent or indicate act upon the Courthouse,
II the grounds around the same, or open
my fence, gate, market house or public
,uildiBg within said city, upon conviction
hereof sssssTs &c Mayor, shall be fined
lot less than one nor more than twenty
i've dollars Provided. That the owner or
Of grounds shall not be prevent
d from making any necessary altera-
ions.
WIEN TO TAKE EFfEcr.
SEC. 5. That this ordinance shall take
feet and be in force from and sftcr its
sage and due publication.
RErEkLISG CLAUsE.
%. That all ordinances and paris Of
>es conflicting with The provisions
dinancc be and the same are here
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June oih, 1872. Pa5lished
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LII. s. ERvAY, Mayor.
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