The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-19
WITHOUT LICENSE,
AM ORDINANCES

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention and eX-
tinguishment of fires
Section l. Be 10 ordained by the City Coun-
Gil OF the city of Dallas, that whenever any
wooden building now standing within the
fire limits of the city shall be damaged by
fire the rebuilding, or repairing of the same
Is hereby prohibited unless the owner there
OF shall first obtain permit from the May
or of the city. and before the Mayor shall
issue any such permit, he shall cause the
said buildings to be Inspected by three dis
interesteds person who shall appralSe the
damage ON said building, and If they shall
appruse the damage on the building TO be fifty
per cent. of It's value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost of APP
pralsement shall be paid by the owner.
Section2. that whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapida-
ted, the same Is hereby declared nuisance,
and on complaint being made To the Mayor
of any such buildings he shall cause he same
to be inspected by three disinterested per-
sons, free holders IN the city, and II the
sane be reported by the inspectors TO be IN
a delapidated condition, ifthe said house be
within the fire limits and wooden house,
the Mayor Shall cause II TO be removed or
pulled down, an he may deem best, giving
ten days notice to the owner to remove or
dispose of the same so that the nuisance
be abated, and II said house be outside the
fire limits as fixed by the ordinances of
the city, the Mayor shall require the owner
TO repair the same, or abate II, within time
to be fixed in the notice, and II the owner af-
ter notice fail, refuse or neglect To repair or
be abated by the proper ofnoers OF The city
on order Of the Mayor, all expense to be
paid by the owner of the property.
Section 3. That whenever any wooden
building within the IRE limits shall he COM
planned of as being dangerous to the contigu-
GUS buildings, or Is likely 10 cause fre, the
same shall DO inspected as mere in before
provided in case of delapidated buildings;
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ing complained OF to be dangerous To con-
tguouS Building, or as likely to cause, or
promote fires, the same shall he deemed,
and heid TO be nuisance, and the Mayor
after ten days notice to the owner 10 remove
or abate the nuisance, shall cause the same to
be pulled down or removed, at the expense
of the owner.
Section l. That any person who shall vio-
late the first section of this ordinance upon
conviction before the Mayor shall be fined
not less than ten nor more than one humid
red dollars, and cost OF the prosecution and
should said fine and costs not he
paid, the person convicted snail he inpris-
oned and may be required To work upon the
streets of the city for Iifteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed for each OF
tense,
house, damaged by Are shall desire 10 repair
the same, he shall notify the Mayor, In
writing, stating the locality of said building
and that 1t is within the IRE limits rs fixed
the ordinances of the city whereupon the
Mayor shall appoint three disinterested per-
sons, House holders In the city who shall in
spect the said damaged building and APP
praise the same, and the damage therto, aud
make n report of thesame TO the Mayor Ia
writing under oath, and Ii 1t shall appear
from said nppraisement that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent of
fifty per cent. of its value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prahihitiny the repairing OF
said building and thereafter said building
shall not be repaired,
Section e. Itshall be the duty of the Mar
shall of the CITY to enforce all ordinances Tor
the prevention and spread OF rires.
Section I. Be 1t further ordained that an EN-
Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved, hcptomher q, loI5,
W. l.. CABELL, Mayor,
J. b. HEREFORD, Secretary.