Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
A. B. DANIEL, Clerk.
STREETS AND ALLEYS.

4. B. DANIEL, Clerk.
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
CHAPTER XVII.
Be it enacted by the City Council of
the City Of Mexico:
Sec. l. Whenever tho City Coun-
Oil shall provide by Ordinance for
establishing; opssing, widening or
altering any street, lane, avenue or
alley, market place or public square
they shall order the City Eaglnscr
to survey and mako perfect plat
Of the same which shall skew the
quantity of laad remaining to such
ownsr and the land lying adjacent
to each inprovsm snts, together with
the name or names Of the owner Or
owners Of suoh land, which pl8t shall
30 fled with the Recorder and be-
come . part Of the records Of the
CITY. Ii ell the owners Of land taken
shall petition Tor sash improvement
or shsll JOIN in o deed of rellnquish-
msnt TO their respective land taken
tas Couacil shall at once order the
establishment, opening, widening or
altering Of such street, alley, lane,
s,arkst place or public square.
Sec. 2. 1t any land owner shall
neglect or rstuss to rslinquish TO
the cl:y such land the Council shall
order the same to be condemned al
hereinafter providsd.
Sec 8. The Recorder shall there
fore issue q nCtios % each owner Of
laad affected by the establishment
opening, widening or altering such
street, lass, avsnss, alley, market
place or public square to appear
before him at the time and place
therein spsciisd such notice shall
b served At least six days before
the d.'y Of appearance before tn"
Recorder, and in the sams manner
asd with like effects 40 wrlts OF
suDmoss are, or may be by law re-
quirsd to DO served aud should tho
retRrn of the Marshal show that tho
owner of any such properly cannot
be found the Recorder shall adjourn
the inquest for thirty days,ana shall
cause notice TO DO published in DO N o
newspaper printed IN said city for
1t least three consecutive weeks ho
last insertion TO DO ~ lsas' SIX days
before the DAY TO which the inquess
IL adjourned, notifying af persons
interested, the, proceeding for that
purpose have been institGted bp tho
City Council and that a Jury will b
smpansiled TO Asses tho damages
and benefits o. ulting therefron, Oh
the day and At the place therein sss
for the inquest and such notice by
publications 40 aforesaid shall be 40
binding upen all parties interested
in such property a. il notice had
bsen actually served upon them.
Sec. 4. After all parties whose
lands ale affected by such improve
msats shall have been duly notified,
the Recorder shall cause to be sum
monsd 8 Jury of six free holders of
said city not directly interested in
any property affected by the open
log, widening, altering or extending
such street, venue or alley t assess
the damages and benefits to the
owners of the land affected by such
improvements. ~
Sec. S. The Jury first having been
duly sworn shall examine the land
4Ho1fAl nt -hSAh vopao~ ~
party interested Shall be present, af-
ter such examination the jury may
hear the testimony of any witness
summoned fer that purpose by the
city or any party interested.
Sec. 6. After hearing oil the evil
dsnss the jury shall return to the
| Recorder . written verdict signed
and sworn to by each juror, which
shall show the value OF the land Of
each party actually taken and The
amount of the ssnsfss to each land
owner adjacent to such improve,
msnts.
Sec. 7. 1t shall b the duty O.
the Recorder after the rendition o
the verdict, to report the same t
the City Council, who shall proceed
to approve or disapprovs the sam,
withis twenty days thereafter, ant
if the finding and the verdict OF tn
said jury be net approved by tn
City Council within the time afore
said, the whole proceeding shall b
, void and Of no effect. 4,
See. 8. II the verdict q Ne jsr,
shall be confirmed BY the City Coar
: ell within twenty days after the san
has been reported by the Recorder