The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-29

power 70 nA the compensation OF all city
officers, and to regulate the fees of al
jurors, witnesses and Others rendered un
der the charter and ordinances of said city
whenever the city council, as provided 10y
the charter, shall fix the compensation e
Zoe paid any officer, whether elected by III,
people or the council, they shall make th,
same payable monthly out OF the city
treasury, and no officer shall be allowed
any fees or perquisites, but all costs and
penalties shall go into the general sinking
fund.
No officers salary shall be fixed at q
sum to exceed fifteen hundred dollar
lSl,oVcl per annum, except the salary
oil assessor and collector, which shall
not exceed three thousand dollars per an.
nun, provided, that the compensation OF mo
officer of the corporation shall be dim,n-
ished during his term OF office.
Sec. q. TIL" city council shall have the
night to enact all necessary Ordluauces "a
restrain and punish Migrants, mcndicants,
street-beggars aud prostitutes, to locate, re-
strain, punish and control all
disorderly houses of prostitution or
designation, and the keeper and inmates
thereof; to regulate, punish or control all
gambling and the keepers of games and
gambling houses, aud those who bet on
games aud gambling devices, where there
IS IN ordinance OF the city of Dallas in
force Furnishing this or any other INSIDE.
meanor with US great u penalty as the same
is punished by the statute of the state.
The mayors court of the city of Dallas
shall have concurrent jurisdiction of such
misdemeanOrs when committed IN the cor
poiate limits OF the city OF Dallas.
Sec. Il. The city council shall have the
sole authority To grant the right to any
person or persons, corporation or company
To make and construct street railways in
any street in said city, and to regulate aud
control the same and the use thereof pro-
yided, the owners of majority OF front
feet on the street along which said railway
shall run are willing, the frontage to be
calculated no; by blocks, but by the entire
length OF the proposed line and on both
sides OF > streets 80 proposed to be occu-
pied aud provided also, IL shall not re-
quire the consent Of the property.owner to
tho construction of such street railway
across any street.
Sec. 81. The city council shall have
power to pass, publish, amend or repeal all
ordinances, rules aud police regulations,
not contrary to the constitution OF hr state,
and necessary for the order or good gov
eminent OF the city, or the trade, commerce
and health thereof, or that may hc neCt,-
sary end proper 10 carry into eilrC, the
poV ora vested IN the corporation or any OF
its )ilcers by the act Of incorporation OF
date August Jth, A. ID. 1876 and this and
othe amendments thereto, to enforce the
observance of I'LL such ordinances, rules
ana police regulations ana 10 punish vo-
lations thereof by lines and Imprisonment,
or either or both, or by work ON the streets,
or other public works, rs may be provided
by ordinance and required by the judgment
of the court provided, that no fine shall
exceed 500, ana no period of imprisou-
ment shall exceed thirty days in the city
jail, and for any fine, penalty and costs inn
posed by the mayor or recorder, In the trial
81 any cause or complaint before him. exc.
cutlons may issue to collect such line and
COSTS, to be levied and executed III the same
manner that executions are from justices OF
the peace courts. The same shall be issued
by the mayor or recorder TO the marshal,
who, in levylng on property and selling,
shall have like power and authority
as the sheriff OF thv county, IN executions
issued from the district or county court,
and the law OF the gate, so tar AS applica-
cable, shall apply TO ard be in full force
ana effect, as to the executions issued from
the mayors or recorders court. Any per
son upon whom any fine or penalty Is inn
posed NAV be committed unul the nav
ment of the same and costs, and ON default
thereof, may be imprisoned In the city
prison, or may be- required to work ON the
st reefs, or public works OF the city. for such
ii me and in such manner as NAV be pro.
v ded by ordinances. provided, such i'm
u. sonment shall not exceed thirty days.
Sec. IA, The city council shall have
power by ordinance to cause to be graded.
paved, macademi1ed nr grayeed, or other.
wise constructed, improved or repaired all
streets. sidewalks, ALLEYS and bubble hirh.
ways, including cross streets, In the limits
of the city OF Dallas, vt such lines. TO such
extent aud out of such material, and under
such regulations "a the city council mny
provide by ordinance; provided, that the
owners OF property bordering on a street or
sidewalk no improved shall pny pro
rata, ACCORDING To- frontare of ur9nertv
thereon. the exnense of such i'm.
go ordored Tho CIV
council shall have improved, in the same
manner M ina res, oi thn strsets Mi thn ,n1
tersections of streets where thew eros. tina
streets SO improved, md 10 the middle of
the streets where another street enters lint
don't cross the street being so imnroved
This Improvement of inIersectlnns and
abutmenis of other streets To be paid ON, nj
the general fund.
The work shall be done us follows: When
ever tho council determine Inv ordin,nca
that such work shall be done. and The man,
ner and extent of same, they shall adypr-
tise tor bids, giving the plans, specifications
and extent of Improvement. The work
shall BIO lot to tho lowest responsible bid.
der, IN the discretion of the city council.
and with such bond as the council may de-
termine. The city council shall lew n
special tax on the property fronting or
abutting ON said street SO improved pro
rata according to number of feet of from or
abutment, and said tax shall be levied as
soon us convenient a,ter contract il let' and
the time of payment of same, and when il
shall become delinouent. shall be snec,tied
in ordinance. The tax shall be a lien from
time of low and its collcciion shnIl ho an'
forced as the collection of other iaxes Inv
advertisement and sale of propertv nrn,
vided, it shall not be necessary 10 sail n,
same time as for other DELINQUENT md valo
rem taxes. " '''''
II said special tax be not maid In fnI i,
ten DAYS from the completion of said work
and the lew of said speoial tay then ,h,
assessor ana collector shall proceed nt ono,
to advertise and sell said property for ib,