The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-26

and all persons thus offending. including va
grants, gamblers, prostitutes and keepers OF
disorderly houses, and to try and determine
all suits. actions and complaints oharg-
fnR violation Of any ordinance or aforesaid
laws and may grant new trials on motion In
writing showing sufficient cause and
duly sworn TO, and all prosecutions, trials and
| proceedings had 10 said court under this act,
shall DO governed by the laws and rules regu-
lating trials, prosecutions and proceedings in
Justices court in force at the time, and shall
be a bar TO prosecutions for the same offense
In other courts. The Recorder NAV require
ofany person arreste under tho provisions OF
this act a bond for his or her good behavior
and TO keep the peace or for his or her appear
ance before said court, with good and SUM-
cient suretles, which bond, ms well as all other
bonds taken in any proceedings in said court,
shall be payable to the city Of San Antonio.
He shall have full power and authority TO
issue subpgnas for witnesses, and TO compel
their attendance by process OF an attachment.
He may punish all contempts by fine and i'm
prisonment, or either; may issue subpnnas,
writs of capias, warrants of arrest, search
warrants, executions and all process known
TO law, which Justice of the Peace of this
State may lawfully issue, and all OF said
writs and process shall run in the name of the
city OF San Antonio. be issued, served and exc
cutod In the same manner as the like process
would DO when issued by Justice of the
Peace, unless herein otherwise provided. He
shall also have full power and authority to
administer Official oaths and all oaths and
afilrmations, and give certificate therefor.
The Recorder shall be ex-offcio Justice OF the
Peace. and he shall possess and execute in
tho city. in criminal cases. all the powers
and duties OF such officer, and shall
have the same authority and like power
with Justices OF the Peace In the prevention
and SUPPRESSION OF crime. Provided, that in no
case shall he entertain Jurisdiction in civil
suits. The City Council may determine what
costs, IL any, shall be charged for proceedings
in, and for all process issued in said court; and
the Recorder shall perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by any ordinance OF said
corporation that may properly and lawfully
be required OF said officer as the Judge of said
laws and constitution of this State; provided
that all money collected from fines, of what
ever character, imposed by the Recorder shall
the city. The Recorder shall receive the sum of
$500 per annum, and be allowed no fees in
cases arising from the violation OF the city or
authorized by the City Council.
Sec. 1gI The City Council shall be Invested
with full power and authority to grade and
macadamize, curb, pave, repair or otherwise
improve any avenue, plaza, street or alley,
three-fourths OF all the Aldermen, that such
improvement IL for the public interest.
Sec. 90l. In the widening or STRENGTHENING
OF any street, avenue or alley, the City COun-
ell shall determine, by ordinance, the manner
and extent of such widening and straighten-
ing. Upon the filing of such ordinance, and
the plan of the proposed widening, with the
County Clerk. II shall he the duty of the County
Judge to appoint three disinterested free hold
ers Of the city as commissioners. who. after be-
m IN
TALLY, shall carefully estimate the value kof
the property necessary to be taken for such
the case OF each owner. IL shall be thereafter
the duty OF the Commissioners TO estimate the
dement's aceruins ioany properly on ,he street
benefited by such Improvement, filing with
their report list OF the owners OF such prop
crty, and the amount Of the supposed benefit,
stated separately, in each case. On the filing
OF such report with the City Clerk, the City
Council shall at their llrst meeting thereafter,
Journal at what time said reports shall be
acted upon (which shall not be less than ten
days after the expiration of said notice., and
all parties feeling aggrieved by the action OF
said Commissioners may be heard by the
Council on appeal; The action Of the City
of the award for property taken. or decrease
of the assessment for supposed benefit to
property by the Improvement contemplated.
The CITY Council by rendering to the owner of
the land taken he amount OF the award may
ut nee enter upon and app PIRATE said land
ing aid st'e''t nllty. etc Tho benefits re-
ported and ma, he ruvi' et, by the City
Council, sha'l b. assessed as y special tax
against the property, and shall lie payable at
such time ~ the Council may dir C': and said
tax shall he u lien upon the propgrt, uu II the
payment tn reOf aud the Ci1v Col rtor shall
proceed t. collect the SAID tax In N" same
manner IA other taxes are collected. 'rnvil"i,
that IL deemtd necessary, tn" Guy council
may proceed In accordance with tn, r'oli ..ns
of the preceding section 100. as IN add i1nsl
remedy for the collection Of the tax h rein
Sec 30. That in addition to the power and
authority granted TO the City Council IN G l.
lect said assessments as tsxes as aforesaid,
they shall have the fur her and additional
remedy OF instltutinR suit, in the corporate
name, in any court having Jurisdiction, Tor the
recovery against any owner of said property,
Tor the amount due for any such work So
made as aforesaid. and the city Council shall
provide. by resolution or ordinance, under the
provisions of this act for carrying out and
executing the powers in this tiilo conferred:
and may adopt such resolutions, and euact
such ordinances, and make such rules and
regulations us they may deem necessary
Sec 100. whinevr the City Council shall
deem IL neco ss,ry to take private prOpcrt, for
the use of the city such property may be taken
for such purpose by making juet compensa-
tion to the owner thereof. II the amount OF
such compensation can not ba agreed upon, II
shall be the duty of the City Council TO use
TO be stated In writing the particular property
required, the name OF the owner and his resi-
dence, II known, and file the same with the
City Clerk. Thereafter the CITY Clerk shall no.
tify the owner or agent, II known, of the iiiing
of such statement. Tho damage to accrue to
the owner by reason of such condemnation,
shall be assessed b. three disint, reuted free
holders OF tho city, one TO be selected hy the
owner OF the property, one to BE- Sc iecte1 by
the Mayor, the third to he sele cted by the two
thus appointed, who, after being duly sworn
to perfoi m the duties of their appointment
with fidelity aud impartiality, shah assess the
damages TO accrue by reason t such con-
domination.
In the event that the owntr Il The pre- perry
nDDOiut hprpin-
before provided for, within 10 days from the
service OF the notice of the Guy Clerk, the
Mayor shall appoint such commissioner. Ia
the event that the two commissioners cannot
agree upon the selection of the third, then the
County Judge, on application, shall appoint
the said commissioner. The City Council shall
provide, by ordinance, for the service OF the
notice herein before provided for, and shall
also provide the method of assessing the dam
ages 10 accrue 10 the owner OF the prop rty.
That sections Nos. Z, -, 10, II, IL, 10, H. 1b,
10, II, 49, 10, 81 2 90 25, %, IS 90 81, 49, 1875, 100
and 2OO be- repealed.
J, II. FRENCH, Mayer.