The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-31
NOTICE..
Proposed Amendments to the
City Charter.

N"u"' a., 4. ..,.,a l.. 10 Tho Nlnetepnth
that Application WV w ~ Tho civ
hebis".u'o ~ 49,. r. aaon,ior ~ tho follow
,ng amendments. viz:
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SECTION e ino oou,'.S .aid cornora,lon
OF san An'u"io 49," ,'.,iI -, ~, doanod Inv n
shall nave ,,..- =, ,h.oa D,loa from
circle uoscr,Deu ~ ra,has,ai ., san Fernan.
the "cupola' oil the 'a'neu'"' Vi gu"
do as the centro'
Soc 4 Tho City Council shall, prior to the
arst day OF December. 1885, divide the city into
cIsb, wards; the boundaries thereof shall be
hxed by the Guy Oounel anu n," 49,, oYnedi-
from ulnc w ~, - 80, oor,oIn "a near aa
emit SO tna' 'aeu ,'',.snar =, Inbahi,ants or
poss'p'e' 'ne '"''''
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FEC. o. Ihht On tne 'e ','.,s ,ssy a Nayor
ery' p.s'n ,,l,,,s s,soo; Commissloncr and
heVo'uV', N III 49,, ,.o,od for and the
t"e''o ahait no made as here
returns ioi suou
'hai'cr p'o''u'''
Soc. G. That the frst election under TINS act
shall be held as proViueu W y,
ose.s w" o,oo,,o, for elective officers. The
-, =, atl Aldermen elected prl,r TO Ftbru-
80 hall ynlre ON tho election of their
.,'....o'., 80, ,ho arst Monday I'm February,
90
Sec. ~. That AL olectlons ~ wy w ,.
| held In accordance with tho S,a.o u" $500,
| ing elections anu ret"''o 80, 5000 oro
Mayor III Tue si,lio "','''N MI ,,,,I,aoo,ions
maue unuei ' , S'''e .-,-,,,, a. Article n NJ
! OF voters sh III w ~ p.a.taa, ,ho,
the Oonstl,u''" " ~ ..a.,,, ,ax mayors
at All eiect'ons W" ~" ~ on1,, whose
ohy are nno"ou '. a., asso,s,n,r, roll
names uPpV'' -" ~ .,,or,,, ,axnoyers
oitneci'' sn"'' w
Sec. 80. The City Council shall be composed
of the Mayor and Aldermen. one Alderman
IN he elected from each ward by the voters
| thcreof. and four Aldermen to be elected by
tho voters of the city at large.
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lac Aluoru'cn S"''l no'u o'''Oo eel
and until thelr SUCCESSORS ",'
med Inc Aliorthen oi'o'vu u ,hore
OF the dluoroht warns sni'l w .,V,. aIoo,ion
OF at least SIX montns p''u, '" ~ 49,,
ara shall Naca'e 'uv'' '''So - " -
th'y shoni rh''o 'u7'
FROM,
So, 4, r,h,rrow Nancy on tho credit of
g., c,,v and issu, bonds therefor, to an
o,,,n,,,,t not to exceed $4,000 during one year
n, nate a loan exceedi-g $4,000 the question
must be submitted to the property taxpayers,
voters oil tue Guy, anu II eu''"u , ~ 49,,
J'rty OF the lotes poiicn' suon io"n su".' w
lawful. All bonns snail specify io' """' pe'
pose they were issued, and shall not DC SOFA ior
less than their par value; ana when any nonus
are Issued by the city, a iunu shall DC ProNiuvu
to pay the interest ana per cent per "nnu'n
on he capital. asa sinking iunu' toreueeun '"e
bonds, which fund snail not DC uiNoi''' VI
drawn for any other purpose' anu 'uc ~,
treasurer shNil houur u" u'"'' I,. ~ A.
h,,,ls for which IA was provided; aud for the
.,,,o,,, ~, s,ch ioan IN levy n special tax oveI
arJ ,bove tho general tax allowed by this act
,r,,,i1od tho rate of tax shnll not exceed one
Kan, 80 mo-, conf and the rate of interest pald
: shnII not exceed Nor cent; provided, also, nc
,sa, shaI, ho noae for any other purpose ul
,,,,r,osos ,,bor than those connected With tn,
, .,,',ra,io,, n, soid cItv, and no loan shall b,
, - 90 a,d ana, nrivat. enterprise. rail road Of
, ,,,,,,,,,at,i,o NOT undcr the management ant
co,,roI Of tho CITY Council. The sinking fun,
\ Coz tho roaomntion of any loan or debt 10 b.
< Inycstod as fast as the same accumulates, ii
: United States Understanding bones oohus
u the State of Texas, or In the CITY oohusi an
: such bonds, and the interest oil sara oohus'
be reinvested and 10 be sold wheh hccssurS
to pay debts or loans
4 c.. 4. To annrorria,o monev and proyid
/. ,,,, ,ho novment NJ the debts. and expense
/. of the city; provided that the bonded ueot
the city shall not be Inc eased nor otner CIV
dences OF debt, be issued, exceeding htty thoa
I sand dollars In any one nscal year. uhless III
,f thorized by vote OF the property taNpaye
r, as herein oetoro Pr"N'ueu' ~ ar
~ shall commence on the LIST day OF March al
= terminate on the last day OF February tolo'
ing.
e., M. .....,,, .o,,,,,a,o and nrohib
n ~ 'o ~ 80, as anv in,oxIcatir
os mr. malt liouors nv any person or firm althoul
duly licensed by the State, when the place
business Of such person or firm is conneet'
T.. with house wherein gaming Is permitted
vs. be carried on; or where the same is connect
70 with vaudeville or other place where III
atrlcal performances are held, by wha'eN
name cal ed, when such places or VaudcVl
has been declared by the City Council to bt
place where the idle, vicious and evil dispos
ms persons habitually congregate, or where IT'D
III cent performances are allowed
p Soc "a To prohibit ana punlsh tho owue
w ,ossaas or a,,arts Of theatres mr. other MIN
"" ,shoro,r irdocon, laTd or immodest drama
or ,boatrIoal ,onroser,ations aro gwen. a
70 odont summary measures for renewal or 81
nrsssion of ali such entertainments or est