The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-20
NOTICE.
Proposed Amendments TO the
City Charter.

IN oOeohhcF 70 n ro.oiuboh W '"' ny
Council, tho undersigned hereby gives notice
that application VIII be made to the Nlno'eenih
Legislature to charge the Charter OF the oity
OF san Antonio by the acopuon OF tnoioho~-
SECTION 2. The bounds ana limits OF ,nee"y
OF San Antonio within which SAID corporation
shall have jurisdiction shaii DC osnneu w
circle, described byarnhius OF thres MUS ''on
the "cupola' OF the Cathedral OF san ferhan-
do as the centre.
Gao Thu I'm, cou,c,i sbau. pdor TO the
a., a., =, nccarhor tesa aiyide the city into
80, -. ,.o nc,,nda,,o. ,herenf ahslI he
esad ny Tho civ coupcIl and NAV be changed
from time to time, as they may deem expedi-
ent, so that each ward shall contain' as near rs
possible, tho came number OF inhao'an" UT
electors.
Soc. A. That on tho second Monday I'm Fcbru-
airy, beginning win Tue year iee"a "nsur.
Recorder, Collector, street oo" u'sS'o"e, a w
twelve Alaormuh shhii % No.eu 'o,' ~ wv
returns Tor suoh eiec'ion Shai' oe "'""e US "e'o
inafter PROVIDED.
sec. A. That the first election under this act
shall be held ns provided In section s, and
every two years thereafter shall DO tho regular
onH'er eiee.'"n ~ ', 81,
terms w ~ 49,, ,iaa,Io, %, ,hc,r
"S' ioo'' e"en 49,, ,,....,', I, h.,,a,y
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1906
Sec. 20. That all elections In the oity shall be
held in accordance with the State law govern
ing elections, and returns shall DO made to the
Mayor in the same manner that returns are
made under the State law. me quaincauohs
of voters sh al he as presoribed IN article oot
the Constitution OF the State. PROVIDED that
at all elections VIII rein property TAX payers
only are allowed to vote, hose only whose
names appear on tho last Assessment ron
Of the city shall be deemed property taxpayers
o.. y, Thai rue cou,cIl an ,lI he composed
- -. a,a .idormon ono Alderman
" 49,, -, - ,,ard h, tho vo,ers
W 80 ,,1orr,en "a bo clcc,od nv
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The Aldermen shall ho,d Office for two years
and until their successors arc elected ana quar-
flied The Al icrmen elected as representatives.
OF the different wards shi all be residents there-
of at least six months prior to their eieo'lon'
and shall vacate their Office II at any time
they should remove their residence there
from.
sec, 70 10 porro" nionvy ou eus .' 49,,
Tue Guy, auu ,s'us 20 ooo sm,,na ono vaar.
amount no. 70 eAoeou $500 ~ 90 Is ,,a,,,o,,
10 naAo Mau -, s..,, ,.sao,a,.
mus. " $3.50, "a =, sns,o,nod nv a ma
jority Of tho votes polled, such loan shall be
lawful. All bonds shall specify for what pur-
pose they were Issued, and shall not be sold for
less than their par value; and when any bonds
arc issued by the city, q fund shall be provided
10 nav tho interest and per cent. per annum
ON tho capital, as a sinking fund. to redeem the
bonds. which fund shall not DO diverted or
drawn for any other purpose; and the : ity
Treasurer shall honor no draft drawn on said
fund except I. pay interest or TO redeem the
bonus io' whien wa. p'o,"eo, -
payment .. SUN 'oan " 70 ~, ' .,,Sas,
anu aoo.e '"o so"'."' ~ ~ ~ -,
prosiuea 'no y. 30 ,a,osos, ,a,,
mai, ei POI oe... nm ". nv y. 49, So
snai' ~, 1851 ~ -, ,,,'vnosa >
ioan sum- W '''aao ~, ~ ...s',', III. So
purposes o'"o, .ua, ' ,'o, ~ 49,, ri, 10
corpoIauon " o"'o ~ ~ :, ~" ~
i'aoo W az a"' p'.,-'s -, 's.s
unuoi 'aAt ~ 60 Ce'.an tn s,,S,os, ,,ns
oon',oi y, .uo ~, ov 80, o. ~, 80 ha
,o' 'no "a a., 80 -. aao,,,s,,,a,es a.
n'. .. ae ,,~,,,'. ,e,,aa ,ona, .,
the State of TEXAS, or in the city bonds; and
such bonds, aud the interest of said bonds, to
| be reinvested and to be sold when necessary,
| to pay debts or loaus.
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oev' 10, ~ app'o o"a.
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the city shall not be inc oased or other evil
dences of debt, be Issued. exceeding fifty thou
sand dollars. In any one fiscal year, unless nu
thorzed by a vote OF the property taxpayers
rs herein before provided. The fiscal ycaI
shall commence OH the lst day Of March and
| terminate on the last dry OF February follow
| ing.
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500 ~ ~ res.'a"'' Tvs ~. r,.n,,.,s
'uo ee,'us VI s'Ius a"", y. - .,.,'r',,..,
s.,-,,ss a.. 49, 60 -, ,ho ,,,ano -,
business of such person or firm Ia connected
with house wherein gaming Is permitted ia
be carried on; or where the same is connected
with vaudeville or other place where the
atrical performances are held, by wha'evel
name cal cd, when such places or vaudeville
has been declared by the City Council to be O
place whore tho idle, vicious and evil disposed
persons habitually copgrepate, or where irde.
| cent performances are allowed.
a.. =, r.n,,. ,,.. A.. .
~ ~ ~ p.o' 10 49,. ~ p -. 49,
,essees on asen.s y, .a'a"es 81 o'ae. p".o
"n., .T 49, ". ..'n.' IVY
-. $3.50, ,,a.s,,ras 90. ..,no',a, -, s,,.
nrsss,on 90 al, s,oh on,ar,s,nmsn,, or ss,,h