San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-27

Snht Of the civ shall not be increased nor
otber evidence of deut be issued, exceeding
the amount provided for in section 43
hereof, in any one fiscal year, unless au-
thoriZed bv a vote of the property tax
payers as herein before provided. The
fiscal year shall commence on the first
day of June, and terminate on the last
day of May following.
Sec. 4S. To make regulations to prevent
the introduction of contagious diseases
into the cily;tO make quarantine laws for
that purpose, and to enforce the same
within five miles of the city and to make
all ordinances and regulations to prevent
the spread of and contagious diseases
within the city limits to establish hos
pitfalls and pest houses.
Sec. So. TO regulate and prescribe the
duties and powers and compensation of
all officers, agents and employees of the
city, except the compensation of the
mayor, city marshal, collector, assessor,
treasurer, city attorney, engineer and re-
cOrder, and to require bonds: TO create
any Office, or employ any agent they may
deem necessary for the good government
and interest of the city, and to change or
prescribe additional duties of all such
officers and agents; provided, that the
compensation of all officers shall not be
increased or diminished during their
term of Office, an that all salaries fixed
thereby shall take effect from and after
the time when this amendment takes
effect.
Sec. %. To prevent and punish the
keeping of houses of prostitution within
the city, or within such limits therein as
may be defined by ordinance. and TO
adopt summary measures for the removal
or suppression, or license, taxation, reg
uati0n and inspection of all such eStab-
liShments, and the same shall be, excl u
sive of the state courts within the city
limits.
Sec 1O2. To inspect all buildings and
eSta bliShmentS for educational or asylum
purposes; to see that the inmates thereof
and properly treated, and TO require all
institutions of whatever nature, used as
asylumS, colleges or board ng schools, land
to make report of the number of in
mates and sanitary condition of the same
every month, and to enfore the vaccina-
ton of all inmates thereof.
Sec. 1l9. The mayor shall have power
to solemniZe marriages.
Sec. 1877. The treasurer of said city
shall give bond in favor of the city of San
Antonio in such amount as may be re.
Quired by the city council and with Sutfi-
cient SuretieS, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of his duties. He shall receive
and securely keep all monies belonging to
the city, and make all payments for the
ed by the clerk. He shall keep regular
and correct accounts of all the real, per-
SOnal and mixed property and shall rem
der a full and correct quarterly statement
of his receipts and payments TO the city
council, and whatsoever at other times
he may be required by them, and shall do
and perform such other acts AMI duties as
the city council may require.
Sec. 1873. The duties OF the engineer
shall be fixed by the city council, as well
as the amount OF bond he shall give for
the faithful performance of his duties.
Section POI. In the widening or straight
ening of any street avenue, alley, plaza,
square; park or other highway, the city
council shall determine, by ordinance, the
manner and extent OF such widening or
Strengthening Upon the ii ing OF such
ordinance and the plan of the proposed
widening with the county clerk, it shall
be the duty of the county judge to appoint
three disintereSted freehOlderS of the city
as commissioners, who, after being sworn
to act with fidelity and impartiality, shall
carefully estimate valueof the proper
ty necessary to be taken for such widening
or ST. aightening, making separate eSt-
mate in the case of each owner. 1t shall be
thereafter the duty of the commissioners
to estimate the benefits accruing to any
property on the street or in the vicinity
that they may consider benefited by such
improvements, filing with their report a
list of the owners OF such property 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 first meeting, or as
soon as practicable thereaft err, give five
days public notice through the official
journal, at which time said report will be
acted upon (which shall not be less than
ten days after the expiration of said no.
ticel, and'all parties feeling agTieVed by
the action of said commissioners may be
heard by the council on appeal. The &C
ton of the city council shall be limited to
the increased value of the award for
property taken, or decrease of the ASSESS
ment for Supposed benefit to property by
the improvement contemplated. The
city council. by rendering TO the owner
of the land taken the amount OF the
award, may at once enter upon ana ap-,
propriate said land for the purposes of
opening, widening or altering SAID
street alley, etc. The benefits reported,
and as may be revised by the city council,
shall be assessed as a special tax against
the property reported as benented, ana
shall be payable at such time as the
council may direct; and said tax shall be
a lien upon the property until Inc pay,
ment thereof: and the city collector snail
proceed TO collect the said tax IN the
same manner as other taxes are collected;
provided, that, if deemed necessary, the
city council may proceed by. suit In any
court of competent jurisdiction as an
additional remedy for the collection OF any
aud all taxes of every nature assessed or
levied by the city. -,
Sec. 203. Whenever the city council
shall deem it necessary to take private
property for use of the city, for streets,
avenues, alleys, plazaS, squares, parks,
hospitals, pest houses, school houses; or
any other public buildings or uses, such
property may be taken for such purpose
by making just compensation to the own
er thereof. If the amount of such COM
penSation cannot be agreed upon 1t snail