Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-04
1T IS A LAW.
GOVERNOR HOGG SIGNS THE
FORT WORTH CHARTER BILL.
The City Engincer Made Appointive.
Power to Issue Waterworks Bonds.
A City Court-usuer Powers.

Yesterday evening telegram was re
ceived from Austin to the effect that Gov
arnor Hogg had signed the bill which gave
Fort Worth new charter The
news was well received by all whC
heard IL settling as il does the
building Of = fire city hall, frst-class
wlterworks and other Improvements. The
Dill contained an emergency clause and was
N full force and effect when the gov
'.rnor put his name TO it The
passage Of the new charter
axes the election of an engineer
OUT ii politics anu makes that ofhcer ap-
DoinIiye. While there was no doubt about
The election of Mr.. H H. Kerr, the
Democratic nominee, there will now be
40 election FOR that office, but the
expressed viii Of the people which found
5oLce through he Democratic convention,
vii De carried out and Mr.. Kerr will be
appointed. TIE provisions OF the new
charter OF greatest interest are Us published
below.
That section OF said charter should
hereafter read as follows:
Sec. ). Other officerS-The other officers
Of said co! poratiou shall be treasurer, an
assessor anu collector, q secre' ary, u city
attorney, d city engineer, u city Judge, a
marshal and such Other officers and agents
as the city council may from time to time
establish.
That section 6 OF said charter shall here
after read as follows:
Sec. .. Officers; how chOsen-The mayor.
aldermen and all Of the officers mentioned
in the last preceding section, except the
city Judge and the city engineer shall be
elected by the qualified voters Of said city
Us hereinafter provided, and shall hold their
respective Offices for two years, anu until
the election ard qualification of their sue
CeSSOrS.
That section Of said charter shall here
afier read as follows:
Sec / The city council shall Ut their
first regular meeting in April. after the az
nual election in the year 1891, and every
two years thereafter, elect a city Judge and
{. city engineer, who shall hold their offices
for two years, and until their successors
ere elected and qualified. Should said city
council fail to elect said city Judge and city
engineer at their first regular meeting in
April, then they shall do SO ~ their next
regular meeting.
Sec. S1a. Waterworks bOnds-The city
council shall have the power to issue bonds
10 De known US the ort Worth waterworks
bonds, to the extent of 81, zoo, OU1, including
the bonds heretofore issued by the Fort
Worth waterworEs company, the payment
Cf which has heretofore been assumed
10y the city, and the $780, 900 OF bonds hereto
fore issued by the city for waterworks
purposes, and to provide for the payment
Ct the interest and sinking funds of the
tonds TO be hereafter issued under the pro-
visions Of this section, by pledging the
credit of the city and the Income and prop
trty of the waterworks plant, and the cleo
trio light plant now owned by the city:
provided that the bonds mentioned in this
section shall not be construed or con
sidered in determining whether at
any time the amount OF bonds
issued by the city is in excess of the
Limit of q per cent of the value OF the prop
erty within the city subject to I'D yalorem
tax, Us provided by section 81 Of this char
ter. Any moneys realized from the sale
CT bonds under this section shall be appro-
Iriated and used only for the improvement
and extension of the waterworks plant
and electric light plant owned by the city.
end the retirement or taking up Of any of
the waterworks bonds mentioned in this
section.
Sec Sib. May issue negotiable paper
The city council may by L vote OF not less
than two-thiIds Of all aldermen elected,
authorize the issuance of the city's ne
gotiabla promissory notes for any Of the
purposes named in the first clause of
this section. where the same may be
eeded for current expenses, in
any sum or sums the council
may direct, TO be signed by the
mayor and city secretary and uttested by
the city seal, bearing interest at any rate
roG to exceed 5 per cent per annum, pay
able al any time not exceeding five years
from and after their date; but the amount
of such notes SO issued and outstanding
shall not al any time exceed the amount OF
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