San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-02
NOTICE OF SPECIAL LAW.

NI\l statutes Oh texas, ludJ the under
signed, after this notice shall have been
published for the period OF 30 days, will
| apply to the Legislature Of the State Of
Texas for the passage OF special law
| amending the existing Charter Of the City
| of San Antonio, as follows:
g.. Amending Section 43 OF said Char
ter so as to read as follows:
SECTION 43. To borrow money on the
! credit Of the City and issue bonds the'e
| for, to an amount not to exceed Fifty
Thousand Dollars during any one year,
| for, TO an amount not to exceed Fifty
| for permanent public improvements. To
make loan exceeding the aforesaid sum,
| the question must be submitted TO the
| property taX-payiEg voters Of the City,
and if sustained by a majority of the
votes poled. such loan shall be lawful.
| All bonds shall specify for what purpose
they were issued and when sold. shall net
| the City not less than their par value,
! with accrued interest to date OF payment
| Of proceeds into the City Treasury; and
| the bonds shall be negotiated in lots as
the City Council may determine and d.
rect: Provided, That no debt shah be
| contracted for the payment whereof such
| bonds. or lot thereof, are issued until
! such bonds. or lot of bonds. shall have
been disposed of and the procecdSIthereof
| paid into the City Treasury; and no debt
shall ever be created by said City, unless
! at the same time provision be made to
! assess and collect annually a sufficient
sum to pay the interest thereon and create
sinking fund of at least two per cent.
! thereon: which fund shall not be
| diverted or drawn for any other
purpose, and the City Treasurer
| shall honor no draft drawn on said
| fund, except to pay the interest or to re-
| deem the bonds for which it was pro-
vided: provided the rate of tax shall not
rate of interest paid shall not exceed six
| per cent: provided also, no loan shall be
made for any other purpose or purposes
| than those connected with the corporation
J Of said City, and no loan shall be made to
| aid any private enterprise, railroad or
| undertaking, not under the management
| or control of the City Council: provided
| further, that the sinking fund for the re-
! demptiOn of any loan or debt shall be in
| vested. as fast as the same accumulateS,
| in United States interest bearing bonds,
| bonds of the State of Texas. or in bonds
Of said City. and the interest of osuch
bonds shall be re-inveSted: and such
bonds shall be sold when necessary to
pay the interest or principal of the bonds
issued under the provision of this section.
e. Amending Section 2O3 of said Char
ter so as to read as follows:
Section ?)3. Whenever, in the .opinion
of the City Council. it shall become npceS-
sary or proper to appropriate private
property for the use of .thel City for
streets, alleys, avenues. bOulevardS,
parks, public squares, pIazaS, sewers, gas
works, water works, market houses,
school houses, or other public purposes
authorized by law, such property may be
condemned for such use inlthe following
manner: the City Council shall by Ordi-
nance declare the necessity or propriety
VI sum hppA 'pl lbIlVu' NNNCIIUluS lLt
property sought to be appropriated. and
stating the name and residence of the
owner if known, and if unknown stating
that fact, The damages to accrue to the
owner OF such property by reason of such
condemnation shall be aSSeSScdiby three
commissioners, who shall be diSintcreSted
free holders Of the City. one to be selected
by the owner OF the property, one to be
selected by the Mayor and the, third to
be selected by the two thus appointed
The City Clerk shall issue to suchI own
or a notice calling upon him to appoil
the Commissioner to be selected by him,
and such notice shall be accompanied ty
a copy of such ordinance aud copy OF this
Section of the Charter. which notice ard
copies shall be delivered to SuchIOwncr by
the City Marshal. If such owner shall |
fail to appoint the Commissioner to lie
selected by him, giving the name Iof such
appOintcc to the City Clerk, within the !
ten DAYS after the service of such notice !
and copies upon him. the Mayor Sha J. !
appoint such Commissioner. If the two
commissioners 50 appointed cannot agree |
upon the selection of the third, then the |
District Judge of any District court of |
Bexar county, shall upon application Of |
the Mayor appoint such commissioner. |
Such commissioners or any two Of them, |
after being duly sworn to perform the |
duties OF their appointment with fidelity !
and impartiality, shall fix a time and
DIoca for the hparin of the nartieS uDon
the matter of such assessment, and shall
give not less than ten days notice to both
parties of such time and place, which
notice may be served by any dsinterested
person capable of making oath to his re-
turn, who shall make his return under
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