San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-09
NOTICE OF SPECIAL LAW.


with Chapter 3, Title LIN, Of the Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, that 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 a special law
amending the existing Charter of the City
of San Antonio, as follows:
O. Amending Section 43 OF said Char
ter so as TO read as follows:
SECTION 43. To borrow money on the
credit Of the City ard issue bonds there
for, to an amount not to exceed Fifty
Thousand Dollars during any one year,
for permanent public Improvements. To
make loan exceeding the aforesaid sum
the question must be submitted TO the
property aX.payiug voters of the City,
and if sustained by a majority of the
votes polled, 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 shall 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 proceedS!l thereof
paid into the City Treasury; and no debt
shall ever be created by said City, unless
| at the same time provision be made to
J assess and collect annually a sufficient
sum to pay the interest thereon and create
sinking fund of at least two percent.
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
exceed Onehalf of one per cent, and the
rate Of interest paid shall not exceed six
| per cent; provided also, no loan shall be
| m ade for any other purpose or purposes
| than those connected with the corporation
| 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-
| demptOn 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 such
| bonds shall be rc-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 Sectioa 2O3 of said Char
ter so as to read as follows:
Section 2O3. Whenever, in the 'opinon
! of the City Council it shall become neceS-
sary or proper to appropriate private
| property for the use of .thei City for
| streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards,
parks, public squares, plazas, sewers, gas
works, water works, market houses,
school houses, or other public purposes
authorized by law, such property may be
condemned for such uSe in.the following
| manner: the City Council shall by ordi-
nance declare the necessity or propriety
of such appropriation, describing the
| property sought to he 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 aSsesSedlby three
| commissioners, who shall be disinterested
| free holders OF the City, one to be selected
| by the owner OF the property, one to be
| selected by the Mayor, and ithe.third to
be selected by the two thus appointed.
The City Clerk shall issue to Suchi own
cr a notice calling upon him to appoint
the Commissioner to be selected by him,
and such notice shall be accompanied by
! a copy of such ordinance and copy OF this
| Section OF the Charter, which notice and
copies shall be delivered to suchsowner by
the City Marshal. If such owner shall
| fail to appoint the Commissioner to be
selected by him, giving the name ,of such
apuOintee to the City Clerk, within the
ten DAYS after the service Of such notice
and copies upon him, the Mayor shall.
appoint such Commissioner. II the two
| commissioners so appointed cannot agree
uDOn 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 10 perform the
duties OF their appointment with fidelity
and impartiality, shall fix time and
| Mace for the hearing of the parties upon
the matter of such assessment, and shall
rive not less than ten days notice to both
nartfes of such time and place, which
notice may be served by any diSintereSted
nerson capable of making oath to his re-
turp. who shall make his return under
oath. When the property sought to be
Condemned is the property Of the estate of