San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-13
NOTICE OF SPECIAL LAW

| with Chapter 3, lltle 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 and issue bonds IL ere
for, TO an amount not to exceed Fifty
Thousand Dollars during any one year,
for permanent public improvements. To
make loan exceeding the aforesaid 81 m.
the question must be submitted to the
property taX-paying voters of the City,
and il sustained by majority of the
votes poled, such loan shall be lawful.
All bonds shall specify for what purpose
they were issued and when sold. shall ret
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
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 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
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 ret
| exceed one half OF one per cent, and the
| 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
| 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 tor 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 10 bonds
of said City, and the interest Of such
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 2O3. Whenever, in the opinion
of the City Council it shall become neces-
| az or proper to appropriate priva e
property for the use OF the 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 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 assessed by three
commissioners, who shall be diSintcreSted
| free holders Of the City, one to be selected
! by the owner OF the property, one to be
| SeleC ted by the Mayor, and the third TO
be selected by the two thus appointed.
The City Clerk shall issue TO such own
| or 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 such owner by
the CITY Marshal. If such owner shall
| fail 10 appoint the Commissioner TO be
| selected by him, giving the name OF such
appOiptee to the City Clerk within the
ten DAYS after the service of such notice
and copies upon him, the Mayor shall
appoint such Commissioner. If the two
| Commissioners so appointed cannot agree
upon the selection Of the third, then the
District Judge of any District court Of
Reyar 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
place for the hearing of the parties upon
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 disnterested
person capable of making oath to his re-
turn, who shall make his return under
oath When the property sought to be
condemned is the property OF the estate of
a deceased person, or OF minor or person
of unsOund mind, and such estate has
legal representative, orsuch miOr or person
of unsound mind has a guardian, the
notices and copies hereinbefore provided
for shall he served upon such legal rep