San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-21
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance compelling steam rail-
way companies to provide lights at
points where their tracks cross the
streets of the city.
Be it ordained by the city council of
the City of San, Antonio:
Section /. That hereafter it shall be
the duty of each and every steam rail-
way company, corporation, or associa-
ton operating line of steam railway
in the City of San Antonio, to provide
arc lights at the crossings of their
respective railways, with the streets
of the City of San Antonio when noti-
fled to do so as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. The notice of steam rail-
way companies, corporations, or asso-
Citations to provide lights at the eros
| sings of their respective railways with
the streets of the city, shall be by a
resolution ofthe city council, duly pass
ed by that body, and served on the
agent or representative of such COM
pany, corporation or association. Such
resolution shall state the place or pla-
ces, crossing or crossings, to be lighted
and the time such lights shall burn.
And copy of such resolution certified
to by the city clerk, shall be served on
such company, corporation or associa-
ton by the city marshal.
Section 8. That any steam railway
company, corporation or association
that shall fail to provide such lights re-
fquired, at the place or places, crossing
or crossings designated, within ten
days after the service upon it of the
resolution provided for in the proceed
ing section, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall upon convic-
ton thereof be fined not less than ten
$4,000 dollars nor more than fifty
(S50.00) dollars. Each day that such
company, corporation or association
shall violate the terms of this ordi-
anance shall be deemed a separate Of
fence.
Section 4. Whenever complaint shall
be made and filed in the Recorders
court that any steam railway COM
pany, corporation or association has
violated the provisions of this ordi-
nance, it shall be the duty of the clerk
of said court Immediately thereupon to
issue and deliver to the city marshal
or any policeman, a citation, command
ing such officer to summon. such COM
pany, corporation or association, to
answer such complaint at some stated
time, in the Recorders court, after
service thereof; such citation shall
conform substantially to the forms of
citations in civil sections, as prescribed
by the laws of Texas, and the action
shall be in the name of the city of
San Antonio against such offending
railway company, corporation or asso-
citation.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
officer to whom said citation shall be
delivered, to forthwith serve the same
upon the local agent or representative,
a copy thereof and to make his written
return theron, showing how he has ex-
ecuted the same, and thereupon cause
the same to be filed upon the papers in
the case; whereupon said prosecution
shall stand for trial, and be tried be-
fore the city recorder in like manner
as other prosecutions for violations of
said city.
Section 6. That if upon the gial of
such complaint, such corporation, as
ISOLATION or company shall be found
guilty of violating this ordinance, judg-
ment shall be duly entered against it
for the amount of the fine assessed, to-
gether with the costs of prosecution,
and if defendant shall fail to pay the
same within ten days from the rendi-
ton of such judgment, then 1t shall be
the duty of such clerk of the Recor-
der's court to issue a writ of fieri facias
for the amount of such fine and costs.
directed to the marshal or any police
man of the city commanding such Off
Ger forthwith to levy the same upon the
goods and chattels. lands, tenements
and effects of the defendant within the
corporate limits of the city for the sat-
isfaction thereof.
Section Z. Such writ of fieri facias
shall conform as nearly as may be to
writs in civil cases under the laws of
this state, and shall be attestedJ by the
city clerk, under the seal of the city
Recorders court.
Section s. 1t shall be the duty of the
officer to whom such writ shall be de-
livered to forthwith proceed to levy and
collect the same as therein directed,
and in all his proceedings hereunder
shall conform as nearly as may be to
the laws of the State of Texas, relating
to levy and satisfaction of executions
in civil cases.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication as required by law.
Approved May 18th, 1897.
BRYAN CALLAGHAN,
Attested: Mayor.
THEO. VINKE, City clerk.
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