The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
The Boundaries Have Been Fixed at Three
Miles Square.
CITY IS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO SECURE LANDS
Between Houston and Harrisburg Improvement the
Bayou. May Extend the Limits Such, but Can
Not Tax the Property-Duties o Chief Of Police

The meetings OF the council shall be
4 held with open doors, except when by a
vote OF two-thrds OF the members present
: 1t may be deemed expedlent upon spe-
, cial question to deliberate with closed
doors.
At the first meeting OF the council after
the newly elected members shall have
qualified after every election, a mayor
pro tenn shall be selected by ballot from
among the aldermen, who shall, III the
absence or disability OF the mayor, pre-
} side at meetings OF the Council. and who.
in case of absence or disability OF the
mayor, shall exercise all the functions Of
that office until the return Of the mayor
or until such disability be removed.
In case or vacancy in any elective of-
fee, from whatever reason, the council,
upon nomination by the mayor, shall I'LL
the vacancy by the selection OF some per-
son by a vote OF majority OF the alder
men elected and qualified, except in case
of vacancy In the office of mayor, from
whatever cause when the mayor pro tenn
shall order an election by the people to be
held within thirty days Of the time when
the vacancy occurred. to fill the same,
and In the interval the mayor pro TEN.
shall act as mayor. 1t shall be the duty Of
the city council, at Its first meeting in
/ February each aud every year. to appro-
/ pirate such sums of money respectively
for each of the various departments Of the
city government as said city council saall
deem necessary for the proper mainte-
nance Of tho same during the current year.
Such current year shall be deemed to
begin on the first day Of January previous
to such meeting and to end on the thirty
FIRST day of December next thereafter.
J Said council at said meeting shall accord
/ ingly appropriate certain sum of money
for the use Of each of the following do
partments OF said city government, to-wit:
( Public school department. police depart
ment, fire department, street and bridge
department public health department sal
aries OF officials, not included in the APP
preparations for the foregoing departments,
public lights, water works coupon inter-
est and sinking fund, and such other de-
partments as Il may be deemed proper to
mention, together with an appropriation
for tho sum deemed necessary for q con-
! tingont fund, and to cover all mlscellane-
Gus expenses not mentioned under the
head OF any special department. and It
4 shall be the duty of the city secretary to
/ keep separate account with each of such
departments. and he shall he prepared at
every regular meeting OF the city council
TO give Information as to the amount cx-
pended, tho balance remaining to the credit
OF any department and no draft shalt be
drawn upon or paid by the city treasurer
| unless the same shows on It's face to which
OF said departments the sum OF money
named In tho same should be charged.
provided, that nothing herein contained
shall prevent the issue of certificates Of
/ Indebtedness against any one Of the dc.
4 partments, should there at any time be
no funds to Its credit.
Section IA. That the chief of police
shall be the chief police officer of the
city, under the mayor. He shall in per-
son, or by some officer OF the police force,
attend all regular and special meetings
N,aI la Ill A a.
recorders court and shall promptly exc
cute and return all process Issued from
said court. He shalt he active In quell-
4 ing riots, disorders and disturbances af
the peace within the limits of the city.
lie shall arrest all offenders against the
ordinances OF the city for offenses COM
mitted in his presence or upon information
or demand OF any reliable persons. and
! shall have authority to take bail for their
T appearance before the recorder, and in de-
I fault of giving which bail he shall commit
/ them to the city prison for safekeeping un-
I Ill they can be brought before tho re-
/ corder for trial, and shall receive a foe of
/ u in every case of violation OF city or
/ dlnanees where there has been convic-
/ ton of the same, and the defendant has
PAID his me and costs, said fee to be paid
| out OF the costs so collected and also The
salary allowed him by the city of Hous-
! ton. and the commissions and fees for the
lilhpouhhlib VI STOCK lONnu running
| the stock limits as prescribed by the orr
dinanoes OF the city of Houston and IL
shall be the duty of the chief of police and
all members of the police force to file in
the recorders court all complaints against
persons arrested by them for the commits
sion of offenses of which the recorders
| court and Justice courts have concurrent
| jurisdiction. lie shall have authority 10
| appoint one deputy, who shall be confirmed
by the city council. for whose acts and
/ conduct he shall be responsible and such
! deputy shall have all the power and au-
thority of the chief OF police. He shall
perform such other duties and shall be In
! vested with such other powers, rights and
authorities as the city council may by or
dinance confer, not inconsistent with the
! constitution and laws OF this State. He
snail be at all times under the direction
and control OF the mayor and city council
and may be by them suspended or removed
! IRON office for cause deemed by them adj
1 equate, lie shall not absent himself from
the city without first obtaining from the
mayor or city council a leave OF absenoe
which shall state the duration OF his alb
sence. lie shall suggest to the mayor for
confirmation by the city council two
proper persons, one for day clerk and ono
Tor night clerk at the police station, who
shaiI be empowered to issue warrants
when the recorder Is not present. and in
so doing shall administer the necessary
oaths for the arrest OF any person charged
with crime; and the chief OF police shall
also suggest to the mayor proper persons
for members OF the police force OF the civ
OF Houston, OF which itorce he shall hays
direct control under the direction OF tho
ordinances OF the city of Houston.
Section ala. Power IL hereby given III.
city council OF tho city OF Houston 10 se
cure lands between Houston and Harris.
burg, by purchase. condemnation or other
wise for the Improvement of BuffaIs
bayou by the United States and for this
purpose Il may extend the corporate Limits
OF said city. from Its present eastern cor |
porate limits, eastwardly in general al. |
rection with said Buffalo bayou. from
bank 70 bank, as same "a now constructed
or exists or same may be ordered con-
structed by the government engineers /,
charge of said work; provided, the city
shall have no right to tax the property
over which such boundaries are so extend.
ed. To effect condemnation under this
section the same proceedings shall he
taken and the same statutes govern las
Tar as applicable) as now apply to con-
domination OF lands by railways
section 2. The emergency clause.
AS TO FURTHER AMENDMENTS
Judge Kittrell Il In raeain, ~ 49,, :. !