The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-08-01
City Ordinances.


e. an ordinance creating special fund
1O ~. 1ne payment of all salaries of all citv
1U:illcers, the compensation of all city mo-
iIoeineh' scavengers. lamps-lighters cart
nneh, ana other city employees. for the
purpose OF lighting the city, feeding the
cry mules and all other animals re1nir.
gu 20 or agreed to be fed bv the citv
ana other current expenses. &c.
be II ordained bp the city council Of
the city of Brownsville: "a
section THAT for the exnraSO and
also purpose or paying the Salaries Of
All city officers, policemen. CITY lamn-
hgnters, city scayengers, CITY cartmen
and all other employees of the city for
the purpose of lighting the CITY and
thereto the purchase of all necessary oil
lamps, lamp-chimneys and glasses the
feeding OF all animals being to or he'd
Dy the CITY and other such said current
ana usual expenses Of the city govern
mSnt, hereafter TO by this, the CITY of
BROWNSVILLE, special fund is now here
oy, called, and hereafter to be opened
and carried upon the books of the treas
uref OF this city, and known as. SALARY
romeo, City Expenses, and Light Fund. !"
and the monies of and III said fnnd. nor
any part thereof, shall be paid by the
city treasurer, or applied by him, or
anyone, 10 any other purposes than
those herelnbefOre mentioned and nro-
vided for;
Section 2.-Said special fund shall
consist OF all the following monies:
LIST. ANY and all monies hereafterac-
crulng, or TO accrue, received and col
lected, or in any manner arising from.
the Market revenues, for collections
therefrOm or rent received therefor, of
thsi city;
Ind. Any and all monies hereafter
accrulng, or TO accrue, received or col
lected, as and BENGAL occupation taxes,
hereafter TO be paid by any person, cor
poration, firm, or association subject to
such occupation tax under the Ordinan-
ses of this city;
3rd. All monies arising from the
collection of the levy of ten cents OH the
one hundred dollars valuation, which is
made payable in U. S. Currency, this
day levied for the year A. d. 1901, as
and being twO-fifths, go of the TWEEN
ty-five (25l, cents on the one hundred
dollars ad valorem city tax, this day
evied for current city expenses;
Section S.-The city treasurer of this
city is now hereby ordered and instruct
ed, to at once open and thereafter keep
upon his books of account, as such treas
urer, separate account of and for said
special fund, and TO place TO the credit
of said special fund, and all monies
that may hereafter come into his hands,
or TO be received by him, from any and
all of the three sources hereinbetore
specially enumerated;
Section 4.-The city treasurer shall
paw out of such special fund only such
warrants as shall be specially drawn
upon it by competent authority, and
then only for the special purposes here
inbefore enumerated, and all such war
rants upon special fund, shall only be
paid in their due order and priority. OF
registration, as is provided in the or
dinance of this city, this day passed. reg.
ulating the payment of city warrants,
or oscrip." in their due order and prior
ity of registration;
Section 5.-AIl ordinances and parts
thereof, in any wise in conflict with this
ordinance, are hereby repealed;
Section 6.-That this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and at
ter its passage;
Adopted in open council, by a unani'
nous vote, this, the 3lst day Of Deem
Der, A. ID. 1900.
Attest: Approved:
G. MARTINEZ, THOMAS carson,
civ Secretary. Mayor.