Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-15
SPECIAL cHARTERHFoR CITY OF PAL
ESTINE 70 B. VOTED ON FEB. 23, 1909.

BILL ENTITLED ACT PALESTINE ANDERSON coUN
~ TEXAS NEW CHARTER INCORPORATION REPEATING ALL
LAWS AND PARTS OF LAWS HEREWITH AND DE
CI4ARING EMERGENCY.
Be enacted by the Legislature o o
sa,tion conorae Name
este limits of said City
m NAV he hereafter established shall be body polite
rights and duties are herein provided
Section bounds and limits Of said corporation
cty limits and boundaries Any terri
adjoining of said City from time 10
time any become part thereof
on application City Council by the
the may be by majority OF the
resident the land sought be added provided h 'he
sent the City by ordinance In all
the territory added shall be described by mees and bounds
ordinance accepting asserting and adoing me sne ~ @ M e.
inhabitants of such added territory shall in
Section s. divided into four wards
each shall embrace the same territory
said City, until otherwise provided by
ARTICLE
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corporate shall have perpetual succession may
use common seal may sue anu
be contracted with mplead ana De
ipleaded courts all matters take hold and
purchase such of said
sell any real estate or personal properly oWn W d
and render deemed expedient may condemn
property the City of Palestine for public uses purposes
and utilities and may hoio nalase anu M So H., now ~ foce in
controlled by the state law now oee ~
condemnation of the ghofway of railroad companies anu
the assessment u u ~ han On sad cav as corporation
shall all h
privileges and franchises now possessed and enjoyed "
and granted and conferred
Section Palestine shall have power
to enact and protect health life ana
property and remove nunces and TO
and enforce the and its
health property OF the nhaDtans OF
~ CIT and to enact and enforce any and
provided shall not be construed
general herein granted being INTENDED ny
Ais Of the City Of Palestine full power Of
all powers OF munich
pal government prohibited by the Constitution and laws TINS %
Section City ALI real estate owned in fee simple
by
of any kind and description whep mas
be granted donated purchased or oenelw az
ouired City through agency ana
all causes of privileges OF every
character and all property OF whatsoever @ M
4, used by public in trust for the public
shall vest of Palestine under this Act and all SUITS
and pending City Palestine heretofore was and
party plaintiff shall in no wise be erected or
by the provisions but shall continue unabated
Section Palestine shall have and exercise ezu
power streets avenues alleys highways CROSSINGS
bate and thereon to oen alter
abolish establish regulate grade pave madamze dram
encroachment and injury OF any KIND
s,ak. and streets The CITY Council shall fix
mine the nature of decide the kind material
he used It shall and extent
~ a., improvements repairs and reconstruction
such streets and Sidewalks oe
regarded paved repad or IN any
way repaired improved Council shall have power and
authority after notice and by due process OF law u
abutng property by reason " any
reconstruction and of far and 1S op
ton of the be paid by each
owner adjudged shall be personal api
against well " and prior lien and charge upon MS
abuttug property and the proportion ana
paid by the abutg owner shall unless sn
be determined by commission
appointed in the manner as in the
and pracuce
applicable shall govern assess
benefit to MS aouIg
owner snail
in benefits abung
fairly commissioners among such owners first deduct
of
railroad companies OF other raod
the streets under or re-
ouired by franchise therefor
Sidewalks The CITY oil Falesue hso
front OF or abung on ther
andor
City Council shall
be
of
tolls
utliie of kind