El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10
Ordinance.


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Az 9}RD7INANCE1 R r g., TIE ~
CITY LIMITS OF FL PASO. TEXAS AND
CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CoUN-
Gil OF TIE CITY or Ell PAsO--
SECTION ]. No person firm OF corpora
f,e-5s c- 1-, fb- 60 ~ 1-gfl,rC- ~
vertisinE in the City Of Fl Pas0 Texas with
CITY cier eels o to one ene e9f s s5 ISR b 5e
ness o. erecting bill boards or outdoor adj
shall charge and receive an annual license
Z fee Of Twenty-Five CS25-90) dollars per an
SECTION @ That closed signs of any
material over two feet wide shall not be
Of he CITY Of n Psso. Texas. and ssieh
signs not more than two feet vide when
the w7il Of the pqtld ding uDon which It Is
cor1ice OF roof OF any building
SECTION g. Open electrically Illuminated
szV signs. which. including the uprlEnrz.
. supports and braces for the same are con-
. sfrucred entirely Of metal may be erected
provided such electrically illuminated metal
{ sign shah not extend more. than thirty t5ol
feet above the fire wall Of the building on
which they are erected and provided thai
sky sign shall be erected upon any build
inE I'm the City Of e Paso. application for
Inspector and such application must be ac-
couDanied ~ sketch OF me same showing
and II. in the iudgment OF the build
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sac ne 9liidlnE inspector Wlu Is
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granted by the buildinE inspector. q shall
igininete4 SKY sign within the limits OF the
SECTION 4 Tt shah be unlawful to erect
or maintain any bill board. illuminated or
Otherwise. in the city limits OF the CITY o.
District. as hereinafter designated. unless
said oll, 9oards are PLACED e Least dis
ffe same are 10 he eTe5tsd or 13sin.si ~
than the front wall OF any house OF build
in;s On the adjoining properties
SECTION 3 The territory in the City
on the north Ochoa street on the east Sec
ond street On The south and the Rio Grands
INSIDE 1!lsIriet and within said district signs
erected on the property lines
SECTION s. No bill boards erected within
the city limits OF the CITY OF Fl Paso. Texas.
ordnance shall exceed fourteen l1n feet in
height and the bottom Of all bin boards
inches above the ground but the owners %
the bottom Of such bill boards with one Oh
2r Two % inch strips leaving four tfl
EoWeEer- that the provision redEirinE the
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when said sign boards are used as part 81
q complete enclosure OF fence around said
SECTION ., An signs over six 80 feet
high which shall be hereafter erected in
the c-tv limits Of the CITY OF Fl Paso. Texas
shall have 4N6 inch posts every 10 feet Of the
men TIMBER or other material OF equal
SECTION g. II shall be the duty OF anv
--5..l- 1lsln OF corporation maintaining bill
closed or nartiv e-lc,ossi by- 80 fil7 Ss,,5
.HHHH rHHHr b. H1H lion ne
SECTION 9. II shall be unlawful ror anv
neEson. firm or corporation erecting CON
board or sign board TO fafi- ref-,ss cE 81 ~
iect TO cause the name of the 1e-So- 49,
70 corporation erecrtnE. constructing. own
ilE or controlling such bill board or sien
-.tii 70 De plainly marked. painted or OUT
t55-s - H. o. e9ese saca oil board or siga
SECTION 10 No sign or bill board over
-alte leet nigh Sllal be erected within the
until the person desiring to erect the sane
Slti5 IlrSt apply for and obtain from the
Tr-l-ilnS Inspector OF the CITY OF Fl Paso-
te1is. a permit % so erect such sign and
s-ea app5ic4tlon for such permit shall be
sign l. and q in the Judgment Of the build
49, .Ds ls.or it y structurally safe and the
cltY ordlnances- such permit shall be is
frs L-77s- -1plylle therefor shall pay to
an 4 4-I..l--E inspector an inspection Zee OF
SECTION H. All signs ana bill boards
nov being maintained in the CITY 81 III
1o-atioa in vi6iafion or ~ nm or eo5
ms ordinance are hereby declared to b.
-h.- The same be removed or destroyed-
SECTION 70. II shall be unlawful % at
SIGNS or bill boards On any prope-ty within
See sly limits q the CITY q FL Paso. Texas.
written consent OF the owner OF said build
Ing OF property shall he first obtaiaed in
i17sDy etelT, Or The CIV OF Fl Psso. Texas and
the nuildlnC inspector shall not issue 4 ne
-t,- ~ ,17 el5ell9n ot any such sign until
ss-n or signs shall present to him TIE v-rit-
~ ee-.se.lL or me owner OF the property.
p erected within the city limits o. the Citv
80 e7o- teAts, ana dounle-decE SiCn
lppn the TOD OF another sign
SEXTON H. lt any person. firm. cor
ooration Or association Of persons shah vio-
.pte any OF the provisions o. this ordinance
hey shall upon conviction be punished bv a
FIFTY (S50.00l dollars. and eve-v dav tIat
any siEE or ail board Is maintained IN vio-
l25lon hereof shall constitute separate
SECTION Is. The holding OF adiudies-
ordinance 20 be invalid. shan not affect the
val. llty OF any other section or sections o.
be and remain In fun force and effect
SECTION 10 All ordinances and narts
shall be. and the same are hereby repealed
SECTION H. The fact that many unsafe
ana DANGEROUS sisns and by boards, are be
-hc suspension Of the charter rule recurring
that an ordinances before final ADOPTION
shall be read at two regular meetings o. the
-lty Council. and the said rule is. bv unani-
NOUS vote % the aldermen present. and V-isJ,
The consent OF the Mayor. suspended. ana
this ordinance shall take effect from anf
PASSED AND APPROVED this an daT
Tom Lea, Mayor.
j. +. Dawson. City Clerk