El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

Tom Lea Mayor.
J. Dawson. CITY Clerk
AZ ORDINANCE REGULATING THE
ETGSS aND BILL BOARDS IN THE
CITY LIMITS OF FL PAso. TEXAS AND
R~EPEALING ALL IN
CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY coUN-
Gil or TIE CITY OF Ell PASO--
SECTION l. No person. firm OF CORPORA
v@srfi-fnE in ne Cirv OF N Pss5. Teas with
out first having for and obtained from the
No. of eree+i1r nm b5ar5s a. onfdoor ~
v~ertising in such city. for which the clerk
shall charge and receive an annual license
Zee Of Twenty-Five c25eol dollars per an
SECTION = That closed signs OF any
material over two feer wide snal not &c
q the city q = Paso. Texas and such
s-Sns nol Eore Iheh
the wall OF the building uDon which Il -
shau not be placed above the front wall OF
c5rnice or roof OF any building
SECTION g. Open electrically Illuminated
sky signs. which including the uprights.
supports and braces for the same are con-
structed entirely Of metal. may be. erected
above the roof OF any building in this city,
provided such electrically Illuminated metal
sign shall not extend more. than thirty ts0l
feet above the fire wall OF the building on
which they are erected and. provided that
betore such iopen eieetrlcally Mlumins5sd
sky siEn shall Be erected upon any build
-1E insrhe city Of Fl Paso. apDlcauon for
the same must 1lrst Pc made 70 ne o9llaInE
INSPECTOR. and such aDD-czuon must be ac-
companle1 ~ skelcn OF ne same sloNLns
1sEl lrlLerl1E couslEucuon ana 4mple
and T. IN the Judgment o. the build
iH7lE~-u H-1S-4eEg
safe. the building inspector WIl Is
sue e permit for the construction OF
III srv sT-- e1f T-fu s-rF 5s-wf- 4
granted by the building Inspector IL shall
lumlnate4 kv AEn within the limits q the
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otherwise. in the city limits OF the CITY or
Dist1iot. as hsrsinsfter desiEasted. unless
said IN boards are placed a least a dis
street lie OF said property uDon which
The same are 20 be erected or naintstne%
inE o. the ad1olninE properties
SECTION s The territory in the CITY
o. - Paso. Texas bounded By Main street
on the north. Ochoa street on the east. Sec
ord street on the south. and the Rio Grands
Inside District. and within said district siEns
and bill boards win be permitted to Be
erected On the property lines
SECTION 6. No bill boards erected within
the city limits OF the city OF p Raso- 4exas
height and the bottom Of an BIN boards
inches above the ground bat the owners Of
such bill boards nav trellis the sDace below
the bottom of such bin boards with ore nl
Or two CD inch strips. leaving four 90
inch space between the SANE Provided
however. that the provision recurring the
bottoms ofau bill boards 70 BE- tWenty-f0ur
when said siEu boards are used as part q
a comniete enclosure Of fence around said
SECTION = All signs over six Csl feet
high which shall be hereafter erected In
snail have fU6 inch posts every 10 feet OF the
lensth or said signs and -NS inch braces with
SEoSs arm on 1nchor which snall De OF *
mon timber or other material OF equal
SECTION s Il shall be the duty OF any
person firm or ,corporation maintaininE bill
closed. or partly enclosed by said bill boards
Iree from The formulation Of filth. weeds.
SECTION 9 II shall be Unlawful sor any
bo1rd or sfrn bSsrf 70 faf -sF1sa ~ -
lect 20 cause the name OF the person. drm
ing Or conr-ofTnr su-S bfT bSsr5 =
ID 90 De plainly marked. painted or out-
lined upon or above such bill board or siEE
board in a conspicuous place thereon,
SECTION 10. No siEn OF bill board over
three feet high shall be erected within the
CITY limits 81 the Cirv OF m Paso Tee
building Inspector OF the CITY o. FL Psso-
a-ccomDanied by a sketch or diagram OF said
llE Inspector % D. structuralT safe and the
clty- ordinances such permit shall be Is
lea- nul BEFORE the same SHAH be Issued
ne BUILDING Inspector an inspection Zee of
lAe AullaF EQE each application
SECTION II All signs and bill boards
nov bsiaE maintained in the City q 81
zeNas py any person. firm or cor
pnr@lon IN violation OF the provisions o.
ms oretEanee are hereby declared 70 be
Daole nuls1nees ana it j. hereby ordered
same De removed or destroyed.
SECTION Il. II shall be unlawful to at
ny slSn 70 any building or erect any
TIE city limits Of the City OF FL Paso. Texas.
consent Of ne oE1er a. ssi5 buiI55s
ms or property shall be first obtained in
INSPECTOR Of the CITY OF Fl PasS- Texas and
NC IlllullE INSPECTOR shall not issue a per-
person proposing TO erect Or buiid Sueb
or signs snaI present 70 him the writ
SECTION Is No doubIe-deck signs shan
= Eregsed within the city limits % the Cit
unon the TOD Of another sign.
SECTION H. II anv person. firm. cor
poralion or association. of persons shall vio-
-hbtS e9y or me 1royisjens q this ordnance
Fifty ls5o.6oi dollars. and everv 9sv tb1t
lny sign or bin board is maintained In vio-
zion hereof shall constitute q separate
SECTION Is. The holding or adfudica-
-iou by any court Of any section OF this
20 be Invalid. shall not affect the
said ordinance. but all other sections shall
BE- a3a remain in fun foFee and effect
q ordinances IN conflict with this ordinance
shall BE- and the same are hereby repealed
and dangerous signs and bin boards are be-
.nE erected In various parrs % this CITY
constitutes a public emergency iustifyinE
ne suspension Of the charter rule recurring
nat all ordinances before final adoption
nan De read at two regular meetings Of the
llU Council. and the said rule is. by unanI-
nous vote OF the aldermen present. and with
ne consent OF the Mayor. suspended. and
ms ordnance shall take effect from and
after It's passage. approval and publication
PASSED ~ APPROVED this 9Th DAY
lf November A D. 1915
Tom Lea. Mayer
u. i. Dawson. CITY Clerk