El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-17

take effect from and after It's passage ap-
Passed and approved the 18th dav Of
->''s'-''-'' -' Tom Lea Mayor
J. T. Dawson CITY clerk
AZ ORDDASCE REGULATING TIE
ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE Oh
SIGNS AND BILL BOARDS IL tEE
CITY LIsiITs or FL PAsO. TEXAS AND
REPEAI.ING ALL ORDINANCES N
CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN-
Gil OF THE CITY or e. PASO--
ton sham engage IN the erection. q b5l
noefes oF en- ~ 95lsr II -, , 2sS1e'l i1S--
out first having for and ohsained from the
CIV clerk q llcerae 20 enElse IN slll DL7il-
vertisinE in such city FOR which the clerk
fee Of Twenty-Five tS-5-oel dollars Der an
mum
. ---e+e-i-i over Two feet Woe shall not BE-
erected on any building in the city limits
signs not more than two feet wide when
50 erected must De- placed on the race Or
sbo77 not r. 1laced above ths front vail 81
cornice or roof Of any building
SECTION @ Open electrically Hluminated
sky signs when lncluelnE lls egll- ~,
. .l6o-e fbe roof II any building IN this city.
sign shall not extend more than thirty taai
feet above the IRE waH OF the building on
which they are erected and provided that
before such omen electrically illuminated
SKY siEn shan be- erected uDon any oli q
the same must first Be made 20 the building
-ns1eet9r- ana sle1 apnie.tllon mus Pc 49,: a.
leS-EH, leElerl1S e2nslIaellen ana tlapsrs@-
ana lL ln the l41Elnenl OF lne nll5l-
ing Inspector said sign IS Etructural-E
s1e a pernit f6r the constructioa 81
such open electrically Illuminated met
EEanle2l ~ me lllilinE Inspector. p shsll
pc gn-aniu5 70 eEeel slea els7elTieally Il
SECTION 4 It shall be unlawful to erect
Otherwise. i'm the city limits OF the City OF
y Paso. Teas except within ne INSIDE
tancs 81 thfes feet flrther from the front
the same are % be erected OF maintained :.
than the front wall Of any house or build
Of y Paso. Texas, bounded BY Main street
ond street On the south. and the Rio Grands
Inside District. and within said district signs
ana bill boards VII BE- permitted % be
erected On me PROPERTY lines
SEXTON g. no bin boards erected within
the city limits OF the City Of Fl Paso- Texas
ordinance shall exceed fourteen Csl feet in
inches above the ground but The owners OF
l-r uo--oll or eleA .-5l noeE1s Win one A-l
or two 90 inch strips leaving four f4l
however. that the provision requiring the
bottoms Of all bin boards 20 be twenty-four
when said sign boards are used as Dart OF
connleto enclosure Of fence around said
SECTION g.. All siEgz over six tsl feet
length Of said siEns ana ess inch braces u-ith
ius1 timber or other material OF equal
SECTION s. It shaH. be the duty OF anv
person Iir.l or corpuri4tlon ul4lnta-iulnE bll
2oaras within the city limits Of the CITY OF
e-osee or p4r--y enc-osed by said hill boards.
Ike rom lLe termination o- NTH weeds
SECTION g. IL shall Be unlawful for any
Ltl7l-. LF'u 81 c1rDorallon erecting con
slE-n -lnE- owning or controlling any bill
OF corporation erecting. cous.r uctinE. own
II 70 De plainly marked. painted or ont
B5e-7 - H. or -loEe s-en e-il board or siEz
SECTION 10 Ne sign or bill board over
three feet high shan be erected within the
until the person desiring TO erect the same
54-4H .5 I-fst AMY ior ana obtain from the
Le5as- a permit % so erect such sign and
----- s-cs5itlen l2r sqcn permit shall p
ing inspector it is structursiiy rsfs ana ~
I-F. oruln-lnees- such permit shah be is
sued bur before the same snail be issued
.Ee perzqn applying therefor shall nav to
nc building INSPECTOR an inspection Zee Of
-n- eol-tr loE each application
SECTION IL All signs and bill boards
now being maintained in the CITY Of Fl
56ratioa' i1 Violation ~ ~. 12 45 eo
THIS ordinance are hereby declared 10 D.
l-t The same be removed or destroysd-
SECTION p Il shan Be unlawful TO at
SD an, ,iiS P o. any building Or erect any
lh- city limits Of the city o. ~ Paso. Texas.
Erltlen consent Of the owner o. said build
ln5 or properly SHAH BE- first obtained in
iuspector OF the CITY Of n Paso. Texas ana
ne e-lillnE INSPECTOR shau not issue Der
the person proposing 90 erect or build such
%. se-ssat or tne owner or che property
SECTION ID no douhle-decIc signs shall
~ ~ 80 r- ---- ---e IL. -i-.-+S OF -51 Sl-F
shall De construed 20 be one sign over or
upon the ton of another sign
~ L-cN lt- -L any p9fsl-l nm cor
poration o. association Of persons shall vio-
lheY s1al upon conviction De punished By
fine Of not less than one nor more than
any siEn or BIN board IS maintained In viS-
-e,lon hereof shah constitute separate
SECTION T. The holding or adiudiea-
uou by any court o. any section Of this
validity 81 any 0thsr section Or sections 81
said ordinance. but an other sections shall
SECTION Is- All ordinances and parts
- ordinances b. conflict with this ordinance
SECTION 10. The fact that many unsafe
and dangerous signs and Dill boards are be-
gS ss-ssi, ~ bs eb~rr ~. rsiIi-1
s.i- Csrr,ii -r5 rte = Il -,,-s + rs S1,5
the consent Of the Mlvor. suspended and
dis ordinance shan take effect from ana
PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day
Ton, Tea Mayor