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FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE-SECOND CALLED SESSION 1933
ber) which it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations
to the proposed occupants thereof, without overcrowding.
"(c) It shall not accept any person as a tenant in any housing
project if the person or persons who would occupy the dwelling
accommodations have an aggregate annual income in excess
of five (5) times the annual rental of the quarters to be furnished
such person or persons except that in the case of families
with three (3) or more minor dependents such ratio shall not
exceed six to one; in computing the rental for this purpose of
selecting tenants, there shall be included in the rental the average
annual cost (as determined by the authority) to the occupants,
of heat, water, electricity, gas, cooking range, and other
necessary services or facilities, whether or not the charge for
such services and facilities is in fact included in the rental.
"Nothing contained in this or the preceding section shall be
construed as limiting the power of an authority to vest in an
obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to
take possession of a housing project or cause the appointment of
a receiver thereof or acquire title thereto through foreclosure
proceedings, free from all the restrictions imposed by this or the
preceding section.
"Sec. 11. Co-operation between Authorities. Any two (2)
or more authorities may join or co-operate with one another in
the exercise of any or all of the powers conferred hereby for the
purpose of financing, planning, undertaking, constructing or operating
a housing project or projects located within the area of
operation of any one or more of said authorities.
"Sec. 12. Eminent Domain. An authority shall have the
right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain
any real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes
under this Act after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring
that the acquisition of the real property described therein is
necessary for such purposes. An authority may exercise the
power of eminent domain in the manner provided in Articles
3264 to 3271, both inclusive, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,
1925, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto;
or it may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner
provided by any other applicable statutory provisions for the
exercise of the power of eminent domain. Property already
devoted to a public use may be acquired in like manner, provided
that no real property belonging to the city, the county, the
State or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired without
its consent.
"Sec. 13. Planning, Zoning, and Building Laws. All housing
projects of an authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning,
sanitary and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable
to the locality in which the housing project is situated. In
the planning and location of any housing project, an authority
shall take into consideration the relationship of the project to
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1937-1939 [Volume 31], book, 1939; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18824/m1/211/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .