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Laws of the State of Texas.
they shall give notice and proceed to organize said association.
Sec. 19. This act of incorporation shall be in full force
and have effect from and after the date of its passage for and
during the period of thirty years.
Approved May 31st, 1873.
CHAPTER CCLXVII.
An Act to incorporate the Town of Elgin, in Bastrop County,
Texas.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Texas, That the citizens of the town of Elgin, in the
county of Bastrop, be and they are hereby declared and
made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style
of the "Corporation of Elgin;" by which name they may sue
and be sued; plead and be impleaded; acquire and hold property,
both real and personal, and sell and dispose of the same
at their will and pleasure.
Sec. 2. That the area of said corporation shall be one
mile square, to be so laid off that the present railroad depot
building shall be in the center of the corporate limits.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the citizens of said corporation
to elect a mayor, four aldermen and a marshal, who
shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors
are elected and qualified. The first election to be held on
the first Monday in January, in 1874, and all subsequent elections
on the same day in each year thereafter. The mayor
and aldermen shall compose the town council, any three of
whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all
business. Said council shall have power to pass such rules,
regulations, ordinances and laws as may be necessary for the
regulation of the police, and preservation of the peace, order,
quiet, and good health within the corporate limits of said
town; and to impose such punishment, both by fine and imprisonment,
as may be necessary to enforce the proper observance
of the same; provided, however, that no fine shall exceed
two hundred dollars, and no imprisonment shall exceed fifteen
days, for any single offense.
Sec. 4. Said council shall have the power to impose(1422)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6732/m1/1424/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .