The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 1,440
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Laws of the State of Texas.
ant and collected as other costs; provided, should the defendant
be unable to pay the same, such fees shall not be paid by
the city.
Sec. 6. The mayor shall receive, in addition to the fees of
his office, such salary as may be fixed by the council, not to
exceed three hundred, and not less than one hundred dollars
per annum.
Sec. 7. The terms of all elective officers shall be for one
year from the date of their election, and until their successors
shall qualify; officers appointed may be removed at discretion.
Sec. 8. All fines collected on convictions before the mayor,
whether for violations of State laws or city ordinances,
shall constitute a fund for city purposes; provided, that said
city shall be at the expenses of keeping the prisoners in the
State cases tried.
Sec. 9. Said corporation shall have the power, and it shall
be their duty, to enact such ordinances and take such measures
as may be necessary or useful for the security or promotion
of the health of said city, and appoint such officers as
may be necessary for the execution of the same.
Sec. 10. Said corporation shall enact such ordinances and
take such measures as may be deemed necessary for the protection
of said city against fire.
Sec. 11. Said corporation shall have the power to open,
extend and widen streets and alleys, whenever or wherever
deemed necessary; provided, the consent of the owner of
property where such street or alleys are proposed to be extended,
widened or opened, shall first be given; and provided
further, that no street shall be opened that will cause the
street and road, as now laid out, leading from McKinney to
Dallas, to be changed, altered or closed up, but the same shall
be left as it now exists, and the streets shall either terminate
in said street and road, or run parallel therewith; and whenever
it shall become necessary, with consent of owner, to appropriate
private property for such purposes, they shall proceed
in the manner prescribed by law for the condemnation
of private property by railway companies.
Sec. 12. Said corporation shall provide for the grading
and improvement of the streets of said city, wherever
necessary, and may levy a special tax for that purpose,
not to exceed in any year one-half of the amount author(1440)
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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/m1/1442/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .