The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 1,492
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Laws of the State of Texas.
courts of this State; may have and use a corporate seal, and
ma)x purchase, hold and dispose of property of all kinds, real,
personal and mixed, in said town.
Sec. 2. That the limits of said corporation shall include
all that is embraced in the following boundary lines, to-wit:
Beginning one-half mile due north of the center of the public
square of said town of Decatur; thence east one-half mile;
thence south one mile; thence west one mile; thence north
one mile: thence east one-half of one mile to the beginning.
Sec. 3. That the presiding justice of the said county of
Wise is hereby authorized to have said town laid off by the
county surveyor of said county, or by any practical surveyor,
whose duty it shall be to make notes defining its limits,
which said notes and survey shall be delivered to said justice,
and by him filed in the office of the clerk of the district court
of said county; and the said justice and surveyor shall be
paid such fees as the board of aldermen of said town may
allow them for the services herein required of them.
Sec. 4. That an election shall be held in said town on
the first Tuesday in May, 1873, and annually thereafter on
the first Tuesday in May (unless fixed by general law), in
each year. At such election there shall be elected a mayor,
five aldermen, a treasurer and a marshal; and the persons
elected shall continue in office one year, and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified.
Sec. 5. The first election under this act shall be ordered
by the presiding justice of said county of Wise, who shall
give at least ten days notice of such election, by posting
notices thereof in five public places within the corporate
limits of said town, and also by publishing said notice in
some newspaper published in said town, at least once before
said election. Said justice shall appoint, as inspectors of said
election, three resident citizens of said town, who shall, before
entering upon their duties, take and subscribe the oath required
by the Constitution and laws of this State, and are
hereby fully authorized to hold such election in accordance
with the laws of this State. The certificate of such inspectors
of the election of any of the officers provided for in this act,
shall empower such officers to enter upon their duties, after
they shall have taken and subscribed the oath required by
the Constitution and laws of this State.(1492)
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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/m1/1494/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .