The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 757
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Laws of the State of Texas.
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Tenth-To suppress and restrain disorderly houses, and
bawdy houses, and gaming houses, and punish the owners,
keepers, occupants and frequenters of the same, and to authorize
the destruction of all instruments or devices used for
the purpose of gaming.
Eleventh-To prevent any breach of the peace, riot or
noise, disturbance or disorderly assemblage, and to disperse
or arrest the persons participating in the same, without warrant,
by any officer of the corporation. To prohibit the carrying
of pistols, dirks, or other dangerous weapons, and to
regulate and prohibit the discharge of firearms.
Twelfth-To direct and control the location and management
of houses for the storing of gunpowder and other combustible
materials.
Thirteenth-To regulate and control the keeping and
carrying of gunpowder and other combustibles and dangerous
materials, and the use of lights and fire in stables and outhouses.
Fourteenth-To provide for extinguishing fires, and to
compel any person or persons present to aid in the same,
or arrest suspicious persons lurking in the vicinity.
Fifteenth-To regulate, suppress, or prohibit the construction
of any furnace, fire-place, chimney, oven, stove, or
other apparatus, in any building, manufactory, or place
which may be dangerous in causing or promoting fire, and
to regulate the disposition and deposit of ashes.
Sixteenth-To appoint inspectors to enter into premises
and houses, public and private, and inspect the condition of
the same, the chimneys, flues and stoves, and to cause such
as may be in an unsafe or dangerous condition to be made
safe and secure.
Seventeenth-To establish fire limits, and extend the
same from time to time, and direct the kind of material to
be used in buildings in said limits, and prevent the rebuilding
or repairing of wooden buildings therein when they
deem it expedient.
Eighteenth-To provide water for the city, keep the wells,
cisterns or water-works in repair, and provide measures to
prevent the water being wasted or improperly used.
Nineteenth-To open, extend, establish, grade, pave or
otherwise improve, clean, and keep in repair streets, lanes
and alleys.(757)
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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/m1/759/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .