[Abilene Sidewalk Construction Ordinance] Page: 3 of 3
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SECTION 6* Tint upon the failure of any owner or owners or the
agents of any owner to construct, reconstruct or repair any
sidewalks within thirty days after the notice has heen given as
herein above provided for, either by publication or by personal
service, said sidewalk is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and
said owner or agent, as the case may be, shall be subject to a
fine, upon conviction in the Corporation Court, of not exceeding
#100.00, and each and every day after the expiration of the said
thirty days that said owner fails to construct, reconstruct or
repair said sidewalk, as herein provided for shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense, and the owner or agent, as the
case may be, shall be subject to the penalty herein provided for»
SECTION 7, That in addition to the penalty above described should
any person owning any property abutting or adjacent to any street,
along which any sidewalk shall be required to be constructed, fail
or refuse to construct any such sidewalk in front of, or adjacent
to, his or her property in the manner required by this ordinance
within thirty days after notice as hereinbefore provided, the City
of Abilene may proceed to have said sidewalk constructed, and the
cost of constructing the same shall be charged against such person
the owner, and the costs of construction of such sidewalk shall
constitute "a lien upon the property contiguous or adjacent 'to
said sidewalk. Said costs of construction of such sidewalks ad-
jacent to such property, together with legal interest and the cost
of collection, sha.ll constitute a personal claim against such
property owner, and be secured by a lien on such property superior
to all other liens, claims or titles, except lawful taxes, and
such liability and lien may be enforced against such owner by suit
in any court having competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 8. That this ordinance shall be of force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as by law required.
PASSED on first reading this the 8th day of April A. D. 1927.
PASSED on second reading this the 22nd day of April A.' D. 1927.
(Signed) Thos. E. Hayden, Jr.’
MAYOR.
ATTEST: Vivian Bates,. CITY SECRETARY.
Approved as to form before passage: B. L. DeBusk, CORPORATION
COUNSEL,
Recorded in Ordinance Record- Volume 2, Page 5b8
Published in the Abilene Daily Reporter May 6th, 8th & 9th,1927*
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Hayden, Thomas E., Jr. [Abilene Sidewalk Construction Ordinance], legal document, 1927; Abilene, Texas, USA. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth866231/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.