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ORDINANCE t{'P»r the appointment of City surveyor, and regulatifig thtiur* veys of Street* and Side Walks.Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Ciiy of Galveston in Council Convened, That there shell he appointed one City Surveyor who shall before entering upon tl»# duties if bis •Ike, give bond in the mm of one thousand dollars,, with two securities io be approved by the board of Aldermen—conditioned for the faithful discharge of his ditties as Surveyor.Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by the authurity aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the eity Surveyor when called os by owners or proprietor# of iota or grounds within the city limits* to lay off and designate by suitable ataket or posts, at each eagle, the boundsnes of such lot or gronnd.Sec. 3. Be it farther ordained by the a utbority That it shall not be lawful lor any person to erect, rebuild er eh* large any house, building or fence, fronting M any street iu tbo ftiy, etithont previously employing the eity Surveyor, er in his' absence two of the Aldermen, to designate die line of the street, and iu ease of ueglect or refusal, the offender or offenders shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollar*r nor less than five doliats-~and any bouse- building, or fence which may be an placed as toeneroftdb upon gfgy street in said eity shall be deemed » n i« trice, oimMmII be removed to the proper line, of the street; tod a neglect m lo attend or remove such house, building,,''or fence. *h.if( subject the offenders to a penally sot exceeding ten ! dollars per day.• *4. Be it further ordained. That the eity Surveyor is an-;fi nz’ni to demand and receive front the owners or proprietor* •*? **»? - having erected, built or constructed cither liou-e, building •*r feuc^. fronting on any street in thi* city, two dollars for desig* Hating iha corner of the lot, and the hue of the «trept. on the front of the -aid improvement, which shall be done by driving down a sufficient stake or post, and designating the corner aod line by a nai--«nd for every corner not on a street which he may establish at i ho request of any owner or proprietor of a lot, he shall be an* (boriied to ask and receive one dollar: Providtd, that the owners or proprietors of implored lota shall not be compelled to pay the said lee of one dollar for are-ennrey, if the original corners or line of the street have not been removed, and the buildings er ftnet hive not been placed oyer die tine bounding the said lots.Sec. 5S Be it further ordained. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to remove, displace or destroy any mark or «fis*tgnau©n for the line of streets or corners of lots which have been established, or may hereafter be established, under a penalty of not teas than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollar*.Passed October 34th, JS40.J. C, SHAW, President protenuApproved October 26th, J840.JNO. II. WALTON, Mayor.AfTrue Copy.J. S. Joses. Clerk.—»1 —i.-----]c!tiIIJlt;Jslt;li9
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Civilian and Galveston Gazette
Galveston, Texas, US
Wed, Nov 04, 1840
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