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... hereby created ; and no suit pending shall be affected by the passage of this act but the same shall be prosecuted , or defended , as the case may be , by the corporation hereby created . ARTICLE XX . SECTION 1. All property , real or ...
... hereby created ; and no suit pending shall be affected by the passage of this act but the same shall be prosecuted , or defended , as the case may be , by the corporation hereby created . ARTICLE XX . SECTION 1. All property , real or ...
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... hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate to be known by the name and style of " The town of Gainesville ; " and by that name , may sue and be sued , plead and be im- pleaded in all of the courts of this State ; may have and ...
... hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate to be known by the name and style of " The town of Gainesville ; " and by that name , may sue and be sued , plead and be im- pleaded in all of the courts of this State ; may have and ...
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... hereby de- clared to be the external boundaries of " The City of Fort Worth . " SEC . 2. That the inhabitants of the city of Fort Worth , as the same extends and is laid out as above , be and they and their successors are hereby ...
... hereby de- clared to be the external boundaries of " The City of Fort Worth . " SEC . 2. That the inhabitants of the city of Fort Worth , as the same extends and is laid out as above , be and they and their successors are hereby ...
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... hereby , authorized to levy and have col- lected a special ad valorem tax of one - fourth of one per cent . on the taxable property , real , personal and mixed , within said county , to be used as a special fund for the repair of the ...
... hereby , authorized to levy and have col- lected a special ad valorem tax of one - fourth of one per cent . on the taxable property , real , personal and mixed , within said county , to be used as a special fund for the repair of the ...
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... hereby repealed ; and that this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage . Approved March 6th , 1873 . CHAPTER XVIII . An Act to authorize Isaac Franklin to erect a Pontoon Bridge over the San Antonio River , in the ...
... hereby repealed ; and that this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage . Approved March 6th , 1873 . CHAPTER XVIII . An Act to authorize Isaac Franklin to erect a Pontoon Bridge over the San Antonio River , in the ...
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Page 226 - A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner, and under such penalties, as each house may provide.
Page 38 - ... with interest thereon at the rate of twelve per cent per annum from the date of sale to such redemption.
Page 227 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish them weekly, except such parts as may require secrecy. And the yeas and nays of the members on any question shall, at the desire of any two of them, be entered on the journals.
Page 397 - ... and shall hold their offices for the term of one year and until their successors shall be elected.
Page 464 - He shall, from time to time, communicate to the city council such information • and recommend such measures as in his opinion may tend to the improvement of the finances, police, health, security, ornament, comfort, and general prosperity of the city.
Page 130 - Council, and to direct that all and any buildings within the limits prescribed, shall be made or constructed of fire-proof materials, and to prohibit the repairing or rebuilding of wooden buildings within the fire limits, when the same shall have been damaged to the extent of fifty per cent of the value thereof, and to prescribe the manner of ascertaining such damage.
Page 419 - ... to the extent of two hundred feet in width on each side of said railroad, where it may pass through the public domain...
Page 474 - ... claims title, had title to the land at the time of the sale, or that the title was obtained from the United States, or this State, after the sale...
Page 424 - ... pleasure; and also to ordain, establish, and put in execution such by-laws, ordinances, and regulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for the government of the said corporation, not being contrary to...
Page 239 - Treasury shall institute suit for the recovery of the same, adding to the sum stated to be due on such account, the commissions of the delinquent, which shall be forfeited in every instance where suit is commenced and judgment obtained thereon, and an interest of six per centum per annum, from the time of receiving the money until it shall be repaid into the Treasury.