Title | Charter for the City of Houston |
Publisher | Texas World Publishing Company |
Date | 1897 |
Description | A bill entitled An act to provide a charter for the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas. |
Donor | Fuermann, George |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | ID 1970-001, Box 6, Folder 12 |
ArchivesSpace URI | /repositories/2/archival_objects/2673 |
Original Collection | George Fuermann "Texas & Houston" Collection |
Digital Collection | City of Houston, Its Development and Evolution |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/1970_001 |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
Use and Reproduction | No Copyright - United States |
File Name | index.cpd |
Title | Page 12 |
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File Name | uhlib_1970_001_b006_f012_001_016.jpg |
Transcript | shall ha if t efi 11 po and all Oth( thei eof. Th e co City font of. dol Hon ars in a pose d, v, hicl cos T\\( doi ,;is to tl Mate shai 1» jcidt or either; may issue subpoenas, writs of f arrest, executions, .and, all other process which a justice of the peace of this State,. , and all of said writs and process shall be executed under the same form and in the le like process would be when issued by a •e. unless herein otherwise provided. He ?r tmd authority to administer official oaths s or affirmations and to give certificates in cases for violation of ordinances of the '•here a conviction has been had, shall be :ition to whatever fine may have been im- of four dollars shall be divided as follows: City Attorney and two dollars to the City however, that such costs are not to be paid to such above named officers unless the same have been paid by the person convicted, and where a portion of the fine only has been paid, the prisoner may be committed for the balance of the fine and costs: and the Recorder shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed .by any. ordinance of said corporation that may properly and lawfully be required of said officer as the judge of said court, and are not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of this State; provided, that all moneys collected from fines for violation of city ordinances, imposed by the Recorder, shall be paid into the City Treasury for the use of the city, and that payment of the fine shall first be made and then the costs. The proceedings before said court shall b» commenced by filing a complaint specifying the charges made .against the accused with reasonable certainty, which complaint shall be sworn to and shall not be quashed for any formal defects, if it substantially sets forth the nature of the alleged violation. All writs and process in said recorder's court for violation of city ordinances shall run in the name of the City of Houston, and in such cases all prosecutions must be conducted against the accused in the name of "The City of Houston,"' and, after stating the nature of the accusation shall conclude, "Contrary to the ordinances of the City of Houston and against the peace and dignity of same." But |