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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Documents 1909AN ORDINANCE TO PRRVVFNT THE SALB OF IMPURE, TAINTED OR ADULTERATED MEATS, MILS:, MILS PRODUCTS, DRINKS, BEVERAGES# CONFECTIONS AND FOOD ST F+ FS WITHIN THE CITY OF GEROGETOWN 9 . TEXAS, AND TO CONTROL AND REGULATE THIS SALRt MANUFACTURING AND PRE- PARATION OF MEATS! MILK'# MILS PRODUCTS, DRINKS, ]BEVERAGES, CONFECTIONS AND FOOD STUFFS, AND TO PROVIDB FOR THE EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION OF SUCH ARTICLES, AND THE PLACES WHERE MANUi+AC- TURED# PREPARED OR SOLD, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCH OF PERMITS FOR TH8 JWTUFACTURE# PREPARATION AND SALE OF SUCH ART- ICLE'S, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City i Georgetown# Texas: Section 1. No meat* fish# birds# fowls* fruit, loop milk, or anything intended for human foods not be healthy# fresh# sound# wholesome, fit and safe for suc' meat form any animal or fish that died by diseases or diseased# injured or unhealthy when butchered# nor mea any calf, pig# goat or lamb# which at the time of its was less than three weeks old# shall be sold or offere for sale. Section S. Meat markets and butcher shops she completely screened, the floors shall be thoroughly,sc once each days and scraps of meaty offal# bones and of matter shall not be left exposed to the atmosphere of but must be kept in a closed receptacle# which must be once each day; all tainted meat shall be removed from ises at once; and the fixtures# rooms and premises mue maintained in a thoroughly sanitary condition. All sli ing houses shall be screened and shall be kept thorouf scrubbed and clean# and shall be further kept in a sax condition according to rules which may be prescribed i health officer. All wagons# oarts# vehicles or receptacles in which meat is hauled from the slaughtering house to the markets or in which meat is delivered or carried shall be kept thor- oughly scrubbed and clean and in a good sanitary condition# and when any fresh meat is thus being hauled# delivered or carried it shall be so closed and covered as to prevent dust# flies or insects of any character reaching it. i� Section 3. Bvery person, firm or corporation who shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, dispose of, exchange or deliver, or with intent so to do as aforesaid, have within his or its care, possession, custody or control, within this city, any fresh meat of any kind, whether beef, pork, mutton or goat meat, whether the same is sold from a stand, market house, wagon, cart or establishment of any kind, or who conducts slaugh- ter pens or houses for the slaughtering of cattle, hogs, goats or sheep within this city, or who so conducts such slaughtering pens or houses without the corporate limits of this city,before they are permitted to bring such meats within the city for sale or consumption, shall obtain a permit to carry on such bus- iness in the manner hereinafter provided. Section 4. Every person, firm or corporation selling or offering to sell mil within this city shall before so doing ob- tain a permit in the manner hereinafter provided. Section 5. Every person, firm or corporation desiring to pursue any of the avocations mentioned in the two next preceding sections of this ordinance shall file with the city health officer a written application to pursue such avocation, which application shall be safely kept by said city heiLlth officer, and shall state in his application the name and location of his dairy or source of supply, and shall state the location of his slaughtering pen, and the location of his market, and shall state the name of the owner and manager thereof, and if a corporation shall state the name of the corporation and the names of the officers thereof, and shall agree in such application to comply with the sanitary rules, regulations and ordinances of this city, and that they will beep their premises, wagons, vehicles and receptacles used in carrying on'such business in a clean and sanitary condition, and tYa t they will submit to the inspection in this ordinance provided for, and that they will obey the provisions of this ordinance. Section 6. If the city health officer shall find that the statements in such application are true, and that the applicant is obeying and proposes to obey the provisions of this ordinance and all reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by the city health officer in regard to such avocation, then upon the payment of the sum of One Dollar($1.00) which sum shall be paid to the 5 city health officer and by him to the general fund of the city, the city health officer shall issue such applicatit a permit to carry on such avocation for the period of one year, and at the expirs6ion of each year a new application and a new permit shall be granted under the provisions of this cr dinance. Section 7. Each and every person, firm or corporation pursuing any of the avocations mentioned in Sections 3 and 4 of this ordinance shall within 30 days after the passage hereof, and annually thereafter, obtain the permit hereinbefore provided for, and any person, firm or corporation pursuing any of the avocations mentioned in Sections 3 and 4 hereof, without first obtaining the permit as required by this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) and not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and each and every day that such person, firm or corporation pursues such avocation without such permit shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Section S. The terms ' food stuffs«, "adulterated" "iutpure" "unhealthy" and "unwholesome" applied to meats, milk, milk products or any other food stuffs, and as used in this ordinance are to have the same interpretation and construction as that prescribed by the legal standards of the Pure Food Law of the State of Texas. That by the term "food stuffs" as used in"this ordinance, is meant any and all products usually con- sumed by human beings, either in the original state or used as ingredients mixed with other products.' Section 9,- It is hereby declared unlawful for any bot- tling works, soda fountains, ice cream parlors, caterers of drinks or beverages of whatever kind, or any manufacturing establishment concerned with making or particiiia.ting in the making of any drink or beverage, to use any impure water, or impure or harm- ful preparations or chemicals in the preparation of said drink or beverage, of otherwise in conflict with the ]e gal standards of the pure food laws of the State of Texas, Section 10. Bakeries, confectioners and manufacturers of food stuffs of any kind must be conducted in a sanitary manner to the satisfaction of the city Health Officer; domestic animals shall not be allowed to enter such establishments; proper and sanitary instuments and fixtures must be provided; such establishments must be completely screened; and no person known afflicted with tuberculosis or any contagious or infect- ious disease shall be employed to serve in any capacity in any such establishment. Section 11. It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons# running# owning or controlling any meat market, slaughter house or pen, dairy, hotel# restraurant# eating house# bottling works, soda fountain#ioi cream parlor or other like establishment to knowingly employ any person afflicted with tuberculosis or any contagious or infectious disease to serve in any capacity in any, such establishment. Section 12. All persons exposing fruits for sale within this city shall keep the same fully protected and covered by mosquito bars or other like covering, as protection from flies and other disease breaking insects# and all fruits# vegetables and similar stands shall be so arranged as to keep said fruits# ♦egetables and similar food stuffs at least Twenty-four (24) inches above the floor# ground or sidewalk. Section 13. No person shall manufacture for sale# keep for sale# sell# exchange barter or deal in ice cream which shall contain any substance other than milk# oream, sugar, eggs# fruit, nuts and some neutral flavoring# or which shall contain less than 14 per cent of butter fat. Section 14. It is hereby made unlawful for any person# or persons# at any time to practice adulteration# fraud or deception in the manufacture or sale of any food# food stuffs# drugs or drinks. Section 15. All public hotels, resturants, eating houses, boarding houses# and all grocery# fruit and confectionery stores# and all refrigerators# ice boxes and chests in which any article for food or drink for sale are le pt# shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Section 16. The city health offioer# or health inspector, shall have the power and authority, and it is hereby made his duty top at any reasonable time# examine, and inspect any meat market# slaughter house# dairys hotel, restrurant# eating house# grocery store, fruit store, confectionery store, bottling works, soda fountain, toe cream parlor, or any refrigerator, ice chest, ice box, wagon, vehicle or receptacle or place of any kind or character in which any article of food or drink is prepared,. manufactured, transported, kept of exposed for sale, or any article of food or drink kept, held or exposed for sale, in order to ascertain as to whether or not any of the provisions of this or- dinance are being violated; it shall be unlawful for the owner, or person in charge, or control, of any of the places, establish- ments, articles or things mentioned in this ordinance to refuse to allow such inspection at any reasonable time; when the city health officer, or health inspector, finds that any such owner or person is violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, or any other sanitary rule, regulation or ordinance of this city, he shall report such fact to the city attorney or the city marshall for prosecution. Section 17. Whenever the city health officer, or health inspector, shall find any meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, milk, or any other food stuff, that is blown, meager, diseased, bad, decayed, damaged, unsound, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human consumption, exposelt offered or held for sale in this city-$ he sh 11 have the right and authority to condemn the same as unfit for consumption, and it shall be the duty of said officer to so condemn the same and to order such food product removed from the city, or to destroy it, or to no saturate it with some chemical that it cannot be offered for sale again, as in his judgment he nay deem best; and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to carry out and perform and direction or instruction or order authorized by this section of this ordinance. Section 18. The rules and regulations herein set out in this ordinance relative to pure food, prohibition of adulteration and deception in the manuiaoture, sale, delivery or exchange of same, shall at all times be construed in co-operation with, and not in conflict with, the laws of the United States, of this State, the regulations of the State Health Officer, and the reg- ulations and bulletins of the State Diary Commissioner. Section 19. Any person, or persons, who shall disregard or violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, or who shall obstruct, prevent or resist the city health o ficer, or health inspectir, in the execution and performance of any of their duties, powers and authority herein give, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than Pive Dollars ($5.00) and not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and each and every day that any such violation is continued shall constitute a•distinct and separate offense. Section 20. Whenever any person, firm or eorporaLion, which is required by this ordinance to obtain a permit before carrying on his avocation, is convicted of violating any of the provisions of -this ordinance, such conviction shall operate as a revocation of such permit, and such person, firm or corporation shall, before carrying on such avocation within this city again, obtain another permit in the same manner as is hereinbefore provided in thisordinance. r Section 21. If any person, firm or corporation owning, running or operating a dairy or slaughter house, or meat market, outside the corporate limits of this city, and who sells, or offers or exposes for sale, the products thereof within the city, shall fail or refuse to keep such dairy, slaughter house or meat market in good sanitary'condition in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, or shall fail or refuse to allow the inspection thereof in accordance with the terms of this ordinance, then no permit shall be issued to such person, firm or corporation and it shall be unlawful for them to sell, or expose or offer for sale, any of their products within this city, and if a permit has here- tofore been granted to such person, firm or corporation such per- mit shall be revoked. PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th, day of April, 1909. R.E. Ward mayor or fte c1tror Georgetown, Texas. ATTESTS Geo. Keaheys secretary of the pity of Georgetown, Texas. ILI AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THE MAMT.-M AND METHOD OF THE.CARE OF CASES OF CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASBB AND OF THE PRE- VE=.MION OF SUCH DISEASBSt AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA= TION OF THH PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. BB IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas: Section 1. The City Health Officer and the health inspec- torep and each of them, are hereby authorized to stop, examine and detain any and all persons coming, or suspected of coming, from any place infected, or believed to be infected, with any contag- ious or infectious disease, and they shall have full power and authority to prevent any such person, or persons, from entering said city, and they may also cause any person suspected of being infected with any contagious or infectious disease to be sent to a hospital provided by the city, or other place, for treatment, or to any place of detention that may from time to time be pro- vided, or said health officer, or inspector, or any of them# may cause any such person or persons to be confined and isolated in the rooms or premises where they are found, and use any need- ful means, including the operation of compulsory vaccinnatin# to prevent the spread of any contagious disease that may efound or be suspected to exist. Section 2. It shall be the duty of all persons infected with any disease of a pestilential, contagious or infectious character, or who, from exposure to contagion from such diseasep may be liable to endanger others who may come in contact with them, to strictly observe such commands or injunctions as may be given them by the city health officer, or the County Health Officer, or the State Health officer, to prevent the spread of such diseases: and it shall be lawful for such health officers, or either of them, to require any such person thus infected or ex- posed to infection to remain within designated premises for such Ie. ngth of time as such health officer may deem necessary. Section 3. Such Health Officers, or either of them, shall have authority to prevent, by orders issued to that effect or by other means, any person to enter or leave or loiter around any room, place or premises where any person is isolated or confined under the provisions of either of the two preceding sections of this ordinance. 10 AN ORDINANCH PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY HEALTH 0--T ICER AND HEALTH INS-' N CTOR, AND DEFINING AND PRH- SCRIBING THEIR PO`!IERS AND DUTIEj AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. BH IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas. Section 1. That the office of City health Officer of the City of Georgetown, Texas, is hereby created; such City Health Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor, which appointment shall be confirmed by the City Council, as soon as this ordinance is passed and such City Health Officer shall hold office for two years and until the regular meeting of the City Council in April, 19119 and until his successor is appointed and qualified, and at the regular meeting in April of said Council every two yeare'thereafter such City Health Officer shall be appointed in the manner above provided; such officer shall take the oath' of office prescribed by the Constitution of the State of T xas. Said Health Officer shall possess the qualifications of a voter of the city, and shall be a graduate of medicing and surgery# and shall be an active practiotioner in good standing. Section 2. Said City Health Officer shall, receive as compensation for his services the am of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per month, payable monthly, and such other compensation as may be allowed by the City Council from time to time. Section 3. Whenever they may deem it necessary the City Health Officer and the committee of the City Council, on Health and Sanitary Regulations, may appoint one or more Health Inspectors, who shall serve for such time as their services are needed and for such compensation as the City Council may allow. Such Health Inspectors shall be under the direction and controlof the City Health Officer, and all ser- vices rendered by them shall be under his supervision, and they shall do and perform any and all duties required of them by the City Health Officer in carrying out the health and sanitary ordinances and regulations of the City. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the City Health Officer to keep informed, as far as possible, of the appear- ance of any pestilentialt infectious or contagious disease at 14 any port or other place that may endanger the sanitary con- - dition and the health of the inhabitants of the City of George- town, Texas, and report same to the Mayor and City Council for such action as they may deem advisable; he shall have the power and he is hereby given the power to provide and promulgate and publish such rules and regulations providing for the proper keeping, produotion, barter and sala of food stuffs sold and offered for sale within this City, as to him may seem for the best interest of the public health of the City. He shall also have general supervision over the sanitary condition of the City and shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Counoil, and it shall be his duty to assist the State Health dffioer in preventing disease and promoting the public health.•That any and all rules and regulations made and promulgated by said City Health Officer shall first be subject to confirmation by the City Council before becoming effective. Section 5. It shall also be the duty of the City Health Officer to attend •ll sick city prisoners, and all per- sons found sick or wounded on the streets of the City and taken charge of by the police officers, and he shall take charge of and attend to all cases of accident and disease, where the patient is indigent and unable to pay for medical attention, provided such case• are certified to him by the Mayor or the committee on health and sanitary regulations, and in such cases he shall furnish the necessary medicines to be paid for by the City; he shall have charge of the sanitary affairs of the city, and shall, subject to the restrictions contained in the or- dinances of this city, have control of the prevention and erad- ication of contagious or infectious disease, the removal and quarintine of suspects, and may provide for compulsory ♦aeoina- tion of suspects, and he shall have charge of the prevention and care of smallpox and other contagious or infectious diseases; and ne shall e e to the abatement of nuisances, and shall have supervision and control of all matters pertaining to the inspeo- tton of food and drugs as may be provided by ordinances of this city; and he shall make reports to the State Health Officer whenever a report is desired by such State Health Officer and at such other times as the City Health Officer may see proper. Section 6. At all times duzi ng the existence within the City of any contagious or infectious disease, and, at all times when in the opinion of the City Health Officer# the city is 17 . threatened with any such disease, said City Health Officer and the health inspectors hereinbefore provided fore shall have power, upon warrant or othbr sufficient process, to arrest and take into custody all persons offending against any of the health or sanitary ordinances of the city, and to take suit- able and sufficient bail for the appearance before the corpora- tion court of the city of any person or persons as arrested, and to arrest without warrant all persons who obstruct or interfere with them, or either of them, in the discharge of their official duties, and they shall, at all such timesphave, possess and exercise like powers, authority and jurisdiction as peace officers with those conferred on the city marshall of said city, and they are hereby further empowered at all such times to enter houses, buildings and places, public or private, when in the discharge of their official duty, after first ask- ing the permission of the owners or occupants thereof. Section 7. The City Health Officer and Health Inspectors shall perform such duties and have such powers and authority as is now given them, or the City health Physician, or that may be given them hereafter, by the ordinances of this city. Section 8. Any person interfering with, obstructing or resisting the City Health Officer, or any of the Health Inspectors, in the discharge of their official dutiesp shallp upon convictions be punished by fine in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars. PASSHD AND APPROVE') this the 19th, day of April A.D.1909. R.E. Ward U% or of the City of Georgetown, Texas. ATTF aT s Ge o Ke ahe,Yi,,,,,, Secretary of the"City—of Georgetown, Texas. ._e,�'w.w=,r�F,�roi,rc s8�%�:•as3a�-��^r<+a��w^�ss�r�+++�+^i?-��rr�.�ntm• i � Q AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THN TAGGING AND REGISTRATION OF :DOGS WITHIN THE CITY OF GRORGETOWN, TEXAS, AND PROHIBITING DOGS FROM HABITUALLY RUIPIING AT LARGE WITHIN SAID CITY, AND PROVIDING FOR THH IMPOUNDING OF DOGS FOUND HABITUALLY RUNNING AT LARGR IN SAID CITYt ARID FIXING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE. BB IT ORDAIlISD by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texast Section 1. That the owner# keeper, or person in charge or control: of any dog within the City of Georgetown, Texasp shall within ten days after this ordinance goes into effect, and annu- ally thereafter, register such dog with the Assessor and Collector of the City of Georgetown, Texasp and such officer shall record in a book kept for that purpose the name of the owner of such dog and the name of the dog and the date when such is registered, and the number of the tag issued as hereinafter provided, and upon the payment of One Dollar to said Assessor and Collector by the owner„ keeper, or person in charge or control of such dog, a metal tag upon which shall be engraved or stamped the number of such tag, and the year for which it is issued and which reg- istration and tag shall hold good until the first day of August of each next succeeding year. Such tag shall be securely attach- ed to a secure collar to be worn by such dog. In the event such tag is lost then such owner, keeper or person in charge or control of such dog shall procure from said Assessor and Col- lector another tag upon the payment of the actual cost of such tag, and the number of such subsequent tag shall be entered in such book above provided for. Such tags shall be numbered con- secutively commencing with number one each year. Any regis- tration and tagging as above provided for shall hold good only from the time of such registration and tagging until the let, day August next after the date of registration and tagging. Section 2. Any person owning,' keeping, or in charge or control of any dog within the City of Georgetown, who shall fail or refuse to have such dog registered and tagged shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction snail be fined in any sum not 3e s than One Dollar and not more than Two Hundred Dollars, and each and every day that such failure or refusal continues shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Section 3. That it shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper, or person in charges or control of any dog within the City of Georgetown to allow or permit such dog, whether registered and tagged as hereinbefore provided or not, to habitually run at large within this City; and any dog which habitually follows his owner, or keeper, or other persons around, over or through the public streets, alleys and places in said City shall be considered as habitually running at large under the provisions of this section; any person viola- ting any of the provisions of this section shall upon con- viction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not leas than One Dollar and not more than Two Hundred Dollars. And each and every day that such dog so habitually runs at large shall constitute a die- tinot and separate offense. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the City Marshall to take up and impound any dog found running at large in said City without being tagged as hereinbefore provided, and when any dog has been impounded the owner or keeper thereof shall within three days thereafter pay to the City Marshall One Dollar as a pound fee and take such dog out of such pound, and if such pound fee is not paid within three days then such dog shall be killed by the City Marshall. The City Marshall shall pay such pound fee over th the City Treasurer, and the City shall pay the expense of impounding and feeding and caring for such dogs while is such pound. Section 8. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply only to dogs three months or over of age. Section 6. This ordinance shall go into effect on the lot day of August A.D. 1909. a PASSED AND APPROVBD July 12th, 1009, R.B. Ward Mayor of Georgetown, Texas, ATTHSTI Geo Keahe Secretary o eorgetown, exas. 24 AN OT,DI7IVT1--! TFVYI'111 TATRI FOR TTTR CITY OF GEOR�,RTOV_ FOR Tl-!T-,' Y_fi',AR OF 1910- no it Ordained by the City Council of the Cit�r of leorgetownt Texas: -- It sec. 1. That i,o moot +,he current expt;nses of the City of rreorgetownt Texnev find to carry on the City r"overnrqent of said City for the year of 1110, there In hure And now levied and shall be collected an annunI ad valorem tax of Twenty-five cants on the tloo.00 assessed vali.etion for Vre year V`10 of all rual and per- sonal j_,roj,erty and catate in the City of rtoorgetownt Texuat not exempt from tvox_qt1on b-,r the ConstitAtion and Laws of the Ptate Of Texas. Sec.P.--That to work, prade and improve the streets of the City of ('Teorreto-ivnl Texnalfor V-1e Year V110$Viere is here and nua If -vied j4nd s,�jttjj be collected an anni.Aal rid vsalorem tax of Fifteon oftnts on the �'loo,oj papessed valiintion for the �ren.r 1010 of all real and peracnial 1,ropertv and estate in the Cit-,.r of Geor,7C.-town, TexHa,not exerit-t from toixation by t1he rtonst i tiA ion and D**8 of the State of Texpta for the supl�ort and maintenance of the Ptjblia Free school In the 0I ' t,�,r of r�eorFetownj Texangfor the year lr�100nnd an dritermined aaoordiro7 to law b-, an election heretofore held in said Cit;,Ti for said, p-,irlosd,t'hura is hares and now levied and shall be collected sAn annual ad valor um tax of Taunt' —five cents on the ,� 100.00 as"U"Hed V,91�Ation for the yunr 1010 of all real sand per- aonkil 1,roi ert -sand estnte in the Cit,), of Georr�otownj jln3xhs, not exompt from t;4xation has t"re t1onstitution rind Laws of the �-,tRte Of Tuxns,and the ano),nt of taxes collected as provided for in this section shall aonotlt:Ae a sej,Arnta fund and shall be tased for no otber 1,,url.os* than ars herein sPocifled. o Se . ,--That to 1,nl�lr the Interest and create A sinking, fend to 4 meet this 014,000.00 in the bonds of this (lity known As "he of (loorcreto-wn 1,,eft1nd1np,, f1chool Tjousa 'Bonds" as evidenced b,,,, 14 -f,1000.00 unpnid bondnjissi%old for the purjosa of ' ref�.sndingj cAnnalinfr, and in Itau of certain bonds knu,4n fie "Publia "'chool ildim- 7ondf4" Ps shown bv ordtnanna of 1.v­,ts f!it-,r passed and approved on Nov .lath, la0b, S't'*ch ordin,tncu b*Ing qeotlons117 to 1120, inclusive, of The Pevised Civil nand (riviinal Ordinances of t,,o Cit:-r of (leorrIato,#019 Texas,and am praviMtd in maid ordinancoothere is hare ana novi lev- ied and s'hall bo collected for the year 1010 an annual ad valorem t�ix of Ei?"7ht ct-Ints ort the #100.00 assessed valuation for the rear 1910 of all real and Versurial prol,ertl ' , and etitAtts in the Olt -of q,uor,7eto,4nj T(,xas, not faxdript front t;-ixation b.r the Constitution ,,nd I,weof the Statt; of T0.xFi4, and the amo,int of taxes collected undar the provisions of this !"ectlnn shall oonstiti,to a sj,acinl f-,,nd and shall ba used for no ot)ier purl sane titan that h-,rcin al,oalfied. Passed and ajq,royed this the 0"Oth day of DecamI)erk.D.019W. R. X. W­ rd , Mayor of the eit�r of Ire or, ­a town, Texas. Attt-st; Geo. XoPhe'ro of una Cit-, of lrtsort!utown,A`ex�is.