Charter of the City of Dallas Page: 5
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uaple line of hiller Avenue; thence north with said line of millerr Avenue to
north the north line of (First Street) Brazos Street; thence east about 30
ivest feet to the west line of W. S. Beaty survey; thence north with the
ation said line of said Beaty survey and a continuation thereof to the low
oath- water mark on the east bank of said Trinity River; thence southeast-
uark erly down said river with the meanders of said low water mark to the
river place of beginning.
t the SEC. 3. Plalting of Property. Should any property lying within the
river city limits as established by this act le hereafter platted into blocks
Pike and lots, then and in that event the owners of said property shall plat
the .and lay the same off to conform to the streets and lots abutting -on
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the same, and shall file with the city engineer a correct map of same; pro
the vided, that in no case shall the City of Dallas be required to pay for
any of said streets at whatever date opened, but when opened by rea-
son of the platting of said property at whatever date platted, they
said shall become by such act the property of the City of Dallas for use as
west public highways, and may be cared for as such.
nue; SEC. 4. Additional Territory. Any territory adjoining the present or
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future boundaries of said city may from time to time, in any size or
allel shape desired, be admitted and become a part thereof on application made
the or written consent given to the city council by the owner or owners
west of the land, or, as the case may be, by a majority of the legal voters
rth- resident on the land sought to be added. In all such cases the terri-
tory so added shall be described by metes and bounds, in an ordinance
vest accepting, assenting and adding the same to the municipal corporation;
tion, and thereafter the inhabitants of said added territory shall in all re-
spects be on an equal footing with the inhabitants of the original mut-
t of.. .
nicipal territory.
to. ARTICLE TI.
t 50 rowERS OF THE CerrY.
han SECTION 1. (h'ira~l POo-CrS. 1. The City of Dallas made a body po-
said litic and corporate by this act shall have perpetual succession, may use
one a coumon seal, may sue and be sued, may contract and be contracted
feet with, implead and be impleaded in all courts and places, and in all mat-
line ters whatever, may take, hold and purchase lands as may be needed for
ross the corporate purposes of said city, and may sell any real estate or per-
ling sonal property owned by it; perform and render all public services, and,
nom- when deemed expedient, may condemn property for public use, within
of or without the city; and may hold, manage and control the same; such
the condemnation proceedings to be governed and controlled by the law now
line in force in reference to the condemnation of the right of way of railroad
ithI companies and the assessment of damages therefor, and shall be. subject
rest to all the duties and obligations now pertaining to or incumbent upon said
;aid city, as a corporation, not in conflict with the provisions of this act, and
east shall enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, privileges and franchises
vey now possessed and enjoyed by said city and herein granted and conferred.
>wn 2. The City of Dallas shall have power to enact and to enforce ordi-
'est dances necessary to protect health, life and property and to prevent and
oad summarily abate and remove nuisances, and to preserve and enforce the
ith good government, order and security of the city and its inhabitants; to
est protect the lives, health and property of the inhabitants of said city,
and to enact and enforce any and all ordinances upon anmy subject; pro-
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Texas. Legislature. Charter of the City of Dallas, legislative document, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth610709/m1/11/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.