1170 ORD REGULATING MOVING OR REMOVAL OF BUILDINGSA. .%k.
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REGULATI[JG THE MOVIAiG E)R REDgOVAL OF BUILDlNGS
~AN WDINAI3CE REGULATING '1'.f~ BUSIDtESS QF HOUSE C!R l3tTIT~ilIIdG MOVING; REG[ILATDTG
TfiE 'WRECSING C!R REMOVAL OF HOUSES Cfft BUILDI!1GS; REQII]RIN'G A PERMIT THFRE~tRl ~
REQUlRING A BOND U1IDER C'RTAIN CONilITICAVS AND 1'ROVIDINQ A PENAI.,TY FCtR THE
YIOLATION OF THIS OR llWAN CE .
BE IT ORDkIPtEn BY THE OF THE CITY OF TFXASs
Seation l. (a) It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation
to move or cause to be moved a house or building from one looation to another with-
in the city of or to move a house or building froM without the city to a
locsation with the city or to move a house or building within the city to a point
outside the oity vrithout first secui-ing a permit therefor as hareafter provided,
(b) It shall hereafter be uxilawful for any person, firm or corporation
to wreck or dismantle any house or building, the value of vrhiah exaeeds
within the city of i : without securing a permit therEfor as hereafter providede
section 2. Any person, firm or oorparation desiring to move a hause or building as
provided in Seotion 1(a) of this ordinance shall deposit tivith the of the
City of the sum of Dollars upon oondition and with the ezpress
agreement~t a^t the city is to retain sa3d money For a period of ° days after the
hnuse or building reaches its new loaation. If w3thin said time it shall appear to
the governing body of the City of that any datriage has been done to the streets
or• any vriros, or any trees, or any other private or pubiic property, in the opinion
of said governing boc3y, then the governing body sha11, by resolution, assess the
s.mount of auch damage, sfter vielNing the alleged property injured; either in f avor
of the City of , or tho owner of the property in front of whicsh the trees or
o+her ixijured pr~p~ rty may be situ xted or the oNmer of any private property alloged
have been in3ured; and thE fincling of said governing body sha11 be final. The de-
pisit of the money above referred to with the shall be held to be sn ex-
press agreement to the terms and provisions of~this ordi♦ance. Should the
upon compliance with this ordinanae by any person, firm or oorpore,tion deo line to
issue suah permit, an appeal may be had to the gove.rning body of the City of
which may,, if it deems propAr, by re solu tion, authorize sucsh use of the street,
avenue or alley.
In lieu of the denosit herein required those re;;ularly engsged in house
moving may file a surety bonc3 or other bond as mey be approved by the governing body
of the City of ! ~f , in the amount of ~_Do1l.ars and such bond sh~.ll inure .
to the benefit~any person or persqns dam~.,;ed, as we11 as to the City of
It shall be aonditioned thQt the principal will pay to the City of;" or sny
other person or persons damaged thereby, all such damages ae mmy aoerue to it or them
by reason of moving sucli house or houses or building along the streets permitted.
Section 3e (a) Phe; 'a. !rrof the City of ' will issue the permit re..
quired in Section I(a upon the payment of a feeof ~Dollars for a permit to
move a house of moxe than ttivo (2) rooms and a fee of ; Dollars for the moving of
a house of two rooms or less.
{b} The permat reqbtired_zrt Sect-ian 1 fb} wilk be #es}aed by the
of tha Ci'6y -of wi.thout oherge.
Section 4, Any person violating any of the provisiona of this ordinanae shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviation thereof shall be finPd in any
sum not to exaeed ",10OQ
Passed and approved th3.s the day of , A. 19 `
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