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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 128 ORDINANCE NO. 128. AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CHiARITIES COMMISSION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND DEFINING ITS DUTIES AND POWERS. BE IT OHDA DNED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS. SECTION I. THIRE is hereby created and established a Charities Commission which shall be known as the Fort Worth Charities Commission. SECTION II . The Commission shall be composed of t4ree citizens ofthe City of Fort Worth, apppinted by the Mayor, one of whom shall be designated by the Mayor as chariman. SECTION III. The Charities Commission is created for the purpose of assisting the Board of` Commissioners to suppress unworthy and unnecessary charities operating or collecting funds in the City of Fort Worth. It shall be the ditty of this Board to extend its efforts in the direction of eleva'ing, unifying and co-ordinating the work of the various charitable, aocial and correctional agencies of the City of Fort Worth. SECTION tIQ. It shall be the duty of tDe Charities commission to furnish information to the Mayor conderning the conduct of business and financial methods of the various Charity organiza- tion operating in or collecting funds in the Hity of Mort Worth. SECTION Y. The Charities Commission is empowered to collect this information by personal invelitigation as well as by corres- pondence and agents and is further authorized and empowered when deemed neodssary by such Commission to summons witness and when necessary attached same administer proper oath and elidit testimony regarding the purpose of this ordinance. SECTION VI. Said Commission is further empowered to use, at the City's expense , when such action is approved by the Mayor such expert accountants as they shall need and shall have at their disposal the legal advise of the City Aftorney's Office and such police assistance as they find necessary to carry their plans onto execution. SECTION VII. All application for permits to solid funds for charity shall be placed in the hands of the commission for investigation and approval and no permit shall be granted except upon the approval of such comm ssion. SECTION VIII. Tt shall be the dmty of this Oommission to keep in the Mayor's office a revised list of recommended Charities consisting od snob socibtien as have been permits to solicit funds for charity. They shall keep a list of such societies as have been refused, permits, and the resaon for this refusal shall be plainly stated. These list shall be aseessibler to the public. SECTION IX. .All rodinances in conflict herewith are hexa by repealed. SECTION X. This Ordinance sjall take effect and be in force from and after its passage by the Board of Commissioners; of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. ADOPTED THE 14th. DAY OF DECEMBER 1909.