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An Ordinance providing for the nnexatia n of that certain
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Pritary embracing an area of greater than one-half mile
0141ard,,situatod In Tarrant County," , . oir ing, and .tigu
to the City of port Torth,and more particUlar17 descri be
io at the Scuts bouv6aryn line of said, 01 /l
i,a t r e t cr of Jessamine Street with the West dine of the
& T. Railway Right-of- , thence South along, the West
line Of said Right-of-Ay to the North Sine of the For` t ill
nd rekirie Chapel Public rbakntbenoe West with 'said rd
to the Aast lire of the Right—of—ray of the 'or w 'tarns & Rio
Grande, Railway, thence North with said right-of-o ty to the City,
, i ite at the intersection of Jessamine Street and FIShth Av
theme Met along Jessamine Street to the place of beginnIne,,
and extwodf=6 the corporate li: ,its of the said City of Fort
Dort , so as to embrace said terr'i tar , ,and: granting onto the ih-
habitatts, Of said territory the privileges f and imposing ing upon
them the res biliti ae of citizens 01 Fort Wortb,and deoig-
natQ ouch tarvitory so annexed as the enth Ward of said City
of t 'Worth, and setting apart a certain fund` derived ,from,
lye taxation of property said territory for the improvement
of the streets and highways of same .
EM XT ORDAINED BY B OARD OF MMISSICHRRS OF i T "
OF FORT WORTH:-
Section 1. That it appearing ring to the Board; of Commi t-
ancrs of the City of Fart Worth that a majority of the int b-
.ta is qr li 'ied to vote for members of the Leg .slature,re-
aiding in and having their domielle in Mat certain territory
in Tarrant C,ro nty,' a ee a4 joining i.ni< g ,and contiguous ue tC:3 t a City
M, Alt l zi for are n �' prf,#66 i`b �,,,, i,� ,,3i
charter, ich said territory is described as foi,lo a '
Beginning at the South boundary line of said City and the
Utereection of Jessamine Street with the oat line- of the *
X. &' '."`.Rai way Right-of— , thence South along; the West lire
of said Right-of-way to the North line of the Forest Hill and
'prairie Chapel Public Baad l th neo West with said roads to.
the Bast lire of the risht-of-Way oT the Fort Worth & Rio
; e Rail*e ,thi nce forth vith said, r ght-of-way to the city
US to at the Intersection of Jess; ina '; tree t and Eighth Ave. s
iii4co 40st along' jeoaamlne Street to ttive place off' beg naing,.
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have signified their desire,by petition to have "said terri Lorry
annexed to and become a part of the City of Fort orth,and— .
Section 2. it t further appearing to the said Board
of Commissioners that, in i
rtherance of said petition,an
election was held on the day of September,A. .1907 ,in said
territory, in which a majority of such inhabitants gvalified
to vote for members of the L,,,� islature voted in favor of annex-
ation of said territory to the City of Fort Torth,and that
such election afforded each and every voter a full ,free and
fair opportunity for the expr ossion of his choice in the mat-
ter of such a.nne ation,and that such°i election eras,i n all re-.
speet,s, l.e a l ,, and valid and the rs,,,Atrr ns of same shored a t=j or-
ity as afcr esa.i,d,and--.,
section 3 . That such territory i`s of greater area
than one -half mile square,and immediately adjoins and is can-
ti hc:us ' to ihcs oorpora.to li sits of the City of 'ort"Forth,as
prescribed In i to present charter,and..,;
Section 4. That three of the qualified voters of
said territory who participated, in said el,ectti on made ttffidavi t
to tike facts of such election,and that a majority of the In-
habitants of said territory qualified to vote for members of
the Legislature voted in favor of annexation of sai 1. t, -rrito r
to said City of Fort Worth,which said affidavit was filed with
the Mayor,who has certified same to the Board of Com,, issioners
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�ion .` That i $M rd f Ci iss ion ,,,,
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a e rs has sa' ,
isfied itself from said petition and from said affidavit t and
frorca, the returns of said election,and from a canvass of the
citizens and residents of said territory that it is the de-
sire sof a, majority of all other persons of such territory
to have the same become a part of the City of Fort 'Forth;,
NOW,THRREMORE, Be iii a F M ther Ordained bar the Board
of Co mmissioners of the Cite of Port, Worth, -
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Section 6. That the above and foregoing, described
territory be,a,nd the sa me is, hereby annexed to and zade a
part of the municipal corporation of the City of Fort Worth,
and the corporate limits of the City of fort Worth as they
vow exist be and the same are hereby accordingly extended, s
* embrace and Include said territory territary as an integral part
of the said City of Fort Worth,and the inhabitants of said ter-
ritory residing and having their do l i.le therein shall:. here-
after be entitled to and enJO7 all the rights and privileges
of the citizens of the said City of Fort Worth and he bound
by the acts, ordinances, rules and regulations govern ng (Aher
citizens of said city,ax-,d sbi4ll bear and diaeb rie the same
re aponalbili,ti e s thereof.
Section 7 . That the territory hereinbefore described
and annexed to th . n d City of Fort Worth herein, be and the
same is nea r, arn,d shall hereafter be ofOolally known and _dasig-
nested as the Tenth Ward of said City of Fort Worth,and the lim-
its and boundaries of said Ward shall be co-e; tensive with mad
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correspond to the Imu dariess of said territory so annexed,as
hereinb tore gpvcified and set out.
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a s thereafter, and an additional tium n,- e like
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q 'to fifty per rent of, tie ftind t , t mpyr be
err i o � aid at ed i ) said a nnex ed t rr'i ,o' t slv%,'Ll "be MotO ij 004
' of ort VOtick for the improvement nt o tl,"I* stj,�,,�,(atts ar,,4
grounds in said territory.
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period of r%,rs there fterZ44,1,, per cent thereof
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ection 9. TbAs ordinanoe shp I take effect and be
in force frona, axid af ter its Passagre a Ad publication as pro-
scribed by law'.
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