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Stephenville, Texas
June 5', 1964.
The City Council met in called meeting on this date with Mayor Cook presiding and
the following councilmen present: Hubert Darby, Mrs. Fred McCleskey, E. Lee Orbison,
Roy Swain, Bill Christian, W. H. Stem and Mrs. Doyle white,
The council discussed the deeding to James YounP a portion of West Swan Street.
It was moved. by Councilman Swain, and seconded. by Councilwoman white, to ad.opt an
ordinance declaring that portion of ?nest Swan Street lying southwesterly of the West line
of U. S. Highways 67 & 377, or Loop 179, in the City of Stephenville, to have been
abandoned. as a street, ordering some vacated and. closed and. authorizing the Mayor
to execute a Quit Claim Deed. to that portion of the street so vacated and. closed.
to James T. Young. Motion carried.
Upon motion and. second the council stood. adjourned subject to ` ay is call,
Mayor
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Secretary,
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do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy
of an ordinance passed by the City Council of Stephenville, Texas, at its
meeting held on the 19th day of July, 1968, as same appears of record in
Book :_ at Page 1191,4 of the Minutes of said City Council.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID CITY this the _L day of July,
1968.
(City Seal) �/ ' City Secretary
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ORDINANCE DECLARING PLACES OF AMUSEMENT IN THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE IN WHICH
DRUNKENNESS, PROFANITY, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, BOISTEROUS LANGUAGE II ANY TYPES
OF IMMORAL CONDUCT OR UNLAWFUL ACTS ARE CARRIED ON SHALL CONSTITUE NUISANCES;
MAKING SAME AN OFFENSE, PROVIDING PENALTY AND DECLARING AN EMERG14 CY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE:
Section One'
Domino halls, pool halls, billiard halls, bowling alleys, theaters
or any other places of amusement open to the public in which drunkenness,
profanity, disorderly conduct, boisterous language, any type of nmoral
conduct or unlawful acts are carried on shall constitute a nuisance and are
lereby declared to be nuisances.
Section Two
Any person permitting any of the acts above ment exist upon
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any place or premises under his control within the City of Stephenville or
vithin a distance of 5,000 feet from the city limits of the City" .1 Stephen -
ville shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convictioiathereof
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $200.00; and each day thaGany nuisance
as hereinabove defined may continue after notice from the City of Stephen-
ville to discontinue same shall constitute a separate offense.
Section Three
The acts hereinabove defined as constituting nuisancesR "are hereby
prohibited within the City of Stephenville and also out the city limits of
the City of Stephenville for a distance of 5,000 feet from the city limits of
Stephenville and in addition to the action hereinabove provided the City may
proceed in the district court having jurisdiction to close any such places of
amusement in which such nuisances are being carried on by suit for injunction
under the laws of the State of Texas.
Section pour
In the event any section, clause, sentence or paragraph 'or any
Portion of this ordinance shall for any reason be adjudged by any -court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid such invalidity shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remainder of this ordinance.
Section o -- n— Five
The welfare of the citizens of Stephenville requires that this
ordinance go into effect immediately from and after its passage and publica-
tion as provided by law, and any provision of the ordinances of the City of
Stephenville or of the law providing otherwise are hereby suspended.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd
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City Secretary
day of June, 1964.
Mayor
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Publisher of,
o herby certify u d r oath that a true a'd correct and certified
above and foregoing ordinance was duly published in said news -
issue of June;, 1964.
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',ORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this day of June, 1964.
Notary Public, Erath County, Texas
ORDINANCE DECLARING THAT PORTION OF WEST SWAN STREET LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF
THE WEST LINE OF U. S. HIGHWAYS 67 AND 377 OR LOOP 179, IN THE CITY OF
STEPHENVILLE, TO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AS A STREET, ORDERING SAME VACATED AND
CLOSED AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO THAT PORTION
OF THE STREET SO VACATED AND CLOSED TO JAMES Tr YOUNG
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE:
Section One
The West part of West Swan Street in the City of Stephenville as said
street is shown by the plat of the Greenview Addition in said City of record
in Volume 328 at page 103 in the Deed Records of Erath County, Texas, and
being all of said street that lies Southwesterly of the West line of U. S.
Highways 67 and 377, or Loop 179, which crosses said Swan Street, the East
line of this portion of said street so abandoned and vacated to be parallel
to and 60 feet Southwesterly from the centerline of said highway and the West'
line of this tract or abandoned portion of the street to be the West line of
the former 0. T. Young 4.6 -acre tract out of which said Greenview Addition was
created, is hereby declared to have been abandoned for street purposes and
said portion of West Swan Street is hereby ordered vacated and closed as a
street, but there is reserved to City water and sewer easements in said land.
Section Two
W. E. Cook, Mayor of the City of Stephenville, is hereby authorized
and directed to execute to James T. Young for the sum of $10.00 paid to the
City of Stephenville, a Quit Claim Deed covering that portion of West Swan
Street hereinabove described, which Quit Claim Deed shall convey the right,
title and interest of the City of Stephenville to said James T. Young, and
which deed shall be attested by the City Secretary of the City of Stephenville
and the seal of the City affixed thereto by said Secretary, and wh ich ich shal
1 reserve said easeme nts abov e mentioned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day of June, 1964.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary