OR 21 Accepts & adopts Title 28, Chapters 1-10, of Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes of 1925 ORDINANCE NO. 21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ACCEPTING
AND ADOPTING THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28, CHAPTERS 1 TO 10,
INCLUSIVE, OF VERNON'S REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF 1925;
DECLARING THE TOWN'S INTENTION TO HEREAFTER OPERATE UNDER
SAID PROVISIONS; DIRECTING THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE
ENTERED UPON THE MINUTES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL; DIRECTING
THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR, ATTESTED
BY THE CITY SECRETARY AND .UNDER THE CORPORATE SEAL OF THE CITY
BE FILED AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF
DALLAS COUNTY,TEXAS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Town of C6ppell, Texas, was incorporated
under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 28 of the Revised
Civil Statutes of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the Town of Coppell,
Texas, desires to accept the provisions of Chapters 1 to 10,
inclusive, of Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the
State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the Town of Coppell,
Tams, finds that the Town of Coppell contains over six hundred
(600~ inhabitants, thereby bringing it within the provisions
of Article 961, Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas;
and
WHEREAS, this ordinance was submitted to the governing
body of the Town of Coppell, Texas, at a regular meeting of
the Town Council for its consideration, NO~, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TO~N COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Town Council of the Town of
Coppell finds that the Town of Coppell, Texas, contains over
six (600) hundred inhabitants located within the corporate
limits of the Town.
Section 2. That the Town of Coppell, Texas, does
hereby accept and adopt the provisions of Title 28, Chapters
1 to 10, inclusive, Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes of 1925
and it does hereby declare its intention to hereafter operate
under the provisions of said statute.
Section 3. It is directed that this Ordinance be
entered upon and copied into the Minutes of the Town Council
and a copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor, attested
by the City Secretary and under the corporate seal be filed
and recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Dallas
County, Texas.
Section 4. If any article, section, sub-division,
clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid
.or held unconstitutional, the same shall not effect the
. validity of this ordinance as a ~hole or any part or provision
thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid and
unconstitutional.
Section 5. The need of the Town of Coppell, Texas,
for an ordinance providing for the adopCion of the provisions
of Title 28, Chapters I to 10, inclusive, of Vernon's Revised
Civil Statutes of 1925 creates an emergency and an urgency
for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare
and requires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after lts passage as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED at a regular meeting of the Town Council
of the To~n of Coppell, Texas, on the ~t- day of
/r)~ZZ-~.~ , 1955, by at least a t~o thirds
VO e o~ said T wn ~ouacil wit "' [~Oj~_~./'
~j~ ~, ~ ~[. R-~ vo i ~ in fair of such ordinance and
· . ~ ~t-~'~A j Q, ~vo~ing et said ordinance,
Mayor
ATTI~ST:
own ~ecr~ary
ORDER OF MAYOR OF TIIE TOWN OF COPPELL, TEXAS
19~5, the Town Council has duly passed Ordinance No.
which reads as follows:
"~HEREAS, there now exists within the corporate limits
of the Town of Coppell, Dallas County, Texas, a Town organized
under the general laws of the State of Texas, certain territory
to the extent of ten (lO) acres or more~ which territory is
contiguousto and adjoins the line of said Town of Coppell; and
~HEREAS, such territory has fewer than one occupied
residence or business structure for every two acres of such
territory and fewer than three occupied residences or business
structures on any one acre of such territory, and the said
Town of Coppell desires to discontinue said territor~;2S a
pa-rt.,o~ said Town of Coppell;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TO~'N COUNCIL
OF TIlE TO~N OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the following described uninhabited
territory containing ten (10) acres 6r more which is contiguous
to and adjoining the lines of the Town of Coppoll, Texas, to-wit:
ALJ. of that certain territory located in the Town of
Coppoll, Dallas County~ Texas, and being more particu-
larly described as follows,
BEGINNING at a point in Denton Creek at ~ts intersection
with the centerline oi Heartz Road havin~ a 35 £oot right-
Of-way if extended. The s~i~ point being ~n t.~-~ nnr~h
corporate limits line of the Town of Coppell;
THENCE in a Easterly direction with the meanders of
Denton Creek and the town limits to a point where the
creek intersects the centerline of Allen Road having a
60 foot right-of-way if extended;
THENCE S 3° with the centerline at the said Allen Road, a
distance of 4005 feet to a point in line with ~he north
line of a one acre tract. The said point being 210 feet
north of the north line of Sandy Lake Road;
THENCE ~est a'distance of 210 feet;
THENCE South a distance of 21Q feet to the north line
of ~sandy Lake Road;
THENCE West with the north line of Sandy Lake Road, a
distance of 1520 feet to the Southwest corner of A. R.
McDonald's 3.5 acre tract;
THENCE ~est with the north line of Sandy Lake Road;
at 2131 feet, passing the centerline of DeForest Road;
at 4720 feet, passing the centerline of Lodge Road and
continuing in all a distance of 6817 feet the southeast
corner of a five acre tract;
THENCE North with the east line of the 5 acre tract, a
distance of 569.13 feet;
THENCE ~est with the north line of said tractw a dis-
tance of 358.78 feet to the centerline of Heartz Road
if extended.
THENCE North a distance of 4052 feet with the centerline,
of Heartz Road if extended, to the place o~ be6~nning,
be and the sa~e is hereby discontinued as a part of said Town
of Coppell, and said territory ls hereby disannexed from said
Town, so that the same s~all no longer be a part thereof.
Section 2. That upon the passage of this ordinance
the Town of Coppell shall no longer exercise any jurisdiction
or control over the above-described territory.
Section 3. The fact Chat said territory is no longer
necessary or proper as a part of the territory of said Town and
should be, therefore, disannexed, creates an urgency and an
emergency, which, in the interest of the public welfare, re-
quires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage, and it is accordingly so o~dained.
DULY PASSED by the governing body of the Town of
NO~, THEREFORE. I hereby enter this order on the
Minutes of the Town Council and from and after the date of
this entpy, the territory above described in Ordinance
No. ~'P shall cease to be a part of the Town of
Coppe11, Texas.
1965.
Signed and Entered this
ATTEST:
To e ry
./.. day of
TOWN OF COPPELL, TEXAS
March 1, 1965
C~ty Clerk
Records ~ilding
E~allas, Texan
Re: O~dlnance No. ~ /
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you will find a copy of Ordinance
No. .9.~ which has been duly passed by the Town
Council o£ ~e Town of Coppell, Texas.
You will note that in accordance with
Article 961, Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes, this
Ordinance is signed by me, attested by the To~n
Secretary and under the Corporate Seal of the Town.
As required by this Article, please file and record
this Ordinance in the records of your office.
Very truly yours,
804
enc.
W. T. Cozby, Mayor
Town of Coppell, Texas
. · C
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ACCEPTING
AND ADOPTING TH~ PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28, CHAPTERS i TO 10,
INCLUSIVe, OF VERNON'S REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF 19~5;
DECLARING THE TOWN'S INTENTION TO HEREAFTER OPERATE UNDER
SAID PROVISIONS; DIRECTING THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE
ENTERED UPON THE MINUTES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL; DIRECTING
THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR, ATTESTED
BY THE CITY 3ECEETARY AND UNDER THE CORDORATE SEAL OF THE CITY
BE FII.~ AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE ~F THE COUNTY CLERK OF
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
WREKEAS, the Town of Coppell, Texas, was incorporated
under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 28 of the Revised
Civil Statutes of the State of Texas; and
WHEBIAS, the governing body af the ToWn oZ Coppell,
Texas, desires to accept the provisions of Chapters 1 to 10,
inclusive, of Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the
State of Tens; and
lWBXI~2, the 2ov. rning body of the Town Qf.:~_p
Tens, finds that the Town of Coppell contains OVer
(600X inhabitants, thereby bringing it within lhepFOVllj~ehl'..
Of Article 961 Revised CIvil Statutes of the Sta i o~T~XXl'~i
and
WHXREAS, this ordinance was submitted to the governing
body of the Town of Coppell, Texas, at a regular meeting
the Town Council for its consideration, ROW, THE~EFOR3,
HE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
Section 1. That ~he Town Council of the Town o~
Coppell finds that the Town of Coppell, TexaS, contains over
six (600) hundred inhabitants located within the corporate
limits of the Town.
Section 2. That the Town of Coppell, Texas, does
hereby accept and adopt the provisions of Title28, Chapters
1 to 10, inclusive, Vernon's Revised CivilStatutes of 1925
and it does hereby declare its intention to hereafter operate
under the provisions of said statute.
Section 3. It is directed that this Ordinance he
entered upon and copied into the Minutes of the Town Councll
and a copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor, attested
by the City Secretary and under the corporate seal he filed
and recorded in the offlce of the County Clerk of Dallas
County, Texas.
Section 4. If any article, section, sub-division,
clause or phrase of this ordinance shall he adjudged invalld
or held unconstitutional, the same shall not effect the
valtdlty of thls ordinance as a whole or any part or provision
thereof other than the part so declared to he lnvaltd and
unconstitutional.
Section 5. The need of the Town of Coppell, Texas,
for an ordinance providing for the adoption of the provisions
of Title 28, Chapters 1 to 10, inclusive, of Vernon's Revised
Civil Statutes of 1925 creates an emergency and an urgency
for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare
and requires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED at a regular meeting of the Town Council
of the Town of Coppell, Texas, on the /~ day of
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ATTEST: