Ordinances, 1879-1900
File — Box: 7, Folder: 10
From the Series:
Contained in three boxes, this series includes materials relating to early Houston, as well as Republic, State, and Confederate era Texas. Houston documents range from "Public School" and "Board of Aldermen" to the office of "Scavenger," as well as most other existing departments. The bulk of items date from the last half of the nineteenth century. Signatures include those of Augustus C. Allen, Sam Houston, Anson Jones, Albert Sidney Johnston, Ashbel Smith, and J. B. Magruder, among others.
Dates
- 1879-1900
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 17.00 linear feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Fuermann, George, 1918-2001 (Person)
- An Ordinance providing for an appropriation to a library to be established and maintained in the City of Houston
- Report of Ordinance Committee, 1879 May 2
- An Ordinance defining bawdy houses and to punish the erection and keeping of the same
- An amendment to an Ordinance entitled An Ordinance regulating the market and market privileges of the City of Houston
- Opinion of City Attorney on bawdy house Ordinance
- An Ordinance repealing bawdy house Ordinance
- An Ordinance providing for a more efficient organization of the police force
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750