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- '. '!-: ' .e ,,..,-..... e ,.,- ---.. "- ,4t' . . -l t-/fO ORDINANCE NO. 1110 THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF HARRIS: CITY OF LA PORTE: AN ORDINANCE PROMULTATING AND PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DEMOLISH- InG OF HOUSES, BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; REQUIRING A PERMIT TO BE ISSUED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH DEMOLISHING AND PRESCRIBING A FEE THEREFOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $5.00; A BOND IN FAVOR OF THE CITY IN AT LEAST THE SUM OF $1,000.00; AND A FINE OF $100.00 FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, EACH DAY OF VIOLATION CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE OFFENSE OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PORTIONS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREIJIJITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SECTION ONE: That any person, partnerShip, firm or corpora- tion desirous of demolishing any house, building or other structure situated within the corporate limits of the City of La. Porte, Texas, Shall, prior to commencement of any portion of such work, obtain from the City of La Porte, Texas, a permit for each house, building or structure, to be demolished and shall pay therefor a fee of $5.00. " SECTION TWO: At the time of making application for such permit, the applicant shall file with the City a bond executed' by said applicant as principal and by a good and sufficient insurance company as corporate surety; such corporate surety to be a Texas Corporation, or one with a permit to do business in the i:)tate of Texas, having a fully paid up capital stock of at least $100,000.00; which said bond shall be in the sum of $1,000.00, condi- tioned that the principal obligor, if granted a permit, will accomplish such demolishing in strict accordance with the terms of this Ordinance and will pay to the City any expense incurred by it in eliminating fire hazards or other conditions detrimental to public welfare created by such demolishing. Such bond shall be made payable to the City and shall inure to the benefit of any person damaged or injured, in any manner, by the said principal obligor by reason of such demolishing within the corporate limits of the City, except the agents, servants or employees of the principal.