Excerpt from Charter the City of Houston: Harris County, Texas, as Passed by the 29th Legislature

To establish and regulate public pounds and to regulate and restrain and prohibit the running at large of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, geese and pigeons, and to authorize the distraining, impound ing and sale of the same for the cost of the proceedings and the penalty incurred, and to order their destruction when they cannot be sold, and to impose penalties upon the owners thereof for the violation of any ordinances regulating or prohibiting the same.

To tax, regulate, restrain and prohibit the running at large of dogs, ind authorize their destruction when at large contrary to ordinance, and to impose penalties on the owners or keepers thereof.

To prohibit and restrain or regulate the rolling of hoops; the flying of kites and firing of fire crackers; the use of velocipedes and bicycles, and the use of any pyrotechnic or any other amusement or practices tending to annoy persons passing in the streets or sidewalks or to frighten horses and teams.

To restrain and prohibit the ringing of bells or blowing of horns, bugles and whistles, crying of goods, and all other noises, practices and performances tending to the collection of persons in the streets or sidewalks by auctioneers and others for the purpose of business, amusement or otherwise.

To prohibit mendicants, beggars or persons of infirm or maimed bodies, or suffering with diseases of any kind from soliciting alms, help or assistance upon the streets or sidewalks of said city, and to prescribe a penalty by fine for a non-observance thereof.

To prohibit and regulate the ringing of bells and blowing of whistles of railroad engines or locomotives within the city limits, and to regu late the speed thereof.

To regulate and control the driving of cattle, horses and all other animals into or through the city.

To prevent all trespasses and breaches of the peace and good order, assault and batteries, fighting, quarreling, using abusive, profane and insulting language, misdemeanors and all disorderly conduct and pun ish all persons thus offending.

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