Overview
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Repository |
Office of the City Secretary
Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201 |
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Creator | Office of the City Secretary |
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Title | City Ordinances Index
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Dates | 1871-1978
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Quantity | 26 linear feet
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Abstract | Bound volumes. |
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Identification | 1996-040 |
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Language |
Records are in English |
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the official ordinances of the Dallas City Council from 1871 to 1978.
Ordinances are laws passed by a municipal government. They constitute the subject matter of municipal law and address issues, such as public safety, public streets and sidewalks, and zoning.
Until approximately 1977-1978, the Office of the City Secretary recorded original Dallas ordinances on multiple paper formats then later transcribed and copied them for preservation into a 13 x 18-inch ledger. The department stopped using the ledgers when it began recording the official minutes on standard 8.5 x 11-inch paper.
The first extant volume of ordinances for the Town of Dallas dates to 1871, and the ordinances are referenced by date.
In 1916, the City Council began assigning numbers to its ordinances; beginning with Number 1, the ordinances numbering continued chronologically through the succeeding years.
The ledgers themselves are fragile, and use is restricted. Researchers will use either microfilm or paper copies, as available, to see the contents of the minutes.
To research city ordinances after Ordinance 15857 (in 1978), contact the Open Records Center in the Office of the City Secretary. That team will provide instruction on accessing the more recent minutes.
Organization
The books are arranged chronologically.
Access
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Minutes are available for viewing via paper and microfilm, except for the years 1956-1976; these dates are available only on paper.
Select the citation based on which type of minute book used:
City Ordinances Index, 1871-1978 (Volume <x>, Page <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives
City Ordinances Index, 1871-1978 (Volume <x>, <Ordinance #>), Dallas Municipal Archives
Related Materials
Index Terms
Dallas -- Texas -- History
Dallas (Tex.). City Council
Ordinances, Municipal -- Texas -- Dallas
Container List
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Ordinance numbers not specified |
| 1 | 1871-1873 |
| 1-A | 1873-1882 |
| 2 | 1882-1885 |
| 3 | Duplicate of Volume 2 |
| 4 | 1885-1887 |
| 5 | 1887-1888 |
| 6 | 1888-1890 |
| 7 | 1890-1893 |
| 8 | 1893-1894 |
| 9 | 1894-1899 |
| 10 | 1899-1901 |
| 11 | 1901-1903 |
| 12 | 1903-1906 |
| 13 | 1906-1908 |
| 14 | 1908-1910 |
| 15 | 1910-1911 |
| 16 | 1911-1912 |
| 17 | 1912-1913 |
| 18 | 1913-1915
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Ordinance numbers specified
beginning 1916 |
| 19 | 1915-1916 | 1-207 |
| 20 | 1916-1918 | 208-418 |
| 21 | 1918-1921 | 419-682 |
| 22 | 1921-1922 | 683-993 |
| 23 | 1923-1925 | 994-1279 |
| 24 | 1925-1926 | 1280-1509 |
| 25 | 1926-1927 | 1510-1701 |
| 26 | 1927-1929 | 1702-1947 |
| 27 | 1929-1930 | 1948-2106 |
| 28 | 1930-1931 | 2107-2286 |
| 29 | 1931-1933 | 2287-2539 |
| 30 | 1933-1937 | 2540-2872 |
| 31 | 1937-1941 | 2873-3256 |
| 32 | 1941-1945 | 3257-3612 |
| 33 | 1945-1947 | 3613-4001 |
| 34 | 1947-1948 | 4002-4261 |
| 35 | 1948-1949 | 4262-4627 |
| 36 | 1949-1950 | 4628-4936 |
| 37 | 1950-1951 | 4937-5321 |
| 38 | 1951-1952 | 5322-5644 |
| 39 | 1952-1953 | 5645-5994 |
| 40 | 1953-1954 | 5995-6301 |
| 41 | 1954-1955 | 6302-6623 |
| 42 | 1955-1956 | 6624-6970 |
| 43 | 1956-1957 | 6971-7271 |
| 44 | 1957 | 7272-7502 |
| 45 | 1957-1958 | 7503-7784 |
| 46 | 1958-1959 | 7785-8016 |
| 47 | 1959 | 8017-8243 |
| 48 | 1959-1960 | 8244-8496 |
| 49 | 1960 | 8497-8736 |
| 50 | 1960 City Code | 8737 |
| 51 | 1960 City Code;
1960-1961 |
8738-8794 |
| 52 | 1961 | 8795-9900 |
| 53 | 1961-1962 | 9901-9215 |
| 54 | 1962 | 9216-9449 |
| 55 | 1962-1963 | 9450-9673 |
| 56 | 1963 | 9674-9883 |
| 57 | 1963 | 9884-10119 |
| 58 | 1963-1964 | 10120-10370 |
| 59 | 1964 | 10371-10615 |
| 60 | 1964-1965 | 10616-10875 |
| 61 | 1965 | 10876-11143 |
| 62 | 1965-1966 | 11144-11440 |
| 63 | 1966-1967 | 11441-11693 |
| 64 | 1967 | 11694-11950 |
| 65 | 1967-1968 | 11951-12127 |
| 66 | 1968 | 12128-15316 |
| 67 | 1968-1969 | 12317-12523 |
| 68 | 1969 | 12524-12785 |
| 69 | 1969-1970 | 12786-13015 |
| 70 | 1970-1971 | 13016-13263 |
| 71 | 1971-1972 | 13264-13538 |
| 72 | 1972 | 13539-13770 |
| 73 | 1972-1973 | 13771-13995 |
| 74 | 1973 | 13996-14247 |
| 75 | 1973-1974 | 14248-14521 |
| 76 | 1974 | 14522-14968 |
| 77 | 1974-1975 | 14769-14988 |
| 78 | 1975-1976 | 14989-15202 |
| 79 | 1976 | 15203-15392 |
| 80 | 1977 | 15393-15520 |
| 81 | 1977 | 15521-15579 |
| 82 | 1977 | 15580-15658 |
| 83 | 1977-1978 | 15659-15735 |
| 84 | 1978 | 15736-15801 |
| 85 | 1978 | 15802-15857
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