Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-201 Acceptance of deeds, dedications, easements, etc., by mayor.
Sec. 2-201. - Acceptance of deeds, dedications, easements, etc., by mayor.
The mayor is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the city, without action or further action by the city council, any and all deeds, dedications, easements and other instruments granting to the city any right, title, interest or use in or to any lands, or other property, both real and personal, and which are delivered to the city as a gift or for a consideration not to exceed $25.00, or for a recited consideration that has been previously approved by the city council. All such instruments so accepted shall be recorded by the Director of Houston Public Works in the official public records of real property of the county within which the land described therein is located, and the Director of Houston Public Works shall additionally notify the city secretary of the acceptance of each such instrument. Thereafter the original recorded deeds or other instruments shall be filed in the inventory records of the appropriate offices Houston Public Works.
(Code 1968, § 2-5; Ord. No. 86-1979, § 1, 11-10-86; Ord. No. 90-635, § 4, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 93-514, § 3, 5-5-93; Ord. No. 2018-11, §§ 49, 50, 1-10-2018)