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The Caldwell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Lockhart, Texas, United States. [2] [3] The courthouse was built in 1894 to replace the existing courthouse, which was too small for the growing county.
The city of Lockhart is named after Byrd Lockhart, an assistant surveyor of Green DeWitt and reportedly the first Anglo to set foot in Caldwell County. Lockhart was the site of a victory of the Texans over the Comanche, at the Battle of Plum Creek in 1840. Lockhart was originally called "Plum Creek", but the name was later changed to Lockhart.
Zoning laws in major cities originated with the Los Angeles zoning ordinances of 1904 [4] [5] and the New York City 1916 Zoning Resolution. [6] Early zoning regulations were in some cases motivated by racism and classism, particularly with regard to those mandating single-family housing.
A nuisance ordinance, also referred to as a crime-free ordinance or a disorderly house ordinance, is a local law usually passed on the town, city, or municipality level of government that aims to legally punish both landlords and tenants for crimes that occur on a property or in a neighborhood.
Lockhart v. United States (2005), 546 U.S. 142, a case on whether the government can withhold Social Security benefits to collect student loan debt; City of Lockhart v. United States, 460 U.S. 125, a 1983 case on whether election law changes violated the Voting Rights Act
In Japan, ordinances (条例, jōrei) may be passed by any prefecture or municipality under authority granted by Article 94 of the Constitution.. There must generally be a statutory basis for an ordinance, the ordinance must be in compliance with any overlapping statutes (although it may impose a stricter standard or penalty), and the ordinance must be related to the affairs of the local ...
Lockhart is a census-designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,060 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ] It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The ordinance was passed on December 30, 1983, but vetoed by Mayor Donald M. Fraser (who opposed the idea on its merits and also claimed that the city ought not get involved in litigation over the ordinance's constitutionality). The ordinance was passed a second time in July 1984, and was vetoed again by Fraser.