EDCOUCH, Texas -- A South Texas town has abolished a segregation law -- seven decades after it was enacted.

The Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Monday to abolish an ordinance that banned "Spanish or Mexican" residents who were not servants or maids from occupying "any building on the American side or portion" of Edcouch.

The ordinance prescribed a fine of up to $100 for violators.

When the rule was enacted on December 9, 1931, a virtual line was drawn along Farm-to-Market Road 1015, cutting through the center of the city.

Now, the town is majority Hispanic and the segregation line no longer exists. The 2000 Census found more than 97 percent of Edcouch's population was Latino.