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ORDINANCE N0. 84-2_`i73
AI1f ORDINAI~ICE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 81-2447 , PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOIE THE VIOLATION OF T]'~iE PLUMBING CODE AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PAS5AGE OF SUCH ORDINANCE AS AN EMER-
GENCY.
WE[EREAS, VERNON'S TEX. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 1011 and art. 1135
have been amended by the Texas Legislature authorizing
municipalities t:o assess a fine of ug to One Thousand Dollars
($1,0001.00) upon conviction of violating certain designated city
ordinances ; and
Wl[EREAS, th.e City Council has determined that it would be in
the best interest and to the benefit of the citizens of Plainview,
Texas that flee penalty for violating said plumbing code should be
incread>ed in. accordance with said statist:e,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY 7CHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLA:CNVIEW, TEXAS THAT SECTION 26.3 OF ORDINANCE N0. 8I-2447 BE
AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
2Ei . 3 PENALTIES
Any person, either by himself or agent, and any firm,
corporation or other entity who violates any of the
p~:ovisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction of any such violation,
shall be fined in any sum not to exceed ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,000.00); and each day during whichsuch
violation continues shall constitute a separate a
d~i.stinct offense. In any case of a violation of any of
the terms or provisions of this ordinance by any
corporation. sha11 be subject to the penalty herein
provided. Any offense defined herein which has been
defined by laws of the State of Texas as an offense and
for which. penalty has been rpescribed .shall be punished
as provided in said State Law, and nothing herein shall
be held as fixing any penalty contrary to a penalty
provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
The necessity to amend Section 26.3 of Ordinance No. 81-2447
creates an emergency and it is an impez°a.tive public necessity that
more tl:~an one reading thereof be, and the same is hereby suspended;
this ordinance sha11 be passed. and take effect as an erriergency
measure and sha11 be in full force ar~<i effect from and after its
passage as provided by law, and it is so ordained,
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P,45SED thisa the day of December, 1384, by unanimous vote
of the City Council, City of Plainview.
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AP'P~.OV~D this the ~ day of D cenib 98
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