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Home My WebLink About177 11-27-1962ORDINANCE NO. 177 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE RETAIL SALES OF CERTAIN GOODS, WARES, AND ITEMS AND THE SALE OFSERVICES ON SUNDAY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF EULESS, TEXAS; PROVIDING CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY THAT ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION VIOLATING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED A SUM NOT LESS THAN TEN DOLLARS AN NO MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS;;PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, on both the two (2) consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday to sell, offer for sale or compel, force or oblige his employees to sell any clothing; clothing accessories; wearing apparel, footwear; headwear; home, business, office or outdoor furniture; kitchenware; kitchen utensils; china; home appliances; stoves; refrigerators; air conditioners; electric fans; radios; television sets; washing machines; driers; cameras; hardware; tools, excluding non -power driven hand tools; jewelry; precious or semi- precious stones; silverware; watches; clocks; luggage; motor vehicles; musical instruments; recordings; toys, excluding items cus- tomarily sold as novelties and souvenirs; mattresses; bed coverings; household linens; floor coverings; lamps; draperies; blinds; curtains; mirrors; lawn mowers or cloth piece goods. Each separate sale shall constitute a separate offense. II. It shall be unlawful for any person on both the two (2) consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday to sell or offer for sale or compel, force or oblige his employees to sell any maintenance service, supply service, repair service, instal- lation service, distribution service, personal service or professional service. Each separate sale and /or offer for sale shall constitute a separate offense. III. Exceptions The prohibition herein shall not apply to any sale or sales for charitable purposes or to items used for funeral or burial purposes nor to items sold as a part of or in conjunc- tion with the sale of real property nor to the sale of newspapers, food or grocery products, drug and pharmaceutical sales, hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, bathhouses, nor to sales of gasoline or other motor fuel nor to vehicle lubricants or other normal service station sale items, nor to necessary work on farms, dairies or ranches, nor to motion pictures or theatres, nor to the sale of services by doctor or dentist for the preservation of human life and relief of human suffering. IV. When a purchaser will certify in writing that a purchase of an item of personal property is needed as an emergency for the welfare, health or safety of human or animal life and such purchase is an emergency purchase to protect the health, wel- fare or safety of human or animal life, then this Ordinance shall not apply; provided such certification signed by the purchaser is retained by the merchant for proper inspection for a period of one (1) year. V. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than $10.00, or more than $200.00. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. V1. Should any section, article, provision or part of this Ordinance be declared to be unconstitutional and void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decisions shall in no way affect the validity of any of the remaining parts of this Ordinance unless the part held unconstitutional or void is inseparable to the operation of the remaining parts. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed those parts which may be unconstitutional at the time of the passage of this Ordinance. s VII. This Ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption and publi- cation as by law provided. PRESENTED and October, 1962, at a Council of the City Reading, passed and 1962) by a vote of of Euless, Texas. riven First Reading on the day of 4� . 1. C Meeting of the City of Euless, Texas; and given Second approved on the � day of /pj� �� , Ayes and Q Nays at a Meeting of the City .-ouncil of the City APPROVED: S. ANDERSON, YOR ATTEST: ' G. D..'McA.doo, Jr., City Secretary ORDINAkE NO.- III An ordinanoe prohibiting the retail sales of certain goods, wares, and items and the sale Of .services on sunday within the corporate limits of Euless, Texas: Providing certain ex ceptionss Providing a penalty that any person, firm or cor- poration violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined a sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and no more than two hundred dollars ($200.00); Providing a severance clause: and providing for publication and °an effective date, .BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: Any person, firm, or cor- poration violating anyprovis- ion, of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof,, shall be f fined in a sum not less than $10,00, or more than $200,00, ach day such violation continues shad oon- stitute.a separate and -distinct offense. This Ordinance shall be- come dffeetive and be in full force and effect from and aft - er the. date of Its adoption and publication as bylaWprovided. PRESENTED and gIvan •First Reading on the 9th day Of October, 1982, at a regular Meeting of the City Council 4f the. City of Euless, Texas; and ven Second Heading passe and approved on the 27th day of November, 1982, by a vote of 4 Ayes and 0 Nays at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of E_ uless, Texas. APPROVED: Isl J. S. Anderson Mayor ATTSO. McAdoo, Jr, City Secretary Legal 403 Pu5lish :. cembera and Dece1 1962, LEGAL AFFIDAVIT F TEXAS: ■ the undersigned authority on this day personally appear - eler known to me to be a credible person, who first and upon her oath said: BKKP Daily News Texan the of the which has been regularly and continuously published and tion in the City /Town of Euless, Texas of more than one year next preceding the first publication Legal Notice and said notice to be published in said newspaper on the fol- Dec. 2 & 4, 1962 ttached is a true and correct copy of said notice as pub - date /s in said Daily News Texan subscribed before me, this the— ay o , Notary Public, Tarrant County, Texas LEGAL AFFIDAVIT i}•�d�!Y Wes'' otctd #sib cer providing a person, firms TE OF TEXAS: vp9attng any M of WB ar- 404me"Ullty OF TARRANT: 49r... 1,1%4 upon i ;00 . sttaU be t] a than ten � anpre than," ersonally appear s me, the undersigned authority on this day p pil and' pro- cation and an 4a wheeler known to me to be a credible person, who first 1� �k WE ovTM*0 r rn, deposed and upon her oath said: } °• Daily News Texan shal•1 .bey �, BKKP end be W tuu of the , wjram,,and, of a is the it . d- option ""`�'" per which has been regularly and continuously published and and liven Texas Van the. 9es aay circulation in the City /Town of 962, at a Rep- 9 the city Chun- of Euiess.Tax- �od of more than one year next preceding the first publication APPROVt0i )' Legal Notice and t j, 5, Anderson ch ed MAYOR aoo; 'fused said notice to be published in said newspaper on the fol- ry !e /s. 2 5 and . �G� /71 A/ � Di �/� � 3j � f�i � S � � h� �7 /� e attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as pub - 1is%e on said date /s in said Dg� News Texan Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 'ay of 24, 196-3.'- Notary Public, Tarrant County, Texas