HomeMy WebLinkAbout589 09-11-1979ORDINANCE NO. 589
AN ORDINANCE ABATING AND TERMINATING THE
PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 580 IN CONFORM -
MANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER WPC -7G OF THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order of the President of the
United States authorizing, and subsequent Executive Order of the
Governor of the State of Texas implementing a gas rationing pro-
gram for certain counties of the State, the Euless City Council
did enact Ordinance No. 580 regulating the purchase of gasoline
fuel within the corporate limits of such City; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Texas, under date of
August 29, 1979, did issue Executive Order No. WCP -7G abating,
effective September 2, 1979, those aspects of the gasoline alloca-
tion program addressed by Ordinance No. 580; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City of
Euless, Texas, to also abate the provisions of Ordinance No. 580
concurrently with the effect of Executive Order WPC -7G.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
The provisions of Ordinance No. 580 regulating the purchase
of gasoline fuels within the corporate limits of the City of Euless,
Texas, are herewith and hereby abated, effective at midnight on the
2nd day of September, 1979.
II.
Ordinance No. 580 is specifically not repealed by this Ordinance,
but only its effect abated from and after the date above noted and
shall be subject to re- implementation by appropriate action of the
City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, in the event such Coun-
cil shall determine a future need for the regulation of the pur-
chase of gasoline fuel within the corporate limits of the City of
Euless, Texas.
III.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the
intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sen-
tences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance
shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
parAgraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would
have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in
This ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
IV.
Emergency Clause. By an affirmative vote of four or more of
its members, the City Council declares that this is an Ordinance for
the immediate preservation of the public pease, property, health, and
safety, and is an emergency measure within the meaning of Article II,
Section 11 of the City Charter; and the requirement that it be read
at two meetings as specified in such Section 11, is hereby dis-
pensed with.
V.
Effective Date. Upon adoption of this Ordinance, its effect
shall operate From midnight the 2nd day of September, 1979, and
shall continue unless and until its effect be terminated by fur-
ther action by the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, and
it is accordingly so ordained.
PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the 11th
day of September, 1979, at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 5— ayes, 0 nays and
0 abstentions.
ATTEST:
ella Houy, City Secre ary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M o e t McFarland, City
Attorney
APPROVED:
Harold Samuels, Mayor
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