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HomeMy WebLinkAbout660 04-28-1981ORDINANCE NO. 660 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 12 OF THE EULESS CODE TO PROSCRIBE THE SALE, CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CITY PARKS, EXCEPT BY PERMIT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL; DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, THAT: I. Sec. 12 -12 Penalty., is renumbered to Section 12 -13 and the following new Section 12 -12 is added to Article I of Chapter 12 of the Euless City Code: "Sec. 12 -12 Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, bring into, possess or consume an alcoholic beverage in any park of the city except upon special permit granted by the Euless City Council upon application, which permit, if granted, may contain terms and conditions applicable thereto." II. Emergency Clause. By the 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 peace, 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 Section 11, is hereby dispensed with. 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 judg- ment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such un- constitutionality 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 with- out the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitu- tional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. IV. Penalty for Violation. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $200.00. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. V. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the 28th day of April , 1981, 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. APPROVED: 2; 1 � 4': R�_ _,_1 Harold Samuels, Mayor ATTEST: Della Houy, City Secr 61ary AS TO FQ.R: 62110) 4&o-, ames Fj. CrAbbs, City Attorney