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ORDINANCE NO. 6,'J-427
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ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY
ADDING A SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 23-44 PRO-
HIBITING THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF ANY CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM OR
COMMUNITY ANTENNA SYSTEM OR ANY OTHER RELATED
SYSTEM IN, UPON, ALONG, ACROSS, ABOVE, OVER
AND UNDER THE STREETS, ALLEYS, EASEMENTS AND
PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEF-
FERSON COUNTY, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
OPERATING A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM OR COMMU-
NITY ANTENNA SYSTEM OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
RELATED SYSTEM FOR THE INTERCEPTION, TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS
INCLUDING TELEVISION WITHOUT HAVING FIRST
OBTAINED A FRANCHISE FROM THE CITY OF BEAUMONT;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABIL-
ITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING
FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
I.
That the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas is hereby
amended by adding a section to be numbered 23-44, which said
section reads as follows:
Section 23-44. Prohibiting Operation Without
Franchise
(a) No person, partnership, corporation or association
shall construct, operate, or maintain in, upon, along, across,
above, over and under the streets, alleys, easements and public
places located within The City of Beaumont a cable television
system or community antenna system or any other related system
for the interception, transmission and distribution of audio
and video signals including television without first obtaining
a franchise from the City Council of The City of Beaumont.
(b) In case any cable television system or community
antenna system is operated or attempts to operate in, upon,
along, across, over and under any of the streets, alleys, ease-
to institute on behalf of the City and in the name of the City
any proper action or proceeding to correct or abate such
violations as outlined above.
II.
That any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall upon conviction be punished as provided in Sec-
tion 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
That if any sections, sub -sections, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances should for any
reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall in no wise
affect the remaining portions of this ordinance and to such
end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
IV.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
1969.
PASSED by the City Council this day of -j 'i ,
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