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ORDINANCE NO. 6)
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE MENDING CHAPTER.3,
ARTICLE I, SECTION 3-4 EXEMPTING STATE
SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FROM
THE DISTANCE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO
THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NEAR PUB-
LIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT Chapter 3, Article I, Section 3-4 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be, and the same is hereby,
amended to read as follows:
Section 3-4 - Proximity of dealer to schools or churches.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell,
offer for sale, or possess for the purpose
of sale, any alcholic beverages, where the
establishment or place of business of any
dealer is within three hundred feet (300')
of any church or public school, the measure-
ments to be along the property lines of the
street fronts and from front door to front
door and in direct line across intersections
where they occur. The term "public school"
shall not .include State supported colleges
or universities.
This ordinance shall be and become effective upon receipt
by the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont of a certified copy of a
resolution of the Board of Regents of Lamar University, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, certifying that the Board of Regents
conducted a public hearing after the adoption of this ordinance on the..
sale of alcoholic beverages at the University, and that said Board of
Regents has authorized the sale of alcoholic beverages at the University.
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That if any section, subsection, 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.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of
the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY CM\TCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the V'V day of��� �� , 1977.
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RESOLUTION
Whereas the Board of Regents did on this tenth day -of November, 1977,
conduct an open and public hearing on the sale of alcohol beverages
on property owned and/or controlled by Lamar University; and
Whereas the Board of Regents did on this date by majority vote approve the
following policy, to wit: "The manufacture of alcohol.or malt:
beverages on property owned or controlled by Lamar University is.
prohibited. The sale of alcohol beverages on property owned or
controlled by Lamar University is approved, but only as specifically
permitted by the President of Lamar University or his designate.
The possession or consumption of alcohol beverages at any athletic
event or in any area utilized for instruction during a period of
regularly scheduled instruction is prohibited. Policies with regard
to alcohol beverages in the dormitories.and at university social
events on campus will continue to be determined by the Vice President
for Student Affairs with the approval of the President."
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Otho Plummer
Chairman of the Board of Regents
I, Andrew J. Johnson, certify that this is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Regents on the
tenth day of November, 1977.
Andrew- J' nson__-' .