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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 60-CCi -J AN ORDINANCE. ENTITLED AN -ORDINANCE AMENDING,THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS,.BY.ADDING A SECTION TO -BE NUMBERED 13-1.11 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO -OFFER A REWARD TO PERSONS FURNISHING INFORMATION'LEADING TO THE CON- -VICTION OF PERSONS GUILTY OF ARSON-WITHIN'THE CITY. LIMITS AND INSTRUCTING THE CITY CLERK.TO HAVE PLACARDS POSTED IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS OFFERING SUCH REWARD. -BE IT. ORDAINED BY -THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, ; TEXAS:_ That the Code -of Ordinances of Beaumont, -Texas, is hereby amended by.adding Section 13-1.1, which said section reads.as'follows: "Sec. 13-1.1: .Arson reward for -conviction. "The city manager is -hereby -.authorized to offer. a standing reward'of two hundred ,arid fifty dollars, payable to-any:person furnishing information leading -to the arrest -and final conviction ' of` any person guilty of arson within the city limits. Not more.than two hundred.and-fifty dollars will be paid for information leading to the arrest and final conviction of.one.or more persons guilty -of arson an connection with any: one fire, and -when information 1is given,by more than one person leading to the.arrest and final conviction.of any person guilty"of arson, then the reward of two hun= Bred and fifty dollars will be prorated. "The city clerk is hereby authorized and in strutted to. have 'Posted not less than. twenty placards inside of different public:buildings.over the city, ."such placards to be eight:indhes'by'twelve inches in size in wooden frames, under glass, with the following language printed thereon. "REWARD "The City of Beaumont will pay the sum ,of two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars to any person or persons furnishing information leading to the arrest and final conviction of any person or persons -guilty of.arson within the city limits of The City of -Beau- mont. Not more than two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars will be_ paid for informa- tion leading to the arrest and final convic- tion of one...or more-.p.erso,ns guilty ' of arson, in connection with any one.fire,-and when information is given by -more than one 'person leading to the arrest and final conviction of any person guilty of arson, then the re- ward of two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dol- Lars will be prorated. City Manager. of The City of Beaumont "No officer in. the employ of the city, county or state, whose duty it is to detect violations of the law or make arrests in connection therewith, shall be entitled to any reward for information leading to the arrestor conviction of any person guilty of arson." PASSED by the City Council this 1.5th day of December, A. D. 19 59 .