HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 20-022ORDINANCE NO. 20-022
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE
18.01, SECTION 18.01.003 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS TO MAKE CHANGES RELATING TO BINGO
FEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 18, Article 18.01, Section 18.01.003 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18.01.003 Bingo prize fee imposed
There is hereby imposed and a licensed authorized organization or unit as defined by
V.T.C.A. Occupation Code, Section 2001.431, shall remit to the city as a fee, two and
one-half percent (2.5%) of all cash bingo prize winnings of more than $5 collected within
the city.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of 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 not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be punished, as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code or Ordinance of
Beaumont, Texas.
The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 2nd day of
June, 2020.