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ORDINANCE 'NO. -�
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
16 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE
FOR DAILY LATE CHARGES FOR LIBRARY
MATERIAL; PROVIDING FOR A PROCESSING
FEE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUNDNT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont is hereby amended by adding a new Section 16-14 to read
as follows:
The library director shall charge a daily late
charge to those persons whose library cards are used
to check out library materials which are returned
after the applicable loan period. The loan period,
daily late charge and maximum late charge for each
item shall be as follows:
DAILY LATE MAXIMUM
ITEM THAN PERIOD CHARGE LATE CHARGE
Books Two Weeks - $0.05 Replacement
One 2-week Cost
renewal
Phonograph T{n Weeks 0.05 Replacement
Records Cost
Cassettes Two Weeks 0.05 Replacement
Cost
Framed Prints One Month 0.50 $10.00
Sculpture One Month 0.50 $10.00
Films &
Filmstrips 24 Hours 0.25 $10.00
Sewing Patterns Two Weeks - 0.05 Replacement
One 2-week Cost
renewal
The library director shall, in addition to any late charge
imposed by this section, charge a processing fee of $5.00 for lost or
damaged library material.
Section 2.
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 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.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY,7 CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
�f day of C���� , 1980.
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