HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 83-131 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
ESTABLISHING LATE CHARGES AND PROCESSING FEES
CHARGED BY THE BEAUMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM;
PROVIDING ROOM RENTAL RATES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING
A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
Chapter 16 , Section 16-14 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16-14: Late Charges; Processing Fee
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:
Maximum
Item Loan Period Daily Late Charge Late Charge
Books Three Weeks $0.05 Replacement Cost
Phonograph Records Three Weeks 0 .05 Replacement Cost
Cassettes Three Weeks 0 .05 Replacement Cost
Framed Prints One Month 0 .50 $10 .00
Sculpture One Month 0 .50 10.00
Film, Filmstrips 48 Hours 2 .00 25 .00
Video Tapes 48 Hours 2 .00 25.00
Sewing Patterns Three Weeks 0 .05 Replacement Cost
The loan periods established herein may not be extended by renewal.
The library director shall, in addition to any late charge
imposed by this section, charge a processing fee of five dollars
($ 5.00) for lost or damaged library materials.
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The rental rate for the use of a meeting room shall be Ten
Dollars ($10.00) for any use of four hours or less and Twenty Dollars
($20 .00) for any use in excess of four hours per day. A meeting room
shall not be rented to one user for more than eight hours (8 ) in any
one day.
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 .
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herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only .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
1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
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