HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 91-17 ORDINANCE NO. g/- / T
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
16 SECTION 16-9 AND 16-14 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,
TEXAS; DEALING WITH NONRESIDENT FEES
AND A PROCESSING FEE; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, Texas Section 16-
9 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16-9. Fees for nonresident library cards.
It shall be unlawful for a nonresident of the city to check out any item from the
Beaumont Public Library unless such person holds a nonresident library card issued
under the following terms and conditions:
(1) A nonresident individual card at a cost of twenty dollars ($20) per year will
entitle the holder to check out a maximum of four (4) items at any one time if
otherwise allowed by existing library rules for each item.
(2) A nonresident family card at a cost of thirty dollars ($30) per year will entitle
the holder to check out a maximum of eight (8) items if otherwise allowed by
existing library rules for each item.
Section 2.
That Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, Section 16-14 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
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 Loan Period Charge Late Charge
Books Three weeks $0.05 Replacement
cost
Phonograph Three weeks 0.05 Replacement
Records cost
Cassettes Three weeks 0.05 Replacement
cost
Framed Prints One Month 0.05 $10.00
Sculpture One Month 0.05 $10.00
Films, Filmstrips,
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, which is not refundable, for lost or damaged library materials.
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That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent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 on this
thV� day of 1991.
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