HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 07-048 ORDINANCE NO. 07-048
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE
I, SECTIONS 18-2 AND 18-4 AND REPEALING CHAPTER 18,
ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 18-12, 18-13 AND 18-13.1, ARTICLE II,
SECTIONS 18-14, 18-15, 18-16, 18-17 AND 18-18, AND ARTICLE
IV, SECTIONS 18-22, 18-23 AND 18-24 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont endeavors to maintain a clear,
comprehensible, and cohesive Code of Ordinances; and,
WHEREAS, the City is therefore revising its Code to comport with current
law and court interpretation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 18, Article I, Section 18-2, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18-2. Same--Exceptions from prohibition.
Section 18-1 shall not apply to the sale of any such article or articles by
wholesalers to each other, or to the sale of any such article or articles at
wholesale to merchants conducting business entirely utside the_city, or to the Deleted:Wmout
sale by wholesalers for private or public demonstrations as hereinafter provided,
or to the storage of any such article or articles by such wholesalers for any of
such purposes, or to the sale, storage or use of colored flares or railroad track
torpedoes or other transportation signaling devices, or to the sale, storage or use
of flashlight composition by photographers or dealers in photographic supplies, or
to the sale, storage or use of blank cartridges for theatrical purposes or for signal
purposes in athletic contests or sports events, for the use of any police
organization or federal or state militia.
Section 2.
That Chapter 18, Article I, Section 18-4, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18-4. Same--Presence of fire chief at demonstration.
The fire chief or his designee shall have the right to be present at the
discharge of any public or private display of fireworks for which a permit has
been issued hereunder and shall have the right to cause the same to be stopped
unless it is conducted in strict accordance with the statements made in the
application for the permit.
Section 3.
That Chapter 18, Article I, Sections 18-12, 18-13, and 18-13.1, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 4.
That Chapter 18, Article II, Sections 18-14, 18-15, 18-16, 18-17 and 18-
18, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 5.
That Chapter 18, Article IV, Sections 18-22, 18-23, and 18-24, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 6.
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 7.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 8.
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 Ci f Beaumont on this the
10th day of April, 2007.
Mayor Guy N. Goodson -
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