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Adoption of Code
AIT ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CODE OF CIVIL AND
CRIMINAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY. OF BEAUMONT; PROVIDING
FOR THE PRINTING THEREOF, AUTHENTICATION BY THE 11.1AYOR
AND ATTESTATION BY THE CITY CLERK; Th -E REPEAL OF CER-
TAIN ORDINANCES, SAVE AND EXCEPT OTHER ORDINANCES OF A
PARTICULAR KIND MENTIONED; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF SAID CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS., the City of Beaumont has authority
under its charter and under and by virtue of the laws
of the State of Texas, being the Acts of 1935, 44th
Legislature, Chapter 168, as amended by the Acts of
1937, 45th Legislature, Second Called Session, Chapter
71, as amended 47th Legislature, House Bill 1089 (Arti-
cle 1176a Vernon1s Civil Statutes), to adopt and codify
its civil and criminal ordinances and to adopt a civil
and criminal code, of ordinances together with appro-
priate penalties for the violation thereof, which said
code when adopted shall have the force and effect of an
ordinance regularly enacted with the usual prerequisites
of law; Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COPIIIvIISSION OF THE CITY OF
BEATPMONT ;
Section 1. That the following 3d titles con-
taining Articles number 1-1 to Tz- Yl shall hereafter
constitute the revised code of civil and criminal ordin-
ances of the City of Beaumont.
Section 2. (a) That 250 copies of such code
duly authenticated and approved under the facsimile
signature of the Mayor, Leslie Lowry, and attested by
the City Clerk, Hugh Blevins, together with a facsimile
reproduction of the seal of the City of Beaumont, shall
be printed under the direction of the governing body by
The Michie Company, Charlottesville, Virginia. The
original signatures of the Mayor, Leslie Lowry, and City
Clerk, Hugh Blevins, from which the facsimile signatures
shall be reproduced, are as follows;
Gam.
Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas
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City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas
That the official seal of the City of Beaumont from
which the facsimile seal shall be reproduced is im-
pressed herewith:
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(b) The authentication shall be in the fol-
lowing form:
"STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON:
This Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances has
been duly adopted by the governing body of the City of
Beaumont this the �q . day of J%u , 1942, in the manner
required by law and is hereby authenticated as the Code
of Civil and Criminal Ordinances of the City of Beaumont,
and becomes effective as provided in the adopting ordin-
ance on the 2 ol�day of lqa J 19+-�_ .
Leslie Lowry,
Mayor of the City of Beaumont,
Texas.
ATTEST:
Hugh Blevins,
City Clerk of the City of Beaumont,
Texas."
Section 3. That said code shall be admitted
in evidence without further proof and shall be prima
facie evidence in all courts of the existence and regul-
arity of the enactments of the particular ordinance and
of said code.
Section 4. (a) ,All civil and criminal or-
dinances of a general nature enf orc.ed when this revised
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code takes effect which are inconsistent herewith or in
conflict with this code are hereby repealed except as
herein provided.
(b) That all ordinances in effect upon the
effective date of this code not inconsistent with any
of the provisions of this revised code which are omitted
from such revision or codification shall not be deemed
to have been repealed, but shall be continued in full
force and effect unimpaired by this revised code.
(c) That the repeal of any ordinance or any
portion thereof by the preceding sections shall not
affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued
or any proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced
in any cause before such repeal shall take effect; but
every such -act done, or right vested or accrued, or pro-
ceeding, suit or prosecution had or tormented shall re-
main in full force and effect to all intents or purposes
as if such ordinance or part thereof so repealed had re-
mained in force. No offense committed and no'.,liability,
penalty or forfeiture either civil or criminally in-
curred prior to the time when any such ordinance or
part thereof shall be -repealed or altered by the revised
code shall be discharged or affected by such repeal or
alteration; but prosecutions and suits for such offenses,
liabilities, penalties or forfeitures shall be instituted
and proceeded with in all respects as if such prior or-
dinance or part thereof had not been repealed or altered.
(d) That no general or special ordinance or
resolution heretofore enacted validating or legalizing
the acts or omissions of any officer or validating any
ordinance, act or proceeding whatever shall be affected
by the repealing clause of this title; but all validat-
ing or legalizing ordinances whatsoever now in force
are hereby continued in force.
(e) That no ordinance relating to the public
debt or the public credit or any annexation of territory
shall be affected by the repealing clause of this ordin-
ance.
(f) That no ordinance relating to a contract
to which the City is a party or any contract made for
its benefit shall be affected by the repealing clause of
this ordinance.
(g) That all ordinances and resolutions mak-
ing specific appropriation of public funds are continued
in force.
(h) That nothing in the repealing clause of
this title shat be construed as releasing any person,
firm or corporation from any duty enjoined in the limi-
tation or condition imposed by any ordinance that may
be repealed by said repealing clause.
(i) That nothing herein shall be construed as
a repeal or modification of any ordinance levying a
special benefit assessment or creating,a lien and debt
against the owner of any property improved by the open-
ing, widening, extension or paving of any street or
public thoroughfare within the City of Beaumont.
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(j) That nothing herein shall, be construed
as a repeal of any franchise, license or right granted
by the City of Beaumont to any person, firm or corpora-
tion which license, grant, power, franchise was legally
in force and effect at the date of the effective date
of this revised code. Every such license, grant, power,
franchise shall expire as originally provided by ordinance.
(k) That this revised code of civil and
criminal ordinances of the City of Beaumont shall take
effect and e in force at/Z.,00 -x� 02 e
Section 5. .That all of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be designated as Titled and
printed in the front of the code.
Section 6. Ordinances adopted subsequent to
the 15th day of May, 1942 shall not be deemed to have
been repealed by the repealing part of this ordinance
but such ordinances are continued in full force and effect.
Section 7. The necessity for the publication
of the revised code of civil and criminal ordinances of
the City of Beaumont in as complete a form as possible
and.their early distribution among the citizens of the
City of Beaumont creates an imperative public necessity
and emergency and requires that this ordinance shall take
effect immediately from and after its passage, and it is
accordingly so ordained.
PASSED by the affirmative
of the City Commission of the City
qtly day of May, 1942.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
G org E. Murphy, Cit Attorney.
vote of all members
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
CITY OF BEAUMONT
I, Hugh Blevins, City Clerk of the City of
Beaumont, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance,
passed by the City Commission on rnaj i9 and
correctly enrolled in Ordinance Book 7 , Page 1-1l9 % of
the Minutes of Ordinances of the City of.Beaumont,
Jefferson County, Texas.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the City of
Beaumont, Texas, this the /q" day of.�y A. D.
1942.
City Clerk of the City of
Beaumont, Texas.
STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON:
This Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances has
been duly adopted by the governing body of the City of
Beaumont this the /91"' day of *; 7a.y, 1942, in the manner
required by law and is hereby authenticated as the Code
of Civil and Criminal Ordinances of the City of Beaumont,
and becomes effective as provided in the adopting ordin-
ance on the - 020' day of 7'7)a -y, 1942.
Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas.
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