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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2001-021 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING ARTICLE III TO CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE <br />OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ENTITLED <br />"CURFEW ORDINANCE FOR CHILDREN"; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL <br />ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; <br />AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore adopt and thereafter amend <br />Chapter 21, Article III, Sections 21-51 through 21-59, entitled "Curfew Regulations for Children"; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Government Code Section 370.002, enacted after the <br />effective date of said ordinance, said ordinance has expired by operation oflaw; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the objectives which gave rise to said ordinance still exist, namely of keeping <br />juveniles safe and of curbing juvenile crime and gang activity; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Local Government Code Section 3 70.002 further provides that such ordinances <br />be reviewed every three years; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said ordinance has been shown to assist law enforcement agencies in reaching <br />said objectives, in particular, that said ordinance has been an instrumental tool in keeping juvenile <br />gang activity to a very low level within the city of Paris; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has reviewed the former ordinance's effects <br />on the community and on problems the ordinance was intended to remedy, and finds and determines <br />that the ordinance had a positive influence and affect on assisting law enforcement agencies with <br />regard to juveniles and juvenile criminal activity within the city of Paris; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on March 26, 2001, and April 9, 2001, the City Council conducted public <br />hearings on the need to continue a curfew ordinance in effect within the City Limits of the City of <br />Paris; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt and continue in effect a curfew ordinance for <br />the city of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br />-1- <br />