2353 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 2-1/2-3 OF SAID CODEORDINANCE NO. 2353 .
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PRO-
VIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE
AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 2-1/2-3 OF SAID CODE; PROVID-
ING FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE DESCRIPTION OF AREAS WHERE
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLOT TO EXCEED $ 00 OOHREPEAllLINGOALL
VIDING FOR A PEN
OCTOBERERE 9I7TH;
ORDINANCES OR PAR AN EFFGECTIVE CDATE CONFLICT
AND PROVIDING FO
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section l. That Section 2-1/2-3 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so that such shall read as
follows:
"Sec. 2-1 /2 -3. Consumption on public property and on
private property commonly used by the
public.
The consumption of any alcoholic beverage on any
public street, sidewalk, park, alley or other public pro-
perty, or on private property commonly used by the public,
within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, is unlaw-
ful and is prohibited. It is specifically provided, however,
that this section shall not apply to consumption of alcoholic
beverages on privately owned residential parking areas or
on privately owned parking lots where a fee is charged
for the privilege of parking or storing a motor vehicle.
The throwing of any opened container of the type gen-
erally used for alcoholic beverages from or out of any
vehicle shall be prima facie evidence that the occupants
thereof were then and there drinking alcoholic beverages
in violation of this sectian. "
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a Class "C" Misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $200. 00.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on October l,
1977.
Passed and adopted this 12th day of September, 1977.
j es M. ru ette, Mayor
ATTEST:
H. C. Greene, Ctty Clerk
APP OVE TO FORM:
. `K. H yne , City Attorney