1240 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1194 HERETOFORE PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 23 1949ORDINANCE NmEft 1240
E1ri ordinance amending ordinance no. 1194 heretofore passed
by the Citg Council of the City of Faris, on May 23, 1949, entitl.eds
"An ordinance providi.ng for -the vaccination or inoculaticn of dog$
to prevent rabies and a license fee in connection tberewith; pro-
hibitirg the running at large of dogs not vaccinated or inoculated
and provicling for the impounding and destruction of dogs when at
large contrary to the provisions af this ordinance; providing
for the killing of dogs under proclamation of the mayor in case
of epidemi.cs of rabies; prescribing procedure and penalties for
violation of its provisions and repealing ordinance number 920
and ordinance number 1118 and all other orclinances or paxts of
ordinan.ces in conflict hererith. " by ar.iending Section 5 to pro-
vide for presentation of a certificate of vaccination to fhe
Dixector of Finance dated witlii.n ni.nety days prior to presenta-
tion, and authorizing the Director of Finance to permit any
licensed veterinari.an in the City of Paris to act in his behalf
in issuing license tags for dogs and coll.ecting the annual 1i-
cense tax thereon.
BE IT ORAAIATID BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
1. That Section 5 of ordinance no. 1194 hexetofore passed
by the City Council of the City of Paris on May 23, 1949, entitled;
"An prdi.aance providing for the vaccinatian or inoeulation of
dogs to prevent rabies 2.nd a license fee in connection there4Pith;
prohibiting the running at large of dogs not vaccinated or inocu-
lated and provicling for the i.mpounding and destruction of dogs
when at laxge contrary to the provisions of this ordinance; pro-
viding for the killing of dogs under proclamation of the mayor
in case of epidemics of rabies; prescribing procedure and penalties
for violation of its provisions and repealing ordinance nunber 920
and ordinance number 1118 and all other ordinances or parts of or-
dinances in conflict herewith." be and the same is hereby amended
so that Section 5 of said ordinance shall hereafter be and read
as folloxs:
5. 7'here is hereby levied on every dog owned, kept or harbored
withi.n the corporate limits of the City of Paris an annual license
tax oY fifty cents (S.KO) against the owner, keeper or custodian
thereof, to be paid to the Director of Finance on or before the
first day of April of each year. Upon presentation of a certificate
of vaccination or inoculation, exeeuted by a licensed veterinarian
within ninety days prior to presentation, and payment of the
annual license tax, the Director of Finance sha11 deliver to the
applicant a metal tag on which is stamped the words 'tFaris, Texas"
and figurea showing the number of the tag and the year for xhich
the license tax was paid. Such metal tag sha1Z be securely at-
-t~ 4, d~-j
tached,at a11 times during t,he year for which the license ta.x
was paid.
(a) The Director of Finance of the City of Paris is
hereby authorixed to permit as~y Iicensed veterinarian wf.thin the
City of Paris to act in his behalf in collecting the annual li-
cense tax herein provided for and issuing the netal tag herein-
above mentioned. ,All such taxes collected b3r, ar~y such veterinari.an
shall be de]ivered to the Director of Finance, together with in-
formation concerning the persons paying such tax, upon demand
therefor.
2. A]1 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
hersvrith ars hereby repealed.
3. This orcLi.nance shall become effective ten days from and
after its passage.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Paris this the 11th
day of June, 1951, in regular meeting.
Jo ):n ';'I.Willia.ms,Jr.
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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City Cler
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTI' OF LAMAR
BEFORE me the undersigned authority, on this day p
peared . WC,~ know11
being by me duly sworn on his oath deposes and says that he is
l.U. ~d.,1.1.? 5. 5 . . . . of THE PARIS NEWS,
published in said county: THAT a copy of the within and fc
was published in said newspaper„
publication being on the following dates: . Z~
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
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(SEAL) Sworn to and subscribed
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nition, vaiidity oP the ordinance, pe
e1t3' iar violation, atxd Tepeal o~ ° t1
atemporary zonin,8 ordinatica,« I
mending 5ection iZ pt qid ~
er nance to provide far the amp,n
change or supplement by oradma
of the boundaries ot the
tabllshed in said ordinance ~
regulations and restlyct{pm
contained; to qrovide for tiltien dift
notice to parties in interest p~d ;i
2ens at proposed chariget, ameatmept
or supplements and of a yub24c hear
ing thereon, the #ilfng of
connectfon with such propu~#rO~°0'~.~,
amendments or supy~ementa, = ~
vosit of $ tes witk qppj~p
tchan change, ~ amendmeriL 0 ~1
ot~ereof and repealing ~ pr eA"
Parts of ordinance$ ftt epnftie't
vvith. Section 2B. Penaitq tor V'iolatien:
AnY person, firm or corgoratioa whn
shall vilate any p1 the thf$ ordinance or Pail {Q.~
with, or with any oi the
thereoP, or who shall conattu
uset, any buildings. signs, biti
ten, boxcar, ahack or oChey e~~e
or who ahall use or ocetipY py-
in use or occupation an,y vacan! lot
open spaCe or premiares qritiyout havii~'
firat applied for and be~ Uyu~~~e
Proper building Permlta ead /or Mov..
in8 Permits, and/or' certificatq pi
occupancy and compliarice yy3ip 6hall
,
do attything in violation o,f any do;,
tailed statement or pian tt~~,{ed ,~d
approved- or in violatlon or any per.
mit or certificate hereuxydex pe.
guilty of a misdemeanor y~d
conviction shall be fined ~pt ~g
nd each day such viola~t+ion~ ~
permitted to exist siiall constitute e
separate offense. The owner or own.
ers, or agents of any buiiding or prem.,
ises or part thereof, or of any lot pr'
open space where anything 1~ VIQ1a_
tion 4P this ordlnanQe: ehali be laced; .
ur ahall exist ~ any
builder, contractor, agent, pezypn ar
corporation emnloyed Iy coyAnectin ;
nethe rewicommiss onoon aanq suc ~1ga
tion shall be guiity pp a,
fense, and upon cuY~vletian L1tere6t'
shall be fined ae herein prov;fd¢d,
Passed bY the City Cpuncil Ot the
C3tY of Pazie, Texaa, in regetlar mesf-
ing thia the 14th day o4 May, 1951.
J. O. ATWEiy,
Attest: M. F, Shelton, ~yO!'
City C1erg,