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AN ORDINANCE
PROHIBITING THE USE OF SEINES OR NETS FOR THE
TAKING OF FISH OR SHRIMP PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN
WA PROVIDING FOR PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR.
PUBLICATION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION DESIGNATED AS SECTION 9 -16A,
READING AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 9 -16A. SEINING FOR FISH OR SHRIMP PROHIBITED IN
CERTAIN WATERS.
"IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO PLACE, SET, DRAG, OR
IN ANY MANNER USE, ASSIST IN THE USE OF, OR CAUSE TO BE USED, A SEINE,
NET OR OTHER DEVICE FOR CATCHING FISH, OR SHRIMP, OTHER THAN THE ORDI-
NARY POLE AND LINE, CASTING ROD AND REEL USING EITHER ARTIFICIAL OR
NATURAL BAIT, TROTLINE, SETLINE, SPEAR OR GIG AND LIGHT FOR TAKING
FISH, CAST NET, PUSH NET, OR MINNOW SEINE OF NOT MORE THAN 20 FEET IN
LENGTH FOR CATCHING BAIT, IN OR ON ANY OF THE WATERS OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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BAY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHICH
WATERS ARE CLOSER THAN A DISTANCE OF 2500 FEET FROM THE SHORELINE AT
MEAN LOW TIDE OF SAID BAY.°
SECTION 2. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION T OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL
NOT BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PLACING OF MARKERS IN AND UPON THE WATERS OF
SAID BAY; HOWEVER, WHERE MARKERS ARE PROVIDED INDICATING THE PROHIBITED
AREA FOR SEINING AND NETTING, THEN AND IN SUCH EVENT, PROOF THAT SUCH
VIOLATION OCCURRED WITHIN THE AREA BETWEEN SUCH MARKERS AND THE SHORE-
LINE OF SAID BAY SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE OFFENSE WAS IN
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND THE CITY SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE INSTALLA-
TION OF MARKERS OF SUITABLE TYPE IN AND UPON THE WATERS OF SAID BAY AT
INTERVALS OF APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) NAUTICAL MILE DEFINING THE BOUNDARY
LINES OF THE PROHIBITED AREA UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SECTION 3. ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION.
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SECTION 4. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLI-
CATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL
CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE.
SECTION 5. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTIONS PARAGRAPHS SUB-
DIVISIONS CLAUSES PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD
INVALIDS IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND
REGULATIONS RELATE.
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THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS R. THE FIR IME AND
PASS TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE DAY OF
7g_A_I_, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO� SR.
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WASIRgAD F
PASSEyD-pTO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE DA
�9 y l BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING yy�
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A.. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO� SR.
THAT THE FORE DING ORDINANCE W READ FOR THE THIRD TIME AND PASSED
FINALLY ON THIS THE _DAY OF l9 60 , BY THE FOLLOWING
VOTE:
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ELLROY KING ✓
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY A I RHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE l.fb
R. A. HUMBLE � ✓
GABE LOZANO, SR.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF lq9 (00
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CITY SECRETARY
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DAYO OF 4,:) .1959:
CITY ATTORNEY
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