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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06947 ORD - 07/03/1963IMS:JKH:6 -26 -63 AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A CERTAIN 67 -ACRE TRACT BELONGING TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND SITUATED WITHIN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS A WILDLIFE AND BIRD SANCTUARY; ADOPTING CERTAIN REGULATIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE ON DESIGNATED WILDLIFE AND BIRD SANCTUARIES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY IS THE OWNER OF A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,. ABUTTING ON UPRIVER ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SAID ROAD WITH HIGHWAY 9; AND WHEREAS, IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY AS A PART OF THE FACILITIES OF THE WATER DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO PERMIT THE USE OF SAID PREMISES AND LAND AS A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; AND WHEREAS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO BETTER CONSERVE THE SUPPLY OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN THE COUNTY OF NUECES TO THE END THAT THE MOST REASONABLE AND EQUITABLE PRIVILEGES MAY BE ENJOYED BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS AREA AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS WHICH WILL ELIMINATE SO FAR AS POSSIBLE THE DEPLETION OR WASTE OF THE WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN SAID AREA: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT SUBJECT TO THE FURTHER ORDER, REGULATION AND CON- TROL BY THE CITY COUNCIL THERE IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AS A WILDLIFE AND BIRD SANCTUARY ALL OF THAT AREA OWNED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ABUTTING ON UPRIVER ROAD, IN THE COUNTY OF NUECES, AND MORE PARTICULtARLY DESCRIBED IN TWO DEEDS: ONE DEED DATED DECEMBER 30, 1954, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 669, PAGES 189 -191 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, AND ONE DEED DATED JANUARY 7, 1955, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 672, PAGES 346 -350 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. THIS DESIGNATION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT NOR PREVENT THE CONTINUED ,4 USE OF SAID LAND AS A PART OF THE FACILITIES OF THE WATER DIVISION OF THE DEPART- MENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ANY OPERATIONS BY CITY EMPLOYEES IN DRAINING OR OTHERWISE USING SAID TRACT OF LAND BY SAID WATER DIVISION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2 OF THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 2. THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO THE AREA DESIGNATED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF AND IN ALL OTHER AREAS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS WILDLIFE AND BIRD SANCTUARIES, WHETHER SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, OR OWNED BY THE 6947 CITY, WHETHER WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OR OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: A. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO HUNT, TAKES KILL OR POSSESS OR ATTEMPT TO HUNT, TAKE OR KILL ANY BIRD OR ANIMAL WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ANY WILDLIFE AND BIRD SANCTUARY DESIGNATED AS SUCH SANCTUARY BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ANY TIME. B. IT 15 UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO DISTURB ANY NEST OR EGGS OF ANY BIRD ON ANY WILDLIFE AND BIRD SANCTUARY WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. C. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TAKE ANY FIREARMS, SLINGSHOT, BOW AND ARROW OR ANY DEVICE WHATEVER USEABLE FOR THE KILLING, TRAPPING OR TAKING OF ANY BIRD OR OTHER WILDLIFE ON ANY WILDLIFE OR BIRD SANCTUARY WITHIN THE CITY. F) L D. ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF ANY OF THE THREE PRECEDING SUB- SECTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00). SECTION 3. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, 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. SECTION 4. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSEOF THIS ORDINANCE AND RECITING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE. SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ON LAND AND PREMISES DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE AND BIRD SANCTUARIES WITHIN THE CITY, OR ON LAND AREAS BELONGING TO THE CITY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE -2- DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTE ITS PASSAGE AND PUBL CATIONS IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE DAY OF 1963• M ATTrcT• n THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS �� CITY SECRETARY / APPROVED AS TO tEGAL FORM THIS l_ to DAY OF 1 . ,� , 1963: CITY ATTORDEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 1_1 Al OF , 193 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTIy TEXAS r FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO- DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, AYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACK MO ✓ JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO / W. J. ROBERTS r / iE W. H. WALLACE, JR. / THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR,