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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED,
BY AMENDING SECTION 5 -1 THEREOF SO AS TO REDEFINE THE
TERM "VICIOUS DOG "; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED,
BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 5 -1 THEREOF 50 AS
TO REDEFINE THE TERM "VICIOUS DOG ", SAID SECTION 5 -1 TO HEREAFTER READ AS
FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 5 -1. DEFINITIONS.
VICIOUS DOG. THE TERM VICIOUS DOG' SHALL MEAN A DOG
WHICH DEMONSTRATES PROPENSITIES TOWARD UNPROVOKED
SAVAGERY, FIERCENESS OR FEROCIOUSNESS REGARDING OTHER
ANIMALS OR UNPROVOKED FJITING OF HUMAN BEINGS."
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF A VICIOUS
DOG AND TO RECOGNIZE THE DEFENSE OF PROVOCATION CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER
RULE 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 SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED
THAT 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 AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS
THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1966.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS MAYOR
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1966: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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 15 INTRODUCED, AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCILS 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
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI} TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN !/
JACK BLACKMON 12
PATRICK PATRICK J. DUNNE Y
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
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RONNIE SIZEMORE iv /
WM. H. WALLACE V
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOOLLLOWIN VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN ✓// _
JACK BLACKMON v X
PATRICK J. DUNNE X /
DR. P. JIMENE 2, JR. ✓�
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE V
WM. H. WALLACE �/