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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS
AMENDED, BY ADOPTING A NEW SECT IOV, DESIGNATED AS
SECTION 23 -43, ENTITLED "USE OF DRUGS AFFECTING
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FACULTIES" SO AS TO MAKE IT
AN OFFENSE TO USE DRUGS OTHER THAN NARCOTICS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
CONTAINING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 19581AS AMENDED,
BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADOPTING A NEW SECTION, NUMBERED
SECTION 23 -43, ENTITLED "USE OF DRUGS AFFECTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
FACULTIES ", AND READING AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 23 -43. USE OF DRUGS AFFECTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
FACULTIES.
IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO BE IN A PUBLIC PLACE
NOT UNDER HIS CONTROL, WHILE TAKING, OR WHILE BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE,
OF A DRUG OR DRUGS TO A DEGREE THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE THE NORMAL USE OF
HIS PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL FACULTIES; PROVIDED THAT GUILT OF VIOLATION
OF A NARCOTIC DRUG FELONY SHALL CONSTITUTE A DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION
UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. FURTHERMORE, IT SHALL BE DEFENSE TO SUCH CHARGE
IF THE DRUG WAS PRESCRIBED TO SAID PERSON BY A DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN."
SECTION 2. EVERY PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF VIOLATION OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE FINED NOT
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00).
SECTION 3. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME, IN THE
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH PUBLICATION
SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE
ORDINANCE.
SECTION 4. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUSDIVI-
SION, 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 REGULA-
TIONS RELATE.
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SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY TO ADOPT THE HEREINABOVE PROVISIONS
AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE 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 OF ITS
INTRODUCTION 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 IMPERATIVE PUBLIC 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 THE4 -9zt 'DAY OF
JANUARY, 1969.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED: J THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
If DAY OF JANUARY, tg6g:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF e
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION 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 COUNCILS 11 THEREFORE:
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED] OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS
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CHRISTI TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEYj JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY JR.
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P. JIMENEZj JR.; M.D.
GABE LOZANOj SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS,
. County of Nueces. f es
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ..................................
L®land Ge BernO ®
............................. who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
`' ZaH81�i- eli.•.Adva�ehiaiag- .>Ilanager.- of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
LBUL -- $otiose of Passage of Ordinance No 9211 -- amending -C, C. -Cites Code 1�
entitled IIae of drugs affecting phy�ioajP & mental faculties--- -
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in iae.....:LMOA ................
on the -1 .... day of.......- .February:......... 19- ....6.9
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Louise Vick
Lary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ORDINANCE Nu, v <i
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHI
CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMEN
RY ADOPTING A NEW SEC'
DESIGNATED AS SECTION
ENTITLE^ "USE OF DRUGS
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AN OPFE NSE TD USE DRUGS
ER THAN NARCOTICS; PR
A PENALTY; PROVIDINr,,
PUBLICATION; CO NTAI NINI
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CLARING AN EMERGENCY
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