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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS
AMENDED, BE AND THE SAW IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADD;:
NUNI-ATIVLNI Ut IAA; YKUVIUINU A 1'LNALIT; KLYLALINU ALL UKUI-
NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT AN OCCUPATION TAX OF
ONE -HALF OF THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE COLLECTED BY THE STATE ON ALL COIN -
OPERATED MACHINES OF MUSIC, SKILL OR PLEASURE AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED
THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE SAME AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY TO SEAL
ANY MACHINES UPON WHICH THE SAID OCCUPATION TAX HAS NOT BEEN PAID AND TO
REQUIRE A PAYMENT FOR THE RELEASE OF ANY COIN- OPERATED MACHINE SEALED FOR
NONPAYMENT OF TAX, TO THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SUCH AUTHORITY IS AVAILABLE TO
THE STATE COMPTROLLER FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE STATE TAX:
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 ADDING A NEW SECTION, TO BE DESIGNATED
AS SECTION 35 -8, ENTITLED "AUTHORITY TO SEAL MACHINES FOR NONPAYMENT OF
OCCUPATION TAX FOR COIN- OPERATED MACHINES", WHICH SAID SECTION SHALL READ
AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 35 -8. AUTHORITY TO SEAL MACHINES FOR NONPAYMENT
OF OCCUPATION TAX FOR COIN- OPERATED MACHINES.
THE COLLECTION SUPERVISOR OF THE CITY, OR HIS AUTHORIZED REPRE-
SENTATIVE, MAY SEAL ANY SUCH MACHINE UPON WHICH THE TAX HAS NOT BEEN PAID
TO THE CITY IN A MANNER THAT WILL PREVENT FURTHER OPERATION. WHOEVER SHALL
BREAK THE SEAL AFFIXED BY SAID COLLECTION SUPERVISOR, OR HIS AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE, OR WHOEVER SHALL EXHIBIT OR DISPLAY ANY SUCH COIN - OPERATED
MACHINE AFTER SAID SEAL HAS BEEN BROKEN, OR WHOEVER SHALL REMOVE ANY COIN-
OPERATED MACHINE FROM LOCATION AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN SEALED BY THE COLLECTION
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SUPERVISOR, OR HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MIS-
DEMEANOR AND, UPON CONVICTION, SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00). A FEE IS HEREBY LEVIED, TO BE CHARGED BY
THE COLLECTION SUPERVISOR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $12.50 FOR THE RELEASE OF ANY
COIN- OPERATED MACHINE SEALED FOR NON- PAYMENT OF TAX.
SECTION 2. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH BE AND ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
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 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 AND RECITING
THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE.
SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY TO IMMEDIATELY ENACT THE PROVISIONS
HEREINABOVE SET FORTH IN ORDER THAT THE CITY MAY COLLECT AN OCCUPATION
TAX OF ONE -HALF OF THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE COLLECTED BY THE STATE, AS
PROVIDED BY THE 61ST LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION, CREATES A PUBLIC EMER-
GENCY AND 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE 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 AND PUBLICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO
ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY OF , 1969.
ATTEST:
CIT SECRET RY YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF , 1969:
CITY ATTORNEY
Corpus Christi, as
Gzay of , 19�
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 Council; I, 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 presene meeting of the
City Council.
Respectfully,
OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "DicV'Bradley, Jr. ✓
a, Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts/
Ronnie Sizemore _
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
9 _ Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr/__ ,
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PEduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. 'Wrangler" Roberts- /'�' 1
• Ronnie Sizemore
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS, lss:
County of Nueces. 1
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