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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
1958, AS AMENDED, BY REPEALING SECTION 23 -1. "CONTRACEPTIVES -
LIMITATIONS UPON SALE, DISTRIBUTION, ETC., GENERALLY ",
SECTION 23 -2. "SAME - DISPLAYING,ADVERTISING ", AND SECTION
23-3• "SAME - SALE TO MINORS ", THEREOF; PROVIDING SEVER -
ABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 23 -1. "CONTRACEPTIVES - LIMITATIONS
UPON SALE, DISTRIBUTION, ETC., GENERALLY. ", AND SECTION 23 -2. "SAME -
DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING. ", AND SECTION 23 -3. "SAME - SALE TO MINORS."
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 1958, AS AMENDED,
ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID BY
FINAL JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, 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 3O. THE NECESSITY TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, 1958, AS AMENDED, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON
SALE OF CONTRACEPTIVES IN THE SECTIONS HEREIN REPEALED MILITATE AGAINST THE
PUBLIC HEALTH TODAY, IN THE FACE OF THE GROWING PROBLEM OF VENEREAL DISEASE,
THE COST AND LABOR ENTAILED IN PROPER ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH SECTIONS OUTWEIGHS
ANY RESULTANT PUBLIC BENEFIT, 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 INTRO-
DUCTION BUT 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
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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 A'79/
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1971•
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CITY SEC ET Y
APPROVED:
TDAY OF OCTOBER, 1971:
CI ATTORNEY
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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 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 PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFU LY,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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RONNIE SIZEMORE 'L -L C,':t-
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
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REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
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THOMAS V. GONZALES
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GABE LOZANO, SR.
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J. HOWARD STARK
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
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RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
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ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
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GABE LOZANO, SR.
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