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AN ORDINANCE
L14ENDING ORDINANCE NO. X516 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE DE-
CLARING UNLAWFUL THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OR
ANY DANGEROUS (WEAPON; PROVIDING FOR CONFISCATION OF THE
ARTICLE OR WEAPON; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING A
PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE AFTER PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF ADOPTION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", BY AMENDING SECTION 1 50 AS
TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON SHALL NOT CARRY A KNIFE HAVING
A BLADE MEASURING FROM THE HANDLE OF THREE 3 INCHES OR
MORE IN LENGTH, AND SHALL NOT CARRY A KNIFE THAT WILL OPEN
AND LOCK OPEN BY THE PRESS OF A BUTTON; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
AFTER PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF ADOPTION; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 3516, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
22ND DAY OF JULY, 1953, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE DECLARING UNLAWFUL THE CARRYING
OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OR ANY DANGEROUS WEAPON; PROVIDING FOR CONFISCATION OF THE
ARTICLE OR WEAPON; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AFTER PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF ADOPTION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", BE AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1 SO AS TO HEREAFTER
READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CARRY
ON OR ABOUT HIS PERSON IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE ANY ONE OR MORE
OF THE FOLLOWING: STRAIGHT RAZOR, UNPACKAGED SAFETY RAZOR
DLADE, ANY KNIFE HAVING A BLADE MEASURING FROM THE HANDLE
OF THREE (3) INCHES OR MORE IN LENGTH, ANY KNIFE THAT WILL
NOT SHUT, ANY KNIFE THAT WILL OPEN AND LOCK OPEN BY THE
PRESS OF A BUTTON, ICE PICK, CHAIN SIX (6) INCHES OR MORE
IN LENGTH, BOWIE KNIFE, GUN, PISTOL, REVOLVER, DIRK, DAGGER,
SPEAR, NIGHT STICK, MACHETE, BLACK JACK, PIPE STICK, HAND
SICKLE, STILETTE, KNUCKLES, SWORD CASE MADE OF ANY METAL OR
ANY HARD SUBSTANCE, OR ANY DANGEROUS WEAPON."
SECTION 2. ANY PERSON VIOLATING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL
BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS (S200.00).
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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 -D WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PUB-
LICATION ONETIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURPOSE
OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID
ORDINANCE ND. 3516 CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
SHALL EE 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, DECLARING SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED
THE SUSPENSION OF THE SAID 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, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE
_kLDAY OF , 1955.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
A.TTES
CITY SECRE ARY
APPROVED AS TO LE L FORM:
CITY ATTO E
CORPUS HRISTI, TEXAS
1955
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN'
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; 1, THEREFORE,
HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS
THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
f�AY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO /pLa
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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