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AN ORDINANCE
PROHIBITING THE SALE OF INSECTICIDES OR RODENTI-
CIDES CONTAINING THALLIUM AND SODIUM FLUOROACETATE
(COMPOUND 1080) IN ANY FORM OR CONCENTRATION, UN-
LESS THE SAME SHALL CONTAIN AN INGREDIENT WHICH
WILL MAKE THE SAME UNPALATABLE TO HUMAN BEINGS,
DOGS AND CATS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVID-
ING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR
CORPORATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY FIRM OR CORPORATION TO SELL
OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY INSECTICIDE OR RODENTICIDE WHICH CONTAINS
THALLIUM IN ANY FORM OR CONCENTRATION, UNLESS THE SAME SHALL CONTAIN
AN INGREDIENT IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO MAKE SUCH INSECTICIDE OR RODENTI-
CIDE UNPALATABLE TO HUMAN BEINGS, DOGS AND CATS.
SECTION 2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR
CORPORATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY FIRM OR CORPORATION TO SELL
OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY INSECTICIDE OR RODENTICIDE WHICH CONTAINS SODIUM
FLUOROACETATE (COMPOUND 1080) IN ANY FORM OR CONCENTRATION, UNLESS THE
SAME SHALL CONTAIN AN INGREDIENT IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO MAKE SUCH
INSECTICIDE OR RODENTICIDE UNPALATABLE TO HUMAN BEINGS, DOGS AND CATS.
SECTION 3. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION VIOLATING ANY
PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND
UPON CONVICTION THEREOF, SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN
FIVE ($5.00) DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 4. IF ANY SECTION OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE HELD VOID, INEFFECTIVE OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL, THE HOLDING OF
ANY SUCH SECTION OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE TO BE VOID, INEFFEC-
TIVE OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAIN-
ING SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SECTION 5. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER
ITS PUBLICATION ONE TIME 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.
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SECTION 6. THE FACT THAT AN ALARMING NUMBER OF CASES OF
THALLIUM POISONING HAVE OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE
FACT THAT THALLIUM AND SODIUM FLUOROACETATE (COMPOUND 1080) ARE COMMON-
LY USED IN INSECTICIDES AND RODENTICIOES F.OB WHICH THERE 15 NO KNOWN
ANTIDOTE; AND THE FACT THAT A MAJORITY OF SUCH CASES OF POISONING ARE
SMALL CHILDREN, WHO EXHIBIT NO SYMPTOMS UNT16 SUCH TIME THAT MEDICAL
TREATMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERA-
TIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING A SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING
THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DAY IT
IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT
THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR HAVING DE-
CLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS
AND REQUESTED THAT SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDIN-
ANCE BE PASSED FINALG'Y ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION, AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECTIVE FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT 15 ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIs�DAY OF JANUARY, 1957.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROV S TO LEGAL FORM'
THIS DAY F JANUARY, 1957:
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
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 RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT I.S INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; 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,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
MINOR CULLI
B. E. BIGLER '
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO' TE:
FARRE4), .0. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
MINOR CULLI
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
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