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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4695 ENTITLED ■AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING THE OPERATION OF THE CITY HUMANE DEPART-
MENT; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF DOGS AND OTHER
ANIMALS; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS OF VETERINARIANS;
PROVIDING PENALTIES; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCYN, BY AMENDING SECTION 8 SO
AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL VETERINARIANS SHALL KEEP .A
DETAILED RECORD OF THE VACCINATIONS FOR R I OF CATS,
DOGS D OTHER AN f MALS. AND S14ALL UPON RU7Tffr7F-=_
HUMANE
OR OTHER SPECIFIV ANIMAL HAS BEEN VACCINATED WITHIN E
PAST TWELVt MONIHS; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PKU-
CY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 4695 ENTITLED •AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING THE OPERATION OF THE CITY HUMANE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR
THE LICENSING OF DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS OF
VETERINARIANS; PROVIDING PENALTIES; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CON-
TAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY■ BE AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 8 SO AS TO HEREAFTER READ AS
FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 8. DUTY OF VETERINARIANS. EVERY VETERINARIAN
OR OTHER PERSON WHO IS CALLED TO EXAMINE OR PROFESSIONALLY ATTEND ANY
DOG OR OTHER ANIMAL WITHIN THE CITY HAVING GLANDERS OF FARCY RABIES,
TUBERCULOSIS, OR ANY OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, SHALL, WITHIN TWENTY -
FOUR (24) HOURS THEREAFTER. REPORT IN WRITING TO THE CITY HEALTH OFFICER
AND THE HUMANE DEPARTMENT THE FOLLOWING: (A) LOCATION OF SUCH ANIMAL;
(B) NAME AND ADDRESS OF KEEPER THEREOF; AND (C) TYPE AND CHARACTER OF
DISEASE. ALL VETERINARIANS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHALL KEEP DETAILED
RECORDS OF THE VACCINATIONS FOR RABIES OF CATS, DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS,
AND UPON REQUEST OF THE HUMANE OFFICER OF THE CITY, ANSWER TO SUCH
OFFICER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A DOG, CAT OR OTHER SPECIFIC ANIMAL OF A
PARTICULAR LOCATION, OR OWNED BY A NAMED PERSON, HAS BEEN VACCINATED
WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. -
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH,
SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
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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 3. 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.
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR REGULATING THE OPERATION OF
THE HUMANE DEPARTMENT 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 IN-
TRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED
THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND 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 AND PUBLICATION AS HEREIN PROVIDED,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1957.
MAYOR'
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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THIS DAY OF FEB.. 1957:
CITY'ATTO BEY
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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 15 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 TH15 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 FOLLOW,11 VOTE:)
FARR -E" Q. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS - • -�•�+�
MINOR CULLI �(
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO�O
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