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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 822, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1936, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO
AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE SALE OF HEAT WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, PRO-
VIDING FOR LICENSES FOR BUTCHER SHOPS AND MEAT MARKETS
AND PRESCRIBING LICENSE FEES THEREFOR, PROVIDING FOR
INSPECTION OF ALL MEAT TO BE SOLD IN SAID CITY, AND
PRESCRIBING INSPECTION FEES FOR MEAT OFFERED FOR SALE
IN SAID CITY, OUTSIDE OF REGULARLY LICENSED MEAT MARKETS
OR BUTCHER SHOPS, PROVIDING PENALTIES, REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
AND PARTICULARLY AN ORDINANCE ON THE SAME SUBJECT PASSED
AND APPROVED DECEMBER 1sT, 1913, AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY -, BY AMENDING SECTION 1, OF SAID ORDINANCE
SO AS TO INCREASE THE LICE FEE F RETA IJEAT DEALERS;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUS£. REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWJ
WITH, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 1, MI,
ORDINANCE ND. 622, PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,, A ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN
ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE OF HEAT WITHIN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, PROVIDING FOR LICENSES FOR BUTCHER SHOPS AND MEAT MARKETS
AND PRESCRIBING LICENSE FEES THEREFOR, PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION OF ALL MEAT
TO BE SOLD IN SAID CITY, AND PRESCRIBING INSPECTION FEES FOR MEAT OFFERED FOR
SALE IN SAID CITY, OUTSIDE OF REGULARLY LICENSED HEAT MARKETS OR BUTCHER SHOPS,
PROVIDING PENALTIES, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES ICI CON-
FLICT HEREWITH AND PARTICULARLY AN ORDINANCE ON THE SAME SUBJECT PASSED AND
APPROVED DECEMBER 15T, 1913, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY' ", BE AMENDED TO
HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 2: SAID LICENSE FOR SAID RETAIL MEAT DEALERS SHALL BE
ISSUED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND
SHALL BE DATED THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY OF EACH YEAR, AND SHALL BE
IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FOR ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE THEREOF, PRO-
VIDED THAT THOSE PERSONS DESIRING TO ENGAGE IN SAID BUSINESS AFTER
THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY OF ANY'EAR MAY OBTAIN A LICENSE FOR THE RE-
MAINING PORTION OF SAID YEAR; SAID LICENSE 514ALL BE NON - TRANSFERABLE
EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AFTER PROPER APPLICATION
TO SAID COUNCIL. NO REFUND SHALL BE ALLOWED ON ANY UNUSED
PORTION OF ANY LICENSE. THE APPLICANT OR APPLICANTS FOR SAID
LICENSE SHALL PAY A GRADUATED LICENSE FEE ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS:
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(A) WHERE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN ANY CAPACITY
IN SAID BUSINESS DOES NOT EXCEED TWO (2), THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE
SHALL BE TEN ($10.00) DOLLARS.
(B) WHERE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN ANY CAPACITY
IN SAID BUSINESS EXCEEDS TWO (2) BUT ODES NOT EXCEED FIVE (5),
THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE SHALL BE TWENTY ($20.00) DOLLARS.
(C) WHERE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN ANY CAPACITY
IN SAID BUSINESS EXCEEDS FIVE (5) BUT DOES NOT EXCEED EIGHT (8),
THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE SHALL BE THIRTY (30.00) DOLLARS.
(D) WHERE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN ANY CAPACITY
IN SAID BUSINESS EXCEEDS EIGHT (8), THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE SHALL
BE FORTY ($40.00) DOLLARS.*
SECTION 2. 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 PROVISION OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 3. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH SHALL BE, AND ARE, REPEALED.
SECTION 4. 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 5. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE 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 INTRODUCTION 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 ORDIN-
ANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN
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FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS NEREINASOVE PROVIDED FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED This 31ST DAY OF JULY. 1957.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FPM
THIS 31ST DAV OF JUIR . 1957:
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CITY ATTORNEY
PU /SJCHRISTI, TEXAS
4 "/ .1957
TO 7HE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE -
REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE
GOING ORDINANC 6. A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT MO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 19 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL' I, TNEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR 0E01REM ENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THe DATE IT 15 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 VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
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W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. SIGLER
MANUEL P. MAL OO NA OO.
CHARLIE J. AIL I$
ARTHUR R. JAMES
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWIN6 VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS c" T..
B. E. SIGLER CL:
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MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS C
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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