HomeMy WebLinkAbout18208 ORD - 05/09/1984AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 53, TRAFFIC, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
TO PROHIBIT THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 53, Traffic, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be amended by adding thereto a new
Section 53-13 which shall hereafter be and read as follows:
Sec. 53-13. Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages.
No operator of a motor vehicle shall knowingly or
intentionally consume an alcoholic beverage while
operating a motor vehicle in a public place.
As used herein,
(a) "alcoholic beverage" shall mean a beverage
that contains more than one-half of one
percent of alcohol by volume and that is
capable of use for beverage purposes, either
alone or when diluted;
(b) "motor vehicle" shall mean a vehicle which is
self-propelled;
(c) "public place" shall mean any place to which
the public or a substantial group of the
public has access and includes, but is not
limited to, streets, highways and the common
areas and parking lots of parks, shopping
centers, office buildings, schools, hospi-
tals, apartment houses and transport
facilities.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. The caption of this ordinance shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Corpus Christi and shall
become effective June 1, 1984 after its date of publication as provided by
law.
18208
cRgEwp1984
That the foregoing ordinance wap, read for
second reading on this the f1 Y7► day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
first time and p s d to its
, 19 , by the
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
That the foegoing ordinance ,reaa for t sero d time and p7$ed to its
third readingon this the dayof , 19 j'' bythe
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
That the fore Ding ordinanc
on this the day of
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
was read for thet�ird time and passed finally
, 19 , by the following vvtotte:
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ! 'flay of ykieur
, 190/ .
ATTEST:
P VED:
DAY OF //&- , 198.( :
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
MA
THE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS, tss:
County of Nueces.
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
MARGARET RAMAGE _, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPERVISOR of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 18208 AMENDING CHAPTER 53,_ TRAE.E1Q
CALLER -TIMES EL831M1;3. KG...CQA.__ _..
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in
14th May 84 day one
on the._...._._ day of 19 , and once each thereafter for
consecutive
day
One Times.
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25.30 MARGARET RAMAGE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th l day of
EDNA KOSTER
2
,... ay 19 84
Notary Public, Nu County, Texas
NO7IE� OF FASSAGE
Of ORIINANCE NO 18208
AMENDING CHAPTER 53.
TRAFFIC, OF THE CITY CODE
DF ORDINANCES TO PROHIB-
IT THE CONSUMPTION OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
WHILE OPERATING A MO.
TOR VEHICLE, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-
TION
OF JUNE N
DATE EFFECTIVE
1, 1984.
It Was passed and approved
by the Coy Counc:I of the Cdy,
of Corpus Chnsh, Texas on
the 9th day of May, 1984
The full text of said ordinance
is available to the public in the
Office of the City Secretary.
-s-&II G. Read
City Secretary
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