HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 255 ORDINANCE NO. ~--~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY BY ADDING SECTIONS 11-6
THROUGH 11-9 TO CHAPTER 11, LIBRARY; PROVIDING THAT EVERY
PERSON, PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD WHO SHALL TAKE SUCH
LIBRARY MATERIALS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF SUCH
LIBRARY IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR; PROVIDING THAT IN THE
CASE OF REFUSAL OR NEGLECT TO RETURN BORROWED MATERIALS AFTER
NOTICE TO RETURN IS SENT TO THE ADDRESS OF THE BORROWER, SAID
BORROWER IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON
MUTILATING, MARKING, TEARING OR OTHERWISE DEFACING OR DESTROYING
OR INJURING IN PART OR WHOLE LIBRARY MATERIALS IS GUILTY OF
A MISDEMEANOR; PROVIDING THAT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A
CHILD UNDER SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISIONS
OF THE ORDINANCE IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN FINES NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00); PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
The Colony, Texas, be and is hereby amended by adding Section
11-6 to Chapter 11, Library, as follows:
"Section 11-6, Illegal Removal of Materials, Fine.
That every person, parent or guardian of a
child who is under the age of seventeen (17) years,
who shall take or borrow from The Colony Public
Library any book, pamphlet, periodical, paper or
other property except in accordance with the rules
of such Library, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea-
nor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00
for each offense."
SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
The Colony, Texas, be and is hereby amended by adding Section
11-7 to Chapter 11, Library, as follows:
"Section 11-7, Return of Borrowed Materials, Fine.
That every person, parent or guardian of a
child under the age of seventeen (17) years who
shall take or borrow from The Colony Public Library
any book, pamphlet, periodical, paper or other property
and neglect, refuse or fail to return the same within
two weeks after the date of mailing a notice by
certified mail with return receipt requested to
his or her address noted on the current Library
card shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for
each offense, plus all fines normallyk~ssessed by
the Library for each day's violation obits rules."
SECTION 3. That the Code of Ordinances of th~ City of
The Colony, Texas, be and is hereby amended by addihg Section
11-8 to Chapter 11, Library, as follows:
"Section 11-8, Defacing of Library Materials, Fine.
That every person, parent or guardian of a
child under the age of seventeen (17) years who
shall willfully or wantonly cut, mutilate, mark,
tear, write upon, deface or otherwise destroy or
injure in whole or in part, any book, pamphlet,
periodical, map or document, picture, or written
or engraved or printed paper or any other Library
property belonging to the City of The Colony Public
Library, or shall suffer any such injury to be inflicted
while such property is in his custody, or shall
willfully or wantonly injure any of the furniture
or property in the building of The Colony Public
Library, or shall willfully or wantonly mark or
deface or in any way injure The Colony Public Library
or any part thereof, or any fixtures therein or
appurtenances thereto, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor
more than $200.00 for each offense."
SECTION 4. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
The Colony, Texas, be and is hereby amended by adding Section
11-9 to Chapter 11, Library, as follows:
"Section 11-9, Penalties.
That any person, parent or guardian of a child
under the age of seventeen (17) years who violates
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
subject to the penalties as provided for herein,
and where the amount of the penalty is not specifically
provided for herein, any person guilty of violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) for each offense."
SECTION 5. That should any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph,
section or portion of this ordinance be held to be void and
unenforceable, the remaining provisions of said ordinance
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediatey
from and after its passage by the City Council and the publication
of the caption as the law and charter in such cases provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY T~ CITY COUNC~ OF THE CITY OF
THE COLONY, TEXAS, ON THE 7~-~ DAY OF ~z~-~s~ ,
1983. ~/
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
~AI~'ICE CARROLL, CITY SECRETARY
~P~ROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY