HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 666 CITY OF THE COLONY. TEXAS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
BY REPEALING CHAPTER 3. RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLA~JSE;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
C~JM~JLATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC HEVERAGES~ EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT OF (X)NFLIC-r HEREV/ITH~ PROVIDING
A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SDM OF ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1000.00) AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED O0~MITTED EACH DAY
DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCC~JRS OR
CONTIN~JES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~JNCIL OF
THE CITY OF THE COLONY. TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances shall be
and is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Sect. ion 2. If any section, article paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto
any persons or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional
by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance;
and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such
remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the City relating to alcoholic beverages and
shall not repeal any of the provisions of said ordinances except.
in those instances where provisions of those ordinances are
direct conflict wi~h the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in a sum not. to
exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) for each offense and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during
or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City of the Colony, Texas, are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of The Colony, Texas,
creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public
business, property, health, safety, and general welfare of the
public which requires that this ordinance become effective from
and after t~he date of its passage and it. is accordingly so
ordained,
PA$SIgD AI~ID APPRO¥1gD by the City Council of ~he City of
~ill~am W, Manning, May~
ATTEST:
Patti A, Hicks, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John Boyle, City Attorney