Ordinance No. 24L
ORDINANCE NO. 24
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE BURNING OF GARBAGE; IN THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN; REGUTATING THE BURNING OF TRASH AND
RUBBISH IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING FOR THE RE-
PEALING OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT fflUtEWITH; EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF,
BE TI' ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section l: DE If1ITIMS
(a) Garbage: The term "garbage", as used herein, shall mean and
include all solid or semi - solid, but not liquid, substances, such as kitchen
refuse, market foods, or animal or vegetable matter, etc., which have been
used or were intending to be used as food for man or animal.
(b) Rubbish and Trash: The terms "rubbish" or "trash ", as herein used,
0 shall mean and include all wastes and refuse, other than garbage as above
defined, including leaves, grass, weeds, tree trimmings, food or merchandise
containers and papers.
Section 2:.
Burning of Garbage: The burning of garbage upon any lot or block
or part thereof, whether vacant or occupied, or upon any street, alley or park-
way, within the City of Baytown, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance
and it shall be unlawful for any persons,persons, firms-or corporation to burn
or cause or permit same to be burned thereon. 7t shall be the duty of the
owner or occupant of any permises within the City to dispose of said garbage
as provided for the disposal of garbage in Ordinance No. 13, as amended,
• and ordinance No. 18 of the City of Baytown.
Section 3: Burning Rubbish or Trash: That is shall f urther be unlawful
for any person, persons, firm, or corporation, to burn or cause or permit to
be burned rubbish or trash in any of the following places in the City of
Baytown:
(a) In or on:any street, gutter, parkway, or alley;
(b) in or on any lot within thirty (30) feet of any building, fence,
lumber or woodyard:
(c) In or on any lot a greater distance than thirty (30) feet from
the objects enumerated in sub - section (b) unless such rubbish
or trash is burned in containers made of metal, brick, or other
non - combustible material and having non - combustible covers
with perforated openings not larger than three - eights of an
inch in width; '
(d) In the fire limits of the city.
Section 4: That any person, persons, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject
to a fine of not less than Five (65) dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100)
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dollars.
Section 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with
• the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; _provided, hovrever, that
such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency, and in all
other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances
regulating and governing the subject matter covered byythis ordinance.
Section b: If any section or provisions, or parts thereof.in this
ordinance shall be adjudged, invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity
or unconstitionality shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as
a- whole or of any other section or provision or part thereof.
Section 7: This ordinance shalltake effect from and after ten days
from its passage by the City Council. The city clerk is hereby directed to
give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published
40 in the official newspaper of the City of Baytovin at least twice prior to
the effective date hereof.
INTRODUCED, KFAD, and PAS&D by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the City Council of the City of Baytoim on this the 21st day of September,
1948.
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Oliver, City Clerk
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. D. Cleveland, Mayor
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