Ordinance No. 86ORDINANCE NO. $b
AN ORDINANCE M.1ENDING AN ORDINANCE "LICENSING THE
DRILLING OF OIL AND GAS JELLS WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; REGULATING
THE -DRILLING AND OPERATION OF SUCH WELLS WITHIN THE
CITY, REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT THEREWITH;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBIPdG A PENALTY;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF, "BEING
ORDINANCE NO. 73 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAYTO1V7N ON THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1950, BY
ANLINDING SECTION FIVE (5) OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 73
SO AS TO PROVIDE, IN`PER ALIA, FOR A FIVE HUNDRED
(3500.00) DOLLAR LICENSE FEE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A
WELL PERLTIT; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
71HEREAS, Ordinance No. 73 adopted by the City Council of the City of Baytown
on the 2nd day of February, 1950, being "An Ordinance Licensing the Drilling of
Oil and Gas Wells Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Baytown, Texas; Regu-
lating the Drilling and Operation of Such 'Yells Within the City; Repealing Ordi-
nances Inconsistent Therewith; Containing a Savings Clause; Prescribing a Penalty;
® and Providing for the Effecitve Date Hereof," provides for the issuance of permits to
drill Oil and gas wells within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown; and
WHE,REAS., a license fee of One Hundred (I6100.00) Dollars is required by said
Ordinance No. 73 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of administering and
enforcing the provisions of said Ordinance No. 73; and
WHEREAS) it has been brought to the attention of the City Council of the City
of Baytown that-said One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars is insufficient to cover said
expenses of administering and enforcing said Ordinance No. 73; and
ITHER;AS, the Council of said City deems it necessary to have a license fee of
Five Hundred (4500.00) Dollars for the purpose of defraying said expenses of ad-
ministering and enforcing the provisions of said Ordinance No. 73, and all amendments
thereto: �
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
SECTION 1: THAT Section 51 "License Fee,_" of Ordinance No. 73, shall be and
the same is hereby amended and changed to read as follows:
"SECTION 5: License Fee. For the purpose of defraying the expenses of
administration and enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance the
applicant shall pay to the City of.Baytown the sum of Five Hundred
($500.00) Dollars, as a license fee for the issuance of such a permit,
which sum shall be paid in before the permit shall be granted. Pro-
vided, however, that if Five Hundred (4500.00) Dollars is paid for a
well permit, then only an additional One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars shall
be required for a permit to change the location of the original well to
another location on the same leased property. The full Five'Hundred
(4500.00) Dollars shall be required for any change of location if said
change is from one lease to another non- adjacent'lease."
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SECTION
2: That all
the terms and provisions
of the said Ordinance No. 73
passed by the
City Council
of the City of Baytown on
the 2nd day of February,
1950, are hereby continued in full force and effect and any person violating
any of the terms of the ordinance shall be subject to the penalties provided
is therein.
SECTION 3: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take - effect from and
after ten (10) 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 in the official newspaper of the City of Baytol,m at least trice
prior to the effective d ate hereof.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council of the City of 3aytovm on this the ` day of September, 1950.
42.A. tWard, It�ayo
® ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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ME
COUNTY OF HARRIS
STATE OF TEXAS
o e, a undersigned authority, on this date personally came and ap -
peared
_ 2222___._.. t dui Y recognized agent of The Daily Sun , a daily newspaper
published in G ose Cre Harris
County, Texas, and aft r bein duly sworn, says that the
attached notice was published in The Daily Sun of .__. . 22.22 2222 _.__._
Sworn and subscribed before me this day
1. !ORL�L,C.4NCE NO. 88
wn. „Ordhiancq amending, an ordinance
'licensing the drilling ol, oil and 9
jwells within the, ;corporate. limits of the
City` of 'Baytown, Texas; regulating the
it riE ing and operation of such --ells within
thC'clty: repealing ordinances inconsistent
tllerewlth; containing a savings clause:
P_ , 2C bang a penalty; and providing for
E effective date hereof. "being ordinance
No. 73 passed by the City Council of the
C!i)• ct Baytown on the 22nd day OI r el -
ruary 1950, by amending Rection five (5)
ot•sa id ordlnanes No. 73 so as to provide,
lle'r alfn, for a five hundred (5500.00)
'dollar license fns for the in ct• �r A
well permit; containing a savings clause;
and providing for the publication and ef-
t facdve date of-thts ordinance, _
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Notary Public, >iI County, Texas
BEULAH MAE JACKSON
Notary Public, in and for Harris County, Texas