Ordinance No. 18500
ORDINANCE No. 185
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, ITS AGENTS AND
EMPLOYEES, FROM PURCHASING, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, ANY MATERIALS,
SUPPLIES, SERVICES, LABOR OR MERCHANDISE WHATSOEVER FROM ANY
PERSON, ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS, FIRM OR CORPORATION THAT IS
DELINQUENT IN ANY PAYMENT OF ANY KIND OF TAXES, DEBTS OR OTHER
OBLIGATION NHATSOEVER TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING THAT
THE GENERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE THE DUTY
OF THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING THAT
THE CITY MANAGER SHALL CAUSE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE
TAX OFFICE TO KEEP ALL EMPLOYEES ARID AGENTS OF THE CITY INFORMED
AS TO THE PERSONS, ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS
IN ARREARS TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY SHALL
NOT ACCEPT NOR CONSIDER ANY BID FROM ANY PERSON, ASSOCIATION OF
PERSONS, FIRM OR CORPORATION THAT IS DELINQUENT TO THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN IN ANY PAYMENT OF TAXES OR OTHER DEBT OR OBLIGATION
WHATSOEVER OWING TO THE CITY; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
® SECTION 1: THAT, henceforth, the City of Baytown, its agents and employees,
are hereby prohibited from purchasing, on behalf of the City, any materials,
supplies, services, labor or merchandise whatsoever from any person, association
of persons, firm or corporation that is delinquent in any payment of any kind of
taxes, debts or other obligation whatsoever to the City of Baytown.
SECTION 2: THAT the City Manager of the City of Baytown is hereby charged
with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this ordinance and to this end he
shall apprise all department heads, officers, employees, and agents of the City
of Baytown of the terms of this ordinance and see to it that said terms of this
ordinance are obeyed by all such department heads, officers, employees and agents
of the City.
•' SECTION 3': It is expressly provided and shall be the duty of the City Manager
to direct the Director of Finance and the tax office of the City to keep all
employees and agents of the City informed as to the persons, association of persons,
firms and corporations which are delinquent in any payment of any kind of taxes,
debts or other obligation to the City of Baytown.
SECTION 4: THAT, henceforth, the City of Baytown shall not accept nor consider
any bid from any person, association of persons, firm or corporation that is
delinquent to the City in any payment of taxes or other debt or obligation whatsoever
owing to the City.
SECTION 5: Repealing Clause. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, 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 by this ordinance.
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SECTION 6: Savings Clause. If any provision, exception, section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same
to any person or set of circumstances shall for any reason be held uncons titutioaal,
void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or set of
circumstances and, to this end, all provisions of this ordinance are declared to
be severable.
SECTION 7: Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. 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 Baytown at least twice
within ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this 14th day of May, 1953.
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na fiver, Ci y Clerk
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R. . Pruett, ayor
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CAPTION OF ORDINANCE:
ORDINANCF 1,10. 185
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, ITS AGENTS
AND EMPLOYEES, FRO14 PURCHASING, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY,
ANY MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, SERVICES, LABOR OR MERCHANDISE
WHATSO= FRCM ANY PERSON, ASSOCIATION OR PERSONS, FIRM
01t CO:POIU+TION THAT IS DIMINQULTiT IN ANY PAYMENT OF ANY
KIND OF TARES, DEBTS OR OPIiM OBLIGATION]'WHATSOEVER TO THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVI DING THAT THE BENERAL ERFORCE104T
OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE CITY MANAGER
OF TF -7, CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY MANAGER
SHALL CAUSE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE TAX OFFICE
TO =-P ALL MTLOYEES AND AGENTS OF THE CITY IN OP=D
AS TO TIT PERSONS, ASSOCIATIO17 OF PERSONS, FIRMS AND
CORPORATICJS IN ARREARS TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING THAT
THE CITY SHALL NOT ACCEPT NCR CONSIDER ANY BID FROM
ANY PERSON, ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS, FIRM OR CORPORATION
THAT IS DFLIRQUMTT TO TIT CITY OF DAYTO14N IN ANY FAY-
MEHT OF TAXES OR OTHER. DEBT OR OBLIGATION 14UTSOEVER
OWING TO THE CITY: REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
I.iR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.