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Ordinance No. 974ka ORDINANCE NO. 974 W AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAIN - ING TO PUBLIC PARKS; REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EF- FECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BAYTOWN: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any person within any public park, parkway, playground or any other public place for public recreation to commit or do any of the following acts: 1. To drive or propel any motor vehicle over or through any park except along or upon public streets or designated park drives. 2. To ride any horse over or through any park except along and upon designated bridal paths. 3. To hit golf balls, except "floating type" practice balls which are incapable of doing injury to persons or objects. Section 2: Repealing Clause: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this or- dinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other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. Section 3: Savings Clause: If any provision, ex- ception, 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 unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance W or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end, all provisions of this ordinance are declared Section 4: Penalty Clause: Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in the sum not to exceed Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, and in addition to the penalty herein provided for such violation, any neglect or refusal to comply with any of the terms of this ordinance shall be deemed a nuisance, and may be abated in the manner provided by the laws and ordinances of the City for the abatement of nuisances. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the City Council of the City of Baytown on this 7th day of May, 1969. Glen Wa'lker, Mayor E City , Edna Oliver, C Fe T,, APPROVED: William R. Laughlin, City"Attorney M