Ordinance No. 2,012ORDINANCE NO.2012
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS,AMENDING THE CODEOF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING
CHAPTER 18§,"NIGHT WATCHMEN SERVICES,"AND PROVIDING
FORTHE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS,the 64th Legislature of theState of Texas
amended Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.art.4413 (29bb)so as to
regulate Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies;
and
WHEREAS,Section 3(b)of said art.4413 (29bb)expressly
forbids any city from requiring any authorization,permit,
franchise or license from any agency regulated by said Act;
and
WHEREAS,Chapter 18£,"Night Watchmen Services,"of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown,Texas,is effec
tively preempted by art.4413 (29bb);and
WHEREAS,it is in the interest of theCity of Baytown
to clarify,simplify and make more accessible,understandable
its statutory law by eliminatingduplicative or ineffective
provisions;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF
BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by the repeal of Chapter 18£,
"Night Watchmen Services,"and the same shall cease to have
force and effect from and after the effective date of this
ordinance.
Section 2:Thatthis ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the CityCouncil of the City of Baytown this 27th day of
May 1976,
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TOM GENTRY,MayorV
ATTEST:
-EILEEN P.HALL,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL"RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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