Ordinance No. 3,69331006 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 3693
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, AMENDING SECTION 1 -5, "GENERAL PENALTY FOR
VIOLATIONS OF CODE; CONTINUING OFFENSES; FEE FOR ISSUANCE
AND SERVICE OF WARRANT OF ARREST FOR REARREST;"
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is
hereby amended by the amendment of Section 1 -5 by the repeal of Section 1 -5 as
presently constituted and by substituting in its place a new Section 1 -5 which shall
reads as follows:
Sec. 1 -5. General penalty for violations of Code; continuing violations;
fee for issuance and service of warrant of arrest for rearrest.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this code or in any
ordinance of the City or state statute, whenever an act or
omission is prohibited, required, made or declared
unlawful, illegal, an offense or a Class C misdemeanor,
any person adjudged guilty of such offense shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed $200.00.
(b) Each day such offense shall continue shall constitute a
separate offense.
(c) The Judge of the Municipal Court shall assess and
collect a special fee of FIFTEEN AND NO /100 ($15.00)
DOLLARS, for the issuance and service of a warrant of
arrest for an offense under Section 38.11, Texas Penal
Code or under Section 149, Texas Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways (Article 6701d, TEX. REV. CIV.
STAT.) and as described in Article 17.04, Texas Code of
Criminal Procedure.
Section 2: If any provision, section, exception, 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 affect the validity of the remaining provisions of
this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 3: This Ordinance shall tame effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 6th day of October, 1983.
ALLEN CANNON, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Cler
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