Ordinance No. 4,165Published in: THE BAYTOWN SUN
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Tuesday, June 18, 1985
ORDINANCE NO. 4165
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17 -4.2 "CONSUMPTION OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS" OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION TO
ENFORCEMENT; REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM
PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($200.00) DOLLARS; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Section 17 -4.2 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 17 -4.2. A person commits an offense if he intentionally or
knowingly consumes an alcoholic beverage upon the streets, sidewalks,
alleys, parking lots or other open or unimproved areas within the area
bounded by and including West Pearce Avenue, Whiting Street, West
Defee Avenue, and Main Street in the City of Baytown, except at
times and places designated by the City Manager or Chief of Police,
with approval of the City Council of the City of Baytown.
Section 2: 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of this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided however, that such repeal shall be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.
Section 3: 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 4: Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine
of not more than Two Hundred and No/100 ($200.00) Dollars.
Section S: 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 Baytown at least twice within ten (10) days after the
passage of this ordinance.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 13th day of June, 1985.
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ATT ST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. ONG y Attorney