Ordinance No. 11,974ORDINANCE NO. 11,974
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE V
"FINANCE," DIVISION 2 "ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND CHARGES,"
SECTION 2 -616 "PUBLIC INFORMATION," SUBSECTION (D) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO UPDATE THE FEES
CONCERNING BIRTH RECORDS, TO ADDRESS DEATH RECORDS, AND
TO ADD A $1.00 FEE PER CERTIFICATE FOR PRESERVING VITAL
STATISTICS RECORDS, TRAINING THE LOCAL REGISTRAR, AND
ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF VITAL STATISTICS
RECORDS; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 2 "Administration," Article V "Finance," Division 2
"Administrative Fees and Charges," Section 2 -616 "Public information," Subsection (d) of the
Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE V. FINANCE
DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND CHARGES
Sec. 2 -616. Public information.
(d) The charges for copies of birth and death certificates shall be the same fee as charged by
the state bureau of vital statistics plus a $1.00 fee per certificate for vital statistics training
and document preservation, safety and security.
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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of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 the ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not effect 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: 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 passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmativ vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, on this the 28`s day of June, 2012.
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ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., City
DONCARLOS, Mayor
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