, 1935-09-08

within the City OF Brownsville, Texas.
where spurious, vinOus and malt liquors
may be sold. and limits within the City
Of Brownsville. Texas, where malt L.
quors may be sold: Prohibiting the sale
Of all such liquors without such de-
a penalty for the violation hereof, and
declaring an emergency.
p r II A M p l.
Whereas. the recent repeal OF the pro-
hibition amendment to the Constitu-
ton OF the State OF Texas. will again
iegalize the sale OF spurious. vinous
and malt liquors within the City Of
Brownsville. Texas. and
Whereas. the Legislature Of the State
OF Texas. has not at this time pre-
scribed any regulations or limitations
for the sale OF such liquors: and
Whereas. II IA necessary IN order 70
protect public health. peace and safety
OF the City that certain regulations and
limitations for the sale Of such liquors
be established until the Legislature OF
the State OF Texas passes some regulA-
tons and limitations: and
Whereas. such condition creates m
emergency for the preservation OF the
public health. peace and safety and
such emergency Is hereby declared:
Therefore: BE IL Ordained by the
City OF Brownsville:
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n malt liquors within the City OF
Brownsville is hereby prohibited except
within the following defined zone.
Beginning nc the intersection OF the
centerline Of l4th Street Sc. and the
center Inc OF the alley between Jeffer-
son n Madison Streets: thence In q
northwesterly direction with the CEN
ter line OF said alley % its intersection
with the center lire OF 10th Street ST.
thence n q southwesteriy direction
with h center line OF the alley be-
tween st. Charles and Levee Streets.
Sc. thence southeasterly with the cen
terline OF said alley projected TO It's
Intersection with the center line pro-
iected OF 18th Street Sc: thence IN q
northeasterly direction with said pro-
tected center line and said center line
~ said lsth Street 6E TO the place OF
beginning. and within an area 70 fee,
wide northwest az the center line az
nth Street Sc. httv een the center line
OF the pliey between jefferson and
Madison Streets n the centerline Of
the alley bctween st. Charles and Levee
Streets Sc. and 70 feet wide Sc OF the
center line OF 18th Street SE between
the center line Of the alley between
Jefferson and Madison Streets and the
center line extended OF the alley be-
tween st. Charles and Levee Streets
Sc: excepting. however. from the above
described territory an area 90 feet wide
on each side Of the center line OF Eli
zabeth Street between the center line
Of 10th Street Sc and 18th Street Sc.
Provided. however. that the sale OF
malt liquors only may be made outside
OF the above defined xon within the
commercial district created by the
general coming ordinance OF the City
Of Brownsville. but no where else: and
Provided further that no sale or
spurious. vinous or malt liquors shall
be legal or permitted within $50 feet
from any school. church or play
ground within or without said district.
which distance IL TO be measured bv
the shortest possible and most direct
line from property line 70 property
line.
z: Any person. association OF per-
sons. or corporation violating any OF
the provisions OF this ordnance shall
be deemed guilty OF n misdemeancr
and upon conviction shall be fined net
70 exceed Two Hundred $500. 0ol Dol
lars and each day shall constitute q
seperate offense.
J: For the reasons stated In the pre-
amble this ordinance n hereby declar-
ed 70 be m emergency measure dis
pensing with the provisions OF the
charter which provides hat no ordin-
ance shall be passed on the day on
which 10 10 introduced. except emer-
gency measures and the ordinance
shall take effect immediately upon It's
passage and publication.
The foregoing ordinance was un-
animously passed by the CITY Commits
sion OF the City Of Brownsville. Texas
on the 7th day OF September "A. -. 1885.
n. d. RENTFRO. Mayor.
II. Van Horn. City Secretary.