, 1935-09-09

ALI Ot0Al1uCC 70 pEuNlut IOI the -
Enlistment Of q district and limits
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 IL
MAJ be sold: Prohibiting the sale
Of all such liquors without such de-
lined districts and limits: Prescribing
a penalty for the violation hereof, and
declaring an emergency.
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Whereas. the recent repeal Of the pro-
hibition amendment TO the Constitu-
ton Of the State OF Texas. will again
legalize the sale OF spurious. vinous
and malt liquors within the City OF
Brownsville. Texas: inc
Whereas. the Legislature OF the State
Of Texas. has not at this time pre-
scr1bed any regulations or limitations
for the sale Of such liquors; and
Whereas. 4t Is 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 ana
such emergency Is hereby declared:
AAAGAAACAGH IL AZ OA41AAANA ~ Wv
City OF Brownsville:
i: The sale OF any spurious. vinous
and malt liquors within the City Of
Brownsville IL hereby prohibited except
within the following defined zone
Beginning az the intersection Of the
centerline OF l4th Street Sc. and the
center line OF the alley between Jeffer-
son and Madison Streets; thence In q
northwesterly direction with the GEN.
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with the center lire OF 10th Street Sc
thence In q soutawesterly direction
with the center line OF the alley be-
tween St. Charles ana Levee Streets.
Sc: thence southeasterly with the CEN
terlire Of said alley projected 70 Its
Intersection with the center line pro-
Jected OF ETH Street Sc: thence IN q
northeasterly direction with said pro-
iec.ed center line und said center line
a. SAID issh etrect 81 10 the place OF
beginning. and within an area 20 fee
vide northwest OF y center line q
10Th Street ST. htfv cen the center line
az the eiley between jefferson ana
Madison Streets and the centeriine Of
the alley between St. Charles and Levee
Streets Sc. and 70 feet wide Sc OF the
center line OF i4th Street Sc between
the center line or 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 80 feet wide
each side OF the center line OF Eli
ZRbeth 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 zone within the
commercial district created BY p
coming ordinance % the CITY
OF Brownsville. but no where else: and
Provided further that no sale OF
spurious, vinous or malt liquors shall
be legal o. permitted within $50 feet
any school. church or play
within or without said district.
distance Is 70 be measured bv
the shortest possible and most direct
line from property line TO property
2: Any person. association OF per-
sons, or corporation violating any az
the provisions OF this ordinance shall
deemed guilty. OF a m-isdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined not
20 exceed Two Hundred $500 00l Dol
and each day shall constitute =
sepe-ate offense.
3: For the reasons stated In the pre-
amble this ordinance f. hereby declar-
cd TO be an emergency measure DIS
with the provisions OF the
which provides that no ordin-
ance shall be passed on the day on
Il IS introduced. except emer-
5ency measures and the ordinance
hall take effect immediately upon tt
passage ard publication.
The foregoing ordinance was IN
anlnouslv passed BY tbs CITY Comrlss-
sion Of the CITY OF Brownsville. Texas.
on the It'll day OF September A. %. 1898
r. p. RENTFRO. Mayor.
II. Van Horn. City Secretary.