, 1935-07-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
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OhADANtNLL W. 80
An ordinance regulating the pre-
paration OF garbage by householder
within the CITY OF brownsville. Texas,
prohibiting interference Herewith,
prescribing q penalty for the violation
thereof and declaring nm emergency.
PREAMBLE
whereas. tie failure OF many
householders 10 provide covered con-
tanners for tne deposit OF accumulated
garbage ana rubbish results in un-
sanitary conditions IN many portions
OF the City Of Brownsville: q
Whereas, unauthorized persons tres
pass upon premises where proper pro-
vision IN made for the collection and
Keeping Of garbage In covered con-
tainers, opening said containers und
strewing the contents promiseuously
over the premises on which they tres
pass, and this practice also results ~
unsanitary conditions existing Within
the City OF Brownsville. Therefore, "a
emergency is hereby declared % exist
which aecessitates that the charter
provision requiring that no ordinance
except emergency. shall be passed on
the day on which IL shall be intro
duced. be suspended. and that this
ordinance bo passed as an emergency
measure.
Be It Ordained by the City OF
Brownsville:
Section Il: That each households
IN the City OF Brownsville who de-
sires his garbage to be collected shall
provide himself with a covered con-
tainer OF sufficient sire 70 contain
garbage from his premises.
Section q: Any householder not
providing himself with a covered gar
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ments. or who fails 70 dispose OF his
garbage by burning or BY other sani-
tary means, Will be creating q NUS
ance. n after proper notification by
the Sanitary Inspector. shall be sub
ject to penalties Of nuisance Rnd-or
sanitary ordinances OF this City.
Section 8: The owner or occupant
OF the premises desiring garbage col
lection service shall place the cover
ed container for garbage prescribed IN
Section / Of this ordinance I'm a proper
and convenient place at the back or
side Of his premises. making the same
accessible 20 the duly employed gar
bRFe collectors of the City OF Browns
vile AZ any and all times.
Section 4: 10 shall be unlawful for
any person. other than the person IN
possession and control OF said premises.
the members OF hts family. Including
and the duly employed gar
bage collectors OF the City uf Browns
Vile. TO enter said garbage container.
or disturb the contents thereof or re-
move the same without the express
consent OF the wre or other person
in control OF said premises. Any per-
son violating the terms OF this Crdi-
nance shall be guilty Of an offense
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000 I.
Section 5: II any section. para
graph. subdivision. clause. phrase. or
provision OF this ordinance shnli be
adIudged invalid. or held ~unconsti-
tutional. the same shall not affect
the validity OF this ordinance INV n
whole OF n part. or provision. there
OF. other than the part no decided 60
be invalid or unconstitutional.
Section e.. For the reasons stated
In the preamble this ordinance Is here
by declared 60 be an emergency meas
ure dispensing with the provision IN
the City Charter providing that no
ordinance be passed on the dav on
which IL shall be introduced. and this
ordinance shall take effect ten days
from and after It's passage and publica-
ton.
N. d. RENTFRo. Mayor.
Attest:
n. VAN HORN.
City Clerk.
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