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ORDINANCE NO. ~ d ~~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, "CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES,
TENT SHOWS, ETC.", OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE PERMIT FEE FOR OPERATION OF CARNI-
VALS, CIRCUSES AND TENT SHOWS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDI-
NANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND CODE
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND
CODE PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERA-
BILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY: AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
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That Chapter 11 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
(1964), as amended, is hereby further amended, by amending
Section 11-1, thereof, and hereafter Section 11-1 shall read and be
as follows:
"Sec. 11-1. Permit--Required; fee; term
"It shall be unlawful for any person or business to set up
or operate any carnival, circus or tent show within the
city unless and until such person or business has first
obtained a permit and paid to the assessor-collector of
taxes a permit fee in the amount of thirty dollars
($30.00). Any permit issued by the city for the setting up
or operating of any carnival, circus or tent show shall
expire ninety (90) days after the date of its issuance."
That, should any portion, section or part of a section of this
Ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judg-
ment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections or
parts of sections of this Ordinance, which said remaining provisions
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
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That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances
and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, except in those instances
where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with
such other ordinances and such Code, in which instances said con-
flicting provisions are hereby expressly repealed.
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Section 4.
That any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys,
neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than
Two Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day
that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate
offense.
Section 5.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby
directed to publish the caption and penalty clause and effective
date of this ordinance for five (5) days in the official newspaper
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, a s authorized by TEX. REV. CIV.
STATS., Art. 1176b-1.
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That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so or-
dained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Date: 5-3-~3
ADOPTED:
EFFECTIVE:
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