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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 7 'OFFENSES
MISCELLANEOUS " OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH TEXAS (1964), AS AMENDED BY
ADDING SECTION 27-19(19) PROVIDING FOR THE
PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL IN CERTAIN PARKS OR
AREAS OF PARKS PROVID"ING THAT THIS ORDI-
NANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING A PENALTY
PROV.IIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Chapter 27 'Offenses-Miscellaneous of the Code of
the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964) as amended be amended by
adding Section 27-19(19), such section to read as follows
Section 27-19 Park Rules-Generally
`(19) The Director of Parks and Recreation
of the City of Fort Worth is authorized
to determine and designate any park or
portion of a park as an area where the
drinking of alcoholic beverages is pro-
hibited and to place or erect appropriate
signs indicating same It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to consume or to possess
with intent to consume any alcoholic bever-
age in any park of portion of a park in which
such consumption is prohibited
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That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions
of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth Texas (1964)
as amended except where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinance and such
Code in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and
such Code are hereby repealed
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections paragraphs, sentences clauses and phrases
of this ordinance are severable and if any phrase clause sentence
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional
by the valid judgment or decree of any Court of competent jurisdiction
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such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
without the incorporation of this ordinance of any such unconstitu-
tional phrase clause sentence, paragraph or section
SECTION 4
That any person who violates disobeys omits 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/:1:00 Dollars ($200 00) for each offense
SECTION 5
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas is
hereby directed to publish the caption and penalty clause and ef=
fective date of this ordinance for five (5) days in the official
newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by the
TEX REV CIV STATS art 1176b-1
SECTION 6
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after the date of passage and publication as above specified
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LE GALITY
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT M&C G-+4784 Remised Granting Park PAGE
NUMBER and Rec're.aton Direct®~' Authority to ~
1/20/81 ~~G-4829 Designate S ecific Park Are.a~:s- in Wh°c > or
Alcoh~.lic B~~rerages Would Be Prohibited
On ~danuary 6 1981 the City Coun.ci~. adopted MSC G-4784 Reprised granting
the Park and Recreation Director the a~!`thori.ty to designate specific park
areas in which .alcoholi c he~erages_~ul.d be ptcihihited and to post signs
to that effect in such . areas pn order t:o enforce this authority it is
necessary for the City Goun.~il to pays an. ordinance specifically granting
synch authority to the D irector of Park and Recreation
iZec: ommenda t ion.
It is recommended that the City Council adopt. the attached ordinance
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At. ta.chment
APPRQVED BY
CITY C®J~ICIL
~`artiP~ ~~ 1981
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SUBMITTED FOR THE ~
CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
t7FFICE BY ^ APPROVED
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DEPARTMENT HEAD: Pgyn]_ ~ Isham ~ CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CONTACT Paul C T.sham ext ~ 7623 DATE