HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2871 ORDINANCE NO.
f AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW REVISION AND CODIFICATION
OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDI-
NANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, EXCEPT AS HEREIN EXPRESS-
LY EXCEPTED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF' SAID CODE,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, there has been no general revision and recodification of
the ordinances of the City of Fort Worth since 1915; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, on November -
9, 1949, authorized a general compilation, revision and recodification
of the ordinances of the City of Fort Worth of a.general and permanent
nature, to be published by authority of the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, such general compilation, revision and recodification
of such ordinances has been completed; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the or;inances of the City of Fort Worth of a general and
permanent nature, as embraced in Chapters 1 to 39, both inclusive, of
the volume entitled "The Code of the City of Fort Worth, 1950," as edited
by the Michie City Publications Company of Charlottesville, Virginia,
and printed by the Stafford-Lowdon Company of Fort Worth, Texas, are or-
dained as general ordinances and are adopted as and shall constitute the
Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas.
SECTION 2w
That all of the provisions -of 'The Code o3"the City of Fort Worth,
1950,11 shall be in full force and effect on and after the 9th day of
June, 1951, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature in force
on July 5, 1950, and not contained in said Code are hereby repealed from
and after said 9th day of June, 1951, except as hereinafter provided+
SECTION 3.
That the repeal provided for in the preceding section of this or-
dinance shall not affect any offense or act committed or done, or any
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penalty or forfeiture incurred, or any contract or�right sstablished or
accruing before the 9th day of June, 1951; nor shall such repeA affpAV
any ordinance or resolution pl,"jging or guaranteeini th4 payment of
money for.the Cit or authorizing the issue of any bonds of said City
or any evidence of said CityTs indebtedness, or any cow act or abLzaF-
Lion as by said City; nor shall said repeal affect-the adminAstra-
ordinances or resolutions of the City Council not in conflidt oh in-
consistent with the provisions of the Code; nor shall it affect any ordi=
nance of an administrative nature combining offices, creating,Qositions,
prescribing duties of officers and employees, etc., fixing salarietr or —
compensations of officers and employees, or requiring and fixing amounts
of official bonds of officers and employees; nor shall it affect`ezyy right-
or franchise conferred by any ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
on any person or corporation; nor shall it affect the existing building,
plumbing and electrical ordinances of the City or any amendments thereto
and any and all ordinances pertaining thereto; nor shall it affect any —
ordinance establishing or fixing fees for the use of public facilities;
nor shall it affect any ordinance dedicating and accepting or closing
streets; nor shall it affect any ordinance making changes in the zoning —
map; nor shall it affect Ordinance No. 1933, passed December 23, 1936,
relating to inspection of telephone lines; nor shall it 'affect any ordi-
nance passed after July 5, 1950; nor shall it affect any prosecut%on, —
suit or other proceeding pending or any judgment rendered on or pridb. to
the 9th day of June, 1951. -
SECTION 4, v
That this ordinance shall be published as provided by law and—
shall become effective June 9, 1951+
AP M AS TO FO'Ui:
C ty Attorney
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4 I, E. S. Birdsong, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
do hereby certlfy that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an
ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth at a
regular meeting held on Wednesday, the 2-t day of QLA L ,
1951, as the same appears in the records of this office. --
IN TESTIMY Y WHEREOF, I subscribe my name hereto officially under -^
the corporate seAl of the City of Fort Worth, this the 2-6 day of
, 1951.
City Secretary of the City o
Fort Worth, Texas
STATE OF TEXAS 0
COUNTY OF TARRANT 0
This Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances was duly adopted by the
governing body of the City of Fort Worth on the 2 day of
1951, in the manner required by law, to become effective as provided in
the adopting ordinance on the 9th day of June, 1951, and is hereby au-
thenticated and approved as the Code of the City of Fort Worth.
a or of the City of Fort Worth.,
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City Secretary of the City o
Fort Worth, Texas