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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29A OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED,
BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE DESIGNATED 29A -3,
ESTABLISHING A VOLUNTEER POLICE RESERVE FORCE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES RE-
GARDING A VOLUNTEER POLICE RESERVE FORCE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 29A of the Code of the City of Fort Worth
(1964), as amended, be and the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto a new section designated as Section 29A -3
which section shall read and be as follows:
"Sec. 29A -3 Police reserve force
"The Chief of the Police Department may
appoint members of a volunteer police
reserve force who shall serve without
compensation at the discretion of the
Chief and who may be called into service
when considered by the Chief necessary
to preserve the peace and enforce the
law. No member of the volunteer police
reserve force shall serve unless trained
and qualified pursuant to the laws of
the State of Texas."
SECTION 2.
Should any part, portion, section or part of a section
of this ordinance be declared invalid or inoperative or void
for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way affect the
remaining portions, parts, sections or parts of sections of
this ordinance, which provisions shall be, remain and continue
to be in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions
of the Code of the City of Fort worth (1964), as amended, rel-
ative to a volunteer police reserve force except in those in-
stances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such Code, in which instances
said conflicting provisions of such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
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 ordained.
APP VED AS FORM:
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ADOPTED: December 20, 1976
EFFECTIVE: December 20. 1976