HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 562 �y1 AST ORDITAkE TO-PE ENTITLED:
ORDINMt 1N AID QF THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
PUBLIC SAFETY ARID PUBLIC REVE10E, REGULATING
THE PLACE OR PLACES SPHERE BOATS AND SKIFFS
MAY BE DOCKED, ANCHORED, KEPT OR EXHIBITED
FOR SALE, Rk_XT, HIRE AND USE ON LAKE WORTH.
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Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any corporation,
association, firm or person to rent, sell or hire any boat
or boats, skiff or skiffs of any kind or character at any
place on the*aters, banks or shores of Lake Worth for use
on Lake Worth, or to keep the same for sale, rent, hire
or use as above defined except as hereinafter provided.
Sed. a. It shall be unlawful for any corporation,
association, firm or person to anchor, dock or tie, or keep
any boat or boats,, skiff or skiffs of any kind or character
anchored, docked, tied or otherwise held at any place on
the banks, shores or waters of Lake Worth for hire, rent or
sale to others, or for use by others than the owners except
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. Provided the above sections, one and two of
this Act shall not apply to places, docks or piers desig-
nated by the Board of Commissioners for the docking,
anchoring and keeping for use, hire, rent and sale such
boats and skiffs as are named in said sections for use on
said Lake and its waters.
Sec. 4. -fty corporation, assoo n'tot, firer or person
violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be fined
in any sum not less than Five ($5.00) Dollars, and not more
than One Hundred (4100.Ob) Dollars, and each day such boats
or skiffs are so anchored, docked or tied, shall constitute
a separate offense, and each act of renting, selling or
hiring as above sat out, shall be and constitute a separate
offense.
Sec. 5. The fact of Lake Worth having coat the City
a large sum of money should exclude its use for private
profit and gain, and the fact that the public health and
the public safety require and demand the anchoring, keeping
and tying of boats and skiffs, as well as the renting,
hiring and selling, at a plaoe where they may be inspected
and supervised by those in authority, creates an urgent
necessity for the immediate passage of this Act.
WHEREFORE, this Act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage, and publication as jn.
required by law.NIS
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I hereby certify that the aboand egoing
r Jtrdinance ks iuly presented and unanimously passedRby the
.oard of Commissioners of the Cite of Fort '.'ort-ji, Texas. at
P�,e..E.se1-ay'7 res9-�
a regular session of said board held^j-I.na I9t'hAI9I7,)