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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE FORT WORTH
CITY CODE, WHICH CHAPTER REGULATES THE UHF-OF- STREETS
AND SIDEWALKS, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 33 -2A PROHIBI-
TING THE DISTRIBUTION, SALE OR OFFERING FOR SALE OF ANY
GOODS, WARES, MERCHANDISE OR THING OF VALUE ON ANY
MEDIAN OR TRAFFIC ISLAND WITHIN ANY RIGHT=OF WAY FOR
ANY PUBLIC STREET, ALLEY OR THOROUGHFARE IN THE CITY;
MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE FORT
WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVID-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 33 of the Fort Worth City Code is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section designated as Section 33 =2A reading as follows:
"Sec. 33 -2A. Distributing or selling prohibited on
medians and traffic islands.
"It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute,
sell or offer for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or
thing of value on any median or traffic island within any
right -of -way for any public street, alley or thoroughfare
in the city."
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance
and provision of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict here-
with but only insofar as the portion of such prior ordinance
or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other or-
dinances or provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in
direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall be and is
hereby made cumulative.
SECTION 3.
That if any section, part of a section or provision
of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void,
ineffective or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the holding of such section, part of a section
or provision of any section to be void, ineffective or
unconstitutional for any cause whatsoever shall in no way
affect the validity of the remaining sections and provisions
of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect. The City Council would not have passed any sections,
parts of sections or provisions of any section of this ordi-
nance that were unconstitutional, void or ineffective if it
had known that they were unconstitutional, void or inef-
fective at the time of adopting this ordinance.
SECTION 4.
That the violation of any provision of this ordinance
or of the Fort Worth City Code relating to selling on city
streets shall be deemed an offense and punishable by a fine
not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200), and each violation
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thereof and each day there is a failure to comply with
the terms of this ordinance shall be and is hereby
deemed to be a distinct and separate offense and pun-
ishable as such.
SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Adopted by the City Council
Effective J. /:24,