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Ca) 649 CAkP SITES ON Tr$ ,�OUSS; T39 033' OP BOATS ON LAKE WDRTH, FOR PL "" ,slit) y AIRZ; it&�Vi"1 R PER- HITS PIZING A L10202 Oil'POLICSTAX O p�130d, yiAC eft C ik'01 ,1=S dad f ' BOATS Cat U3103 U LAKE WOT,DR FOR PLEASUMS MWD Ita MIMS, AND FIXING WURSAS, sander Section 4, Hapter 11, in the Charter of the City of port Worth, the Board of Coundsoloners of said City, have the power to enact and enforce ordinances moaaseary to protect health, life and property and to preserve and enforce good government, order and eecaxrity of said City and its Inhabitants and to-have and enjoy general police power of a City, and WHERNAS, under Section 17, Chapter , of the Charter of the City of Fort Korth, it is p rovia d that nothing in said charter shall be so construed as to prevent the City In its use of Its pollee power, from proscribing a license or polio* tsar: necessary aarrsat propor to Venable the Oily to exorcise proper ;arab oe survoillaace over all persons, firms or corporations or calling subject tosweases, and, WHSRZAS) the City of fort birth, at great expense has erected and constructed Lake Orth in the City of fast North, which said Lake and the hands surra anding it, ,Alvan to the citizens of said city a vast natural park and I&* as an incident to Us wateruorks system, ubich It desires to eat 31se, for the health, comfort aarsai canwvenionce of the citi- ne of said city; end; Writ eland, the ssA4 lake aforth and land ourrounding it roquiresa can- start surveillance, which is eesaepeamy, fir the protaction of ,the property' of said pity and the citizens usiRg or enjoying same, and which is also necessary to prorout the contandnatiort of the watere of take-North by the use if samo and naso from adjoining farm* or lands, and also for the pr potion of life said la a, and for the protection of persons, a firms or corporations in the majoyment of camp sites rented or leased by them on the shores of said lake and for the protoction of property of said cSixons Soated on said camp sites, and, MUMS, It is ascessary to provide for permits to be obtainend or issued to persons, firms or corporations occupying owmp sites on the shores of Lake North in order t1v&t a recoM Tzay be kept of said persons, firms or corporations, faunut NHEREAS, it in necessary to provide 13; as permit to be MUM or issued to persons, firms or corporations having or uoing boats on Lake 'Worth for plsaxuro and for hire and also to provide or fix a permit or license foo, police to on such porsons, firms or corporations, NOW V491RIFORE, , BE IT OHDAINED 51 "P113 140ARD ()? CONKM810,14', S OF TIM IT OF PONT UUM, TBUS. SECTI ON 1. It shall hervaftar be Mawful for my parson, persons, finas or corporations to use or occupy any camp sito on Um ohoivs of Lake Worth mithout first homing obtained a permit, as hereinafter providedt Any person, persons, firm or emTorwUmt destring, to use or occupy a camp site on the shores of Lake Worth, ahall first Main a permit from the Park Board of tho City'& Fort Uhrtb, for which said permit there shall be charged a roaasnable license fee or jwlico tax, to be determined by the location, accessibilitv ani, destribillty of wish camp site. SECTION 3. Any person or persona, firm or corporation desiring to have, use, operate or maintain boats on the vaViers of Wm Worth for pleasure or primate purposes, aball first obtain a pezidt aWl pay therefor a license fee or police tayins, hereinafter provid*d. SWUS TOPE UNRID r"I FAIM91 MRSES OKLY. A police tax or pea of $1.00 per annum for each row bout or comes; and for each motor or power dx1ven Met 01.00 per person for the full nurber of persons intended to be earried on a ,trip by such boat. (a) Vw carrylty; ca�pacity of boats used, operated or maintalnod on Lake Worth ohallIn measured or datonmimed by the life saving equip- meat agreed to be carried, it tho pormit or license. A Sail boats shall, be gcvarned by the same raleo an motor driven boats. A Any porson or persons, firm or corivration, uidjV a detach- able outboard motor for row boats or other small craft shall pay as license foe or police tax of 42.00 per norana for each motor. M&MIGH 4. Any par= or paroons, firms or corporations, desiring to use, operate or unintain Loats on the stators of Lake, 'Worth, for the purpose of carrying goods or pamsengera for hive as ll firot Main a Peru from the Mayor^ of Fort Nbrth, and pay therefor a Llaanse fee or police tax as hervirafter provided. SHCTION 5. RATS it HIM A 11conse fee or police taxarra boats operated, used or maintained on Lake Worth for hire ahmIl be and is hereby declared to be as folIrms t (a) & row boats and amncaz 43.0D eaeh por annum. On motor boats and other power driven boats 43.00 per person for thbir carrying capacity, as herein defined. Said boats ahall be gpverrad by the same rules as utotor driven boasts. (b) Provided as to motor Arl.-van boats and sail boats the price of 03.00 per poison for the carrying capacity as herein defined shall include all boats carrying not more then Zi pasinngers. (a) Any person or pare aa, firms or corporations baving, AsiAg'', operating or maintaining bo&U for hire an Lake 10th, carrying more than 20 passengers and up to 75 p%saangurs Mall pay a license foo or police tax, as follows, (d) 41*00 per person No the carrying capacity of each=botit up to and including 20 passengers, and 12.00 "icor" Qua ngpr on carrying capacity of oath boat from 20 up to 75 passengers; and all passengers or carrying oapaci#r over 75 for =0 boat, 'the am of 4,1.00 per passenger. MOTION 6. tach bout> ofmratod by, gasoline, st*am or aMy, e(mbustible material, and each salti boat, slux1l carry life preservers of a,;);;a,rovud type, equal In number to the full caj*clty, of t1w, bost aus speolned in the license o or permit, ,for such boat. (a) Each ro for or power d,riven boat shall also be required to carry a, fire-eAtinguishar of sUxidard MAks. SOMM(N 7,- Each boat owwr shall prevent his boat or bosts for Inspection at the municipal Waarf, wW9 mile brblp ge, akwn notified to do so. STDOPIOIN a. Bach b*4 owwr shall 'be, reqaired to confox-m to tAe sanitary re- qoirements of the Health ilei artwnt of the Gity of Fort Worth and a recomwndation of the United States Public health De�pnrtmwlt. as to" 9. , CT Any parsoti or ;xw, aaxw, firm or oor;mratian 'who Oiall viol&La any provision of this ordiimnca or who zlwll f x1l to do so or conform to any of the thingo reqpired by this office shall be deemed guilty of a mind nor awl upon conviction thwroof, shall 'be fined In arq sum not lose than4,10,00 nor more than 62M.00. Each days vioUtion of any of tho provisions of this ordtnanoe shall be anal the smo As hereby de- Glared a distinat arml separate offerwo. sr,CTIOR 10. In addition to this penalty providod in the foreg ins sections or tis ordinance atyl In came of vdllful continuance, of the violations of any of the terms of this ordinanoe the pervidt or lien,so fee shall be rew"d =1 camel ed tq the party issuing ww, and it shall. be the duty of the occulanto of camp or the owners of such boats, 'Whose per- wits have, beaa cancelled, 1 remove we from the shores or w4ter of Lake Worth iit 11 Should as section or part of section of this ord4tanos, be declared invalid by any, court of ow—petent jurisdiction such decision shall not affect the other or rawLininglh shall con- jvxts of, this ainlimanee tdiio tinue in full force wW effect. BAMoON 12. All ordinances or Tarts of as cess In conaict with the terms of this di cap are h*%*eby repealled. Section 13. his ordinaaee all be in full, force and o"ect from wd after its 'passage and publicatian an re*iired blaw. Adopted by the Board, of Cmandoxioncre of the City of Fort Worth, Terms, April 15, 1919.