HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1991-062 �` ° ORDINANCE NO. g1-62
t�. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 13, LIBRARY,
SECTION 13-3 LIBRARY FINES; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT
TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500. 00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON
WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by amending Chapter 13 , Section 13-3 , Subsections (a) , (c) ,
and (f) , relative to Library fines to read as follows:
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"Section 13-3 . Library fines and fees
Library fines and fees for the Grapevine Public Library are
�,,, hereby set and established as follows:
(a) A fine of ten cents (10�) a day will be charged for each
book, cassette, phonorecord, filmstrip and compact disc
not returned by the date it is due.
(c) A fine of twenty-five cents (25�) a day will be charged
for each framed art print not returned by the date it is
due.
(f) A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25. 00) per year per family
is hereby established for library patrons residing
outside of Grapevine. Cities having an Interlocal
Agreement with Grapevine for Library Service and
Grapevine city employees are exempt from said fee. "
Section 2 . That all ordinances or any parts thereof in
conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are
deemed repealed and of no force and effect.
Section 3 . If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
� clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto to
any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance; and the
'�"' City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining
�°� portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4 . Any person violating any of the provisions of
� this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500. 00) for each offense and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues after the notice period provided
herein has expired.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances of the City
of Grapevine establishing library fines and fees at the Grapevine
Public Library do not adequately protect the investment thereof
creates an urgency and an emergency and in the preservation of the
public health, safety and welfare requires that this ordinance
shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption as the law and charter in such cases
provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 3rd day of September , 1991.
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APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Li Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John F. Boyle, Jr.
�,, City Attorney
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