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ORDINANCE NO. 261)
An ORDINANCE LlltITING TEfF. NU1'::BER OF FO'HLS THAT P;;YY'RESIDENT OF WEST II
UI\JlVERSITY PLACE !,;AY Hff'lE OR KSEP 01\T SUCH &~SIDENT' S PROPERTY; DEFI1'ITNG
THE TEm~ FOWL; PR"TI:SCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VICIATION OF TIllS ORDIJ\fA1\TCE;
PROVIDI1\TG FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE I-IEREOF; PROVIDING THAT Al'TY PART OF THIS
ORDH!ANCE FOUr1D TO BE UNCONSTITDTIO HAL OR IN\[ ftL ID SHALL NOT EFFECT ANY
OTHER PART OF TIns ORDINftlWE; PROVIDDm T'"rlAT ft~L ORDDTAI'JCES IN CQ]'{FLICT
HEREVlITH BE REPEALED; AND PROVIDING THAT T'"rlE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDIR4.NCE
NOT HrcONSISTEIIT 7HTH ANY'OTHER ORDll\JANCE SHALL Bli:: CmfITJLA TIVE REGARDING
AI,L l::ATTERS REGULATED BY THIS ORDINANCE.:
V~REAS, the City Commission of the City of West University Place,
Texas, has' heard many complaints regarding the raising of fowls within
the city limits from the neighbors of the raisers of such foWls and has
referred the complaints to the City Health De~3rtment and its Health
Officer; and
~~REAS, after careful and thorough investigation, both by the City
Comwission and the City Health Department, under the direction of the
City Health Officer, it has been determined by the City Commission that
a necessity exists for the regulation of fowls within the c~ty limits;
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VffiEREAS, the keeping of more fowls that is provided herein consti-
tutes a public nuisance, which nuisance in each instance should be
abated and prohibited;
THE REF 0 R E,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COI,lv:rsSIOIJ OF THE CITY OF WEST -
UNlVERSITI PLACE, TEXAS:
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That after the effective date of this ordinance, no perls'on or
persons shall keep or have in his, her or their possession or on the
lot, tract or parcel of land upon Which he, she or they reside, more
than seventh-five (75) fowls at any one t~e, provided the lot, tract
or Darcel of land upon Which such person or persons r.eside shall co ntain
fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet or more of area; and provided fur-
ther that if the total area resided upon by any such person or persons shall
be less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet, then, in that event,
such person or Dersons shall not have or keep at any time more than
twenty-five (251 fowls for each five thousand (5,000) square feet, or .
one (1) fowl to ea ch two hundred. (200) square fee t, of su ch area res,ided
upon.
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The term 'tFO\VL" as herein used 'means any member of the bird
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family. The use of the singular of such word shall include the plural J
and the use of the plural thereof shall include the singular. .1
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Any person or Dersons violating any part or \~rOV1Slon of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon his
or her conviction, be fined in any amount of money not exceeding One
Hundred Dollars ($lOO.OO); and eacp day of such violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
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If any part of this ordinance for any reason shall be uncon-
stitutional or ineffective, such unconstitut~onal or ineffective part
or parts shall not in any manner effect any other part of this' ordinance;
and this ordinance shall be cumulative of all matters herein legislated
upon with all ordinances and laws not inconsistent herewith.
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All ordinances and yarts of ordinances in conflict herewith, or
any part hereof, are hereby reyealed, insofar as such conflict or con-
flicts exist only.
VI
This ordinance shall be effective and in full force and effect
on and after the-1-day of October, A. D. 1943.
PASSED AIm APPROVED THIS--2.... DAY OF AUGUST, A. D. 1943, by a
vote of--i- ayes and-D2-noes.
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~~YOR, City of West University Place
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