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ORDINANCE NO. 688
AN ORJllINANCE. REGULATING SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS, HAWKERS, ITINERANT. MERCHANTS OR
TRANSIENr VENDORS OF MERCHANDISE IN THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS;
DECLARING IT TO BE A NUISANCE FOR THOSE ENgAGING IN SUCH PURSUITS TO GO IN OR
UPON PRIVATE RESIDENCES WITHOUT HAVING BEEN REQUESTED TO DO S'O; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE
WITH.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS:
Section l~ ' The practice of going in and upon private residences in the city of
West University Place, Texas by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants
or transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited to do
so by the owner or owners, occupant of occupants of said private residences for
the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise
and/or disposing -o:tand/oI,,;'peddling or hawking the same is declared to be a
nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.
Section 2. 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
any sum not more than $100.00:
Section 3. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the sale,: or
soliciting of orders for the sale of milk, dairy products, vegetabies, poultry,
eggs and other farm and garden products, so far ,as the sale of the connnodities
naJp.es herein is now specifically authorized by law.
Section 4. It being deemed by the City Council that an emergency exists, this 0
ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon its passage and publication
according to law.. .
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and hereby
r~pealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 9th day of May, 1955.
COMMISSIQNERS-VarING AYE all
COMMISSIONERS VarING NO None
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MAYOR
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APPROVED, AS. TO FORM:
City Attorney
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