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<br />e <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />I'" <br /> <br />r AN ORDINANCE OFFERING A REWARD OF <br />/' $,+00.00 FOR THE: ARREST AND CON- <br />/,(Y.tCTION OF ANY PEHSON GUILTY 01<' AR- <br />USON IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE <br />I CITY OF LAPOR'rE: DEFINING ARSON, <br />AND PRO vrDING FOR THE Pi, YME1~T OF <br />,~., SUCH RE'NARD. <br /> <br />it ,;;. / b <br /> <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of <br /> <br />Laporte that there be and there 1s hereby offered to any person or per- <br />sona who shall be responsible for, or who shall furnish information <br /> <br />lead.ing to, the arrest and conviction of any person guilty of arson com- <br /> <br />mi tted wi thin the corpol'a te limits of the City of Laporte, a re\vard <br />in the sum of $lOO.OO, the same to be paid to such person or persons <br />by the City Treasurer of the City of Laporte out of the general funds <br />of said city upon proof tothe City Council of the City of Laporte that <br /> <br />~-' <br /> <br />such. person or persons are in fact responsible for, :or have furnished <br />information leading to, the arrest and conviction of such criminal, and <br /> <br />, <br />after resolution duly passed by such City Council finding such facts <br />. and authorizing such payment. <br />By the term "Arson" as used herein is meant the wil1.ful . <br />burning of any housejand by the word "house" is meant any building, edifice, <br />. ' <br /> <br />, or structure enclosed within walls and covered, whatever may be the mater- <br />::i~i used for bui~d1ng. The offense of a~son authoriz1~~e payment of <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />'the reward aforesaid shall be deemed complete when the fire has actually <br />.... c <br />I <br /> <br />been communicated to a house, though it may be neither destroyed nor <br /> <br />seriously injured. <br /> <br />The fact that the City of Laporte has no ordinance <br />offering a reward for the apprehension of 'persons gui}ty of arson, and <br />that suCh an ordinance would,materially ~rotect ,the citizens of said city <br />from, loss by fire, creates an emergency and imperative public necessity <br />requiring that the Constitutional rule that ordinances shall be read on <br />three successive days, be suspended, and said rule is therefore hereby <br />\ , <br />suspended and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from <br />and after its passage, and it is so ordained. <br />Passed September 12th, 1927. <br />, . <br /> <br /> <br />Approved September 12th, 1927. <br /> <br />"N-~ ~ <br />~ "'yor, q y of apor ~~xas. <br />aPorte, Tex. ' <br /> <br />,/ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Attes <br /> <br />" <br />V <br />