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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 894 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ELECTRIC FENCES WITHIN THE CITY OF <br />LA PORTE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A REPEALING CLAUSE; <br />PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VI0~ATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDI- <br />NANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON <br />CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED <br />DOLLARS ($200.00) AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A <br />SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or <br /> <br />controlling any property in the city to construct, maintain or <br /> <br />permit to remain on such property any fence charged with elec- <br /> <br />tricity. It shall further be unlawful for any person to <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />cause any fence situated in the city to become charged with a <br /> <br /> <br />current of electric1ty, to connect any such fence with a source <br /> <br />of electricity or to permit any fence under the control of <br /> <br />such person to be connected with a source of electricity. In <br /> <br />any prosecution under this section, testimony that any fence <br /> <br />was under the control of the defendant or situated on his <br /> <br />premises and that any person received an electric shock by <br /> <br />coming in contact with such fence shall be prima facie evidence <br /> <br />that such defendant caused such fence to be charged with a <br /> <br />current of electricity and caused and permitted such fence to <br /> <br />be connected with a source of electricity. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Section 2. The invalidity of any section or provision <br /> <br />of this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or <br /> <br />provisions thereof. <br /> <br />Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in <br /> <br />conflict herewith are hereby repealed. <br /> <br />Section 4. Any person, firm, corporation, association, <br /> <br />partnership, trustee, or any agent, servant or employee thereof <br /> <br />who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall be <br /> <br />deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). <br />Each day any violation of this ordinance shall continue shall <br /> <br />constitute a separate offense. <br />