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I AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, SHALL REGULATE CERTAIM
! PROPERTIES WITHIN THE SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE HEALTH, SAFET~
Ii AND WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING A METHOD FOR THE REMOVA~
:1 CLEANING, DRAINING AND FILLING SUCH PROPERTIES TO ELIMINATE OBJECTIONABLE, UN-!
l SIGHTLY, UNSANITARY AND UNWHOLESOME CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT O.
il A LIEN UPON SUCH PROPERTY; PROVIDING THAT ANY OWNER OR OCCUPANT OF PROPERTY WHq
il VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, UPON CONVICTION, SHALL BE FINED IN I
II ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00); AND PROVIDING THAT EACH 04Y
:.,i! OF SUCH VIOLATION SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS!
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1.
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The City health officer shall inspect or cause to be inspecte4
all houses, buildings, establishments, lots, yards and grounds for any object-:
ionable or unwholesome matter or conditions such as filth, stagnant water, car~ion,
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weeds, excess grass! rubbis~, and brush and for any other objectionable condit~on.
Section 2. If the same are found to be objectionable, unsightly! unsanit4ry,
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unwholesome, or in such a condition that he shall think liable to cause diseas$,
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he shall order the condition, or conditions, to be removed, cleansed, cut, drained,
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filled, or otherwise remedied by the owner or occupant.
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If such owner or occuDant
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fails or refuses to do so within 10 days after notice in writing,
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addressed to such owner or occupant at his postoffice address, or
as many as two times within 10 consecutive days if personal service may not be!
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had as aforesaid, or the owner's address be not known, the City Health officer:
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shall report to the City Commission, and it may order such work done by the Ci~y,
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! The same shall be billed witb tbe tax statement to tbe owner or occnpant.
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or cause the same to be done by a private contractor.
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If a private contractor!
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is used, then the City shall pay therefor. Any expenses the City has incurredi
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in doing or having such work done or improvements made, as heretofore set out, :
shall be charged to the owner or occupant of such property as herein provided. i
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Section 3.
In addition thereto, the expenses thereof may be assessed aga,nst
the real estate! or lot or lots upon which such expense is incurred.
This shall
be done by filing with the County Clerk of Harris County, a statement of such qx-
penses signed by the mayor or city health officer, as provided for in Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, Article 4436 (as amended).
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Section 4. Any owner or occupant who willfully refuses to remove the con4
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ditions as set out in Section 2. after notice thereof as herein provided, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction! shall be fined not less j
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than $5.00 nor more than $50.00.
Each day that the owner or occupan~ willfully
refuses to remove said conditions shall be a separate offense. I
Section 5. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase or porti.n
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of this ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any r
court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distifct
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and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of th~
remaining portions thereof.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this the Of-- day of ~~,,-lfA.'/
Texas
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of La Porte, Texas
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