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ORDINANCE NO. 933
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 999b, VERNON'S
REVISED CIVIL STATUTES, TEXAS, AN ACT GRANTING TO A COUNTY OR
A MUNICIPALITY THE POWER TO PROVIDE SERVICES OF ITS LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ANOTHER SUCH COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY
UNDER STATED CONDITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINBO BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte
hereby adopts the provisions of Article 999b, Vernon's Revised
Civil Statutes, Texas, an act granting to a county or a munici-
pality the power to provide services of its law enforcement
officers to another such county or municipality under conditions
stated therei.,n.
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Section 2. The regularly employed law enforcement officers
of the City of La Porte are authorized, upon direction of the
Chief of Police or his duly authorized assistants, to assist
any other county or municipality, when in the opinion of the
Mayor, or other officer authorized to declare a state of civil
emergency in such other county or municipality, there exists
in such other county or municipality a need for the services
of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health,
life, and property of such other county or municipality, its
inhabitants, and the visitors thereto, by reason of riot,
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unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force and violence,
or threat thereof by three or more persons acting together or
without lawful authority, or during time of natural disaster
or man-made calamity.
Section 3. It is the intention of the City Commission
of the City of La Porte to adopt all of the provisions of
Article 999b, Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes, Texas.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 7th day of August, A.D. 1972.
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