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ORDINANCE NO. 1011
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND DESIGNATING THE FIRE CODE OF THE
CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, AS THE FIRE CODE OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE; CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE AND A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL
BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00)
AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The Fire Code of the City of Houston, Texas,
being Chapter 17 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Houston, Texas, as adopted by the City Council of the City of
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Houston by enactment of Ordinance No. 73-2078, Section 1,
enacted November 21, 1973, by the said City Council of the
City of Houston, a copy of which is on file in the office of
the City Clerk of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby
adopted and designated as the Fire Code of the City of
La Porte, incorporated by reference in this Ordinance, and
made a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein.
Section 2. All references in said City of Houston Fire
Code to the IICi ty of Houston" shall be deemed to refer to the
"Ci ty of La Porte." All references in the City of Houston
Fire Code to the "City Council of the City of Houston,1I or to
any other officer or official of the City of Houston, shall be
deemed to be references to the IICity Commission of the City of
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La Porte," and to the appropriate officer or official of the
City of La Porte. All references in the Fire Code of the City
of Houston to the Building Code of the City of Houston shall
be deemed to be references to the Building Code of the City of
La Porte.
Section 3. The invalidity of any section or provision of
this Ordinance or of the Codes hereby adopted shall not invali-
date other sections or provisions.thereof.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed, to the extent of conflict
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Section 5. Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation,
violating any provision of this Ordinance, or any section or
provision of the several codes adopted hereby, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in
any sum not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and each
day of violation shall be deemed as a separate offense.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage, approval and publication as
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 3rd
day of February
1975.
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CITY OF LA PORTE
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A. Uel Price, Mayor Pro-Tern
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