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ORDINANCE NO.
1095
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 10-4, OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, "ARSON REWARD";
DEFINING ARSON; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS
OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEE~mD GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Section 10-4, "Arson Reward," under Chapter
10, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of La Porte, is hereby amended, and shall hereafter
read as follows, to-wit:
"Section 10-4. Arson Reward.
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"(a) There is hereby offered to any person who shall
be responsible for, or who shall furnish information
leading to, the arrest and conviction of any person guilty
of arson committed within the city limits, a reward in
the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Such
reward shall be paid to such person, by the city treasurer
out of the general funds of the city upon proof to the
city commission that such person is in fact responsible
for, or has furnished information leading to, the arrest
and conviction of such criminal, and after a resolution
has been duly passed by the city commission finding such
facts and authorizing such payment.
"(b) The term 'arson' as used herein means the.wilful
burning of any habitation or building.
(1) 'Habitation' means a structure or vehicle that
is adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons
and includes:
(A) each separately secured or occupied portion
of the structure or vehicle; and
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(B) each structure appurtenant to or connected
with the structure or vehicle.
(2) 'Building' means any structure or enclosure
intended for use or occupation as a habitation or
for some purpose of trade, manufacture, ornament,
or use.
liCe) The offense of arson authorizing the payment of
the reward under this section shall be deemed complete
when the fire has actually been communicated to a habit-
ation or building, though the habitation or building is
neither destroyed nor seriously injured.
"(d) No officer in the employe of the city, county
or state, whose duty it is to detect violations of the
law or make arrests in connection therewith, shall be
entitled to any reward for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any person guilty of arson."
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Ordinance No.
1095 , Page 2.
Section 2. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(27),
Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this
ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen
(14) days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk
shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing
the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper
in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days
after the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the' 3rd. day of' 'October
1977.
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J. J~za, Mayor
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City Attorney