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ORDINANCE NO.
1070
AN ORDINANCE DESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND POWERS OF
SHELTER MANAGERS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES; AUTHORIZING
SHELTER MANAGERS TO USE REASONABLE RESTRAINT AGAINST THOSE
WHO REFUSE TO COOPERATE WITH THE ROUTINE OF SHELTER LIVING
UNDER Ef4ERGENCY CONDITIONS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIO-
LATING 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 PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~~ISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. In case of national emergency, Public Shelter
Managers duly appointed by the Civil Preparedness Director,
shall open public shelters, take charge of all stocks of food,
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water, and other supplies stored in said shelter, admit the
public according to the City's shelter use plan and take what-
ever control measures are necessary for the protection and
safety of the occupants.
Section 2. Shelter Managers are authorized to use reason-
able restraint against those who refuse to cooperate with the
routine of shelter living under emergency conditions. Refusal
to carry out the orders of the Shelter Manager, or his appointed
staff, shall be deemed in violation hereof.
Section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(27),
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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 4. 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.
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Ordinance No. 1070
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 4th day of April, 1977.
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