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l Seotion 1. The word "personu wherever used in this orcL- inane. means and includes any natur81 person, corporation, assoc.. iation, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, ad- ministrator and fiduciary or representative of any kind. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to dri:Ll or COWAonce to drill a well for oil or gas within the limits of the Oity of La Porte, ~exas, or to work upon or assist in any wa:r in the proeecu.tion of the drilling of a131 such well withou.t a pelt'- mit for tb.. drilling, completion and operation of such well havil1g been first issued by authority ot the Oi ty Oouncil of the Oi ty o:t La Porte, Texas, in acoordance with the provisions of this ordinanc~. Section 3. The drilling, oompletion and operation of only one well for oil or gas may be authorized by permit-as here:Ln provided, on &nydrilllng blook comprising ~lproximatell twenty (:20) acres and not less than eighteen (18) acres; and it shall be unl:EJ,w- ful to drill more than one well on each such block; provided, h~l- ever, that in the event a well is lost or abandoned as a dry holle, the permit.e may relooate the well on the drilling block inTolve'd and drill and complete suoh relocated well under the permit for the fir.t well by filing a plat and certificate showing the aband- onment of the first well and the location of the e econd well. Section 4. It sh811 be unlawful to drill any well for oil or gas wi thin any of the streets or alleys of the Oi ty of La Porte, Texas, or to block or encumber or close up IDY etreet or alley in any drl1ling or producing operaticn. except by 8pecllal permit by order of the City Counoll, and then only temporarily. Section 6. In the event an applioation for a permit f'or the drilling, oompletion and operation of a well for 011 or gas shall be made by any person not owning or not holding oil and gas ORDINANCE' NO. 311 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DRILLING, COMPLETION AND 'PEBATIOIf OJ' OIL AND G.hS WELLS WIfRIN THE LIMITS OF THE 'CITY OF A PORTE, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC S.AJ1ETY IN COlflRlCTIOlf THEREWITH, PROVIDIlfG A PElf,ALTY FOR VIOLA,TIOB AND DECLARING All ,RGENOY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CaUBOIL OF fBE'CITY' OP IA PC>RT1-' TBIAS: ' "'-.,.,-.. 1 - - I I r -. . / . ''------ . "-,,' / -J " / "-- - _. ,~.