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<br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Jv'f <br /> <br />/" <br /> <br />\ <br />\ <br /> <br />ORDI~~NCE NO. 348 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING 'rHE DRILLING" COMPLETION AND o PERA 1. <br />TION OF OIL AND GAS WELLS WITHIN THE LTIvIITS OF THECITY Olil LA PORr.rE~ <br />TEXAS" AND PROVIDING FOR TIfE PUBLIC SAFETY IN CONNECTION THER1WITHJ <br />DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING THE POLLOWING: ANY VIOLATION <br /> <br />I <br />" <br />, <br /> <br />OF ANY OF ']!HE TERMS OF' THIS ORDINANCE" WHET~ER HEHEIN DENOMINATED <br /> <br />AS UNLAWFUL OR NOT, SHALL BE DEEMED A MISDEMEANOR; AND ANY PERSON <br /> <br /> <br />CONVICTED OF ANY SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE FINED IN THI~ SUM NOT EX- <br /> <br />CEEDING ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($lOO.OO) i AND ANY NATURAL PERSON SO <br /> <br />CONVICTED SHALL BE COMMITTED TO JAIL UNTIL SUCH FINE AND TIm COSTS <br /> <br />ARE PAID. EACH DAY OF 'rHE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE <br /> <br />CONSIDERED A SEPARATE Ol<~ENSE AND BE PUNISHED SEPARATELYj AND ANY <br /> <br />PERSON" AGENT OR BlIPLOYEE ENGAGED IN ANY SUCH VIOLATION SHALL ON <br /> <br />CONVICTION BE SO PUNISHED THEREFOR. <br /> <br /> <br />BE IT ORDaINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY <br /> <br /> <br />OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 10 The word "person" whereever used in this Ordi- <br /> <br />nance means and includes any natural person, corporation, associ- <br /> <br />ation, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, adminia- <br /> <br />trator a~d fidu~i~y or representative of any kindo <br />Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to drill <br />or commence to drill a well for oil or gas within the limits of <br />the City of La Porte, Texas, or to work upon or assist in any way <br /> <br />in t~e prosecution of the drilling of any such well without a per- <br />mit for the drilling, completion and operation of such well having <br />been first issued by authority of the Board qf Commissioners of th <br /> <br />V\ <br /> <br />City of La Porte, Texas, in accordance with the privisions of this <br /> <br />Ordinance. <br /> <br />Section 30 The drilling, completion and operation of only <br /> <br />one well ~or oil or gas may be authorized by permit as herein pro- <br /> <br />vided, on any drilling block comprising approzimately twenty (20) <br />acres and not less than eighteen (18) acres; and it shall be un- <br /> <br />lawful to drill more than one well on each such block; prOVided, <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />. I <br />. <br />i <br /> <br />however, that in the event a well is lost or abandoned as a dry <br /> <br />hole, the permitee may relocate the well on the drilling block <br /> <br />I, <br /> <br />,I <br /> <br />0', <br />