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e e ORDINANCE NO. 96-2139A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 58, DSOLID WASTED, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED A SUM NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE, TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE, AND TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR THE THIRD OR ANY SUBSEQUE,NT OFFENSE, AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Chapter 58, "Solid Waste", section 29, "Penalty for Violation of ArtiCle", of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit: "SECTION 29. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ARTICLE. Any individual, as that term is defined in section 1.07(26), Texas Penal code, who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the following: (1) one hundred dollars ($100.00), upon conviction for the first offense; (2) two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), upon conviction for the second offense; (3) two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), upon conviction for the third or any subsequent offense. Each day of any violation shall be deemed a separate offense." Section 2. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government