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ORDINANCE NO. 21"
AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT
DISTURBING THE PEACE, DRUNKENNESS OR INTOXICATION,
AND TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND PREMISES,
DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS:
SECTION I
DISTURBING THE PEACE
(a) If any person shall go into or near any public place or
into or near any private house, and shall use loud, vociferous or
obscene, vulgar or indecent language, or swear or curse or yell or
shriek or expose his person, or display any pistol or other deadly
weapon, in a manner calculated to disturb the inhabitants of such
pub I i c p I ace, 0 r p r i vat e h 0 use, he s h a I I beg u i I t y 0 f ami s d e me a nor.
( b ) A II pub I i c p I ace" wit h i nth e me ani n g 0 f t his s e c t ion ¡sa n y
publ ic road, street or al ley of the city, or any inn, tavern, store,
grocery or workshop, or place, at which people are assembled, or to
which people commonly resort for purposes of business, amusement,
recreation or other lawful purposes.
SECTION II
DRUNKENNESS OR INTOXICATION
(a) Any person who shall get drunk or shall be found in a
state of intoxication in any pub) ic place shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor.
(b) The term "publ ic place" is defined as set forth in sub-
paragraph (b) of Section I hereof.
SECTION III
TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
(a) It sha11 be unlawful for any person to trespass upon the
property of another without the consent of the owner thereof, and
~ any person so doing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) By the word "property" as used in this section is meant
and defined to be any kind or character of property, real or personal,
whatsoever.
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SECTION IV
TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PREMISES
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass, to enter,
or to intrude upon the premises of another without his consent, and
any person so doing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) By the word "premises" as used in this section is meant
and defined to be real property, specifically including any struc-
tures thereon.
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SECTION V
SAVINGS CLAUSE
If any section, sentence, clause or part of this ordinance is
for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not effect
the remaining portions of this ordinance,the Council hereby declar-
,ng that it would have passed this ordinance and each sentence,
clause and part thereof despite the fact that one or more sections,
sentences, clauses, or parts thereof be declared inval id.
SECTION VI
PENALTY
Any person guilty of committing any of the foregoing offenses
shall be punished by fine of not to exceed $100.00.
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SECTION VI J
EMERGENCY
The fact that the city has no ordinance prohibiting the acts
herein condemned, and that such acts should be prohibited in the
i n t ere s t 0 f the g e n era I pub I i c we I far e, c rea t e san erne r g e n c y and
imperative publ ic necessity that this ordinance be passed and become
effective immediately upon publ ication, requires the suspension of
any rule requiring that ordinances be read at three several meetings
be suspended, and any such requirement is hereby suspended, and this
ord inance shall be effect ive from and after publ icat ion.
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PfI.SSED AND APPROVED th is ~ day of~, 1956.
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DONALD ~. DlNNEY, Mayor
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