Ord 2162 4/26/1965. T
ORDINANCE NO. /K2.)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 12--SANITARY
CODE OF THE CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS- 1941, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND
DECLAR: G" N EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Chapter 1 of Title 12 of the 1941 Codification of
" Ordinance's was adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Wichita Falls, Texas, on December 28, 1919, and has not been
amended since; and,
WHEREAS, in the ensuing forty-five (45) years great progress
has been made not only in the field of medical knowledge of disease
but in the treatment and cure of many of mankindse illnesses; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Wichita Falls to modernize the Sanitary Code of the City
to keep pace with current medical knowledge and skill.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS,
SECTION 1. That Chapter 1 of Title 12--Sanitary Code of the
Codification of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, 1941,
be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2 . That the "Sanitary Code for Texas, " Article 4477,
Vernon' s Annotated Civil Statutes, Rules 1 through 33, as amended,
and all future amendments made thereto is hereby in all things
adopted as the Sanitary Code of the City of Wichita Falls.
SECTION 3. That whenever there is discretion placed in the
local health officer or local health authority by the "Sanitary
Code for Texas, " the local health officer or local health authority
shall be governed by and use as a standard "Control of Communicable
Diseases in Man, 10th ,Edition, 1965," and all future editions,
by the American Public Health Association, Inc. , a copy of which is
hereby attached and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
SECTION 4. Any person who violates any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200.00. In
addition thereto, such persons may be enjoined from continuing such
violations. Each day upon which such a violation occurs constitutes
a separate violation
SECTION 5. As the present Sanitary Code of the City of Wichita
Falls is out of date and inadequate, this ordinance is declared' to be an
emergency measure on the ground of urgent public-need for the preser-
vation of peace, health and safety of the City, and by reason thereof
this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after
the day of its passage. And, at that time all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS a day of 1965.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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44� 5 Affidavit of Publication
a` °'na p`INANCE AME`
r?OF 12-SAN ITARY't`CODE'OF
THE CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, THE 'STATE OF TEXAS
TEXAS, 1941, PROVIDING A PENALTY,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Chapter 1 of Title 12 of the COUNTY OF WICHITA Codification of Ordinances was
adopted by the Board of Aldermen of
the City of Wichita.Falls, Texas, on De ,re
Icember 28, 1919, and has :not beeni
amended since; and, I e) `;z
WHEREAS, in the ensuing forty-five (45) On this .. day of
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years great progress has been made in
the field of medical knows of disease
but in the treatment and is re of many; a °`.-
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of mankinds` illnesses; and ` A.D. . personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
WHEREAS it is the desire of the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls
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SECTION'1. That Chapter 1 of Title 12—, Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published. at Wichita Falls in
Sanitary Code of the Codification of Or-•
'dinances of the City of Wichita Falls,
Li Texas,s, 1941, be amended to read as fiol- Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on. oath states
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SECTION. 2. That the "Sanitary Code j
for Texas," Article 4477, Vernon's An-. that the attached.advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
(notated Civil Statutes, Rules 1 through 33,1
as amended, and all future amendments:';
i made thereto Is hereby in all things I `
adopted as the Sanitary Code of the City I published in -' f - A - issues thereof on the following
of Wichita Falls.
SECTION 3. That"whenever there is die-
oration placed in the local health officer i dates
or local health authority by the "Sani-! t-. ,I, b�` 1
tary Code for Texas,"the local health of-
ficer or local health authority shall be
governed by and, use as a standard
"Control of Communicable Diseases in N' �1\ �
Man, 10th Ediliion; 1965," and all future i P���"-"°' (.'-! 2.1
editions, by the American Public Health .,
Association, Inc.,a copy of which is here-
by
attached and made a part of this I Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company
ordinance for all purposes.
SECTION 4. Any person who violates any I of Wichita Falls
of the provisions of this ordinance shall I
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
a fine of not more than $200.00. In ad- Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
dition thereto, such persons may be en-
joined from continuing such violations. L) written.
Each day upon which such a violation,
occurs constitutes'a separate violation I 1
SECTION 5. As the present Sanitary j y
Code of the. City of u te,chda Falls n is /
of date and inadequate this ordinance is i/%7'.... ,�T, � y,, .rj��� /
declared #o be an emergency measure', + 0
Ion the ground of urgent public need for
t he preservation of peace, health andl n
safety of the City, and by reason thereof j T g 7. " r,i i
this ordinance shall take effect and be i'� fl ,f: , laskt d.:'a
in full force from and after the day of
its passage. And, at that time all or-
dinances and parts of ordinances in 1
conflict with this ordinance are hereby!'',
repealed.
'PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 26th day
of April, 1965. s-J. WINSTON WALLAN-,
DER, 'Mayor ATTEST: s-WILMA 4.I
I THOMAS, City Clerk. I
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