Ord 2058 11/11/1963 ORDINANCE NO. ch9
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE INHALING, DRINKING, OR
BREATHING OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS :
SECTION 1. No person shall inhale, breathe or drink any compound,
liquid, chemical, or substance known as glue, adhesive cement, mucilage,
dope, or any other material or substance or combination thereof, with
intent of becoming intoxicated, elated, dazed, paralyzed, irrational,
or in any other manner, changing, distorting or disturbing the eye-
sight, thinking process, judgment or coordination of such person. For
the purpose of this section, any such condition so induced shall be deemed
to be an intoxicated condition.
The provisions of this section shall not pertain to any person who
inhales, breathes, or drinks such material or substance pursuant to the
direction or prescription of any doctor, physician, surgeon, dentist or
podiatrist authorized to so direct or prescribe. The provisions of this
section shall not pertain to any person who inhales, breathes, or other-
wise in any manner uses intoxicating liquor as defined by the Texas
Liquor Control Act of the State of Texas, nor shall the provisions of
this section apply to any persons who inhale, breathe, drink or other-
wise in any manner use any narcotic, dangerous drug, or other material
or substance or combination thereof, which material or substance or
combination thereof is defined by and the use of which is prohibited
or regulated by, any law of the State of Texas.
SECTION ;2 . The intent to commit the offense set out in this ordi-
nance is presumed whenever the means used is such as would ordinarily
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result in the commission of the forbidden act.
SECTION 3. Any person or persons violating any provision of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
fined not more than Two Hundred ($200) Dollars.
SECTION 4. The fact that there is not now a provision prohibiting
the above act or acts, and that the frequency of such act or acts is
increasing and is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of Wichita Falls, creates an emergency and an emergency is
hereby declared to exist and by reason thereof this ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force from and after the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this // day of , -7,4-&-ii-t.-414.J , 1963 -
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ihttiALING, DRINKING, OR BREAr - Affidavit of Publication
iNG OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES; AN D'
1 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICH-
ITA FALLS, TEXAS: THE STATE OF TEXAS
SECTION 1. No person shall inhale,
breathe or drink any compound liquid,
chemical, or substance known as glue, COUNTY OF WICHITA
adhesive cement, mucilage, dope, or any
other material or substance or combine- .6..1
lion thereof, with intent of becoming in-GrW/
toxicated, elated, dazed, paralyzed, irra-
tional, or in any other manner, changing, 111 t h ... day of ..Kov ember
distorting or disturbing the eyesight, On ti is
thinking process, judgment or coordination
of such person. For the purpose of this
section, any such condition so induced A.D. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
'shall be deemed to be an intoxicated
condition.
, The provisions of this section shall not Pe t rendle,t on bookkeeper
pertain to any person who inhales,
breathes, or drinks such material or sub-
stance pursuant to the direction or pre-
scription of any doctor, physician, sur-
geon,dentist or podiatrist authorized to so for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
direct or prescrpe,Tile provisions of this
section shall ntif pertain td 'any person
les,or,,o tit W'er ise in any
Who inhales,b4 ,
in Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
rilanndr uses intoxicatirt liquor as de-
fined by the Texas Liquor Control Act of
the State of Texas, nor shall the provis-
Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states
ions of this section apply to any persons
who inhale, breathe, drink or otherwise
in any manner use any narcotic, danger-
that the attached.advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
ous drug, or other material or substance
or combination thereof,which material or One (1)
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1 substance or combination thereof is de- published in—,. - issues thereof on the following
fined by and the use of which is pro-
hibited or regulated by any law of the
State of Texas. dates:
SECTION 2. The intent to commit the 1
offense set out in this ordinance is pre November 114s, 1963
sumed whenever the means used is sucn
as would ordinarily result in the commis-
'sion of the forbidden act. -
SECTION 3. Any person or persons vio-
lating any provision of this ordinance .
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shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and-
upon conviction shall be fined not more Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company
than Two Hundred ($200) Dollars.
SECTION 4. The fact that there is not 1 of Wichita Falls
now a provision prohibiting the above act
or acts, and that the frequency of such
act or acts is increasing and is detri-
mental to the health, safety and welfare Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
of the citizens of Wichita Falls, creates
an emergency and an emergency is here-kL written.
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by declared to exist and by reason there-
of this ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force from and after the date of -7 /
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th
day of November, 1963.
JOHN J. GAVIN
Mayor
ATTEST:
,W. B. HICKS
City Clerk
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