OR 123 Establishes a City police vehical & property pound AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 123
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
ESTABLISHING A CITY POLICE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY POUND AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE FOLLOWING: APPOINTMENT OF A VEHICLE POUND
MASTER, OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE POUND, TOWING AND STORAGE
FEES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES; COPENSATION FOR POUND MASTER, IMPOUND-
MENT OF VEHICLES AND OTHER PROPERTY, LIABILITY INSURANCE OR
BOND FOR WRECKERS, AND FOR POUND MASTER'S VEHICLES, RELEASE OF
IMPOUNDED VEHICLES, LIEN IN FAVOR OF CITY FOR TOWAGE AND
STORAGE CHARGES AND COSTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM
OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF CITY POLICE POUND.
There is hereby created and established an official
City Police Vehicle and Property Pound to be located on the pre-
mises at ~ ~),/~'~t/ ~, D'k ~ /~/
~ d
This Pound is to be used as a place of impoundment in addition
to the storage facility within the main office of the Police
Department. Mr. ~ ~ is hereby appointed
as the officer in charge of said Pound, and he shall operate said
Pound under the supervision of the Chief of Police of the City.
He shall hold such position at the pleasure of the City Council,
shall be compensated as set forth in this Ordinance, and shall be
known as The Vehicle Pound Master.
SECTION 2. OPEI~TING PROCEDURE.
In the event the Chief of Police, or any authorized
Officer acting under his direction, wishes to place within the
above-mentioned pound, any vehicle or other item of personal
property , including personal property found within impounded cars
and other vehicles taken up under the provisions of this ~rdinance,
he shall prepare a written Order directing said Pound Master to
transfer said property to said Pound for storage until disposed
of in accordance with law. Said Pound Master shall not pick up
and store any item of property on behalf of the Police Department
or the City, except under said written order of the Police Depart-
ment which shall describe the property being impounded. In the
case of a vehicle, all personal peoperty found in such vehicle
shall be inventoried and described in such order. Said written
order shall to be executed in duplicate by the officer ordering
the impoundment, with one copy of said order being retained by
the Police Department and the second copy being delivered to the
Pound Master. The Chief of Police shall set up a procedure for
the proper handling of said property, while stored in said Pound,
and for the release or disposition of same in accordance with the
laws of this State and the Ordinances of the City. The Chief of
Police shall also set up similar procedures for any property to
be impounded and stored within the main office of the Police
· Department.
SECTION 3. TOWING AND STORAGE FEES.
There shall be a towage fee, in the sum of $ 27.50 ,
accruing against every motor vehicle impounded by the Police De-
partment which is towed to said Police Pound. In addition to
said towage fee, there shall be a storage fee of $ 1.00_ per day,
or any part thereof, accruing against any motor vehicle stored
at said Vehicle Pound. The Pound Master, with the consent of
the Chief of Police, shall ha~e the authority to waive such
charges.
SECTION 4. COMPENSATION OF POUND MASTER.
For every motor vehicle towed to said Police Pound
by the Pound Master, the said Pound Master shall receive a fee
of $ 25.00 . Provided no fee shall be due the Pound master where
he has waived the charges as mentioned above.
For each vehicle stored at said Police Pound, the
Pound Master shall receive a fee of $ 1.00 per day, or any frac-
tional part thereof, except where such storage fee has been
waived by him. Provided, however, should any such vehicle
be sold by the City under any ordinance authorizing the sale of
such vehicles, then, in such event, the maximum compensation
which the Pound Master shall receive, shall not exceed the price
said vehicle brings at such sale. Provided further that the
Pound Master is hereby authorized to be a bidder at any such sale.
SECTION 5. IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED & DISABLED
VEHICLES AND IMPOUNDMENT FOR EVIDENCE,
INSPECTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY.
The Police Department may impound Abandoned [4otor
Vehicles, as that term is hereinafter described, and may impound,
· for the purpose of inspection, evidence and public safety any
motor vehicle demolished or disabled or involved in a wreck or
collision on the streets of the city which is unable to proceed
safely under its own power or when the occupants, owners or
'injured persons last in charge thereof before such wreck or coll-
ision are physically unable to drive the motor vehicle, and it
shall then be towed by the Police to the City Vehicle Pound where
is shall be kept until released or otherwise disposed of in
accordance with this or any other ordinance of the City or State
law. The Police Department may also direct the Pound Master to
tow such wrecked vehicle to any place within the City designated
by the owner or occupant in charge of such motor vehicle, for which
service the Pound Master shall demand and be paid, before releas-
ing the car, the sum of $ 27.50 for such towage and any storage
which may have accrued at the rate of $ 1.00 per day, for which a
receipt shall be given and such money shall be deposited by the
Pound Master with the City Clerk on the next regular working day.
In the event the place designated is outside the
City limits, Such vehicle may be towed to such location by the
Pound Master who will collect the basic charge of $ 27.50 plus
~d~ per mile traveled outside the the Corporate Limits
of the City. Provided, however, if any such vehicle is released
by the investigating officer, the owner or person in charge may
make his own private arrangement for removal. In this regard
the officer shall allow the party to make his own arrangement
for towage, if requested, and if the officer is not required to
remove the vehicle for safety reasons and does not need to hold
the vehicle for evidence, inspection or investigation.
SECTION 6. RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES
Subject to the right of the Police Department to hold
property as evidence in any pending criminal case, or during
the investigation of any criminal case, any impounded item of
personal property may be released to the owner thereof upon
payment of all towage and storage fees. Also, upon payment
of all towage and storage fees, impounded vehicles may be re-
leased to a lienholder, or his authorized agent, holding a
valid and existing mortgage lien on the vehicle impounded,
provided the mortgage lienholder complies with the following
conditions:
A. Furnish to the Police Department, for its
inspection:
1. The mortgage lien contract, or certi-
fied copy thereof, specifying that upon
default of the mortgagor the mortgagee
is entitled to possession of such ve-
hicle;
2. The Certificate of Title with the lien
appearing thereon;
B. Furnish to the Police Department an affidavit
stating that he holds the lein on the vehicle
impounded; that the mortgagor has defaulted;
that the mortgage lienholder desires possession
and is entitled to possession of such vehicle;
and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
City, its Police Department and its employees
upon delivery to him of such vehicle.
SECTION 7. RELEASE ORDER.
When all fees and charges have been paid and such
vehicle or other property is not being held for investigation
or as evidence, the Police Department shall issue to the proper
person, as above mentioned, a written order directing the Pound
Master to release the vehicle or other property to such person
named in the release order. Upon receipt of such order the
Pound Master shall release the vehicle and/or property to the
designated party, and shall obtain from such person a signed re-
ceipt describing the vehicle and/or other property so released.
SECTION 8. LIEN.
The City shall have a lien on all personal property
which has been impounded by the Police Department, including
motor vehicles, for all costs incurred in impounding, storing
and advertising such property, and such lien shall be prior and
superior to all other liens of every kind, save and except liens
for ad valorem taxes, and the City may retain possession thereof
until all costs are paid and may sell the same.
SECTION 9. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.
In addition to the definition of the term "Abandoned
Motor Vehicle", as set out in Article 1436-3, V.A.C.S., below,
such term, for the purpose of this ordinance, shall also mean
any motor vehicle, which was not an abandoned motor vehicle at
the time it was impounded, which is no longer held by the Police
Department for investigation or evidence and which has remained
unclaimed in the City Vehicle Pound for a period of 10 days
from the time it was impounded, or, in case of a vehicle held
by the police for investigation or as evidence, 10 days from
the date such property is released from such hold. Such vehicle
may be declared an Abandoned Motor Vehicle any time after such
10 day period and disposed of in the same manner as hereinafter
provided for the disposal of vehicles which are considered
Abandoned Motor Vehicles before impoundment under the provisions
of the following State Statute, Art. 1436-3.
SECTION 10. PROCEDURE FOR DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES.
Vehicles which become Abandoned Motor Vehicles after
impoundment and vehicles which are Abandoned Motor Vehicles prior
to impoundment shall be disposed of in the same manner, to wit:
In compliance with the procedure set out for disposal of vehicles
which are considered Abandoned before impoundment, in the follow-
ing State Statute, Article 1436-3, V.A.C.S.. Provided, however,
the time for the first notification set out in Section 4. (a) shall
not start to run until such motor vehicle is declared an Abandoned
Motor Vehicle by the act of posting in the mail such registered
or certified notice or publication of such notice required by
Section 4 (b):
Art. 1436-3. Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act
Short litle
"Section 1. This Article shall bc cited as thc 'Texas Abandoned 5Iotor
Vehicle Act.'
Definitions
"Sec. 2, As used in fhis Article:
"(1) 'Police department' means thc Texas Department of Public Safe-
fy, the police department of any city, town, or municipality, acting under
the gcneral police power authority as vested in such department by /ts
respective governing body, or the sheriff of any county.
"(2) 'Abandoned motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle that is inoper-
able and over eight years old and is left unattended on i~uDlic [n'opcrty for
more than 48 hours, or a ~notor vehicle that l~as ren~fineti i!h:gaily on
public property for a period of more than 48 hours, or a ,'notor vehicle
that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner
or person in control of the property for more than 43 ho'ars, or a mu'~or
vehicle left unattended on the rights-of-way of any designated county,
state or federal highway within this state in excess of 48 hours m' in
excess of 12 hotlrs on any tur,~piko proioct ean~tructed and maintained by
tile Texas Turnpike Authority.
"(3) 'Demolisher' means any person whose business is to convert a
motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or otherwise to wreck
or dismantle motor vehicles.
"(4) 'Garagckecpcr' shall mean any owner or operator of a parking
place or establishment, motor vehicle storage facility, or any establish-
ment for the servicing, repair, or maintenance of motor vehicles.
"(5) 'Junked vehicle' means any motor vehicle as defined in Section
1 of Article 827a, Vernon's Texas Penal Code, as amended, which is in-
operative and which docs not have lawfully affixed thereto both an un-
expired license plate or plates and a valid motor vehicle safety inspection
certificate and which is wrecked; dismantled; partially dismantled; or'
digcardml
*'(6) 'Storage Facility' means a garage, parking lof, or any type of
facility or establishment for the servicing, repairing, storing, or parkiug
of motor vehicles.
"(7) 'hIotor Vehicle' mcans any ~notor vehicle subject to registration
pursuant to thc To×as Ccrtifieate of Title Act.
~'(8) 'Andque ;tuto' meun.; p:tasen~'cr cars or trucks that were ~nanu-
featured in 1~)25 or before, ur v'b~ch he, rome 35 or mm'c years old.
"(9) 'Special iatercst eob(cie' ~ceuns a motor vehicle of any age which
has not bccn altercd or modified from oristin:~! n~unut'acturcr's specifica-
tions and, because of its historic iutercst, is bcin~ l~re~crvcd by hobbyists.
"(10) 'Collector' means the o~;'nm' of o~e or ~norc untiqnc or special
latin'est vehicles who eollcct~, pu~'cha~cs, ~:cquiccs~, trades, or disl~oses of
special interest or u~tiquc vehicles m' parts of ihcm for his own use in
order to restore, prc~,crve, and maintain an antique or special interest
vehicle for historic interest.
Authority to take l)OSS~Sion of abandon~ lnotor vehicles
"Sec. 3. A police department may take into custody any abandoned
motor vehicle found on public or !)rivate property. In such connection, a
police department may employ its own personnel, equipment, and facili-
ties or hire persons, equipment, and facilities for the purpose of removing,
preserving, and stet(ua abandoned motor vehicles.
Notification of owner and lien lloltlers
"Sec. 4. (a) A police department which takes into custody an aban-
doned motor vehicle sh~tll notify within 10 days thereof, by rcgis;ered or
certified mail, return receipt requcstcd, the last known re;ristcred owner of
the motor vehicle and alt lien holders of record pursuant ~o the Certificate
of Title Act, as amended /Article 1436~1, ¥crnon's 't'exas Penal Cede),
that the vehicle has been taken into custody. The notice shall describe
the year, make. model, and vehicle idcntification nuanber of t;:o aban-
doned motor vehicle, set fro'th the location of the fac(Iii:: -::berc t~e n~otor
vehicle is being held, inform the owner and any lb.n holders e,~ their
righ~ to reclaim the motor vehicle within 20 days after ~he date of the
notice upon payment of all towi~)~, preservation, and stora;:e charges
resulting fron~ placin~ the vehicle in custody, or ~ara~ekecpcrs charges if
notice is pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of this Article dealing
with garagekec?ers and abandoned vehicles. Further, the said notice
shall state that the failure of the owner or lien holdcr~ to c>:erci~e their
right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a
waiver by the owner and all iien holders of all right,
the vehicle and their consent to the sale of the abaudoncd motor vehicle
at a public auction.
"(b) If the identity of the last re~istercd owner cannot be detcrndned,
or if tbe registration contains no address far the owne~'; or ii'
pdssible to determine with reasonable ccrtaiaty t}m idcniily and addresses
of all lien holders, notice by one publication in one ne;t'spapcr cf general
circulation in the area where the motor vehicic was a~)andoned shall be
sufficient to meet all requirements of notice pursuant to this ;~rticle.
Such notice by publication can contain multiple lis*in~s of abandoned
vehicles. Any such notice shall he ;~'ithin t~e time requirements pre-
scribed for notice by registered or certified mail and shall have the same
contents required for a notice by regi~;~cd or certified mai(.
"(c) The consequences and effect of failure to reclaim an abandoned
motor vehicle shall be as set forth in a valid notice given pursuant to this
section.
Auction of ab~don~ motor ve~cles
"See. 5. If an abandoned ~,otor vehicle has not been reclaimed as
provided for in Section 4 of this Article, the police department shall sell
the abandoned motor vehicle at a public atlction. Proper notice of thc
public auction shall be given, and in the case of a garagekccpers lien,
the garagekecper shall be notified of the time and place of such auction.
The purchaser of thc motor vehicle shall take title to the motor vehicle
free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership, shall reccivca sales
receipt from the police department and shall be entitled to register the
purchased vehicle and receive a certificate of title. From the proceeds
of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle the police department shall
reimburse itself for thc ext~enscs of thc auctiou, the costs of towing, pre-
serving, aud storing thc vehicle which resulted from placing the aban-
doned motor vehicle in custody, and all notice and puk~lication costs in-
curred pursuant to Section 4 of this Article. Any remainder from the
proceeds of a sale shall be bchl for the owner of the vehicle or entitled
lien holder for 90 days, and then shall be deposited in a special fund wi~ich
shall remain available for thc payment of auction, towing, preserving,
storage, and all notice and publication costs which result frown placin.a
other abandoned vehicles in custody, whenever the proceeds from a
sale of such other abandoned motor vehicles are insufficient to nlcet
these expenses and costs.
Garagekeepers and abandoned motor veldcles
"Sec. 6. Any motor vehicle left for more than 10 days in a storage
facility operated fei' commercial purposes after notice by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, to thc owner to pick up tile ve-
hicle (if such notice is returned by thc post office uoclaimcd, notice by
one publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the arcs where
the vehicle was left in such s~orage facility shall constitute notification),
or for more than 10 days after thc period whco, pursuant to contract, thc
vehicle xvas to remain on thc premises of such stora2, c facility, and any
motor vehicle left for more than 10 days in such storage facility by some-
one other than thc registered owner or left by a person authorized to have
possession of the motor vehicle under a contract of use, service, storage,
or repair, sha)l be deemed an abandoned vehicle, and shall be reported by
the garagekccper to thc police (lcpartment. Any gara~ekeeper who fails
to report the possession of such a vehicle within 10 days after it becomes
abandoned within thc meaning of this sectiou shall no longer have any
claim for sim'age of the vehicle. Thc police depurtment, upon receipt of a
report from a garagekcepcr of the possession of a w, hiclc deemed aban-
doned under the provisions of this section shall follow the notification
procedures set forth in Scctiou 4 of this Article, except that custody of the
vehicle shall remain with the garagekeeper until after the notification
requirements have been complied with. A fcc of $2 shall accompany the
report of thc garagekcepcr to the police department. Thc $2 fee shall be
retained by thc police department receiving thc report and used to defray
the cost of notification or otimr cost incurred in the disposition of aban-
doned motor vehicles, and where the Texas Deportment of Public Safety
is the 'police department' this fee shall be deposited in the state treasury
and shall be used to defray thc cost of administering this Act. All aban-
doned vehicles left iu storage facilities which are not reclaimed after such
notice in accordance with procedures sc( forth in Section 4 of this Article
shall be taken into custody by thc police department and sold in accord-
ancc with the proc~durc set forth ia Scctioa 5 of this Article. Thc pro-
coeds of a sale under the provisions of this Section shall fir~;t be al)plied to
the garagckeeper's char~cs for servicln~z, stors;.~c and repair; provided,
however, that as compensalion for the cxpen.~c incurred by thc police de-
partment in placing the vehiclo in custody and the expense of auction thc
police department shall re, lain an amount of two percent of the gross pro-
coeds of thc sale of each vehicle auclioued, hut in case such percent of the
gross proceeds shall be less than .~10, the department shall retain the
sum of $10 to defray expenses o£ custody and auction. Further, it is
· provided that when thc Texas Departmeut of Public Safety conducts
the auction, the aforementioned compensation shall he deposited in the
State Treasury and shall be used to defray the expense incurred. Any
surplus proceeds remaini~ff from such auction shall be distributed in
accordance with Sectim~ 5 of this Article. Except for the termination
of claim for storaFe for failure to report an abandoned motor vehicle,
nothing in this section shall he construed to impair any lien of a garage-
keeper under the laws of this State.
Disposal to demolishers
"Sec. 7. (a) Any persou, firm, curriers(ion, or unit of government un-
on whose property or in whose possession is found any abandoned motor
vehicle, or any person being thc owner of a motor vehicle whose title cer-
tificate is faulty, lost, or destroyed, may apply to thc Texas Highway De-
partment for authority to sell, give away, or dispose of tile vehicle to a
demolisher, provided, however, that no*.hing in this section shall in auy
way be construed as being in conflict with thc provisions of Scztions 10
and 11 of this Act. All such applications, exccpt those submitted by units
of government, shall be accompanied by a fcc of $2 which shall be dc-
posited iu the State lIighway I.kmd.
"(b) The application slmll sc( out thc name and address of the appli-
cant, the year, make; model, and vehicle identification number of thc
(or vehicle, if ascertainable, to~cthcr with any other identifying features,
and shall contain a concise si~atcmcnt of thc facts surrounding thc abun-
donmeat, or that the title of the nm(or vehicle is lost or destroyed, m' the
reasons for thc defect of ti(loin thc owner. Thc applicant shall execute
an affidavit stating that thc facts alleged therein are true and that no
material fact has been withhckl.
"(c) If the Texas llighway Department finds that the application is
executed in proper form, and shows that thc mulet vehicle has been aban-
doned upon the property of thc app]icunt or if it shows that the motor
hiclc is not abandoned but tl~:{t thc applicant appears to bc the rightful
owner, thc Texas Highway Department shall follow the notification pro-
cedures set forth in Seciion 4 of this Article.
"(d) If any such abundoned motor vehicle is not reclaimed in accord-
ance w/th Section 4, tile Texas Highway Department, upon notification of
such fact by the ~pplicant, shall issue the applicant a certificate of au-
thority to sell the motor vehicle to any demolisher for demolition, wreck-
lng or dismautling. The demolisher shall acce[~t such certificate in )ic~
of the certificate of title (o the motor ~,ehicle.
"(el The Texas Ifighway 1)cpartment may i~sue the applicant a cer-
tificate of authm'ity to dispose of such motor veificle to a demolisher
without following the notificatiou procedures of Section 4 of this Act if
tho motor vehicle is over 8 years old and has no engine or is otherwise
totally inoperahle.
"(fl NotwithstandinF, any other provision of this Act, any person,
firm, corporation, or unit of govcrument in possession of an abandoned
vehicle which was authorized to be towed in by a police deportment and
which is over eight years old and }las no engine or is otherwise totally
inoperable, may, upon aft'idavit of such fact and approwtl of the police
departmcnt, apply to the Tc:.:us l{i~,~hway Department for a certificate of
authority to dispose of such vehicle to a demolisher for demolition, wreck-
ing or dismantling only.
"(gl The Tcxas Highway Department is hereby authorized to adopt
such rules and regulations and prescribe such forms as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this section.
Duties of demolishers
"Sec. 8. (al Any demolisher who purchases or otherwise acquires a
motor vehicle for purposes of wrecking, dismuntling, or demolition shall
not be required to obtain a certificate of title for such motor vehiclc in his
own name, After the motor vehicle has been demolished, processed, or
changed so that it physically is no longer a motor vehicle, thc demolisher
shall surrender for cancellation the certificate of title or authority. The
Texas Highway Department shall issue such forms, rules, dud regulations
governing thc surrender of auction sales receipts and certificates of title
as are appropriate. The Certificate of Title Act, as amended (Articles
1436--1 and 1436--2, Vcrnon's Texas Penal Code), shall govern the can-
cellation of title of the motor vehicle.
"(b) Thc demolishcr shall keep an accurate and complete record of all
motor vehicles purchased or received by him in ti:c course of his business.
These records shah coutain the uame and address of the person from
whom each such motor vehicle was purchased or received and the date
when such purchases or receipts occurred. Such records shall be open
for inspect/on by the Texus Highway Departmcut or any police depart-
meet at any time during normal husiuess hours. Any record required by
this section shall be kept by the demolisher for at least one year after the
transactiou to which it applies. Any demolisher f~filing to comply with
the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guiI[y of a misdemeanor,
and upo~ conviction shall bc subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor
more than $1,000, or confiuement in thc county jail not less than 10 days
nor more than six months, or by both such fine and confinement.
SECTION 11. INSURANCE OR BOND REQUIRED FOR TOWING
VEttICLES.
The Police Department or the Pound Master shall be
authorized to call upon approved private wreckers to handle
wrecks. No private wrecker can be called upon, to handle or
tow a wrecked vehicle, by the Police Department unless it first
be approved by such Department. No private wrecker can be ap-
proved unless the driver or operator thereof furnishes proof
of financial responsibility.
and such proof shall consist either of presentment of a current
liability insurance policy or an equivalent bond with the follow-
ing minimum limits: Death or injury to one person in any one
accident - $ /~!D~,~ ; Death or injury to two or more persons
in any one accident - $~
,, ~ ; Property Damage in any
one accident $
The Pound Master shall also be required to keep in
full force and effect a current liability insurance policy in
the above-mentioned minimum limits.
The Police Department or the Pound Master will call
upon approved private wreckers to remove wrecks, when needed,
according to availability. Any approved private wrecker may be
removed from the approved list by the Chief of Police when, in his
opinion, it would be in the best interest of the City to make the
removal.
SECTION 12. REPEALING CLAUSE:
Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
However, the repeal of existing ordinances by this
ordinance shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or the
punishment of any person for any act done or committed prior to
the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any ordinance
hereby repealed; and prosecution for such offenses may be insti-
tuted and causes presently pending proceeded with in all respects,
as if such prior ordinance or ordinances had not been repealed.
SECTION 13. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, ciause,
phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid
or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity
of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof,
other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 14. PENALTY CLAUSE:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed the sum
of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense and each and
every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and
separate offense.
SECTION 15. E~RGENCY CI~AUSE:
The fact that the present City regulations are inade-
quate to properly protect the public health, safety and welfare,
creates an urgency and an emergency and requires that this Ordi-
nance shall take effect immediately from and after the publica-
tion of its caption as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, this ~ day of ~~ , 19~.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
~ITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FOR~4: