HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 640 Amending Chapter 78 Town Owned Cemeteries providing for the name of the CemeteryTOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE 640
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER
78, ARTICLE, III TOWN OWNED CEMETERIES, SECTION 7860; PROVIDING FOR
THE NAME OF THE CEMETERY TO BE I.O.O.F WESTLAKE CEMETERY;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on April 19th, the Council adopted ordinance 637 which established the
rules and regulation and renamed the cemetery to Town of Westlake Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, the Grand Lodge Board of Trustee approved the use of the I.O.O.F. as
part of the new name of the Town owned cemetery on May 81h 2010; and
WHEREAS, the formerly known as the "Town of Westlake Cemetery" shall hereafter
by known as the I.O.O.F Westlake Cemetery in order to provide a secure well maintained
facility it is necessary to establish limitations on certain activities and the use of the facility as
penal ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and are
incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: Chapter 78, Article III of the Town of Westlake Code is hereby amended as
follows:
Sec.78-60. The municipal cemetery located in and owned by the Town of Westlake, formerly
known as the Town of Westlake Cemetery shall hereafter by known as the " LO.O.F Westlake
Cemetery."
SECTION 3: PENALTY
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply
with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for all violations involving this ordinance. Each day
that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 4: CUMULATIVE CLAUSE
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Town of Westlake,.
Texas, except where provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
another ordinance, in which event the conflicting provisions of the other ordinance are hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs, and sections are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section
of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance, since they would have been
enacted by the Town Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of the unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 6: SAVINGS CLAUSE
All rights and remedies of the Town of Westlake are expressly saved as to any and all violations
of the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Westlake, Texas, as amended, or any other
ordinances affecting such code which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this
ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal,
whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this
ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 7: PUBLICATION
The Town Secretary of the Town of Westlake is hereby directed to publish in the official
newspaper of the Town of Westlake, the caption, penalty clause, and the effective date of this
ordinance.
SECTION 8: EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 28TH DAY OF JUNE 2010.
ATTEST:
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Laura Wheat, Mayor
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
I, Pam No fte , Office Manager of the Alliance Regional
Newspapers of Bedford, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation which has been
published in Denton County and Tarrant County regularly and continuously for a period
of one year prior to the first day of publication of this notice, solemnly swear that the
notice hereto attached was published in the Alliance Regional Newspapers, on the
following dates, to -wit:
In .the auey 7, 2010, iz.6ae of i -he 7.imes--�2eg-i,6te/z
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Pam Noi;te
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me on the 7th day of
u i y , 2010 to certify which witness my hand and official seal.
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