HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 32 Limiting the kepping, harboring and rasing of hogs and swineORDINANCE NO. 32
AN ORDINANCE LIMITING THE K-EEPING,
HARBORING AND RAISING OF HOGS AND
S1,,UNE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE TO OF lvfESTLAIM, TEXAS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the raising of hogs or swine in unlimited
quantities within the Limits of the Town will create a
nuisance and a hazard to the public health and welfare;
and the Board of Aldermen have determined that it is pro-
-- for government o"' the Town and in the best interest
per for the goveri I
and general welfare of the Town and its inhabitants to pro-
mulgate certain limitations concerning the raising and har-
boring of such animals within the Limits of the Town;
NOW, THEREFORE., BE IT ORDAINED BY = BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF 1ATESTLAM,1, TEXAS:
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep,
harbor or raise within the Limits of the Town more than
two (2) hogs or swine per acre of landholdings of such
person within the limit;s of the Town, or to construct,
erect or maintain any pen or other enclosure for such
animals which is not less than one thousand feet (1,0001)
of any property adjoining the property of the person :veep
ing, harboring or raising such animals and not less than
one thousand feet (1,0001) from any public road within the
Limits of the To-vm.
2.
Any person who shall violate any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance, or shall fail to comply therewith
or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor., and any such person upon receipt
of written notice from the Mayor of the Tovm. specifying
such person's violation OJ-'-' or failure to comply with this
Ordinance shall be liable to a fine, and upon conviction
of any violation shall be fined in -any sun of not more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and each day any such
violation shall be permitted to -exist shall constitute a
separate and distinct offense.
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This Ordinance
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become
effective and be in
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full force and effect from
and
after
its passage and ap-
proval by the Mayor and
duly attested
by the Town, Secretary,
and shall be enforceable
after
publication
as prescribed by
the laws of the State of
Texas.
ADOPTED this
day of
January, A. D. 1965.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TOWN OF WEESTLAKE, TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
I, A. L. ODOM, Town Secretary of the Town of
Westlake, Texas, do hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 32, duly presented
and adopted by the Board of Aldermen of said Town of
Westlake, Texas, at a meeting held on the A' day of January,
1965, assame appears in the minutes of said meeting, in
Book No. 2, Pages
WITNESS MY HAND AND SAL OF �THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS, this the day of 1965.
A. L. -Odom,- TOWN SECRETARY
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary
Public in and for Tarrant County, Texas, personally ap-
peared WESLEY HARVEY, known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed hereto and to be a credible person in
all respects, who after being by me duly sworn upon oath,
deposes and says:
"That I am the duly qualified and act-
ing Marshal of the Town of Westlake,
Texas, and on the .. day of January,
1965, 1 posted in the manner as by law
provided, three (3) Notices of the
Adoption of Ordinances No. 32, No. 33,
No. 34 and No. 35 in the following
three public places within the Limits
of the Town of Westlake, Texas
1. McGuire Ranch Gate on Dove Road.
2. Grapevine Ranch Gate on Dove Road.
3. Circle T Ranch Gate on State Highway 114."
WITNESS MY HAND this `` day of January, 1965.
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WESTRY/HARVEY
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO Before Me this day
of January, 1955, to certify which WITNESS MY HAND AND
SEAL OF OFFICE.
Notary Public in and for Tarrant
County, Texas
My Commission expires:
June 1, 1965
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF
TARRANT AND DENTON
TOWN OF WESTLAKE I
I, JOHN A. McGUIRE, Mayor of the 'Town of
Westlake, Texas, by virtue of the power vested in me
by law do hereby publish this notice of the adoption
by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake on
January 2, 1965 of Ordinances No. 32, No. 33, No. 34
and No. 35, certified copies of each of which are
attached hereto; and do hereby direct and instruct
the Marshal to post for at least ten (10) days a
properly executed copy of this notice with the attached
certified copies of Ordinances in the three public
places within the Town where notices of elections for
the Town of Westlake have heretofore been posted.
SIGNED AND EXECUTED this 5th day of January,
1965.
JOHN A. McGUIP2, Mayor
Town of Westlake, Texas
ATTEST:
T.L. Odom, Town Secretary
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