O223ORDINANCE NO. 223 ~ , ;
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-3 OF THE KENNEDALE CITY
CODE (1992), AS AMENDED, BY REPEALING THE LIBRARY
MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR NON RESIDENTS; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and
Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the city council has previously adopted Ordinance No. 157, which
established a one year library membership fee for non-residents in the amount of $10; and
WHEREAS, the city council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City
of Kennedale to stop collecting library membership fees for non-residents; and
WHEREAS, the city council now desires repeal the library membership fee for non-
residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Section 2-3(a) of the Kennedale City Code (1992), as amended, is hereby amended
by repealing the one year library membership fee for non-residents.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and the Code of
the City of Kennedale, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and Code, in which event the conflicting
provisions of such ordinances and Code are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3.
' ~ It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance 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 the same would have been enacted by
the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and it is
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS ~ DAY OF ~~e~ , 2001.
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