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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS
TARRANT COUNTY .
ORDINANCE NO. 0-7Lf.-153
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SHOOTING, SELLING, MANUFAC-
TURING AND STORAGE OF FIREWORKS, DECLARING FIREWORKS
A NUISANCE, AND PROVIDING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. ''Fireworks'' as such term is used in this Ordinance
is defined to be rocket, cracker, torpedo, grenade, Roman candle, gun,
revolver, pistol, cartridge, or other combustible material used for fire-
work purpose. "Business", as used in this Ordinance, is defined to be
any firm, single proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association,
or any other business entity, regardless of whether such "business" is
operated for profit or non-profit.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to
cast, throw or fire in any manner, any fireworks of any description
within the corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons or
business to exhibit or have in his or its possession, with intent to sell,
offer for sale, or give away, fireworks of any description within the
corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas.
SECTION 4. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons or
business to store or manufacture fireworks of any description within the
corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas.
SECTION 5. The presence of fireworks of any description within
the corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas, under any circum-
stance declared unlawful by Section 2, 3 or 4 of this Ordinance is hereby
declared to be a nuisance and appropriate injunctive relief may be insti-
tuted by said City in any court of competent jurisdiction. Resort to penal
complaint in corporation court shall be deemed a prerequisite to injunc-
tive relief.
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SECTION 6. No person or persons or business shall aid or
assist a minor in any manner in the commission of a violation of this
Ordinance. The commission of a violation of this Ordinance. by a ;D.inor
on property under the control or ownership of a per~on or p~sons:, or
business, shall be prima facia proof of such person1or persons or'.pusi-
ness aiding such minor to violate this Ordinance.
SECTION 7. Any person or persons, or business whQ shall
violate this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction of su9h' chargEkt violation,
be subject to a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10. Q..P} nor more ~an
Two Hundred Dollars ($200. 00) and it is further provisfed that in con-
nection with Sections 3 and 4 of this Ordinance, each day such violation
continues shall be considered a separate violation.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall not apply to the possession or
use of, signaling devices for current daily consumption by railroads and
other means of transportation requiring the same; nor to the possession,
sale of normal stocks of flashlight compositions by photographers or
dealers in photographic supplies; nor to the possession or use of flares
or rockets for the military" police or emergency purposes by others.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall be effective after passage and
proper newspaper publication in the official newspaper of the City of
Colleyville, Texas. In case any section, paragraph, sentence, .clause
or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by a Court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect, impair or
invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MEMBE RS OF THE CITY
/ . ~OU,NCIL f'7 THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TExAS, this / S ;zh
daY~f 7~ ' 1974.
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