1987-1111850L
NO
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 14-76 and 14-77 TO ARTICLE VI OF
CHAPTER 14 "OFFENShS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR LOCAL
FhES AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS ALCOHOL ~ BEVERAGE CODE SECTION
ll 58, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Article VI of Chapter 14, is hereby amended by adding a
section to be 14-76, which said section reads as follows
Section 14-76 Fees for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
No holder of any permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission shall engage in the sale of alcoholic beverages
within the City limits without f~rst having pa~d to the C~ty
Secretary a non-refundable annual fee in the amount of
one-half (1/2) the state fee for each permit or renewal of a
permit that is Issued and authorized by the Texas Alcohol
and Beverage Code
SECTION II That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Article VI of Chapter 14 ~s hereby amended by adding a
section, to be numbered 14-77, which said section reads as
follows
Section 14-77 Penalty
Any permlttee, h~s agents, servants, or employees who sells
an alcoholic beverage w~thout having first pa~d the fee
specified ~n Sec 14-76 and as authorized by Texas Alcohol
and Beverage Code Sec 11 58, commits an offense and shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor Each and every sale of an
alcoholic beverage without a permit shall constitute a
separate offense and shall be punishable by a f~ne of not
less than ten dollars and not to exceed two hundred
dollars This penalty is in addition to and cumulative of,
any other remedies as may be available at law and equity
SECTION III That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word ~n th~s ordinance, or
application thereof to any person or c~rcumstance, IS held
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and the City Council of the C~ty of Denton, Texas,
hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions
despite such invalidIty
SECTION IV That th~s ordinance shall become effective
fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle,
the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten
(10) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~'~'~day of ~__, 1987
ATTEST
JBN/N[FBR I~LTBRS, ~ITY-SECRETARY
CI~OF D~vNTON, TE%AS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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