2001-266 ORDINANCE NO ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDiNG FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE V LIBRARY, SECTION 2 157 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, TO ELIMINATE THE PAYMENT
OF AN ANNUAL FEE FOR NONRESIDENTS FOR A LIBRARY CARD, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SAVING CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, it is a condition of the Texas State Library and Archives Commmslon that in
order to receive state aid that a library must ehmmate existing fees levied against non-residents
for services, and
WHEREAS, it is recommended by the Library Board that the non-resident annual fee for
a hbrary card be eliminated, and
WHEREAS, the City Cotmcfl finds that it is in the public interest to eliminate the non-
resident annual fee for a library card in order to receive state funding, NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 Chapter 2, Artmle V Library, Section 2-157 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows
Sec 2.157. Library cards
An adult appheant is eligible for a library card free of charge upon making proper
application regardless of residency
SECTION 2 If any provision of this ordinance or the apphcatlon thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid by any court, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of other
provisions or apphcations, and to ttus end the provisions of this ordinance are severable
SECTION 3 That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Denton in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of
the City of Denton, not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, shall remain in full force
and effect
SECTION 4 This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
adoption and passage
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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