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BOORUM & PEASE
BOORUM & PEASE "N®._QR."
ORDINANCE NO. 358
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SELLING OR DISPENSING, OR OFFERING TO SELL AND
DISPENSE AT SERVICE STATIONS OF GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS HAVING A
FLASH POINT BELOW 200 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT IN ANY CONTAINER OTHER THAN A METAL
CONTAINER EQUIPPED WITH A CAP OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICE SUFFICENT TO PREVENT
THE ESCAPING OF VAPORS; MAKING VIOLATIONS A MISDEMEANOR AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN TEN ($10.00) DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
($200.00) DOLLARS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for the owner or manager of any
service station, filling station, or dispensing station, or the agents,
employees and servants of such owner or manager to sell and dispense or
offer to sell and dispense gasoline or any other flammable liquids having
a flash point below 200 degree Fahrenheit in any type of container other
than a metal container equipped with a cap or other similar device sufficient
to prevent the escape of vapors.
Section 2. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for such offense.
Section 3. There exists a public emergency requiring that this
ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and the Mayor
having in writing declared the existence of such emergency and requested
such passage, this ordinance shall be passed finally on the date of its
introduction, this 24th day of September, A.D., 1962, and shall take effect
immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of September, A.D., 1962.
City Secretary
APPROVED:
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