Ordinance 1973-04
ORDINANCE NO. _ /(3 - i
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, PROHIBITING THE
DRILLING OF OIL AND GAS WELLS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person,
firm or corporation to conduct drilling operations for the discovery
of oil or gas within the City limits of the City of Wylie, Texas.
SECTION 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction in Municipal Court shall be subject to fine
not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense and
each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be
deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 3. The fact that the City of Wylie has no regulations
prohibiting the drilling of oil and gas wells within the City
creates an urgency and an emergency and in the preservation of the
public health, safety and welfare requires that this ordinance
shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption as the law in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas,
on the
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APPROVED:
1973 .
MAYOR
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