Ordinance 1999-12
ORDINANCE No.~-I2-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF \VYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING SECTION 66-1 AND CHAPTER 66, ARTICLE 1, OF THE WYLIE
CODE OF ORDINANCES MAKING IT UNLA \VFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO FAIL
TO RETURN l\'IATERIALS BORROWED FROM THE RITA AND TRUETT SMITH
PUBLIC LIDRARY \VITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE l\'IA TERIALS ARE DUE
OR TO ILLEGALLY REMOVE MATERIALS FROM THE RITA AND TRUETT
SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (S500); AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF \VYLIE, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: From and after the effective date ofthis ordinance, Chapter 66, Article
1, of the Wylie Code of Ordinances are hereby amended to include the following:
Section 66-1. Definitions.
As used with this ordinance, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Library card: A card or plate issued by a library facility for purposes of identifying the
person to whom the library card was issued as authorized to borrow library materials and
subject to all limitations and conditions imposed on such borrowing by the library facility
issuing such card.
Library Material: Any property, including but not limited to books, audiovisual materials,
periodicals, and equipment belonging to, or on loan to, or otherwise the custody of the Rita
and Truett Smith Public Library.
Section 66-2. Library Theft
A person commits the offense oflibrary theft when he or she does any of the following acts:
(a) Knowingly and intentionally removes any library material from the premises of a
library facility without the authority to do so; or
(b) Knowingly and intentionally conceals any library material upon his or her person or
among his or her belongings, while still in the premises of a library facility and in such
a manner that the library material is not visible through ordinary observation, and
removes such library material beyond the premises of the library at which library
material may be borrowed in accordance with procedures established by the library
for the borrowing of library material; or,
(c With the intent to deceive borrows or attempts to borrow any library material from
a library by (1) use of a library card issued to another without the other's consent, or
(2) use ofa library card knowing that it is revoked, canceled or expired, or (3) use of
a library card knowing that it is falsely made, counterfeit or materially altered.
(d) Borrows library material from the library and knowingly and willfully fails to return
such library material within 30 days after receiving written notice by registered or
certified mail from the library demanding the return of such library material.
Section 66-3. Penalty
Any person, firm or corporation violating any portion of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00) for each offense. Each day that such violation continues as to each separate book
audiovisual material, or other library material shall constitute a separate offense and shall be
punished accordingly. Any such fine shall be in addition to the regular library fine and
replacement cost set out hereinabove.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its publication and
passage by the City Council of the City of Wylie.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of
, 1999.
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110 N. Ballard Sl.
P.O. Box 369
Wylie. Texas 7509R
(Y72) 442-5515
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STATE OF TEXAS
C()UNTY OF COLLIN
Befure me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock, of THE WYLIE
NEWS, a newspaper regularly published in Collin County, Texas and having general circulation in Collin
County, Texas, who being by me duly sworn deposed and says that the foregoing attached
C~y ob Wylie - O~dinanQe No. 99-12
was published in said newspaper' on the following dates, to-wit:
JtLty 2 1
, 1999, and
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ORDINANCE NO 99-12
ANORD~ANCEOFTHECITY
OF WYLIE. COLLIN COUNTY.
TEXAS AMENDING SECTION
66-1 AND CHAPTER 66. ARTI-
CLE J. OF THE WYLIE CODE
OF ORDINANCES MAKING IT
UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON
TO FAIL TO RETURN MATERI-
ALS BORROWED FROM THE
RITA AND TRUETT SMITH
PUBLIC LIBRARY WITHIN
THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
MATERIALS ARE DUE OR TO
ILLEGALLY REMOVE MATERI-
ALS FROM THE RITA AND
TRUETT SMITH PUBLIC
LIBRARY; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500J;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 66-3 Penalty
Any person. firm or corporation
violating any portion of this ordi-
nance shall be guilty of a mlsue-
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be subject to a fine not to exccct.l
five hundred dollars I $5001 lor each
offense. Each day that such viola-
tion continues as to each separate
book. audiovisual material or other
library material shall constitute a
separate offense and shall be pun-
ished accordingly. Any such fine
shall be in addition to the regular
library fine and replacement cost set
out hereinabove.
DUL Y PASSED AND
APPROVED this 8th day of June.
1999 Barbara A. Salinas
City Secretary
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