ORDINANCE NO. 1152007  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THRALL THAT CULVERTS INSTALLED AND USED  * TEXAS, REQUIRING IN THE CITY OF THRALL  SHALL BE NO LESS  THAN TWELVE INCHES IN DIAMATER;  PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALER AND PROVIDIDNG A PENALITY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS CLAUSE; OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE, EXCEPT FINE OR PENALTY HAS BEEN SUCH OFFENSE, OR FOR  ORDIANCE HUNDRED DOLLARS WHERE A DIFFERENT  ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW FOR ANY VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION  WHICH GOVERNS FIRE SAFETY, ZONING, OR PUBLIC HEALTH SANITATION WHICH SHALL BE PUNISHED BY PENALTY OF FINE AND PENALITY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS OR (92,000.00) FOR EACH FENSE/PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the -Thrall.City Council desires that ground drainage and water flow from natural causes be effective water prevent water stoppage, back up, and inconvenience  to to its of its from City be  citizens for the health, sanitation,  safety, and welfare  citizens; and  WHEREAS, the City Council received recommendations the City engineer advising culverts installed in the sized to be no less than twelve inches or more in  diameter; and  WHEREAS,  City Council desires to implement the  recommendation and require that on and after the date of of this Ordinance that all culverts installed within the passage  twelve inches or more in diameter.  City be  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF  CITY OF THRALL: SECTION 1.  THE  The City Council of the City of Thrall, Texas, hereby finds and determines that the above preamble is true and correct and it is  hereby incorporated herein.  SECTION 2.  Any culvert installed within the City of Thrall right of used for water drainage and water flow shall be no less than way  twelve inches in diameter.  (Ordinance No. 2007-XX)    SECTION 3.  This Ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City, and this Ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect ary of such other ordinances except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, in event such conflicting provisions, if any, in such which  ordinance or ordinânces are hereby répealed.  other  SECTION 4.  If any sentence, section, subsection, clause, phrase, provision of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent part jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole) or any part thereof, other  or  than the part declared to be invalid.  SECTION 5.  The provisions of this Ordinance shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out its puxposes, which are hereby found and declared to be in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare. Any member of the Council or any City official or employee charged with the enforcement of this Ordinance, acting for the City in the discharge of his or her duties, shall not thereby render himself or herself personally liable; and is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that might accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of said duties.  SECTION 8.  Any person, firm br corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of Thrall, Texas, shall be subjected to a fine not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense, except where a. different fine or penalty has been established by state law for such offense, and for any violation of any provision which governs fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation which shall be punished by a penalty of fine or penalty not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and  (Ordinance) No. 2007-XX)  2    each and every day such violation is continued shall  to constitute a separate offense,  be deemed  SECTION 9.  The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed  the caption of this Ordinance,  to publish  provision contained therein, in the together with the penalty  time prescribed  manner and for the length of  bylaw.  PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on the 15  of day Nov,  2007.  CITY OF THRALL, TEXAS Sgh  BY: Marx Trpiy ITS: payor  mari, City Secretary  Approved As To Form:  Ted W. Hej1    (Ordinance: No. 2007-XX)  3    CERTIFICATE  THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON  I, Wendy Goldman, being the current  City of Thrall, Texas, do hereby the 15 day of -NDVember, introduced, passed, and subject matter Government Code Section 551.043. NoVEMDC 2007.  City Secretary of the City of Thrall, Texas, orl  true and correct copy of Ordinance certify that the attached is a approved by the City Council of the No. 1152007 passed and public and notices approved of the and adopted at meetings open to the  2007, and such Ordinance was duly meetings, giving the dates, places,  thereof, were  posted as prescribed by  Witness my hand and seal of office this the  15  day of  A Wendy Goldman City Secrétary  1Ar  (Ordinance No. 2007-XX)  4