ORDINANCE NO. 8967

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OF GLASS BOTTLES OR OTHER GLASS CONTAINERS ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AT CERTAIN TIMES

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the general police powers of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, in order to promote the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens, it shall be unlawful, from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2014, through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2014, and beginning again at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2014, through 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, to carry or to possess glass bottles or other glass containers on the following streets and public rights-of-way: New Hampshire Street (between Sixth Street and Thirteenth Streets), Massachusetts Street (between Sixth Street and Thirteenth Streets), and Vermont Street (between Sixth Street and Thirteenth Streets).

SECTION 2. Any person who violates this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its adoption and publication as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of March 2014.

APPROVED:

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Michael Dever

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Diane Trybom

Acting City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.