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,V', I AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR DECLARING CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY TO BE ABANDONED AND A PUBLIC NUISANCE; PRO- HIBITING THE ABANDONMENT OF SUCH PROPERTY; PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPOUNDING, STORAGE AND SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: 1. ABANDONED PROPERTY DECLARED A NUISANCE; DUTY OF POLICE TO IMPOUND: I (A) No person shall place, park or leave standing a motor vehicle unattended for more than forty-eight (48) continuous hours in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public place within the City of San Marcos, Texas. (B) Any vehicle or other personal property or obstruction placed, left standing, parked, erected or lying in violation of any ordinance or the Charter of the City of San Marcos, or left unattended for more than forty-eight (48) continuous hours in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public place of the City of San Marcos (hereinafter known simply as "City"), is declared to be a nuisance, and any such property when so found by the police officers of the City shall be removed or caused to be removed summarily to the police pound or any other place of impoundment designated by the City Manager of the City. (C) For purposes of enforcement of this Section I., proof that a:cmotor vehicle found parked in violation of this Section I. I. was registered in the name of a particular person, firm or corporation, shall constitute prima facie evidence that such person, firm or corporation caused, allowed, suffered or permitted the motor vehicle to be parked at the place where such violation occurred. II. CERTIFICATION OF ABANDONMENT: The police officers of the City may certify to the abandonment of any property described in Section I. (B) hereof when they so find such property to be -1-