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I I I . . CO~lMISSIONERS COURT ORDER NO._ A COURT ORDER BY THE COUNTY OF HAYS, TEXAS DESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND, POWERS OF SHELTER ~1ANAGERS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE C01-lMISSIONERS COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HAYS, TEXAS: Section 1. In case of national emer~ency, Public Shelter Managers duly appointed by the Civil Defense Director, shall open public shelters, take charge of all stocks of food, water, and other supplies stored in said shelter, admit the public according to the county's shelter use plan and take whatever control measures are necessary for the protection and safety of the occupants. Section 2. Shelter Managers are authorized to use reasonable restraint against those who refuse to cooperate with the routine-,of shelter living under emergency conditions. Refusal to carry out the orders of the Shelter Manager and his appointed staff shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a' fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 3, The fact that there is presently no authorization of power for Shelter Managers during a national emergency in the County of Hays, and the fact that such regulations are needed for the protection of the safety and welfare of the citizens of the County of Hays during a national emergency, cl;'eates an emergency and an iInperative public necessity of the imme- diate preservation of. the public welfare and safety which requires suspension of the rule requiring court orders to be read on three separate days before the final passage thereof, and such rules are hereby suspended and this court order shall be effective from and after its final pasage, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF ,19_. ATTEST: County Clerk County Judge, County of Hays County Attorney