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~ .... . ORDINANCE NO. l466-A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, SECTIONS 25-23, and 25-24, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESIGNATING MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS UPON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: FOR THE FURTHER PURPOSE OF SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATING SCHOOL ZONES AND THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS APPLYING TO SAID SCHOOL ZONES AT TIMES SPECIFIED HEREIN: AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO POST SIGNS AT BOTH ENDS OF SPECIAL SPEED ZONES CREATED HEREIN IN SAID SPEED ZONES: PRO- VIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS: PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW: AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section l: Section 25-23 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Sub-paragraph (d), "Maximum Limtis in School Zones,", is amended, by adding thereto, a Sub-paragraph (x), which shall read as follows: "(x) Along North "L" Street, from a point l75 feet west of Mockingbird Lane, to a point 65 feet east of Meadowlark Lane, a distance of l,450 feet, .27 miles. II Section 2. Section 25-23 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Sub-paragraph (g), "Thirty-five Mile Per Hour Zones", is amended by deleting and repealing the present Sub-paragraph (g) (5) and by adding to Sub-paragraph (g), a new Sub-paragraph (5), to read as follows, to-wit: "(5) Along North "L" Street from a point 545 feet east of Alvy Lane to the east right-of-way line of Underwood Road, a distance of 7,542 feet, l.42 miles. II section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only.