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e e ORIGINAL , SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FAClE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVll.. STATUTES, UPON~THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND ffiGHWAYS, OF PARTS THEREOF, WI1lllN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF LA PORTE, AS SET OUT IN TInS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF TInS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the ~overning body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic mvestigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street of highway within the City, taking into consideration the width and condinon of the pavement and otlier circumstances on such portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an Ordinance, which shall by effective when appropriate si~s giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street of highway; NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statues, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: (A) Along .SH 225 frontag.e roads from the we.st city limit of La Porte to SH 146, a distance of apprmamately 4.023 mIles, 50 MPH. Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall by deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall by fined in any sum not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200) PASSED AND APPROVED TIllS day of . 19_. ATTEST: APPROVED: City Secretary Mayor