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. . y' . ORDINANCE NO. 928 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY CREATING THE OFFENSE OF NEGLIGENT COLLISION; DEFINING SAME; PROVIDING THAT PROOF OF NO INTENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED; CONTAINING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by adding thereto a Section 25-33, "Negligent Collision," under Chapter 25, TRAFFIC, to read as follows, to-wit: . "Section 25-33. Negligent Collision. II (a) If any driver or operator of a vehicle upon any public street or upon any drive in any public park, within the corporate limits of the city, shall with negligence, as is defined in the Penal Code of this state in the title and chapter on negligent homidide, collide with or cause damage to any other vehicle of any kind whatsoever, or with any other property at any place within the said corporate limits of the city, he shall be deemed guilty of negligent collision. II (b) Proof of no intent on the part of any operator of any vehicle charged with an offense under this section to collide with any other vehicle or with any other property shall be no defense to any charge filed under the authority of this section. . II (c) Nothing contained in this section shall authorize the prosecution of any person for the violation of the same while such person is operating any Fire Department or Police Department vehicle of the City in the performance of his duty, provided, that it shall not be necessary in any complaint, action or proceeding under this section to negative this exception, but the same shall be proved by the defendant by way of defense." Section 2. Any person 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 3. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk . shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days