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. . e Ordinance No. , Page 6. e authorized by law, plus a tolerance allowance of five (5) per cent of the gross weight authorized by law, such police officer shall demand and require the operator or owner of the rotor vehicle to unload, or cause to be unloaded, such portion of the load as is necessary to decrease the gross weight of such to the maximum permitted by law plus such tolerance allowance. Such vehicle may not be operated fur- ther over the public streets and highways within the City of La FOrte until the gross weight of the vehicle has been reduced to a weight not in excess of the maximum authorized by law plus such tolerance allow- ance except as authorized under subsections (d) or (e) below. - (c) In the event that the axle load of a vehicle weighed pursuant to subsection (a) above is found to exceed the maximum authorized by law, plus a tolerance allowance of five (5) per cent of the axle load authorized by law, such police officer shall demand and require the operator or owner of the motor vehicle to decrease the axle load to the maximum authorized by law plus such tolerance allowance. '!he owner or operator may reduce such load by rearranging the cargo, if possible, or by unloading or having others to unload such portion of the cargo as is necessary to decrease the axle load to the maximum authorized by law plus such tolerance allowance. Such vehicle may not be operated further over the public streets and highways within the City of La Porte so long as any axle load exceeds the maximum authorized by law plus such tolerance allowance except as authorized under subsection (d) or (e) below. (d) If the load of a rotor vehicle consists of livestock., the operator shall be permitted to proceed to the destination without unloading providing the destination is within the State of Texas. e (e) If the gross weight of a rotor vehicle or an axle load exceeds the maximum permitted by law plus a tolerance of five (5) per cent