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. . ORDINANCE NO. 1111 . AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6701D, REVISED CIVIL STATUTES GF..TEXAS ANNOTATED, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIO~ UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. - WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investi- gation 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 or highway within the City, taking into consider- ation the width and condition of the pavement and other circum- stances 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 be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street or highway, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: 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 Statutes, 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 Spur 498 from the intersection of SH 146 to the intersection of Spur 501, a distance of approximately 0.730 mile, 55 miles per hour. Section ,2. 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). e