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. . ORDINANCE NO. /4fob ~ ~- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, SECTIONS 25-23, and 25-24, OF THE CODE OR 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; PROVIDING 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 MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Article 670ld, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the Ci ty of La Porte shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reason- able or safe under conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street or highway within the City of La Porte, taking into consideration, but not limited to, the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or highw'ay, 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 signage giving notice thereof is erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street or highwaY1 and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has directed that an Engineering and Traffic Investigation take place for the purpose of ascertaining reasonable and safe prima facie speed limits on said streets or highways within the City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, the results of said Engineering and Traffic Investi- gation have become known unto the City Council of the City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte finds that it