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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATH:G TRAFFIC AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS ON BROADWAY
STREET \H THIN THE CITY L1",,:I T3 OF LA PORTE, TEXA S; FIXING A lViAXH'Im~
PENALTY OF if200.OOj REfEALING ALL ORDIt~ANCES IN CONFLIC'I' THEREWITH.
BE I'r ORDAINED BY THE CIry C01';;?~ISSIOl\J OF' THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
Section 1. Any vehicle approaching South Broadway Street
traveling West on Garfield Street shall come to a co~plete stop before
entering the intersection of South Broadway Street and Garfield Street
and shall not proceed onto or across Soutb Broadway Street unless and
until it is clear to the operator of the vehicle so stopoed that there
is no other vehicle approaching the intersection of South Broadway
Street at Garfield Street within a distance of 900 feet.
Section 2. Any person operating a vehicle who fails to
bring said vehicle to a complete stop at a point heretofore designated
as a stop before entering an intersection shall be guilty of failing
to stop and shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00.
Section 3. Any person operating a vehicle from a point
heretofore designated as a stop, who proceeds into the intersection
and at the time of entry onto the intersecting street, there is in
fact another vehicle approaching said intersection within a distance
of less than 900 feet shall be guilty of negligently ooerating said
vehicle and shall be fined not less thaD $10.00 nor more than $200.00.
Section 4. Any person ooerating a vehble from a ooint
heretofore designated as a stop, who Droceeds into the intersection
9nd his vehicle is involved in a collision, whether his vehicle is
strucK or is the stricing vehicle, within the intersection or within
50 feet thereof shall be guilty of negligent collision and shall be
fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00.
Section 5. Should any section of this ordinance conflict
with any ordinance heretofore adopted by the City Commission of the
City of La Porte, the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall
prevail and such conflicting portions of the prior ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective and be
in force from and after its passage, approval and publication, as
required by law.
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PasseD and approved this the ~"__ day of July, 1960.
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