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ORDINANCE NO:' .' 677
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING. TRAFFIC AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS
ON "E" STREET IN THE CITY LIMITS OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; FIXING A
MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH. '
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COlv.l:MISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
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Section 1. Any vehicle approaching South Idaho Avenue traveling
West on East "E" Street shall come to a complete stop before entering the
intersection of South Idaho Avenue and East "E" Street and shall not pro-
ceed onto or across South Idaho Avenue unless and until it is clear to the
operator of the vehicle so stopped that there is no other vehicle approaching
the intersection of South Idaho Avenue at East "E" Street within a distance of
200 feet.
Section 2. Any vehicle approaching South Idaho Avenue traveling
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East on East "E" Street shall come to a complete stop before entering the
intersection of South Idaho Avenue and East "E" Street and shall not proceed
onto or across South Idaho Avenue unless and until it is clear to the operator
of the vehicle so stopped that there is no other vehicle approaching the inter-
section of South Idaho Avenue at East "E" Street within a distance of 200 feet.
Section 3. Any person operating a vehicle who fails to bring said
vehicle to a complete 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 4. Any person operating a vehicle from point heretofore
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designated as a stop, who proceeds into the ~ntersection and at the time of
entry onto the intersecting street, there is in fact another vehicle approach-
ing said intersection within a distance of less than 200. feet shall be guilty
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of negligently operating said vehicle and shall be fined not less than $10.00
nor more than $200. 00.
Section 5. Any person 'operating a vehicle from a point heretofore
designated as a stop, who proceeds into the intersection and his vehicle is in-
. volved in a collision, whether his vehicle is struck or is the striking vehicle,
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. 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 6. 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 is hereby repealed.
Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective and be in force
from and after its passage, approval and publication, as required by law.
Passed and approved this the 20th. day of May' I 1963.
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City"".Clerk of. tqe'-e~ty of La Porte
APPROVED:
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Mayor of the C' y 0 Porte
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I Cl~vi8 D. Mann, City Clerk of the City of La Porle, Th;;;-h~~:l:y-
certify that aU requiremcn!s of the' City CharIer Df the Ci:y of
~a Porte have been complied with in the promulgal.ion and/or
Issuance of this Ordinance (No. .......l.1..1.................) as follows:
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(Date)
Signed:
CI.vis D. MallD
City Clerk
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