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ORDINANCE NO. t 9,,) I
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AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE
BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, OVER
AND UPON STATE HIGHWAY 146 FROM MAIN STREET NORTH TO
THE NORTH CITY LIMITS LINEjJ WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN $10.00 NOR
MORE THAN $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes, provides that the governing body of the City
shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that a prima facie speed therein set forth is
greater 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 consideration the width and condition of the pavement
and other circumstances on such portion of said street or
highwaYjJ as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing
body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima
facie speed limit thereon by the passage of an ordinancejJ
which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving
notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other
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place or part of the street or highwaYjJ now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY 'mE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA
PORTE, TEXAS:
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 highwaysjJ or parts thereof, described
as follows:
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(a) On State Highway No. 146 southbound
. from the La Porte North City Limit
to the intersection of Crest Lanel
, .. 55 miles per hour;
(b) On State Highway No. 146 southbound
from the intersection of Crest Lane
to the intersection of Tyler Streetl
50 miles per hour;
(c) On State Highway No. 146 southbound
from the intersection of Tyler Street
to Spencer Highway (West Main Street)1
40 miles per hour;
(d) On State Highway No. 146 northbound
from the La Porte North City Limit
to a point 232 feet north'of Madison
Avenue I 55 miles per hour;
(e) On State Highway No. 146 northbound
from a point 232 feet north of
Madison Avenue to a point 128 feet
.-- north of West Adamsl 50 miles per
hour;
(f) On State HighWa~ No. 146 northbound
from a point 12 feet north of West
Adams to the intersection of Spencer
Highway, 35 miles per hour.
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Section 2. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective
on the 11th day after the first of 2 consecutive publications
of the caption hereof in the official newspaper of the City
of La,Porte.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 2nd
day of MarchI
1964.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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