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ORDINANCE NO.
944
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AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON1S
TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR
PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY
OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; 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
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of a street or highway within the City, taking into considera-
tion the width and condition of the pavement and other circum-
stance 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:
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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 indi-
cated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and high-
ways, or parts thereof" described as follows:
(a) Along East Main Street, from Donaldson Street to
Broadway Street, 35 miles per hour;
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(b) Along South "J" Street, from Broadway Street to
the Southern Pacific Railroad right of way,
35 miles per hour;
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(c) Along South 8th Street, from South "c" Street to
South "J" Street, 35 miles per hour;
(d) Along West Main Street (also known as Spencer
Highway), from New State Highway 146 to the
Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, 35 miles
per hour.
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 more
than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen
(14) days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk
shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing
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the caption hereof to be published in the of~icia1 newspaper
in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days
after the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 3rd day of January, 1973.
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CITY OF LA PORTE
By ~ ~ 7.J:!L~#
E. A. Thomas, Mayor
ATTEST:
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