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ORDINANCE NO. 1111
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AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6701D, REVISED
CIVIL STATUTES GF..TEXAS ANNOTATED, UPON THE BASIS OF AN
ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIO~ UPON CERTAIN STREETS
AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT TO
EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
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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
of a street or highway within the City, taking into consider-
ation the width and condition of the pavement and other circum-
stances 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:
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 highways, or
parts thereof, described as follows:
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(a) Along Spur 498 from the intersection of SH 146
to the intersection of Spur 501, a distance of
approximately 0.730 mile, 55 miles per hour.
Section ,2. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas
Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
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Ordinance No. 1111, Page 2.
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 the caption
hereof to be published in the official 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 ~ day of February, 1978.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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J. J. Meza, Mayor
ATTEST:
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City C rk
APPROVED:
City Attorney