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,._;N-~.,-,,,,~,~ ~ ~ i ORDINANCE N0. ~?__.., AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDE iTHE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8 OF ARTICLE 827 a, VERNON'S TEXAS PENAL CODE, UPON THE 'BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGH ,;WAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TEX S, !,SAS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING THAT 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). WHEREAS, Section 8 of Article 827a, Vernon's Penal Code of the State o t Texas, provides that whenever the governing body of a city shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the condi- tions 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 con- dition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body can 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 PORTS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation • heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 8 of Article 827a, Vernon's Texas Penal Code, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter in- dicated 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 vehicl s ,traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as fo - lows; (a) On West Main Street (also known as Spencer Highway) from Eighteenth Street to Sixteenth Street, forty-five (45) miles per hour; (b) On West Main Street (also known as Spencer Higghway) from Sixteenth Street to Twelfth Street, forty (40) miles per hour; (c) On West Main Street (also known as Spencer Highway) from Twelfth Street to Tenth Street, thirty (30) miles per hour. •