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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2005-059 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE II, DIVISION 1 OF CHAPTER 31 <br />OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD A NEW SECTION 31-31 <br />THERETO PROHIBITING THE UNLAWFUL USE OF ENGINE BRAKES, <br />JAKE BRAKES, COMPRESSION BRAKES, MECHANICAL EXHAUST <br />DEVICES, OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES; PROVIDING FOR A <br />PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF <br />ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas finds and determines that the <br />improper use of engine brakes, compression brakes, Jake brakes, mechanical exhaust devices, or <br />other similar devices by drivers of vehicles on the streets, roads, and highways of the City of Paris <br />causes undo noise and distraction and constitutes a public nuisance; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas desires to regulate those vehicles <br />so equipped to prohibit the improper use of said devices in furtherance of controlling such nuisance <br />activity, preventing distractions to the trafficking public, and generally improving the health, safety, <br />and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That a new Section 31-31 shall be and is hereby adopted to Article II, Division <br />I of Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, said new Section 31-31 to read as <br />follows: <br /> <br />"Chapter 31 <br />TRAFFIC CODE <br /> <br />* * * <br /> <br />ARTICLE II. OPERATION OF VEHICLES <br />DIVISION I - GENERALLY <br /> <br />* * * <br />