1814 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1495 ORDINANCE NO 1594 AND ORDINANCE NO 1812ORDINANCE NO. 1814 .
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1495s ORDINANCE NO.
15942 AND ORDINANCE NO. 1812, BY DELETING CERTAIN PORTIONS
THEREOF AND ADDING ADDITIONAL PORTIONS THERETO; DELETING
FROM ORDINANCE NO. 1495 ALL OF SECTION 2 AND SUBSTITUTING
THEREFOR A DIFFERENT REGULATION; C}N ORDINANCE NO. 1594, DE-
LETING ALL OF SECTION 2 AND SUBSTITUTING ANOTHER SECTION
THEREFOR; AND ON ORDINANCE NO. 1812a SECTION 1(a), DELETING
THAT PORTION THEREOF, WHICH PROVIDES, THENCE EAST A DISTANCE
OF 2.571 MILES, A SPEED LIMIT OF FIFTY (50) MILES PER HOUR, WHICH
EXTENDS TO THE EAST CITY LIMIT LINE IN THE CITY OF PARIS, AND
SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR, THENCE EA5T A DISTANCE OF 0, 250 MILES,
A SPEED LIMIT OF FIFTY (50) MILES PER HOUR, TO THE PRESENT CITY
LIMIT LINE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Sectian 1. That Ordinance No. 1495g Section 2, be amended by delet-
ing therefromi alX of the following:
"It shalX be unlawful for any person to operate or drive any
motor or other vehicle upon the public streets of the City of
Paris, Texas, at a rate of speed in excess of thirty (30)
miles an hour, which maximum speed limit shall be applicable
upon all the streets within said City, except as hereinafter
specified and provided for certain designated streets and
portions of streets."
and substituting therefor:
"State Speed Laws Applicable. The State traffic laws regulating
the speed of vehicles P. C. 827a., Regulating operation of vehi-
cles on highways, 5ection 8, Rate and speed of vehicles. ) shall
be applicable upon all streets within this citya except as this
ordinance, as authorized by State law (P. C. 827a? Section 8,
Subsection 3. hereby declares and determines upon the basis
of engineering and traffic investigation that certain speed regu-
lations shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain
areas, in which event it shall be prima facie unlawful for any
person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so
declared in this ordinance when signs are in place giving notice
ther eof. "
Section 2, That Ordinance No. 1594, Section 2 thereof, be,, and the
sarne is hereby amended by deleting therefrom a11, of Section 2a which is as
follows:
"It shaLl, be unlawful for any person to operate or drive any
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'5tate Speed Laws Applicable. The State traffic laws regulating
the speed o vehic es P. C. 827a, Regulating operation of ve-
hicles on highways, Section 8, Rate and speed of vehicles. )
shall be applicable upon all, streets within the city, except as
this ordinance, as authorized by State law (P. C. 827a, 5ection 8,
Subsection 3. hereby declares and determines upon the basis
of engineering and traffic investigation that certain speed regu-
lations shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain
areas, in which event it shall be prima facie unlawful for any
person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so
declared in this ordinance when signs are in place giving notice
thereof. "
5ection 3. That Ordinance No. 1812, Section l(a), be amended by
deleting therefrom:
"Thence East a distance of 2. 571 miles, a speed limit of
fifty (50) miles per hour, which extends to the East City
Limit Line in the City of Paris. "
and substituting therefor:
"Thence East a distance of 0. 250 miles, a speed limit of
fifty (50) miles per hour, which extends to the East City
Limit Line in the City of Paris."
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately.
Passed and adopted this 9th day of January, A. D., 1967.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attor ey.
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