1566 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1495 OF COPORI37NANCE NO, 1566 ,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1495 OF THE CITY
OF PARIS; REGULATIlVG THE SPEED OF MOTOR VEHICLES UPON
CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR GOUNTY9 TEXAS;
PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; REPEALIIVG
ALL ORDTNANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH; AND PROVIDIlVG AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
WHEREAS, an engineering survey has been made of the area around
the Paris High School, on Eaet Houston Street, from 3rd Street, N. E. to
6th Street, N. E. ; and from 6th Street, N. E. to East Price Street; and
from East Price Street to 3rd Street, N. E. ; and on 3rd Street, N. E. to
East Houston Street, as to the traffic condition and the congestion on
said area; and,
WHER.EAS, it is to the interest and safety of the parents and
students of said school that said speed limit be reduced; NOW,, THERE-
FORE,
BE IT ORDAIlVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS,, TEXASe
Section 1. Decreaaing Speed Limit in Gerta.in Areas. It is hereby
determined on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that
the speed limit permitted by the laws of the Sta.te of Texas upon the
streets hereinafter mentioned is more tha.n is necesaary for safe opera-
tion of vehicles thereon, by reason of the designation and signposting of
said street, and that by reason of the fact that the areas of the streets
hereinafter described are in the immediate vicinity of the principal high
school in the City of Paris.
Section 2, It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or drive
any motor or other vehicle upon East Houston Street, between 3rd Street,
N. E. and 6th Street, N. Ea ; and on 6th Street, N. E„ between East
Houston Street and East Price Street; and on East Price Street, from
6th Street, N. E. to 3rd Street, N. E. ; and on 3rd Street, N. E., from
East Price Street to East Houston 5treet, at a greater rate of speed
than twenty (20) miles per hour.
Section 3. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred ($200, 00) Dollars.
Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on the 25th day
of October, A. D., 1961.
Passed and adopted this
ATTEST: ~
City Clerk
AP ROVEI? O FORM:
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City A orney,
9th day of Gctober, A. D., 1961.
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