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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXI:S, ZONING FOR TRAFFIC,
AND RATE OF SPEED THEREIN, R. M. 2338. AND DECLARING RATE OF SPEED ON
OTHER STREETS] DEFINING SPEEDING AND FIXING A PENALTY THEREFOR= DE-
CLAING MAT W BE A SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT IN PROSECUTIONS HEREUNDER;
tiVITH A SAVING CLAUSZ; AIZ A CLAUSE REPEALING COMFLICTING LviS AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TSE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' GEORGET MNs
Section 1
That portions of R. M. Highway 2338 in the City of Georgetown is here-
by zoned for traffic upon said highway and the maximum rate of speed
for each zone is fixed as followss
R. M. Highway 2338 ,Nest Bound Traffic
From near U. S. 81 (Station 814}95) westerly for
a distance of .312 mile to Station ?98;50 35 m.p.h.
From .312 mile westerly of U. S. 81 (?9850)
westerly to the Georg6town North City Limit 40 m. p. h.
(786+37.8)
R. M. Highway 2338 East Bound Traffic
From Georgetown North City Limit ( Station 786424.2)
easterly to near U. S. 81 (Station 815445) a distance
of .553 mile 45 m. p. h.
That the maximum rate of speed for motor vehicles upon each of the re-
maining streets of the City of Georgetown shall remain at the rate of
speed fixed by other existing city ordinances.
Section II
That all of the Streets of this City, and all portions of any such
streets, are hereby declared to bepublic streets, and that the driving
or operating of any motor vehicle on or along any portion of any street
of this City at a rate of speed that is greater than the maximum rate
of speed for said portion of said street, as fixed by this ordinance
shall eb guilty of a misdemeanor, which is named, " The Offense of
Speeding", and that the said offense is punishable by fine in any sum
not less than one (41.00) dollar nor more than two hundred ($200.00)
dollars. That the use of the word, "Speeding" shall be sufficient to
designate the said offense, and shall mean that a motor vehicle has
been driven upon a public street, at a greater rate bf speed than that
fixed by City Ordinance for the street and for the zone thereof, that
such motor vehicle was so being driven upon, if zoned.
That in prosectuions under this ordinance, for the offense of speeding,
the complaint, if in other respect sufficient in for, shall as to the
portion thereof seeking to acknowledge the offense, be sufficient if
it in substance alleges that the defendent did while driving a motor
vehicle in said City commit the offense of "Speeding".
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Section III
That should any section, or any portion of any section hereof be de-
creed to be void, the invalidity of such section or such portion there-
of shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance} and that each section and each portion thereof, not decreed
to be invalid shall remain valid and enforceable.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances that are in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.