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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0485_483A 3 3 Fe- z AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, 'ZONING FOR TRAFFIC AND RATE OF SPEED THEREIN, ON R. M. HIGHWAY 2243 IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN; DEFINING SPEEDING AND FIXING A PENALTY THEREFOR; DECLARING WHAT MAY BE A SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT IN PROSECUTIONS HEREUNDER; WITH A SAVING CLAUSE„ REPEALING CONFLICTING LAWS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN. Section I It is hereby determined upon the basis of an Engineering and Traffic investiga- tion that the prima facie maximum speed limit on those portions of R. M. Highway 2243 routed in the City limits of Georgetown, is as hereinafter stated, which prima facie maximum speed limit shall be effective at all times and signs will be erected giving notice of the prima facie maximum speed limit so declared to -wit. Speed Zone R. M. Highway 2243 For gest Bound Traffic Beginning at centerline station 594+50 to the East city limit of Georgetown at Station 577+68.7, a distance of 0.318 miles, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 45 miles per hour. For East Bound Traffic Beginning at the East City Limit of Georgetown at Station 577+68.7 to centerline Station 594+50, a distance of 0.318 miles, a prima facie maximum speed of 45 miles per hour. Section II That all of the streets of this City, and all portions of any such streets,, are hereby declared to be public 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 be guilty of a misdemeanor, which is named "The Offense of Speeding," and that the said offense is punishable by fine in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred dollars ($200.00). That the dse- 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 of speed than that fixed by City Ordi-ance for the street and for the zone thereof, that such motor vehicle was so being driven upon, if zoned.