HomeMy WebLinkAbout0068_1905AN ORDINANCE REGMAT ING THE PASSAGE OF RAILROAD TRAINS
IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Georgetown, Texas.
That all railroad traino, either coming into, passing
through or going out of this city, and its corporate limits,
shall immediately[ upon coming into the corporate limits of
this said city, reduce their speed and the speed with which
said trains are run, and the speed with which said trains shall
move to the rate of not faster than six miles an hour, and
this said rate of spped shall not be exceeded while said rail.
road train is within the limits of said city. Any engineer,
conductor, person or persons guilty of a violation of this
provision of this ordinance, shall upon eonvicition thereof,
be fined in any sum not less than 10.00 nor more than $50.00.
If any engineer, conductor or other person in charge of
and operating a train in and through the city of Georgetown,
Texas shall stop his said train, or cause the same to be
stopped across or on any public street of this said city, or
shall cause the said train to be and remain stationary over
a railroad crossing used by the public for the purpose of
'crossing said railroad track, for longer period of time than
five minutes, or shall by any manner or means cause a street
or crossing of the city of Georgetown, to be and become block.
aded for a longer period of time than five minutes, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than
$10.00 nor more than $50.00.
If any person or persons within the city of Georgetown,
Texas, having in his charge the care and control of any rail-
road passenger train coming into, going through or passing out
of the city of Georgetown, shall fail and refuse to look and
keep looked va ile within the corporate limits of this said
city, all the doors leading into or out of the water closets
located in said passenger coaches,00mposing said passenger
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