HomeMy WebLinkAbout0079_77-13 1977AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS FIXING THE
RATE OF SPEED FOR ALL VEHICLES USING ANY ROADS LOCATED
WITHIN SAN GABRIEL PARK, GEORGETOWN, 'WILLIAMSON COUNTY,
TE)CAS: DEFINING SPEEDING: AND FIXING PENALTY THEREFOREs
WITH SAVINGS DECLARING EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
SECTION I
IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED UPON THE BASIS OF TRAFFIC INVESTI-
GATION THAT THE PRIMA FACIE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON ALL ROADS,
STREETS, HIGHWAYS LOCATED WITHIN SAN GABRIEL PARK, GEORGETOWN,
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AT ALL TIMES, SHALL BE TWENTY (20)
MILES PER HOUR FOR ALL TRAFFIC.
SECTION II
THAT ALL OF THE STREETS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS LOCATED WITHIN
SAID SAN GABRIEL PARK ARE HEREBY DECLARED TO BE PUBLIC STREETS
AND THE OPERATING OF ANY VEHICLE THEREON AT A RATE OF SPEED
IN EXCESS OF TWENTY (20 ) MILES PER HOUR, AS FIXED BY THIS
ORDINANCE, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND THAT SUCH
OFFENSE SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT EXCEEDING TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS.
SECTION III
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE THE 20th
DAY OF JUNE, 1,977, AND PRIOR TO SUCH DATE THE CITY SECRETARY
SHALL CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIR-
CULATION WITHIN SAID CITY OF GEORGETOWN NOTICE OF THE PASS
SftGE00F THIS ORDINANCE AS REQUIRED ;BY LAW AND PRIOR TO SUCH
DATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF SAID CITY SHALL CAUSE TO BE
ERECTED SIGNS PROPERLY INDICATING THE E N2RANCE INTO SAID
PARK AT ALL SUCH 'ENTRANCES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SIGNS OUT-
SIDE AND INSIDE SUCH AREA REFLECTING SUCH MAXIMUM SPEED OF
TWENTY (20) MILES PER HOUR.
SECTION IV
THAT SHOULD ANY SECTION OR ANY PORTION OF ANY SECTION HEREOF
BE DECREED TO BE VOID, THE INVALIDITY OF SUCH SECTION OR
SUCH SECTION OR SUCH PORTION THEREOF 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 ENFORCEABEE.
THAT ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES THAT ARE IN CON-
FLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
THAT THE FACT THAT PROMPT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN THE
REGULATION OF TRAFFIC, ON THE STREETS IN SAN GABRIEL PARK,
IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ORDINANCE CREATES AN
EMERGENCY REQUIRING THAT THE RULES THAT PROVIDE THAT AN
ORDINANCE SHALL BE READ AT TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE, BE SUSPENDED; AND THAT THE
SAID RULES ARE HEREBY SUSPENDED, AND THIS ORDINANCE IS HERE
AND NOW PASSED, AND THAT IT IS ORDERED THAT IT TAKE EFFECT
FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION ON THE 20th DAY
OF JUNE, 1977•
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 14 DAY OF June A.D. 19.3•
HARRY GOLD
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