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1961-1-Ordinance-Setting the Prima Facie Speed Limits along FM 455-12/18/1961ORDINANCE NO 1961-1 AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND ESTABLISHIGN THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FOR VEHICLES, UPON = BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, AND ESTABLISHING SPEED ZONES, ON FAP11 TO MJ4=T ROAD FM 455, TWIITBIN TEE CORPORATE LIMITS OF TIE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, AS ,SET OUT IN =S ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL CONSTITUTE A KISDEMEAINTOR, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY UPON CONVICTION OF A FINE. NOT TO EXCEED 200900 FOR VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE. iF_EREA.S, Section 8 of Article 827a, Vernonf s Penal Code of the State of Texas, provides that whenever the governing body of the Gity shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit upon the streets and highways of the City, taking into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on said streets and highways, as well as the usual traffic thereon, the governing body of said City may declare said reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereon by the passage. of an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected on said streets and highways; Now, therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY = CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF BANGER, TE 'LA,S SEGTI'ON 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 8 of Article 829a, Vernon* s Texas Penal Code, the following prima facie speed limits are hereby determined to be reasonable and safe, and are hereby fixed for all vehicles travelling upon the hereinafter designated portions of Farm to 1 Iarket Road No. 455 within the corporate limits of the City of Sanger, Texas, to-wi.t: From the 1'�Test corporate city limits of the City of Sanger, East on Farm to Market Road No. 455, a distance of 0.2 mile. From the last mentioned point East on Farm to Market Road No. 455, a distance of 0.2 mile, to a point 0.4 mile East of the West city limits of Sanger. From the last mentioned point East on Farm to Market Road No. 455, a distance of 0.2 mile, to a point 0.6 mile East of the hest city limits of Sanger. From the last mentioned point East on Farm to Market Road No. 455 to the East city limits of the City of Sanger. Prima Facie Speed Limit 45 miles per hour 40 miles per hour 35 miles per hour 30 miles per hour The prima facie speed limits fixed and established for the respective speed zones hereinabove set forth, shall be applicable to all vehicles travelling within each speed zone, without regard to the direction of travel. SECTION 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed, guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than TKo I3undred (200.00) Dollars. SECTION 3. The City Marshal of the City of Sanger is hereby authorized, in cooperation with the Texas State Highway Department, to erect appropriate signs approved by the Texas State Hig3aray Department giving notice of the prima facie speed limits hereby fixed and established within the respective speed zones hereinabove designated, are erected upon said Farm to 143arket Road No. 455 within the said City of Sanger, Texas. -2- S CTi(}N 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances of the City of Sanger in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTIaN 5. This ordinance shall be effective from and after the date of its publication as provided by law a.nd the _erection of said signs on said Farm to laiarket Road l To. 455 provided for in :Section 3 of this ordinance. PAS D AND AI PROVED this the day of December, A. D. 1961. ATTEST: City Secretary Approved as to Form: City Attorney a' ' . +*' ' -3-