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Ordinance No. 100� �. ' • � � rig ORDINANCE ' NO.. • 100 - - • AN, ORDINANCE TO PROMOTE -'PUBLIC GAFETY BY RF,--- QUII3ING; EACH RAILROAD COMPANY HAV'A 'RACK �.. :OR TRACKS CROSSING- STREH TS.-MITHIPI TFE CITY. OF BA. TEXAS, TO, b'IAI�ITAIN A FLAGMAN DUR ii4G -�\ THE 1DIE` SAID STREETS, ARE -BEING' CROSSED BY ' = TRAINS,OR, IN, LIEU J. iEREOF,• 7EQUIRING AUTO- MATIC. (SIGNAL- DEVICES; ORDINANCES • INCONSISTENT HERE TTH; C017TA-PIING A SAVINGS � CLAUSE;' -PRESCRIBING A L�I10311 PENA.LTY`' OF ONE,, I-IU14DRM ' (S100,. Q0) DOLLARS.;.;•AND PROVIDING- FOR SHE-�PUBLICATIJiq `AND TFC h J ECTIVE DATE THE{.EOF .. % , ValiREAS, it is.ideeined byr th6,'C ity Council, of the City- of Baytovin, Texas'; -� that the- present -opeeation'of•'railroad crossings in, said- City is -dangerous to- the o_the ,health and'safe-ty of the: public; :AIOni, ;TI3E FORE, BE, IT.' OIMAIN,D BY Th'E .CITY COUNCIL. OF 'THE- CITY"OF BAYTOR%i:= Section 1: THAT each railroad company having',a track or tracks crossing.;' streets in the City' of _Baytotivn; Texas'..' s'hall'-have' and is hereby required. to :_.keep. d flagman, at said crossing to°•give notice of the approach of trains; en- gin n- _ - gines., and cars u on' said- tracks and such fla . "arishall be ,established .and.-k -,at.the 'crossing of said tracks'of saidstreets'at all times said crossing.is being crossed by -said 'train's;,_engnes, and cars of said.`company: Section 2:. THAT- in lieu, of the, flagman• required under-'Se-ction 1"of'this ordinance -'said railroad.company may",install automatic grade crossing gates or i. may. provide: other -automatic signalling, devices5 �prov'ided, ,Yio never., tha any such automatic'gates-.or other, signalling _devices shall;be approvedybf the'City Council, .. - before their installatibn. Section -3:- -Repealing `Clause. _ All-ordinarices.-or parts -,of ordin3nIces in- s. - _ consi'stent:ivith 'the- tennis of -this ordinance -are hereby. repealed; `provided; how- ever, that• 'such-. repeal sh'alf be only to the' extent of such inconsistency, and ` in all,- 'other _ respects, this ordinance. sh-all -be cumulative of -ocher ordinances.- re g.ulating:,,and governing "the subject matter covered;by this ordinance Section, Savin ` s 'Clause . "If a g ny provision, 'exception; section,• -sub.. section, paragraph; sentence, clause or phrase .of this ordinance• or the' appli- r cation of same -to any, person ;or,set,'of c- cu stances shall for a� y�, reason be;' held unconstitutzonal, void, or -invalid, such invaliditf shall not affect the _ r validity of the -remaining.Iprovision's of.this ordinance or their -application - • - . }, +. ... - - . , • ' - ... -tin. to other persons or. sets -'of' circumstances and..to "this" end, all provisions. of - anis ,ordinance: are. d66'1. Lred- to be, severable. - i' Section 5: Penalty �, Any person, Einar, ' associa'tion or corporation;, or ar�v- employee; (servant or, agent -thereof-,.:vho shall violate,any, 'provision 'orprovisions, of Ahi"s'ordinance-shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and'upon conviction shall c 0 OS-) 40� be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Eaeh day's .violation shall constitute a separate offense. Section:6: THAT any person, firm, corporation, or association that is now operating trains within the city limits of the City of Baytown shall have sixty (60) days'from and after the effective date of this ordinance within which to meet the requirements of this ordinance. Section 7: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect from and after thn (10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within thn (10) days after the passage of this ordinance. IflTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this 12th day of December, 1950. ATTEST: Edna Oliver, City Clerk —2— W , Mayor /1 I DAILY SUN BAYTOWN, TEXAS DEAR SIRS: SUBJECT: Publication of Ordinance No 100 Passed wrnTwr t2_ 19C) Please publish caption of above ordinance two times within 10 days from_ flexntnbu 12v 19 W. This caption reads as follows: "Ordinance No Ino � • — -. r •rug :•-�.:11± Nti�� ± ss / f^ e • • v' rw:.c � � r saw' • : 'v►s Ir; •MVIN 1DdJ,%1 ro PAN U1,1161M• �. t l..1. `11' 'J; D: int 114.*(Prollklui, i3iGRIFIRI.��jVRRWOFiNfi-4� a,,:. e, a 1 M ePlease send publisher's affidavit to this office promptly after publication, along with statement of your charges. Yours truly, CITY =OW cc: By City Attorney