Ordinance No. 1,478ORDINANCE NO.1478
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 18,
"MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC",SECTION 18-50.1,DESIGNATION OF
ONE-WAY STREETS,DEFEE STREET AND STERLING STREET,REPEALING
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWOHUNDRED ($200.00)DOLLARS
FOR EACH VIOLATION;AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EF
FECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown,Texas,is
hereby amended by the amendment of Chapter 18,"Motor Vehicles and Traffic",
Section 18-50.1,Designation of One-Way Streets,by amending reference to
West Defee Street and West Sterling Street as presently constituted and to
substitute in theirplace new provisions to-wit:
Section 18-50.1 -Designation of one-way streets.
Defee Street:East from its intersection with Decker Drive to115
feet eastof its intersection with North Seventh Street.
Sterling Street:West from 115 feet East of its intersection with
North Seventh Street to its intersection with Decker Drive.
Section 2:Repealing Clause:All ordinances or parts ofordinances
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed;provided,
however,that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency
and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulativeof other ordinances
regulating and governing the subjectmatter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3:Savings Clause:If any provision,section,exception,subsection,
paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application
of same to any person or set of circumstances,shall for any reason be held
unconstitutional,void or invalid,such invalidity shall not affect the validity
of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance
are declared to be severable.
Section 4:Penalty Clause:Any person who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fineof not less than Ten ($10.00)Dollars,nor more
than Two Hundred ($200.00)Dollars.Each day of the continuance of such vi
olation shall be considered a separate offense and each and every day shall
constitute a separate violation.
Section 5:Effective Date:This ordinance shall take effect from and
after ten (10)days from its passage by the City Council.The City Clerk
is hereby directed to give noticehereof by causing the caption of this ordinance
to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least
twice within ten days after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council
of the City of Baytown,Texas,this 27th day of September ,1973.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
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