Ordinance No. 1,8906219
ORDINANCE NO.1890
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS,PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC
SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF MASSEY TOMPKINS ROAD AND
ROLLINGBROOK DRIVE WITH NORTH MAIN STREET;PRESCRIBING
A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($200.00)
DOLLARS,AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS,Article 6701d,Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
provides that local authorities in their respective jurisdiction
may place and maintain any trafficcontrol device upon any
highway under their jurisdiction as they may deem necessary,
taking into consideration the usual traffic flow of the
streets or highways within their jurisdiction.Said governing
body may determine that various local traffic conrol devices
are necessary,andshall direct said appropriate devices be
erected,by the passage of an ordinance,which shall be
effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are
erected at such intersection or other place orpart of the
street or highway;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:On the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions
of Article 6701d,Vernon's TexasCivil Statutes,a traffic
signal shall be installed at the intersection of Massey
Tompkins Road and Rollingbrook Drive with North Main Street.
Section 2:The Chief of Police is hereby authorized
and directed to cause the above referred to traffic signal
to be installed.
Section 3:It shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle
to disobey the signal installed in accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance,unless at the time otherwise directed by a
Police Officer.
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Section 4:Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two
Hundred ($200.00)Dollars,and each violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
Section 5:Effective Date:This ordinance shall take
effect from and after ten (10)days after its passage by the
City Council.The City Clerk is hereby directed to give
notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be
published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown
at least twice within ten (10)daysafter its passage.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,on this 9th
day of October,1975.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor V
ATTEST:
EILEEN P.HALL,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attornej
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