Ordinance No. 2,0546869
ORDINANCE NO.2054
AN ORDINANCE OF THECITY COUNCIL OF THECITYOF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS,AMENDING CHAPTER 18,"MOTOR VEHICLES ANDTRAFFIC,"
ARTICLE IV,SPEED REGULATIONS,SECTION 18-98.1,DESIGNATION
OF SPEED LIMIT ZONES,BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (2)OF
SECTION (C),40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED ZONES,AND THE SAME
SHALL CEASE TO HAVE FORCEAND EFFECT;AND BY REPEALING
SUBSECTION (5)OF SECTION (E),50 MILE PER HOUR SPEED
ZONES,AS PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED AND SUBSTITUTING IN ITS
PLACE A NEW SUBSECTION (5);PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM
PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00)DOLLARS;PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE;CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OFTHECITY OF
BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown,Texas,is hereby amended by amending Chapter 18,
"Motor Vehicles and Traffic,"Article IV,Speed Regulations,
Section 18-98.1,Designation of Speed Limit Zones,Section
(c)40 mile per hour speed zones,by repealing subsection
(2)thereof,as it presently exists andthe same shall cease
to have force and effect from and after the effective date
of this ordinance.
Section 2:That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown,Texas,is hereby amended by amending Chapter 18,
"Motor Vehicles and Traffic,"Article IV,Speed Regulations,
Section 18-98.1,Designation of Speed Limit Zones,Section
(e)50 mile per hour speed zones,by repealing subsection
(5)thereof,as it presently exists and substituting in its
place a new Section (e)(5)which shall read as follows,to-
wit:
Sec.18-98.1.Designation of speed limit zones,
(e)50 mile per hour speed zones:
(5)Loop 201 From Highway No.146 to Decker Drive
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Section 3:Repealing Clause:All ordinances or parts
of ordinances 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are hereby repealed;provided however,that such repeal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 cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter
covered by this ordinance.
Section 4:Savings Clause:If any provision,
exception,section,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 beseverable.
Section 5:Penalty Clause:Any person violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine
of not more thanTwo Hundred ($200.00)Dollars,and each
violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 6:Effective Date:This ordinance shall take
effect from and after ten (10)days after its passage by
the City Council.TheCity 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)days after its passage.
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INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown,on this 22nd
day of July >1976.
TOM GENTRY,"Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P.HALL,'City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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