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ORDINANCE NO. 2217
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING
CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS AND THE PQ
CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS; PROVIDING
VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING
AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
OF STOP SIGNS AT
STING OF YIELD SIGNS AT
FOR A PENALTY FOR THE
FOR THE PUBLICATION
WHEREAS, Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
provides that local authorities in their respective jurisdiction
may place and maintain any traffic control 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 control devices
are necessary, and shall 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 or part 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 Texas Civil Statutes, the following
stop signs are to be erected on the following named streets,
highways or parts thereof described as follows:
Littlewood /Newmeadow at Newcastle
Section 2: On the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions
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of Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following
yield signs are to be erected on the following named streets,
highways or parts thereof described as follows:
MacArthur at Katherine
Katherine /Queen's Court at Brownwood
Section 3: The Chief of Police is hereby authorized
and directed to cause yield signs to be erected at the above
intersections.
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: 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) days after its passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown, this 28th day
of April , 1977.
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
as
NEEL R HA D ON, City Attorney
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