Ordinance No. 2,2411817 7597
ORDINANCE NO. 2241
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF STOP SIGNS AT
CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; 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 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
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 7601d, 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:
Nevada at Bayway /Wisconsin
West Jack at North Pruett
Edna at West Main
Duke at West Main
McKinney at West Main
Market at Bayway /Wisconsin
Morris /Kern at West Main
Carlton at West Main
Allman at West Main
King at West Main
Thibodeaux at West Main
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Section 2: The Director of Planning is hereby authorized
and directed to cause the proper signs to be posted at the
above described locations.
Section 3: 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 4: 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are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal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 5: 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 uncon-
stitutional, 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 6: 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.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown this 26th day
of May , 1977.
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
Er �EN� P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
NE L I ARD 0 , City Attornft
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