Ordinance No. 3,179ORDINNCE NO. 3179
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF STOP SIGNS AT VAR-
IOUS INTERSECTIONS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND N01100
($200.00) DOLLARS FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas, pursuant to the provisions of Article 6701d, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes, does declare the following described
intersections to be stop intersections, to -wit:
Birdsong at Garth Road
N. Third Street at East Lobit Avenue
Section 2: The Director of Planning and Traffic is
authorized and directed to cause the proper signs to be
posted at the above described locations.
Section 3: 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repealed, provided however, that such repeal shall be only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: It shall be unlawful for a driver of a
vehicle to disobey the instructions of the signs placed in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, unless at
the time otherwise directed by a police officer.
Section 5: Any offense under this chapter for which
another penalty is not provided is a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine of not less than One ($1.00) Dollar nor more than
Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, except that minors who have
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passed their fourteenth birthday shall be punished by a fine
of not more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, and each
violation shall constitute a separate offense.
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 hereby 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 on this the 11th day
of June 1981.
EMMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILE N P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. STRONG, City Att ey