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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 346-1926 - Prohibiting Motorvehicles From Crossing Streets Where A Stop Sign - 07/23/1926"':'= ====#=== COPY ORDINANCE NO. 346 AN ORDINANCE PROJD:BITING MOTOR VEHICLES FROM CROSSINGSBTREETS WHERE A STOP SIGN IS LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE STREET INTERSECTION WITHOUT CXMING TO A STANDSTILL BEFORE PROCEBDINGACROSS SUCH STREET: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: FIXING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION HEREOF: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ACCOUNT OF FREQUENT ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM CROSSING STREETS AT HIGH SPEED WITHOUT REGARD TO RIGHTS OF PERSON USING 'mE STREETS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF 'lHE CITY OF LUBBOCK:, TEXAS: SECTION 1: It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person driving or operating any automobile, motorcycle, motor truck or other motor valicle to a tn the 'City of Lubbock, to cross any street at a street intersection, where there is a "Stop" sign located at or near the street intersection, without bringing such automobile, motorcycly. motortruck or other motor vehicle to a complete stantietill before proceeding across such street. SECTiON 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. SECTION 3: Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor, and upon conviction be fined in any sum not to exceed TWenty=ftve (•25.00) Dollars. SECTION 4: That fact that it is the practice of persons driving automobiles and other motor vehicles to cross streets at intersections at a high rate of speed, without due regard for the rights of other persons lawfully using such streets, frequently resulting in serious accidents, creates an emergency and public necessity that the rule of the Charter requiring an ordinance to be read at more than one meeting before pass~ge be, and the same is, here~ suspended and that this ordinance be dopted at the meeting of its introduction and it is so ordered; and that this ordinance become effective upon date of its second publication, and it is so or.dered. PASSED FIRST READING JULY 22nd, 1926. PASSED SECOND READING JULY 24th, 1926. ATl'EST: City Secretary MAYOR aKAN a KLKTT LAWYIIII8 L.UIMOCK. ftU. ORDIUANCE No.~J/t. AN ORDINANCE PROHIEITING MOTOR VEIUCLES FROM CROSSING STREETS WHERE A STOP SIGN IS LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE STREET INTERSECTION WITHOUT COMING TO A STANDSTILL BEFORE PROCEEDING ACROSS SUCH STREET: PEIDH TT ING TURNS TO THE RIGHT INTO INTERSECTING STREETS WITHOUT COM~NG TO A STANDSTILL; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINAroES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; FIXmG PEUALTY FCR VIOLATION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ACCOUNT OF FREQ.UENT ACCIDENTS RESULTING fROM CROSSING STREET.S AT HIGH SPEED WITHOUT REGARD TO RlGH.'rS OF :PERSON USING TEE STREETS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COWISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS: .. Section 1. It sball hereafter "be unlawf'u 1 for any person dri v- ing or operating any automobile, motorcycle, motor truck or other motor vehicle in the City of Lubbock, to e:ross any atreet a.t a street intersection. where there is a astop" sign located at or near the street intersection, with~ut bringing such automobile, motorcycle, motor truck or other motor vehicle to a complete --~ standstill before proceeding across such street. Section 2. Nothing in this law shall be construed to prohibit the driver of any motor or other vehicle from turning to the right from one street into an intersecting street without coming to a stop, although there re a 11 Stop" sign located at or near the intersection of such streets. section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordina.nc es in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, eha11. be.y d-eem:.ed~:gui.lq of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction be fined in any sum not to exceed ~wenty-five{$25.00) Dollars. Section 5~ That fact that it is the practice of persons dri7ing automobiles and other motor vehielea to cross streets at inter- sections at a high rate of speed, without due regard for the ri~ta of other persons lawfully using such streets, frequently resulting in serious accidents, creates an emergency and public necessity that the rule of the Q'Sharter requiring an ordinan.c-e to be read at more tl:Bn one meeting before passage be, and the same is, hereby suspended and that this ordinance be adopted at the meeting of its introduetion and it is so ordered: and that this ordinance become effective apun&date l pfulta second publication. and it is so ordered. PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION, this ~~ day - of July, A. D. 1926. ATTEST; ORDIBANOJ: BO ,J ,f/ ~ AN ORDDTANCE PROHIBITING MOTOR VEJD:CIZS FROU CROssmG STREETS WHERE A STOP SIGN IS LOCATED AT OR HEAR THE STREET INTERSECT! ON WITHOUT CO:W:BG TO A STANOOTILL BEFORE PROCEEDING ACROSS SUCH STREET-: PERYITrmG TUimS TO THE RIGHT INT,O INTERSECTING STREETS WITHOUT C OlJ!:ING TO A ST.ANDSTIU,;) RJ!l'EALING ALL ORDINAIDES OR PARTS OF ORDIJi.AN:;ES IN C6 NFLICT HEREWITH; FIXING PENALTY FCB VIOLATION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ACCOUNT OF FREQUENT ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM CROSSING STREETS AT HIGH SPEED WITHOUT REGARD TO RIGHTS OF PERSON usmG 'l'l:IE STREETS- BE IT ORDAINED BT THE CITY COMUIS SI ON OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. 'rEXAS l Section 1. It shall hereafter be unlawfUl for any peraon driv- ing or operating any automobile, motorcycle, motor truck or other motor vehicle in the City of Lubbock. to cross any street at a street intersection, Where there is a "Stop• sign located at or near the street intersection, without bringing such automobile, motorcycle, motor truck or other motor vehicle to a complete standstill before proceeding across suCh street. Seoti on 2. :Nothing in this law shall be cons trued to prohibit the driver of any motor or other vehicle from turning to the right from one street into an intersecting street without coming to a atop, although there re a ustopu sign located at or near the intersection of s~ch streets. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict barewith are e xpressly repealed. section 4. AllY person violating any of the provisions of this ~ ordinance, shall, be...,deemed .gui,l~ of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined in any sum not to exceed Twenty-five($25.00) Dollars. Section 6. That fact that i t is the practice of persona dr:.i:ving automab1les and o ~her motor vehicles to cross streets at inter- sections at a hign rate of speed, without due regard for the rifllts of other persons lawfully using such streets, frequently resulting in serious accidents. creates an emergency and public necesai t¥ that the rule o'! the Oharter requiring an ordiname to be read at more tlan one meeting before passage 'be, and the same ie, hereby suspended and that this ordinance be adopted at the meeting of its introduction and it is so ordered: and that thl. a ordinance become effective U:P.on.:..cte.te l pf' ~tal· second publication. and it is so ordered. PASSED BY tm.ANIMOUS VOTE OF Trim CITY COMldiSSION. this ~ da;y or July, A. n. 1926. Yay or ATTEST: 5evf secr etary THE S'lATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF LUBBOCK: I. F.w. Grooe, Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County. iexas. do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 346, passed by the City Commission of the uity of Lubbock, Texas, of record in Ordinance Book 1, page 209. et seq., of the~inutes of the City of Lubbock. ~ ~ UNDER my hand and seal of said City this ~ $ day ofr-cr-, A.D. ,1926. ~ - C y eore ary.