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AN ORDINANCE ADDING SUBDIVISION 18-53. 1 TO THE LUBBOCK CITY
CODE SO AS TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM DRIVING A VEffiCLE UPON.,
ACROSS• OR THROUGH THE GRASSED AND LANDSCAPED AREA ADJACENT
AND ABUTTING THE AUDITORIUM-COLISEUM OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK OR
TO SUFFERa PERMIT~ OR ALLOW SUCH TO BE DONE; PRESCRIBING A PEN-
ALTy; AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PRESCRIBING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS~ the City Commission finds that the driving of vehicles upon, aero s,
and through the grassed and landscaped area adjacent and abutting the Auditorium-
Coliseum of the City of Lubbock imperils the public safety and endangers public
property, which creates an emergency, and that such vehicular operation should
be prohibitedJ NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LU~BOCK:
.SECTION 1. THAT the existing Lubbock City Code and revised Lubbock City
Code (which becomes effective April 27, 1959) is hereby amended by adding there-
to a new Subdivision to be designated Subdivision 18-53. 1, which shall read as
follows:
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1118-53. 1 No person shall drive any vehicle across, upon, or
through any grassed and landscaped area adjacent and abutting
the Auditorium-Coliseum of the City of Lubbock and it shall
hereafter be unlawful for any person, having registered in his
name such vehicle or owning or operating or having in charge
or under his control such vehicle, to allow~ permit or suffer
such vehicle to be driven across, upon or through any part or
portion of the grassed and landscaped area adjacent and abutting
to said Auditorium-Coliseum. 11
SECTION 2 •• Any person driving a vehicle or suffering, per.mitting, or allow-
ing a vehicle to be driven in violation of the provisions of Section 1 hereof shall up
conviction be fined in any sum not less than TWENTY-FIVE AND NO/ 100 ($25. 00)
DOLLARS and not exceeding TWO HUNDRED AND NO/ 100 ($200. 00) .DOLLARS.
SECTION 3. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
the publication of this ordinance once a week for two consecutive weeks in a news-
paper regularly .Published in the City of Lubbock.
SECTION 4. THAT the public safety and protection of public ·property create
public necessity requiring that this ordinance be enacted as an emergency measure
the rule requiring ordinances to be read on two readings before final passage is
hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passag
AND IT IS SO ORDERED
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On motion of Commi s sion_e_r /oe:;_...;C;;.;::a;.;:s;.;e:;.t~y:..-_______ :___...;~ seconded by
Commissioner Maner ~ the above and foregoing ordinance
was unanimously passed by the City Co~mission this 12th day of M,rcb , _______ ...;
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Commissioners voting nAYE": Commissioners Casey, Maxey, Maner and Mayor
Baker (Thomp~on being absent)
Commissioners voting 11NAY": None
-~ LENNIS BAKE~ Mayor
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