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ORDINANCE NO. 5838
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ALTERIN"G AND CHANGING
OF THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR ALL VEHICLES ON BOTH SIDES OF
EAST 4TH STREET BETWEEN QUIRT AVENUE AND IDALOU HIGHWAY WITHTh
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK., LUBBOCK COUNTY,
TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE PLACING OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS; PRESCRIBING
A PENALTY; PROVlDING FOR PUBLICATION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN" CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT STREETS OR HIGHWAYS NOT
SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE
PROVISIONS HEREOF AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE
OF ALL OTHER PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ORDINANCES EXCEPT THOSE
WITH WHICH IT S,.PECIFlCAlLY-CONFLICTS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Lubbock, as authoriz id
by Article 6701d, Section 169(b) Vernon's Texas Civil Statues, finds that certain
prima facie speed limits on certain highways are different from what is reason-
able or safe and should be altered as hereinafter set forth, NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. The prima facie speed limit established by Article
6701d, Section 166(a)(l)--Vernon1s Texas Civil Statutes is altered and changed
for all vehicles on both sides of East 4th Street between Quirt Avenue and Ida-
loµ Highway in the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County,
Texas, as follows: 1,
A 35 MPH Speed zone on both sides of East 4th Street
between Quirt Avenue and Idalou Highway.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized and directed to causE
the placing of signs so as to clearly define the limits of the prima facie areas
set out in this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the
prima facie speed limit established by this Ordinan~e shall upon conviction be
fined any sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200. 00).
SECTION 4. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directec
to cause the publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance togethe.l!) with
the penalty as an alternative method of publication as provided by law.
SECTION 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances conflic-
ting with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such con-
flict exists.
SECTION 6. Th~t all highways or streets not specifically set forth
in the preceding sections hereof shall not be affected by the provisions hereof,·
and this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other prima facie speed limit ordi-
nances except those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 7. Should any section., paragraph., sentence, clause,
phrase., or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason~ the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days
after the date of its last publication.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 12th day of , 1970.
Passed by the City Council on second reading ~6tlifay_o_f--'-=.,c.=----.. 1970,
ATTEST:
APPROVED: