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ORDINANCE NO. · 8633
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ALTERING AND CHANGING or THE PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMIT FOR ALL VEHICLES ON THE FOLLOWING STREET IN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS or THE CITY or LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, TO-WIT: A PORTION or
INDIANA AVENUE ON BOTH SIDES THEREOF BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH SIDE or 96TH
STREET AND EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE SOUTH CITY LIMITS; AUTHORIZING THE
PLACING or SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, PRESCRIBING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLI-
CATION; 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 or ALL
OTHER PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ORDINANCES EXCEPT THOSE WITH WHICH IT
SPECIFICALLY CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Lubbock, as authorized by
Article 6701d, Section 169(b) Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, finds that
certain prime facie speed limits on certain streets are different from what
is reasonable or safe and should be altered and the preservation of public
health and safety required alteration of said prime facie speed limits as
hereinafter set forth, NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the prima facie speed limit established by Article
6701d, Section 166(a)(1)--Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes is altered and
changed for all vehicles on the following designated highways or streets in
the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, as
shown below, to-wit:
A 45 MPH Speed Zone for both sides of Indiana Avenue beginning at the
South side of 96th Street and extending South to the South City
Limits.
SECTION 2. THAT the City Manager is authorized and directed to cause
the placing of signs so as to clearly define the limits of the prime facie
areas set out in this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. THAT any person, firm or corporation violating the prime
facie speed limit established by this Ordinance shall upon conviction be
fined any sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance together
with the penalty as an alternative method of publication as provided by
law.
SECTION 5. THAT all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting
with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such
conflict exists.
SECTION 6. THAT 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 Ordinances except those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 7. THAT 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.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 28th day of June ,
1984. -....... ---
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 26th day of July ,
1984. ----
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Tra ic Engineering Dept.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
Before me Bonnie He Kee a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County. Texas on this day
personally appeared Tvtla Aufilt, Account Manal!er of the Southwestern Newspa-
pers Corporation. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -Morning. Evening and Sunday. who
being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continuously for more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this Letta I NotS.c1•571 word,.66i Per
WO rd-;-".'.'..:C376 • 86 No. 926531 al Lubbock County. Texas and the attached prif!t•
ed copy of the Hatlee is a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal on the following dates: Ju Ir, 21 & AUIIUI t 4, 2.984 1
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LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Subscribed and.sworn to before me this _L_ day of Au(!uftt