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SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 169(b) OF ARTICLE 6701 d, VERNON'S TEXAS
CIVIL STATUTES, UPON F.M. HIGHWAY NO.
2862 OR PARTTS TM ti"'MT_,WTHIN THE IN-
CORPORATE—LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ANNA ,
AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A -
PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall determine
upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima facie
speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the
conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of
• a street or highway within the City, taking into consideration the width and con-
dition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or
highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine
and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by
the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs
giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of
the street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ANNA , TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation hereto-
fore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter
indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe;
and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles
traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as
follows:
A. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA , TEXAS:
1. That from and after the date of the passage of this speed
speed zone ordinance, no motor vehicle shall be operated
along and upon F.M. Highway No. 2862 within the
corporate limitss owe City of Anna in ex-
cess of the speeds now set forth in the o ow ng imits:
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(a.) Beginning at said point (Station 0+00) being at the inter-
section of. S.H. 5 thence continuing 1n an Easterly direct-
ion along F.M. 2862 for a distance of 0.550 mile, approx-
imately;... a maximum speed of 30 MILES PER HOUR;
(b.) Thence continuing along F.M. 2862 in an Easterly direction
for a distance of 0.140 mile, approximately, said point (Sta-
tion 36+43) being the North City Limits of Anna, a maximum
speed of 45 MILES PER HOUR.
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SECTION 2.
The Mayor of Anna is hereby authorized
to cause to be erected, appropiate s gns n cating such speed zones.
SECTION 3.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordin-
ance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS Id- PAY OF _ 6 ,A.D.919 ell
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City of Anna Texas
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ATTEST:
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City Secretary
City of Anna Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
City Attorney
City of Ann_ Texas
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APPROVED:
ty anager
City of Anna Texas
1°sl A',5-- e� .2-6,0,f City Secretary of the City of
, Texas, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 9 /-O O I?—
adopted by the City Council of the City of Anna
Texas,
, A.D., 19 1//
To certify which, witness nay hand and seal of office this _ /� M day
of —_ A/ou,e, b -el —, A.D., 19,E
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City of Anna Texas