O61-04KEN'NEDAT ORDINANCE NO, 61-4
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING TEE PRIMA FAC SPEED
LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICT07S UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8. OF ARTICT,E 827a,
VERNON' S TEXAS PENAL CODE, UPON TEE BASIS
OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION
UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS
THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF TEE
CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, AS SET OUT IN TEE
ORDINANCE; NAD PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A
FINE NOT TO EXCEED 32OG.00 FOR VIOLATION
OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 8, of Article 827a, Vernon's Penal
Code of the State of Texas,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 orEafe under the
conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or
upon any part of a street or highway, with the City taking into
consideration the width and condition 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, whiC.h shall be effective
when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such
intersection or other place or part of the street or highway,
nowtherefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
Section 8, of Article 827a, Vernon's Texas Penal Code, 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:
ON U. S . HIGHWAY NO. 287:
1. From the West City Limits of Kennedale at Station
548 4- 18 (being the point of intersection of the
West City Limits of Kennedale and said Highway
237), Southeast to a point 1.136 miles East of
said West City Limits, 45 miles per hour.
2. From a point 1.136 miles East of the West City
Limits of Kennedale, for a distance of 0.315
miles to a point 1.451 miles East of said West
City Limits, 35 miles per hour.
3. From a point 1.451 miles East of the West City
Limits of Kennedale, for a distance of 0.183
miles to a point 1.640 miles East of said West
City Limits, 30 miles per hour at all times
that a sign is placed thereon designating same
as a school crossing, and 35 miles per hour at
all other times.
4 From a point 0.852 miles West of the East City
Limits of Kennedale (that is, from the intersection
of the East City Limits of Kennedale and said High-
way 287), for a distance of 0.600 miles to a point
0.252 miles West of said East City Limits, 35
miles per hour.
5. From a pofiat 0.252 miles West of said East City
Limits of Kennedale, for a distance of 0.252 miles
to said East City Limits, 40 miles per hour.
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than
$200.00.
ATTLpT:
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of February, 1961.
APPROVED:
1
Nortal T. "ChiLdres, Mayor, City
of Kennedale, Texas
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Susie A. Langford, City/Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
CITY OF KEN1EDAT,7:
I, Susie A. Langford, City Secretary of the City of
Kennedale, Texas, hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is a true and correct copy of Kennedale Ordinance No. 6174,
duly adopted by unanimous vote of the Kennedale City Council
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 2nd daycf
February, 1961, as set forth in the minutes of said meeting.
TO CERTIFY WHICH witnes my hand and the seal of the
City of Kennedale, Texas, this 2,c day of March, 1961.
7.
NO/Gary Public, Tarrant/ County, Texas
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
BEFORE NE, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared Alfred W. White, known to me, who, being
by me duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says, that he is
the Publisher of The Mansfield News -Mirror, a weekly newspaper
of general circulation published in Tarrant County, Texas;
that a copy of the attached notice concerning the -oassage
of Kennedale Ordinance No. 61-4, of the City of Kennedale,
Texas, was published in one issue of saidyaper, said pub-
lication being on the following date, to -wit: March 9th,
1961, a newspaper copy of said publication notice being
hereto attached.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this
of March, A.D. 1961.
Notary Public, Tar_
KENNEDALE ORDINANCE
NO.
rate of speed indicated for vehicles k, N
traveling upon the named streets _a G
,and highways, or parts thereof, /jED
'described as follows: , OR
) ON U.S. IIIGIIWAY NO. 287: '(--)-
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1. From the West City LirnitS ..., ,
of Kennedale at Station 548 1::(1.0,,',.?,
..- 18 (being the point of in- „cl
tersection of the West City
Limits of Kennedale and said
Highway 287), Southeast to
a point 1.136 miles East of
said West West City Lhnits, 45
miles per hour. , 7
2. From a point 1.136 miles
East of the West City Lim- )1.S
its of Kennedale, for a dirr- I"
I tame' of 0.315 miles to a '6-
G point 1.451 miles East 4vf -4,T
o said West City Limits, 35 miles per hour.
3. From a point 1.451 miles t
East of the West City Lim-
its of Kennedale, for a dis- ;
tame of 0.189 miles to a
point 1.640 miles East of said
r
West City Limits, 30 miles i
per hour at all times that
a sign i s placed therean,1
designating same as a school
crossing, and 35 miles per
per hour at all other times.
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