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ORDINANCE: NO. 398
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 167 AND 169 OF ARTICLE XIX, R.C.S. 6101d,
UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS, UPON
THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION
UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF,
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NO. RICHLAND HILLS
AS SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCE: AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
OF. A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
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WHEREAS, Section 167 and 169 of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d,
Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, 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 there-
itl 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, with the City taking'into considera-
tion 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 govern 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 ~t such intersection or other place or part of the
street or highway, now therefore,
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
North Richland Hills , Texas:
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation
heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 167 and 169
of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d, Uniform Act Regul~ting Traffic on Highways,
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:
Con trol 364-01
S.H. 121 (Ftg. Rds.)
Tarrant County
I. Southeast Frontage Road Only
(a> From Station 18+83 (West City Limits 'of North Richland Hills, being
also the City Limits of Hurst) northeasterly 0.526 mile to Station
46+98 (East City Limits of North Richland Hills, being also the City
Limits of Hurst) at 40 miles per hour.
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II. Northwest Frontage Road Only
(a)
From Station 45+45 (East City Limits of North Rich1and Hills, being
also the City Limits of Hurst) southwesterly 0.467 mile t~ Station
2(>+29 (West City Limits of North Rich1and Hills, being also the
City Limits of Hurst) at 40 miles per hour.
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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 aum not more than two hundred ($200) dollars.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 13th DAY OF
Ma rch
, 19 lL..
ATTEST:
APPROVED
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L_JAL AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally
appeare&leanor Lewis known to me to be a credible person. who
first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said:
Bookkeeper Mid Cities Daily News
That she is the of the , a newspaper
which has been regularly and continuously published and of general
circulatiob in the City/Town of
Hurst
, for a period of
more than one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached
Leflal Notice and that he caused said notice to be
published in said newspaper on the following date/so 3/15/72
That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as pub-
l1shed on said date/s in said
Mid Cities Daily News
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4th April
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the_day of_,
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Public, Tarrant County,
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LEGAl. ."U'FIDA VIT
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THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TAR RANT:
Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally
appeared Eleanor Lewi~nown to me to be a credible person. who
first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said:
BookkeeDer Mid Cities Daily News
That she is the . of the , a newspaper
which has been regularly and continuously published and of general
circulatiotl in the City/Town of
Hurst
, for a period of
more than one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached
Legal Notice
and that he caused said notice to be
bl' h d ' 'd 3/15/72
pu IS e In sal newspaper on the following date/so 3/19/72
That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as pub-
lished on said date/s in said Mid Cities Daily News
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the4 thday of~ 1
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Public, Tarrant County,
Texas
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ORPItJANœW().388 ..,
SPEED,ZQ'ŒORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTER·
ING· THE . PlUMAFACII
SPEED LlMITS. EST~
LIS HEll FOR VEHICLES .
UNDΠ'mE. PRovISIONS
OF SECTION ItF1 'AN}) . OF
ARTICLE XIX.R.C.S...6761d,
UNIFORM ACT RIOOULAT·
ING ..TRAFFIC ON .fUGH·
WAYS. upON 1}{E ~ OF
AN 'ENGIN'EERJ:NG AND
TRAFFIC INVØAGATIQN
UPON CERTAIN STI\UI'S
~ HIGHWAYS, OR P~
'I1I:ftEX)F" \VI'I'HIN ..··THE
CORPQØ41E LJMlTS 'OF
THE CITY OF NO. RICH-
LAND HItLS AS SET OUT IN
THE i' ORDINANCE: AND.
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
A FINE N<Yr TO EXCEED
..00 FOR VIOLATlONOF
THIS ORDINANCE. ..'
PASSED AND' APPROVED
THIS 1mI DAYOF' MARCH.
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APPROVr..n
·s- Maricrt L. Massey
May«
A'M'EST:
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City Secn!tary
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Published 3·15-72
3-19-72
Form -- 110