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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO PLACE
STOP SIGNS IN SPECIFIED AREAS; DEFINING TYPE OF STOP
SIGNS; AND REQUIRING OBEDIENCE THERETO; AND PLACING
A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO OBEY SAID SIGNS A T FROM ONE
DOLLAR ($l.OO) TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00).
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
I
The Chief of Police shall determine and designate the character or type
of all official traffic signs and signals. It shall be the duty of the Chief of
Police to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained all such
official traffic signs and signals. All such signs and signals required here-
under for a particular purpose shall, so far as practicable, be uniform as
to type and location throughout the city.
il
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to disobey the instructions
of any official traffic sign, signal or markings placed in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
III
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to determine and designate inter-
sections where particular hazards exist, and to determine whether vehicles
shall stop at one ore more intrances to any such stop intersection and shall
erect a stop sign at every place where a stop is required.
IV
Every sign erected pursuant to the preceeding section of this ordinance
shall bear the word "STOP" in letters not less than six (~) inches in height,
and such sign shall at nighttime be easily illuminated by headlights of an
approaching vehicle. Every stop sign shall be located as near as practicable
at the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or,
if none, at the nearest line of the roadway.
v
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully deface, injure. move,
obstruct or interfer with any official traff~c sign or signal.
VI
Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any
provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less than One Dollar ($1.00) and
not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense, and a separate
offense shall be deemed committed for each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
VII
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
shall be and are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City O.f Nor~~,
Richland Hills, Texas, this the ~? day of ';.::/~~r" 19~.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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