HomeMy WebLinkAbout03531 ORD - 08/05/1953AN ORDINANCE
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO RUN 'A RAILROAD ENGINE WITHOUT
RINGING A BELL ATTACHED THERETO BEFORE STARTING AND
AT CERTAIN PLACES; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO RUN A RAIL-
ROAD ENGINE WITHOUT USING OTHER SOUND DEVICES, INCLUDING
WHISTLES, REQUIRED BY STATE LAW; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO
OPERATE A TRAIN AT CERTAIN PLACES THAN A GREATER SPEED
THAN EIGHTEEN 0 8) MILES PER HOUR; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY
NOT TO EXCEED A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
$200); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND ESPECIALLY REPEALING IN ITS
ENTIRETY ORDINANCE NO. 3088, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17TH DAY OF JULY, 1951; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING MANNER OF PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID
ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RAILROAD ENGINES
AND RAILROAD TRAINS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. ALL LOCOMOTIVES, STEAM, DIESEL OR OTHER, SHALL RING THEIR
ENGINE BELLS WHEN STARTING TO MOVE AND ALSO WHEN APPROACHING PUBLIC CROSSINGS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SO AS TO WARN MOTORISTS
AND PEDESTRIANS OF THEIR APPROACH; AND SHALL USE OTHER SOUND DEVICES, INCLUDING
WHISTLES, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
SECTION 2. IT SHALL HEREAFTER BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE OR RUN OR CAUSE
TO BE OPERATED OR RUN WHEN ENTERING AND UNTIL -ff ULLY OCCUPYING ANY PUBLIC CROSSING
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ANY RAILROAD ENGINE,
CAR, OR TRAIN OF CARS AT A GREATER RATE OF SPEED THAN EIGHTEEN (18) MILES PER
HOUR¢.
I SECTION 3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION WHO SHALL VIOLATE OR
FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF THE TWO PRECEDING ARTICLES SHALL BE DEEMED
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION, THERETO, SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE
THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200).
SECTION II. IN CASE A CORPORATION IS THE OPERATOR OF ANY EQUIPMENT
USED IN VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE, THE PRESIDENT, VICE- PRFrSIOENT,
SECRETARY, TREASURER, MANAGER, AND THE AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OPERATING SUCH EQUIPMENT
SHALL BE SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR THE PEINALTIES HEREIN PRESCRIBED.
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SECTION 5. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED IN SO FAR AS THEY CONFLICT HEREWITH; HEREBY
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EXPRESSLY REPEALING IN IT ENTIRETY ORDINANCE NO. ,3088 DATED JULY 17, 1951.
SECTION 6. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THPS 'ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT SHALL
NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 7. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PUB-
LICATION ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURPOSE OF
THE ORDINANCE AND PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION 8. THE NECESSITY FOR REQUIRING THE RINGING OF RAILROAD
ENGINE BELLS AND REQUIRING LOCOMOTIVES TO USE OTHER SOUND DEVICES, INCLUDING
WHISTLES, IN THE MOVEMENT OF TRAINS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON
THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ
AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED
AN EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTING THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER
RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT
IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THtS Y OF AUGUST, 1953-
MAYOR
THE CITY OPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRETARY i
APP VIED AS T EGAL FORM:
CITY TTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
1953
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH 1.N THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A.PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY
EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS
INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT
THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST
THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS
ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR O.t4
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN LL- 7
ELI-Roy KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
.TAMES A. NAISMITH
W. .JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOW NG VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN1ty��j
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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