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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 2241, ENTITLED •AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS
AND OTHER THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, AND FIXING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS AND REPEAL-
ING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH-, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING TO SEC-
TION 46 A SUB - SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SUB -SECTi ON (3),
TO BE ENTITLED SECTION 46(31 FLASHING YELLOW WITH
SPEED LIMITATION INDICATOR•, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2241, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH,
A. D. 1948, AND ENTITLED NAN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC
STREETS, ALLEYS AND OTHER THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
AND FIXING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND SEC-
TIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AS AMENDED, BE AMENDED BY ADDING TO
SECTION 46 A SUBSECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 46(3), AS FOLLOWS:
•(3) FLASHING YELLOW WITH LIMITED SPEED INDICATOR. WHEN A
YELLOW LENS IS ILLUMINATED WITH RAPID INTERMITTENT FLASHES
TOGETHER WITH AN ILLUMINATED FIGURE INDICATING SPEED OF 15
M.P.H. OR SUCH OTHER SPEED LIMIT AS FIXED BY THE TRAFFIC
ENGINEER AT PEDESTRIAN, OR SCHOOL CROSSINGS, OR AT THE EN-
TRANCE TO OR WITHIN ANY SCHOOL ZONE, VEHICLES MAY PROCEED
THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, CROSSWALK, OR SCHOOL ZONE AT A SPEED OF
NOT EXCEEDING 15 M.P.H., OR NOT EXCEEDING THE SPEED FIXED BY
THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND SHOWN ON THE SIGNAL DEVICE, IF SUCH
FLASHING SIGNAL LOCATED AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, SCHOOL
CROSSINGS, OR AT OR WITHIN ANY SCHOOL ZONE IS NOT FLASHING,
THEN, AND IN THAT EVENT, VEHICLES MAY PROCEED THROUGH THE
INTERSECTION, SCHOOL CROSSING OR SCHOOL ZONE AT THE SPEED
PROVIDED FOR SUCH STREET WITHOUT REFERENCE TO SUCH SIGNAL
DEVICE.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY OF MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TRAFFIC REGULA-
TIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATED THERETO, PARTICULARLY THOSE REGULATIONS GOVERN-
ING PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, SCHOOL CROSSINGS AND SCHOOL ZONES. BEING NECESSARY
TO THE FREE AND SAFE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC AND Of THE GRATEST IMPORTANCE TO THE
HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLES 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 DAY 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND
NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTING THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DAY IT IS INTRODUCED AND BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT, AND TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE. IT IS ACCORD-
INGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE_lf DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1957.
MAYOR -
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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THE D Y OF SEPTEMBER, 1957;
CITY ATTORNEY
CORP CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
. .. .. _
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY E %1ST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE GATE IT IS INTRODUCED. AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE 'READ AT THREE NEETINGS 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 IS INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
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MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE >