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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI
CITY CODE 1 F BAS AMENDED, SO AS TO PROHIBIT
THE RIDING OICYCLES HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES AND
TO CONTROL PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ON THE NEW SHIP
CHANNEL BRIDGE FREEWAYS OR OTHER LIMITED ACCESS
STREETS WITHIN THE CITY; BY AMENDING - SECTION 10 -9
OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED,
SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE RIDING OF BICYCLES ON THE NEW
SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE, FREEWAYS OR OTHER LIMITED
ACCESS STREETS WITHIN THE CITY; AMENDING SECTION
21 -64 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS
AMENDED, SO AS TO PROHIBIT HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES ON
THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE, FREEWAYS OR OTHER
LIMITED ACCESS STREETS WITHIN THE CITY; AMENDING
SECTION 21 -94 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE,
1958, , AS
FROM CROSSING AMENDED,
GG ATTANY PLACE OTHER THAN�MARKEDACROSS-
WALKS ON THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE, FREEWAYS OR
OTHER LIMITED ACCESS STREETS WITHIN THE CITY; PRO-
VIDING A- PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY. --
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. SECTION 10 -9 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE,
1958, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING PROVISION
TO SAID SECTION:
IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE A BICYCLE
UPON ANY PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY, SIDEWALK OR VEHICULAR
PORTION OF THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE, ANY FREEWAY OR
OTHER LIMITED ACCESS STREET OR ROADWAY WITHIN THE CITY.
SECTION 2. SECTION 21 -64 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE,
1958, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING PROVISION
TO SAID SECTION:
IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY HORSE DRAWN VEHICLE TO
BE UPON ANY SIDEWALK, PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY OR VEHICULAR
PORTION OF THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE, ANY FREEWAY OR
OTHER LIMITED ACCESS STREET OR ROADWAY WITHIN THE CITY.
SECTION 3. SECTION 21 -94 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE,
1958, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED 13Y ADDING TO SAID SECTION THE
FOLLOWING PROVISIONS.
(C) NO PEDESTRIAN SHALL CROSS THE TRAFFIC LANES ON THE
NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE, ANY FREEWAY OR OTHER LIMITED
ACCESS STREET OR ROADWAY WITHIN THE CITY AT ANY PLACE
OTHER THAN WITHIN A MARKED CROSSWALK.
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SECTION 4. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION
SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE
ORDINANCE, AND RECITING THAT THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE CODE AS
AMENDED SHALL BE A FINE OF NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY FOR AMENDING THE CODE AS ABOVE SET
OUT CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST,
HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE
AND PUBLICAT ON, IT S ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE �L
DAY OF 1959•
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MAYOR
THE CITY CORPUS C ISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CIT SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1959:
Y ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI,� TEXAS
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TO THE WMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE H FORE -
SUS SHALL BE THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION FINALLY
SHALL ON
BE THE
READ DATE
AT THREE MEETING
S EpF THE CITY
1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE ORT SUCH
MENT AND Ppgg 7H1$ ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF 7 REQUIRE -
HE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
A1YOR
THE CITY OF C RPUS CH STI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE;
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS, RAY AIRHEARTZ
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE ✓
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR. .
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN ✓
PATRICK J. DUNNE %
R. A. HUMBLE /
GAGE LOZANO, SR._ =;�: