HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-0224 - Ordinance - 02/27/1956ORDINANCE NO. 224
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 167 OF THE C TTY OF COLLEGE STATION)
TEXAS, 1951, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION AFTER SECTION 43 OF ARTICLE 5
TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 43A, ENTITLED, "NEGLIGENT COLLISIONS"; DEFINING
THE OFFENSE OF NEGLIGENT COLLISION AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THE OFFENSE, AND PRESCRIBING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE City of College Station, Texas.
Section I. That ordinance No. 167 of the City of College Station,
Texas, 1951 be, and the same is hereby amended by adding after Section
43, Article 5, a new section to be known as Section 43A, defining the
offense of negligent collision.
NEGLIGENT COLLISIONS — No person driving or operating, or in charge
of any motor vehicle, animal, railroad engine, railroad car, or any other
vehicle shall, by negligence, cause or suffer or permit the same to come
in collision with any other vehicles of any nature whatever, or with say
animal, person, street post, water plug, mail box or any other obstacle
or object whatever, in or on any street, alley, avenue, highway or other
public place whatever, in the City of College Station. Violation of this
section shall be known as the offense of "negligent collision:,
Section II. NEGLIGENCE — Negligence is the want of such care and
caution as a person of ordinary prudence would use under like or similar
circumstances.. Negligence shall be prima facie presumed from the fact
of collision.
Section III. Ever$r person convicted of a violation of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than one ($1.00)
Dollar nor more than Two Hundred (200.00) Dollars.
Section IV. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its final passage and publication as prescribed by the
• Charter.
Passed and approved this 27th day of February, 1956.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
City Secretary
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STATE OF TEXAS 0
COUNTY OF BRAZO " 0
T, N. 11. McGinnis, the duly appointed, qualified and acting
city secretary of the City of College Station, Texas hereby certify
that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of an
ordinance duly passed by the City Council at a meeting held on
April 23, A.D., 1956, at 7:00 o'clock P.M.
To certify which, witness my hand and seal of the City of
College Station Texas, this due 24 day of April, 1956, at
College Station, Texas.
City Secretary of the City of
College Station, Texas
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STATE OF TEXAS 0
COUNTY OF TRAV IS 1
THIS AGREEMENT, made this
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Brazos County
day of , 1956,
by and between the City of College Station, Texas, hereinafter called the
"City", Party of the First Part, acting by and through its City Council
and the State of Texas, hereinafter called the "State", Party of the
Second Part, acting by and through its State Highway Commission.
WHEREAS, the City desires the Construction of monolithic curb and
storm sewer work including incidental items within the limits from the
North City Limits of College Station to the South City Limits on State
Highway No. 6, which is solely the City's responsibility and the City
has requested the State to construct or have constructed this work. The
State will construct or have constructed this work for and on behalf of
the City and at the City's sole expense. The estimated construction
cost of this work is Thirty Nine Thousand Three Hundred and No/100 Dollars
(39,300.00), including contingencies and construction engineering.
NOW THEREFORE, it is understood that this proposed work will be con-
structed by the State and the City will transmit to the State with the
return of this agreement, executed by the City, a warrant made payable
to the State Treasurer, Account of Trust Fund No. 927 in the amount of
Thirty Nine Thousand Three Hundred and No/100 Dollars (39,300.00), to
be used in paying for the proposed work required by the City in the City
of College Station. It is further understood that the State will con-
struct only those items for the City as requested and required by the
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City and the entire cost of such items will be borne by the City. If the
State elects to receive bids and if upon receipt of bids by the State and/
or the actual construction and/or approved changes in the contemplated
improvements it is found that this amount is insufficient to pay the Cityts
portion, then the City upon request of the State will forthwith supplement
this amount by an amount equal to the Cityts full estimated or actual share
of the cost of this work less the amount previously paid into Trust Fund
No. 927. In the event the amount as paid is more than the actual cost,
then the excess amount will be returned to the City. It is further under-
stood that the work to be done on behalf of the City, as herein provided,
will include the cost of contingencies
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the parties
to be executed in duplicate on the day
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Party of the First Part
By:
Mayor
By:
By:
By:
By:
Member of City Council
Member of City Council
Member of City Council
Member of City Council
and construction engineering.
hereto have caused these presents
above stated.
STATE OF TEXAS
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Party of the Second Part
Certified as being executed for the
purpose and effect of activating
and/or carrying out the orders,
established policies, or work
programs heretofore approved and
authorized by the State Highway
Commission:
By:
State Highway Engineer under
authority of Commission Minute
30665
Recommended for execution:
Engineer of Aid Projects
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