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• AN ORDINANCE ALtNDIAO SEC 57 REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF ?SORT WORTH. PAGE 452. FIXlN0 THE SPEED LIMIT OF MOTOR DRIVEN
HICLES AND STR 9T CARS UPON PUBLIC STRF,ETQ IN THE CITY OF
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FORT WORTH, EXCEPT XVN CERTAIN BTRfsRTB AND POATIpNB OF STETS
WHERE THB LIMIT SHALL NOT BXCEED TWELVE MILFS PER HOUR, BY ADDINp
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eighteen milemAnor the above speed limit of twelve miles per
hour shall apply to race courses or speed-ways. " And by adding
Section 57-A, providing a penalty for its violation.
VE IT ORDAINED BY BOARD OF C0MU15SIONERS OF THE CITY 07,
FORT WORTH, 'TEXAS:
Section 57, SPFSD LIMIT.- It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to run, drive or direct to or permit the
running or driving of any motor-driven vehicle or street ear,
in, upon, along or across any public square, street, alley. or
any other plus@ w#thIA the 00spoxato limits of the City of Fort
Worth at a greater rate of speed than eighteen (18) miles per
hour; provided. that upon the following streets and portions
of streets within saxd City, no vehicle or street oar shall run
or be driven at a greater rate of speed than twelve miles per
hour. to-wit: Cbmmerret, Houston and Throckmorton Streets, from
Belknap Street on the north to the north line of Broadway Street
on the south. and all streets running east and west across the
streets mentioned from Commerce to Throokmorton Streets between
Belknap on the mirth and Broadway on the south, also Jennings
Avenue from the intersection with Tenth Street to Broadway, and
Front Street from Houe ,on Street on the West to Virginia Avenue
on the east, and on Lamar Street from the north line of Seventh
\ Street to the south line of North ;'',treet�trom the east line of
} Throckmorton Street to the Arlington Heights bridge, and on North
Main Street from Central Avenue to Twentieth Street; provided
that neither the above speed limit Cf �ig�t#ee�"It'�13e�" the
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above speed limit of twelve miles shall apply to rate courses
or speed-ways,' '
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section 57-A.,O-- Any person violating any of the
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provisions of Section 57, shall be deemed guilty of 4)4:Ls-
demeanor, and upon conviotion thereof , shall be punished
by a fine of not leas than $5.00 nor over $100.00.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORK.
orpo a ion Counsel.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance
was duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Hoard of
Commissioners of the City of Fort forth at a session of said Hoard held
Tuesday May 4th, 1915.
-City Secretary.��
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