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ORDINANCE '110.
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iDINANCE PROHIBITING PERSONS OFE"RATING
OR IN CHARGE OF VEHICII�,$ FROM NEGLIGEMMY
COLLIDING WITH FERSON3 OR VERICLES 0,14 ANY
PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE IN TE34' CITY OF FORT ,
WORTH;/ THAT PROOF OF A COLLISION SHALL RE
PRIMA FACIE EVIDENC' OF NEGLIGE'NGE 1MD
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR ME VIOLATION TH]T, EOF-
BE, IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF' THE
CITY OF FORT 4ORTH;
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SECTION 1.
That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, corporation or association of persons while driving
or operating or in charge of any automobile, motorcycle,
motor vehicle, wagon, buggy or any other vehicle whatsoever
to willfully or with negligence, cause or suffer or permit
the same to come into collision with any other vehicle of
any nature whatsoever, or with any animal, person or property
in or on any 'public street, avenue, 'boulevard, sidewalk, or
any public place whatever in the City of Fort Worth, Texas.
SECTION II.
Proof of a collision shall be prima facie evidence of
negligenee, Proof of no into ri ; 'njure shall be no defense
to a charge of violatingt this law.
SECTION III.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed 'guilty of a misdeigeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall b600nvicted of a fine not to
exceed One 13u red (tIOO.00) Dollars.
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SECTION IV.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect frorn and after the date of its passage and publi-
cation as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney.
IA Ii L. Van Zandt Jr. City Secretary Treasurer of the
City of Fort 'Worth, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing ordinance was duly passed at a re; u,lar meeting
of the City Council of the City of Fort ,iorth, Texas on
Tuesday the lst day of November A. D. 1'927 .
'Witness my hand at Fcrt 'north, Texas, this I day of
November 1927.
City Secretary-W-easurer.
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