Ord 2699 3/21/1972 ORDINANCE NO. �W 9‘f.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29-44 OF THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING
LIMITATIONS ON TURNING AROUND ON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS THAT;
SECTION 1. Section 29-44 of the traffic ordinance of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls is hereby amended
so that such paragraph shall read as follows:
"SECTION 29-44. The driver of any vehicle shall not
turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite
direction upon any undivided street in a business
district, at any intersection controlled by a traffic-
control signal, except where it is affirmatively
signed as authorized by the Traffic Engineer, or in
the middle of any block other than at an official
median opening, and shall not so turn a vehicle upon
any other street unless such movement can be made in
safety without interfering with other traffic."
SECTION 2. The fact that many people live within the City of
Wichita Falls and that there is an urgent need for protection of its
citizens and their property upon the City's roads and streets, this
ordinance is declared an emergency measure on the ground of urgent public
need for the orderly flow of traffic upon its roads and streets and a
public need for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of
property of the City. This ordinance shall take effect immedately upon
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the 21st day of March, 1972.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
Affidavit of Publication
.4'it E STATE OF TEXAS
'LINTY OF WICHITA
Iof the Traffic Ordinance of the cod
Icf ordinances of hte City of Wichita -
FaHs, Texas, establishing limitations on �f L.
turning around on certain streets and On this 211th
highways, and declaring an emergency. .. day of March�''Lj
Be it ordained by the board of aldermen
of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas
that: A.D.1972 personally a
SECTION 1. Section 29-44 of the traffic y ppeared before me, the undersigned authority
ordinance of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Wichita Falls is hereby
amenoed so that such paragraph shall Katherine Parrish
read as follows: ' bookkeeper
"SECTION 29-44. The driver of any
vehicle shall not turn such vehicle
so as to proceed in the opposite direction for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
upon any undivided street in a business
district, at any intersection controlled
by a traffic-control signal, except where Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
it is affirmatively signed as authorized
by the Traffic Engineer, or in the
middle of any block other than at Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states
an official median opening, and shall
nct so turn a vehicle upon any other
street unless such movement can be that the attached,advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
made in safety without interfering with
other traffic."
SECTION 2. The fact that many people published One (1) _
live within the City of Wichita Falls ublished in_.� issues thereof on the following
and that there is an urgent need g
for protection of its citizens and their dates:
property upon the City's roads and
streets, this ordinance is declared an fir,, rf1� 1 2
emergency measure on the ground of Ma.reh 24. 1972
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urgent public need for the orderly ,
flow of traffic upon its roads and
streets and a public need for the
preservation of the peace, health and
safety of property of the City. This �� ..r�J W..i la_ry/,1_ /
ordinance shah take effect immediately
upon its passage. Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company 1
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the
istAita 1 » of Wichita Falls
'- Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
written.
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Gordon C. Walker, Jr., Notary Publio
in & for Wichita County, Texas