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Ord 1503 10/24/1949ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING TRAFFIC TO MOVE AND PROCEED IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY IN CERTAIN ALLEYS; PROHIBITING THE BLOCKING OF SUCH ALLEYS; FIXING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN HE IT ORDAINED BY THIS BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF 4ICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The alleys between Scott Street and Indiana Street from Sixth Street to Eleventh Street, inclusive, are hereby declared to be one-way alleys and all vehicles entering any of such alleys shall enter from the South entrance of same and shall move and proceed only in a Northerly direction therein. SECTION 2. The alleys between Scott Street and Lamar Street from Sixth to Eleventh Street, inclusive, are hereby declared to be one- way alleys and all vehicles entering any of such alleys shall enter from the North entrance of same and shall move and proceed only in a Southerly direction therein. SECTION 3. No vehicle shall be parked in any of such alleys in such a manner as to obstruct the regular movement of traffic therein and in cases where it is necessary for a parked vehicle to be moved in order for the convenient loading or unloading of another vehicle, such parked vehicle shall be moved immediately, unless the person in charge of such parked vehicle is actually engaged in loading or unloading such parked vehicle; but if such loading or unloading is temporarily inter- rupted for any reason said parked vehicle shall yield to the person seeking to park and load or unload his vehicle. SECTION 4. The Chief of Police shall cause to be placed at appropriate points of street and alley intersections proper signs showing and indicating the direction traffic may move and at points of intersection of streets and alleys where entrance of vehicles is prohibited the chief of police shall place appropriate signs showing same. SECTION 5. A person violating any part of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $200.00. SECTION 6. If the person in charge of a parked vheicle cannot be found by the use of reasonable effort or if said person shall refuse to move said parked vehicle under the conditions set out in Section 5 hereof the police department is hereby authorized to move same at the expense of the ovaner of such vehicle. Because traffic is becoming congested in the above named alleys and because there is no legal means of correcting same creates an emergency and the rule requiring the reading of ordinances on three separate days is hereby suspended and this Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the74-/ day of 617d—`, 1949. or ATTEST: � �',���