O-1572-2-98ORDINANCE NO. 1572-2-98
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTIONS
140(b) AND 1d6 OF THE ALLEN VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC CODE,
ORDINANCE NO. 259, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, AND CHAPTER 9, -MO-
TOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,' ARTICLE V, 'OPERATION OF VEHICLEV
DIVISION 2, 'SPEED REGULATIONS,' SECTIONS 9-135(b) AND 9-137(f) OF
THE ALLEN CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00)
FOR EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SEVERARH= CLAUSE AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Allen, Texas, deems it necessary to amend the penalty
clause of its Motor Vehicle and Traffic Code to conform to Section 542.401 of the Transportation Code,
Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALIEN,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Sections 1-40(b) and 1-46 of the Allen Vehicle and Traffic Code, Ordinance No. 259,
as previously amended, and particularly Chapter 9, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Article V, "Operation
of Vehicles," Division 2, "Speed Regulations," Sections 9-135(b) and 9-137(f) of the Allen Code of
Ordinances, and any other ordinance, or portion thereof, in conflict herewith, be and the same are
hereby amended as indicated below, respectively, in Sections 2 and 3 hereof.
SECIION 2: Section 1-40(b) of Ordinance No. 259, as previously amended, and particularly Chapter
9, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Article V, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 2, "Speed Regulations,"
Section 9-135(b) of the Allen Code of Ordinances, be amended to now read as follows:
(b) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of not more
than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each such violation."
SECTION 3: The last paragraph in Section 1-46 of Ordinance No. 259, as previously amended, and
particularly Chapter 9, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Article V, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 2,
"Speed Regulations," Section 9-137(f) of the Allen Code of Ordinances, be amended to now read as
follows:
(t) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of not more than
two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each such violation."
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any judgment or
decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other remaining phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance; and the City Council
hereby declares it would have passed the remaining portions even though it had known the affected parts
would be held unconstitutional.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS,
ON= 19THDAYOF FEBRUARY ,1999.
APPROVED:
Stephen Terrell, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST.
IllllA. Don-Crowdrr, CITY ATTORNEY Judy „ o idem, UMU, UfI-Y ShURMARY�
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