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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1948)
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The ACLA, whose membership iaimide up of agricultural leaders from throughout the country, cen- tered t its 1948 program otr six principal topics-r-number arid size of American farms, labor policy and fural America, development of good ruiil communities, rural AmeHca’s'policies on international problems, the national farm pro gram and social security for rural Ripple. y. • ; • T '' 1. (i I tL P J ■; ? t- i- i < ’ • rj A ij- : C\ ■ -rJ :S "k* r '1 ! ■4 A, iY i 3 if / i t. now . ; ;S •k for later i ! Aiglcn rescues you from the mid-summer heat With r new, wmderful rayon crepe sheers. • .- 3<Ud 8 Tike.. LNon-tarnishable metallic thread glim mers afcross the blouse of this little-collared, little- waiste? a^sff. Sizes-10 to 20. j- $14.95 . . [f 1' I ' m t Pti- Mi J- T .'w'-VA.. . m . ORDINANCE 119 AN'ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS AND OTH ER THOROUGHFARES IN THE UITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXkS, | / ■ BE Jr ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF’ THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 1 ARTICLE 1 WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED Section 1. Definition of words and phrases. The following words and phrases when used in thib or dinance shall for the purpose of this ordinance have~the meanings respectively jascribed to them in this iaUicie. Subdivision I. Vehicles, Traffic, Etc., Defined >Seikion 2. (a) Vehicle. ( Every deviqe in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a high way,! except devices moved by hu man | power or used exclusively upon; stationary rails .or tracks,. (bl Motor vehicle. Every ( ve hicle! which is Self-propelled and everjr vehicle jwjhich is propelled by dlectric poWbr obtained from overhead trojley (wires, but not op erated upon raihi' (c| Authorized emergency ve hicle; Vehicles of the fire depjart- ment; (fire patrol), police vehicles, and Such ambulances and emergen cy vehicles of municipal depart ments or public service corpora tions; as are designated or author ized iby the (commissioner of mo tor lice Section 3. (a) Bicycle. Every device propelled by human pOwer upom which any person may • ride, having two tandem wheels either of which is over 20 inches in dia- mete^, and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels. (bj) Motorcycled Every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of? the rider and designed to travel on ni&t more; than three wheels in cbntact with the ground, but ex cluding a tractor. Sejction 4. j (a) Railroad. A car rier jbf persons or property upon cars; other than street cars, oper ated; upon stationary rails. (bj) Rai|road train. A steam en- y chicles) 1 or of this city). the (chief of po- Brazos A&M Club Elects Trustees / | J . . ] Wjalter Coulter, Fred Hale and Oscdr Crain have been named trus tees; of the Brazos County A&M Club to administer a tract of land recently donated to the club. The trustees wCre elected at the ; club’s annual barbecue after a unanimous vote to proceed with planjs for building a club housfe on the land. J It!was ahnounced that a commit tee to map; plans for | the project wiilibe nanjed later. gine 1 , electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails, except street cars. V! '-j!. (c) Street car f A car other than a railroad train for transporting persons, or property and operated upon rails principally within! a municipality. Section 5. Traffic. Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars, and other conveyances either singly or together while us ing any street for purposes of tra vel. Section 6^ Right-of-way. The privilege of the immediate use of the roadway. Sfction 7. (a) Stop. When Re quired means complete cessation 1 of movement. (b) Stop, stopping, or standing. When prohibited means any stop ping or standing of a vehicle whe ther occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions or a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal. (c) Park. When prohibited means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in load ing or unloading. Section 8. Official time stand ard. Whenever certain hours are named herein they shall mean standard time or daylight-saving time as may be in current use, in this city. Subdivision II. Persons, Etc.; Defined Section 9. (a)r Person. Every natural person, firm, copartnership association, or corporation. (b) Driver. Every person who drives or is in actual physical con trol of a vehicle. (c) Pedestrian. Any person a- foot. " N. . Section 10. Police officer. Every officer of the municipal police de partment or any officer authoriz ed to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations. Subdivision III. Streets, Etc., ^ _ Defined Section 11. (a) StReet or high way. The entire width between the boundary lines of every way pub licly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. (b) Private road or driveway. place in private and used for vehicular the owner and those or implied permis- owner, but not by iwav. That portion of a highway improved, de- ordinanly used for ve- irel. In the event a high- es two or more separate roadwayw the term “roadway” as Used herein shall refer to any such roadwa; Mam. - (d) Sidewalk. That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines in tended for the use of pedestrians. Section 12. Intersection (a) The area embraced within the prolonga tion or; connection of the lateral curb line*, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the road ways of two highways which join one another at or approximately at right angles^ or the area Within which vehicles traveling upon dif ferent highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict (b) Where a highway includes two roadways (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate inter section. In the event such intersec ting highway also includes two roadways (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of two road ways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersec tion. Section 13. Crosswalk, (a) That part of a roadway at an intersec tion included within the connec tions of the lateral lines of the sidewalk* on opposite Sides of the highway measured from the curbs, or in th$ absence of cuRbs from the edge* of the traversable road way. (b) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere dis tinctly Indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or othlr markings on the surface. Section 14. (a) Safety zone. The area or space officially set able to street traffic hi this city of the Unjiform Act Regulating ys enacted Traffic on by the Fif(jeth Texaa Legislature. the Highways . Section 18. The office of City Traffic Engineer, (a) The office of city traffici engineer is hereby es tablished. The <eity engineer) shall serve as city traffic engi neer in addition to his other func tions, afid shall exercise the pow ers and duties with respect to traffic as provided in this ordin ance. (b) It shall be the general duty of the city traffic engineer to de termine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices, to conduct engi neering analyses of traffic acci dents and to devise remedial mea sures, to conduct engineering in vestigation of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traf fic conditions, and to carry out the .additional powers and duties im posed by ordinances of this city. Section 19. Records of traffic violations. The police department shall keep a record of all violations of the traffic ordinances'bf this city or of the State vehicle laws of which any person ha$ been charged, together with a record of the final disposition of all sueh alleged offenses. Such record shall be so maintained as to show all types of violations and the total of each. Said record shall accumulate during at least a 5-year period and from that,time on the record shall be maintained complete for at least the most recent 5-year period. Section 20. Traffic division to investigate accidents. It shall be the duty of the police department to investigate traffic accidents, to arrest and to assist in the prose cution of those persons charged with violations of law causing or contributing to such accidents. ARTICLE III ENFORCEMENT AND OBED IENCE TO TRAFFIC REG ULATIONS Section 21. Authority of police nd fire department officials, (a) ‘ ■ fio laws. (c) Officers pf the fire nep ment, when at the scene of I may direct or kssist the p< ici directing traffic thereat or ini immediate vicinity. Section 22. . Required ob dlj to traffic ordinance. It is a ni] meaner for any) person to < o! act forbidden^ dr fail to p rfl any act required in this ord na, Section 23. Obedience to p< and fire department officii s.) No person shall wi Ifuljy fail arj re fuse to comply with any law u| or der or directioi of $ polic j; ffl- cer or fire department offu al ARTICLE ilV SPEED REGULATION 3 Section 24. State speed la rs ap plicable. The'State traffu laws regulating the speed of vdvcles shall be applicable upon all iti^ets within this city, except as t nsl or dinance, as authorized by State law, hereby de dares and d< ter- mines upon the basis of en rlr Ber ing and traffic investigatic i lhat certain speed regulations s al be applicable upon specified streets or ip certain areas, ii\ whicl e rent it shall be. prina facie ui lawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of an) s >eed so declared in this ordinanc v hen signs are in place giving notice thereof. J * Section 25. )ecrease off State speed limit at certain intersect on*. It is hereby determined up m the basis <if an engineering an 1, t raf fle investigation that the s >eed permitted by Stqte law on 1 id fol lowing streets i^ greater hai is reasonable or safe under t! e con ditions found (te: exist oi jmch streets and it i* hereby d idhrai that the prima facie' spee limit shall be as hereinafter set fprth on,those streets or parts of In herein designated when Big ns| are erected giving njotke there if. ... . . . apart within a roadway for the 1 ft shall be the duty of the. officers exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone. (b) Curb loading zone. A space adjacent; to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles dur ing thq . loading; or unloading of passengers or materials. (c) Passenger curb loading zone. A place adjacent to a curb re served! for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or un loading pf passengers. (d) Freight curb loading zone. A space adjacent to a curb for the exclusive use of vehicles dur ing the ; loading or unloading of freight (or passengers). Section 15. (a) Official traffic- control devices. All signs, signals, markings, and devices not incon sistent with this ordinance placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdic-j tion, foi? the purpose of regulating, warning, nr guiding traffic. (b) Traffic-control signal. Any device, whether manually, electri cally, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately direc ted to stop and to proceed. Section 16. (a) Business dis trict. The territory contiguous to and including a highway not com prising -a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of 300 feet or more is in the iriain improved with dwell ing* or dwellings and buildings in use for business. r‘ -I i: ARTICLE II AUTHORIZATION AND Administration Section 17. Authorization. The police department is hereby au- thoRized and directed to enforce the traffic regulations of this ordi nance and the regulations applic- • ' ] ill * ' • ' of the police department or such officers as are assigned by the city marshal to enforce all street traffic laws of this city and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city. (b) Officers of the police depart ment or such officers as are as signed by the city marshal are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws, provided that, in the event of a fire or other emergency pr to ex pedite traffic or 1 to safeguard pe destrians, officers of the police de partment may direct " traffic as conditions may require notwith standing the provisions of the traf- 1 I-* , Classified Ads SELl WITH A BATTALION CLASSI FIED AD. Rate* a word per in.<wrtion with a 251 minimum. Space in Claasified Section . / . 60f per imn inehl Send all classifieds with :t*uee to the Student Activities Of fice. All ads should be turned in by 10100 a.m. of the day before publication. portable typewriters uthorized Royal dealer, L. Business Machine Co., W. 22nd. Bryan, Texas. McKENZIE-BALDWIN BUSINESS COL LEGE offer* refresher courses “in short hand. bookkeeping and associated sub jects. Dial 2-6655. 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Eat it often yoVUget... 7T ■‘•-i •V VITAMIN A ..., keeps the eyes in condition end V ' I' ' j T RIBOFLAVIN thiamin .. body tissues in good repair; also promotes growth. • •. Nourishes the body cells and generates vitality. r • Increases the appetite by help ing to bum the food we eat and keeps our herves healthy. CALCIUM Y'V \ Y: ■j' Strengthens teeth and bones. R. C. E C H O L S Realtor Over Canady’s Pharmacy Bryan t Phone 2-6454 Consult Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST For Your Visual Problems 20S S. Main — Bryan Phone 2-1662 Name of street Prima facie speed limjit ARTICLE V STOPPING, STANDING PARKING PROHIBITED SPECIFIED PLACE!! Section 26. No]person shall ittop, stand or park when necessar vehicle, ito avoid not with other traffic or in compliance with law or thq direction! of a police officer or 2 traffic control service, in any jof the fo lowirjg places. 1. On the'street space mineijl- iately in frorit of! a theatre, ra>vi|e, picture show during such h >uis as the theatre, movie or pictuije.fhow is in operation, j ARTldLE VI PENALTIES Section 27. Perialty. Any pdracjn tJli .tint ord i ul ii ion wit i mfe no of "V.| f | • M*-. WH . ■” ‘•Jl’ : • j* v/ * l' - lany of the prorKoir. ci ice or any rule or reg« e in; compliance there- shill be guilty of a misde- nor, and upon conviction there, shall be punished by fine not sxce< d one hundred ($100.00) »rs. Efjectio i i 28. Owner prima facia die for jllegal parking. If is found upon any violption of anyl pro- is ordinance regula- ppjng, standing, or ing df vehicles and the iden- of thfe operator cannot be de tect , j the oWner or person in name such vehicle is regis. shall be held .prima facie nsidie for such violation.. i ej cept Tlict ARTICLE VII NSTITUTIONAL AND EMERGENT TITUTIONALITY m i actio i 29. Constitutionality. If pait or parts of /this ordin- ahife she 11 be held unconstitutional, sue i unidnstitutionality shall not “ ct tlie validity; of the remain, pars of this ordinance. It is Ibjr ieelared that the remain* paris of this ordinance would btjen ordained and passed^ it l een known that such part parti thereof would be declar. unconstitutional. [ . , • [ ! lectio i 30. Ertergency. The fact ; tht City of College Station, [as, is badly in need of the fic i'egulations-iherein contem- ed, $n|d said improvements will . th» best interest and general jfare of the said city creates art rgercy and an imperative pub- nece isity that the rule requir- • ordinances to hp read at more one meeting of the City ncil before final passage be ndi‘d, and said rule is hereby jemled, and that this ordinance efffect and be in full force , >ly/from and r its passage at this meeting, effect immediately, ssage at thi it ii* so ordained. assel and approved, this 12th of May, 1948. 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