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143 ORDINANCE NO. 1975 - 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ZONING FOR TRAFFIC AND RATE OF SPEED THEREIN, ON S.H. HIGHWAY 123 IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS; DEFINING SPEEDING AND FIXING A PENALTY THEREFOR} DECLARING WHAT MAY BE A SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT IN PROSE- CUTIONS HEREUNDER; WITH A SAVING CLAUSE REPEALING CONFLICTING LAWS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. I BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. It is hereby determined upon the basis of an Engineering and Traffic investigation that the prima facie maximum speed limit on those portions of S.H. 123 in the City limits of San Marcos, is as hereinafter stated, which prima facie maximum speed limit shall be effective at all times and signs will be erected giving notice of the prima facie maximum speed limit so declared to-wit. SPEED ZONE State Highway 123 For South Bound Traffic Beginning at the east curb line of the east frontage road of I.H. 35 at Sta. 7+00 to 18+00, a distance of 0.258 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 40 miles per hour. Beginning at Sta. 18+00 to 36+00, a distance of 0.34 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 45 miles per hour. Beginning at Sta. 36+00 to Sta 50+00, a distance of 0.265 mile, a prima facie maximum speed of 50 miles per hour. I Beginning at Sta. 50+00 to the South City Limit of San Marcos at Sta. 60+66, a distance of 0.202 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. School Speed Zone Beginning at Sta. 25+00 to Sta. 31+00, a distance of 0.114 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour during the hours of 7:30 A.M. to 9:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., and 2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. For North Bound Traffic Beginning at the South City Limit of San Marcos at centerline Sta. 60+66 to Sta. 50+00, a distance of 0.202 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Beginning at Sta. 50+00 to Sta. 36+00, a distance of 0~265 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 50 miles per hour. Beginning at Sta. 36+00 to Sta. 18+00, a distance of 0.341 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 45 miles per hour. Beginning at Sta. 18+00 to the east curb line of the east frontage road of I.H. 35 at Sta. 7+00, a distance of 0.258 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 40 miles per hour. School Speed Zone I Beginning at Sta. 31+00 to Sta. 25+00, a distance of 0.114 mile, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 30 miles"per hour during the hours of 7:30 A.M. ,to 9:00 A.M., from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., and from 2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. SECTION 2. That all of the streets of this City, and all portions of any such streets, are hereby declared to be public streets and that the driving or operating of any motor vehicle on or along any portion of any street of this City at a rate of speed that is greater than the maximum rate of speed for said portion of said street, as fixed by this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which is named "The Offense of Speeding", and that the said offense is punishable by fine in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). That the use of the word