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..-ENTITLED . AN ORDINANCE • AMENDING., SECTION 6 OF THAT CERTAIN:
ORDINANCE:. "ENTITLED 'AN -.ORDINANCE_ DEFINING ':CERTAIN TERMS,
DECLARING RAILROAD CROSSINGS. AT-CERTAIN.STREET INTERSEC-'.'.
TIONS AS•DANGEROUS TO PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC'
PROHIBITING. THE -OPERATION - OF'- ANY, RAILROAD:: TRAIN --ACROSS , .:
SAID .DANGEROUS CROSSINGS -:WITHOUT TRAIN -APPROACH SIGNALS
AS-DEPINED'HEREIN BEING„MAINTAINED AND: OPERATED; PROVID-
ING FOR -THE FLAGGING . BY TRAIN PERSONNEL ;OR• RAILROAD EM-
PLOYEES 'OF OTHER 'CROSSINGS;--. PRESCRIBING, -A PENALTY OF NOT --
LESS THAN $5 NOR_MORE',THAN-$200-FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND'REPEALING,,,ALL-OR.DINANCES'.OR PARTS
.OF ORDINANCES _INCONSISTENT..OR- CONTRARY.',THERETO,,",.WHICH
WAS PASSED __BY ,THE CITY. COUNCIL_ ON. DECEMBER 221 1953-.., -
BE 'IT ORDAINED BY THE .-C ITY, OF - BEAUMONT; TEXAS:
That Section 6:of'.an'ordinance'enti1tled:.
"AN ORDINANCE -DEFINING _CERTAIN TERMS, 'DECLARING RAILROAD- -
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CROSSINGS AT CERTAIN 'STREET- INTERSECTIONS . 'AS . DANGEROUS -
TO PEDESTRIAN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC;.PROHIBITING THE -
,AND
OPERATION OF ANY; RAILROAD TRAIN-' ACROSS...SAID.. DANGEROUS
CROSSINGS WITHOUT TRAIN -APPROACH SIGNALS, AS DEFINED. HERE--
BEING MAINTAINED-- AND ,OPERAT:ED';'_PROVIDING FOR.THE FLAG-
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GING BY -- TRAIN PERSONNEL •OR RAILROAD. EMPLOYEES OF. OTHER -
- CROSSINGS; ; PRESCRIBING. A: PENALTY OF 'NOT;; LESS THAN $5__NOR .
1170RE THAN' $200`' FOR VIOLATIONS;= -PROVIDING A SAVINGS `CLAUSE;
-AND .REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR-PARTS.OF ORDINANCES.IN-
CONSISTENT OR CONTRARY THERETO,”
passed'
by the City Council on: ,December 22, 1953, be, , and..:the -same is
hereby
amended',so that= said Section' 6 of said, ordinance-. shall read
hereafter as -follows:
"If 'train -approach signals,- as provided,_,for in, this ordi= , "
nance, ,are not in existence- at'. any of the aforementioned
dangerous crossings at the effective date -.of -this ordinance,
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the railway company'operating:railroad trains over said
crossings shall have until July :;20.1. 1956- within which to
install said train -app roach,signals.at said crossings, pro-
vide'd,.however,.it shall be unlawful, at such dangerous
railroad .-cros.sings where said train -approach signals do
not exist at the effective .date.. of, this..ordinanoe, for any
person. to operate, or ,permit- to be , operated, any- railroad
train at -,said -crossings, .without -providing fora flagman
at said crossing to give notice of the, approach of any
railroad train'.said flagman shall be stationed in the cen-
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.of -_said-- street or thoroughfare at --its-. intersection with _
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the railroad track prior to the,time the ra,ilro.ad train en-
ters .the' intersection of said` -•street ori thoroughfare. In;
the daylight . hours,; said flagman. shall, have a red flag. or
signa1-device with the -word "STOP"; and at_ night said flag-
man shall . carry .a lighted signal so. as 'to warn pedestrians
-and vehicles approaching said crossing.-"
PASSED . by the City. Council this :,17th day of. January, A. D..
1956.
- Mayor -.�.