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AN ORDINANCE.?
Prohibiting any person, firm :or ' c orporat ion from driving
propelling. or operating over, upon or across any of the paved
or Macadam streets of the City of Beaumont, any tractor,
traction engine or othex similar machine or any machine which
has or uses lugs on its wheels without first obtaining'per-
mission therefor from the City Engineer. Providing a penalty
for the violation thereof, and declaring an emergency.
BE. -IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAU TOUT:
That it shall be unlawful for any per son, firm or
corporation .to. drive., operate or pr.opell over, upon or,
across any. paved or macadam streets of the' City. of Beaumont
any tractor, traction engine or. other similar machine, or
any machine which -has or uses lugs on its wheels without
first obtaining permistion therefor from the City Engineer
of the City of Beaumont.
'6SECTION II -
Any person, firm or corporation, violating the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall, upon conviction therefor, in the corporation court
of the City of Beaumont, be fined in any -sum not to exceed
Two Hundred' Dollars.
-SECTION III -
Whereas the fact that. tractors and similar machines
using lugs on "their wheel's frequently drive over paved -
streets and .damage the' pav ing, and there is no law at present
to -prelent same, creates a public emergency, "necess4tating
the suspension of the rule requiring' ordinances to be read
at three regular meetings. Said rule is therefore hereby
suspended and this ordinance shall gointo full force and
effect fr OM- and- aftexT`-i is -lawful pass -age --and publi cation-:
Passed this the.. of. S oaf ,A.D. 1916.
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Approved this the jQ day of .S , A 1916:
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Beaumont,, Texas, 9/19/16.
Hon. Mayor & City Council'.
City.
Gentlemen:
Vie, your Ordinance Committee, to whom was referred
the attached ordinance, beg to report that we have duly'
considered same and recommend.. that it be adopted'undex
a suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be
read at three separate meetings.
Respectfully submitted,
Beaumont, Texas, September 19th,1916..
Hon. Mayor &.City Council,
City.
Gentlemen:•
There, is now no law by, which the operation of tr actor s
and similar machines using lugs on their wheels .can be kept
from' going over paved. streets and damaging the pavement,
and at the request.of LIT -Scherer I Ya.ve prepared the -
attached
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attached ordinance, and have added the emergency because
this is -.the season when these machines, are being operated
,through the City.
Your s very truly,
City t or ney .
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