OR 71 Prohibits overtaking & passing of school buses which stopped for school children ORDINANCE NO. 71
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL PROHIBITING THE
OVERTAKING AND PASSING OF SCHOOL BUSES WHICH ARE STOPPED FOR
THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING OR DISCHARGING SCHOOL CHILDREN; PRO-
VIDING FOR A PENALTY OF NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT OEDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The driver of a vehicle upon any street
or public way in the City of Coppell, upon meeting or overtaking,
from either direction, any school bus which has stopped on the
street for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school
children, shall stop the vehicle immediately before passing the
school bus, snd remain stopped and still until said school bus
has completed receiving or discharging said school children and
shall have its door closed.
SECTION 2. That any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction in the Municipal Court shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed tile sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for
each offense.
SECTION 3.
lations prohibiting
The fact that presently there are no regu_
the drivers of vehicles from passing school
buses which are stopped for
ing school children creates
creates an emergency in the
the purpose of receiving or discharg-
a danger to such school children and
protection of the public health, and
safety of the inhabitants of said city and requires that this
ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption, and
the publication of the caption of said ordinance, as the law in
such cases provides.
DULY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, on the .,~ day of ~_/.~--- , 1971.
APPROVE~/~~
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DULY RECORDED:
APPRQVED ,AS TO FORM:
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CITY ~k'CRETARY