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ORD CC 12/08/70 - School Bus• • / "2\ - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12 -10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, BY RENUMBERING THE EXISTING PARAGRAPH SUB - PARAGRAPH (a) AND BY ADDING A NEW SUB - PARAGRAPH TO BE NUMBERED SUB - PARAGRAPH (b) PROVIDING THAT THE DRIVER OF ANY VEHICLE MEETING OR OVERTAKING A SCHOOL BUS STOPPED FOR RE- CEIVING OR DISCHARGING PASSENGERS SHALL STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE PASSING SAID SCHOOL BUS AND PROVIDING THAT THE VIOLATION THEREOF SHALL BE PUNISHABLE AS PROVIDED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THAT: That Section 12 -10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by re- numbering the present paragraph sub - paragraph (a) and by adding a new sub - paragraph, which said new sub - paragraph shall be numbered sub - paragraph (b) and read as follows: SECTION 12 -10: (b) The driver of a vehicle upon any street within the corporate limits of the City of Huntsville upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped on any street for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children shall stop the vehicle immedi- ately before passing the school bus, but may then proceed past such school bus at a speed which is prudent, not exceeding ten (10) miles per hour, and with due caution for the safety of such children. Any person violating the provisions of this Ord- inance, upon conviction shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 1 -8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED IN OPEN COUNCIL this the $ day of December, A. D., 1970. W. BEN BLALOCK, ATTLST: a LDON COLEMAN, City S=cretary PPROVED TO F,3.14 MARTIN D. COLLEY, City Attor ?/