HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1079 - Amending Section 23-19 (a) Changing the Definition of Negligence
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: ORDINANCE NUMBER" 1079
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECnON2"3-19(a) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WESt" UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE DE-
FJNITION OF NEGLIGENCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Paragraph (a) of Section 23-19 of the Code of Ordi-
nances of the City of West University Place, Texas, is hereby amended so that
said Paragraph (a) :of Section 23-19 shall hereafter read as follows:
"Section 23-19. Negligent collision.
(a) If any driver or operator of a vehicle with negligence,
which term is hereby defined as the doing of that which a
person of ordinary prudence would not have done under the
same or similar circumstanceS, or the failure to do that
which a person of ordinary prudence would have done under
the same or similar circumstances, collide with or cause
damage to any other vehicle of any kind whatsoever, or
with any other property at any place within the city, or
because of his negligence causes his vehicle to be collided
with by another vehicle he shall be held guilty of neg-
ligent collision, and upon conviction shall be punished
as prescribed in Section 1-6."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immedi-
ately from and after its passage and approval as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of December, 1976.
Commissioners Voting Aye: All
Commissioners Voting No: None
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