Ordinance 98-07-04 Amendment to Section 8-25
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ORDINANCE 98-07-04

AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8-25 OF THE
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF KENTLAND

WHEREAS, General Ordinance No 6-1-59 as enacted by the Board Of Trutees as codified as Section 8-25 of the General Ordinances of the Town Of Kentland in July 1983, places restrictlons on speed Iimits of motor vehicles within the Town of Kentland; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to amend Ordinance 8-25 to include Princeton Parkway between First Street and Fourth Street: and

WHEREAS, the Town Council deems it necessary for the safety of the citizens of the Town of Kentland and those utilizing the Cast Park Facilities to limit the speed of vehicular traffic on Princeton Parkway and to create a monetary fine that would serve as a reasonable deterrent to violating the ordinance;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it duly ordained as follows: Section 8-25, paragraph (p) through (s) of the General Ordinances for the Town of Kentland concerning Speed Limits is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 8-25

(p)    The speed limit for Princeton Parkway between First Street and Fourth Street shall be 40 miles per hour.

(q)    Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction or a plea of guilty, be subject to a fine or penalty of forty dollars ($40.00).

(r)    The Town Marshal and all other duly authorized law enforcement officers charged with the enforcement of this Section may issue an appearance ticket directing said offender to appear before the Clerk-Treasurer of the Town Of Kentland by a specified date. Anyone so notified to appear for a violation of this Section may pay the fine or penalty of forty dollar5 ($40.00) direct to the Clerk-Treasurer of the Town, who shall give the offender a receipt showing payment thereof. If said alleged offender does not wish to admit a violation of this section and voluntarily pay the penalty to the Clerk-Treasurer, then charges shall be preferred by the arresting officer for the violation.

(s)    All funds collected under this Section by the Clerk-Treasurer shall be duly recorded in a separate record book and all money collected shall be turned into the General Fund of the Town Of Kentland.

This amendment to Ordinance 8-25 shall become effective immediately after publication in Newton County Enterprise for a period of two consecutive weeks.

All ofwhlch is duly ordained this 14th day ofJuly, 1998.

 

TOWN COUNClL

Charles Lehman, President
David Smart, Council Member
Alfred Purdy, Counil Member

 

Betty Tuberty, Clerk-Treasurer