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CITY OF LOUISVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 5J8 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC BY THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND GENERALLY CONFORMING TO SIMILAR REGULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE NATION; ADOPTING BY RE- FERENCE THE 1974 EDITION OF THE "MODEL TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES;" REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. The 197J Edition of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities as adopted by Ordinance 444, Title 10.04 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby repealed. Section 2. Adoption. Pursuant to Chapter Jl, Article 16 C.R.S. 197J as amended, there is hereby adopted as a part of the Louisville Municipal Code, Chapter 10.04, Articles I to XXVI, inclusive, of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities," officially approved, adopted, and published in 1974 as such by the State Department of Highways, Denver, Colorado, by reference, of which three (J) copies are now filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Louisville, Colorado and may be inspected during regular business hours, the same being adopted as if set out at length. Section J. Additions or Modifications. None Section 4. Penalties. The following penalties, herewith set forth in full shall apply to this ordinance: (a) It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adopted in this ordinance. (b) Every person convicted of a violation of any provision stated or adopted in this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($JOO.OO), or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. -1-