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ORDINANCE NO. ;~i "L A~ ORDINANCE FOR TilE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC BY TilE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLOR,\OO FOR TilE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A SYSTDf OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS COXSIS- TENT WITII STATE LAW fu'W GENERALLY CONFORMING TO SHULAR REGULATIONS THROUGH- OUT TilE STATE AND TilE NATION; ADOPTING BY REFEREt\CE Tim 1971 EDITION OF THE "~(ODEL TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO lvfUNICIPALITIES;" REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERE\'lITH; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISBILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Adoption. Pursuant to Chapter 139, Article 34, C.R.S. 1963 as amended, there is hereby adopted by reference Sections 1 to 26, inclusive, of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities," officially approved, adopted, and published in 19171 as such by the State Department of Highways, Denver, Colorado, and hereinafter referred to as the "l-Iunicipal Traffic Code" of which three (3) copies are now filed in the office of the Clerk of . the City of Louisbille, Colorado and may be inspected during regular business hours, the same being adopted as if set out at length. Section 2. Additions or Modifications. The said adopted Code is subject to the following additions or modifications: NONE Section 3. 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 provl.sl.on stated or adopted in this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 4. Application. This ordinance shall apply to every street, alley, sidewalk area, driveway, park, and to every other public way or public parking area, either within or outside the corporate limits of th~s municipality, the use of \ihich this municipality has jurisdiction and authority to regulate. The provisions of Sections 5-1, 5-2, 15-12 and 23..;3 of the adopted ~Iodel Traffi c Code respectively concerning careless driving, reckless driving, unauthorized devices, and accident investigation shall apply not only to public places and ways but also throughout this municipality. Section 5. Validity. If anY' part or parts of this ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the relJain- ing portion~ of this ordinance. The City Council (Louisville, Colorado) hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts there- of, irrespective of the fact that anyone part or parts be declared invalid. Section 6. Repeal. Existin~~ ordinances or parts of ordinances covering the same matters as embraced in this ordinance are hereby repealed and all ordi- nances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this ordi- nance are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this ordinance.