HomeMy WebLinkAbout2159 ORDINANCE NO. 2159 ~
AN OHDINANCE relating to Ehe regulation of 'traffic and pro-
viding penalties for the violation of the provision thereof, a-
mending Section 11 of Ordinance No. 1459 and declaring an emergency.
THE CITY OF BRE~ERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section 11 of Ordinance No. 1459 is amended
to read as follows:
· Section 11. It shall be the duty of each police
officer to take the number of any meter at which any
vehicle is overparked, as provided in this ordinance;
the State vehicle license of such vehicle; the time
and date of such over-parking, and the make of such
vehicle; and issue, in writing, a citation for il-
legal parking in She same form and subject to the same
procedure provided for by the ordinances of the City
of Bremerton and the laws of the State of Washington
applicable to the traffic violations within said city.
Any operator or owner of a vehicle to whom a citation
has been issued, may, within twenty-four hours of the
time of the issuance of said citation, pay 'to the
Clerk of the Municipal Court as a penalty for and in
full satisfaction of such violation the sum of Two
(~2.00) Dollars. The failure of such owner or operator
to make such payment within said twenty-four hours
shall render such owner or operator subject to the
penalties hereinafter provided for violation of the
provisions of this ordinance."
Section ~. Z'hat an emergency exists and this Ordinance is
Necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety
and general welfare of ~he citizens of the City of Bremerton, and
shall become effectiv~ immediately following passage and publication.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY by the City Council of the CitY of Bremer-
ton, signed by the Jvlayor and attested by the City Clerk in authenti-
cation of such passage this 20th day of, March, 1956.
ATTEST
E.H.T. McGowan, 'City Clerk