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ORDINANCE NO. 965
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF ELM STREET
AND ELEVENTH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF CANTON, FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, the Legal and Ordinance Committee has determined that
it is in the best interest of the City of Canton to regulate traffic
and the intersection of Elm Street and Eleventh Avenue in the City
of Canton, Illinois; and,
WHEREAS, the Canton City Council has made a similar determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows:
1. That stop signs be placed at each of the Northeast Corner
and the Southwest Corner of the intersection of Elm Street and
Eleventh Avenue in the City of Canton, Illinois so that whenever
a driver of a vehicle heading either East or West on Elm Street
shall approach Eleventh Avenue he shall bring his vehicle to a
complete stop and then proceed with caution when a safe interval
occurs. These stop signs shall replace the temporary stop signs
now there located due to construction.
2. That the stop signs previously placed at the Northwest Corner
and the Southeast Corner of Elm Street and Eleventh Avenue requiring
Northbound and Southbound traffic on Eleventh Avenue to come to a
complete stop at the intersection of Elm Street and Eleventh Avenue
shall be removed so as to allow unregulated traffic flow in a North
and South direction at said intersection. That, to this extent,
Section 1 of Ordinance #454 passed by the Canton City Council on
March 26, 1974 is hereby repealed. That, in all other particulars,
said Ordinance #454 is hereby reconfirmed, reapproved and ratified.
3. That the proper officials of this City shall take all actions
appropriate to effectuate the intendment of this Ordinance.
4. That any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor
more than $500.00 for each offense.
5. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten
days after its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton,
Fulton County, Illinois and publication in pamphlet form as provided
by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County,
Illinois at a regular meeting this 1st day of ~9arch ,
1983 upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Horr, Larsen, Carl, Sarff, Savill, Hammond.
NAYS : None .
ABSENT: Aldermen Grant, Kovachevich.
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APPROVED:
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onald E. Edwards, Mayor.
ATTEST:
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Nan y Whit s, City Clerk.
CITY OF CANTON
O'-ZDI:ai~CE N0. 965
ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF CANTON
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THI S 1 st DAY OF March 1 g 83 ,
Published in pamphlet =orm by authority of the City Council of thn
City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, this 2nd day of March ,
19 83
STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
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COL'S?TY OF FULTON . )
I, the undersigned, ce=t~~y that I am the duly elected and acting
City Clerk of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois.
I further certify that on March 1 st 19 83 , the Corporate
Authorities of the aforesaiu municipality passed and appproved the afor~-
said Ordinance No. 965 entitled REGULATTNG TRAFFIC !~T THE INTERSECTION OF
ELM STREET AND ELEVENTH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF
~ahicLl provided by its Lor-s :!~a~ It sizould be published 1L7 I ai_p~i~~ ~a=-i.
The pamphlet form of the aforesaid Ordinance No. 965 including
the Ordinance and a cover s':z~et thereof was prepared, and a coat' o~ sLCh
Ordinance ~•~as posted in tie City Building, 210 E. Chestnut Street, Carton,
Illinois, commencin; on March 2nd , 19 83 and continuing for
at least ten (10) days there~~ter. Copies of such Ordinance were also
available for public inspec~ion upon request in the Office of the Cit;-
Clerk.
DATED at Canton, I11ino~s this 2nd
day of March
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City _erk.
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