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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD08071 BILL NO. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAYS OF THIS CITY, PRESCRIBING A PRESUMPTI0N AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, ISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Parking Prohibited. The operator of a vehicle shall not park the same at any place on the north half of High Street lying between two points located 73 feet and 125 feet east of the east curb of Chestnut Street. Section 2. Presumption to apply. In any prosecution for a violation of Section 1, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of Section 1, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such parking the owner of the vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the owner of the vehicle was the perso who parked the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during hich, such violation occurred. Section 3. Penalty. A person violating this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall. be fined not more than $100.00 or be imprisoned in jail for not more Ax than 90 days, or be punished both by such fine and imprisonment. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Passed1 Approved c esident of the Coun Mayor ttest City Clerk