547 TOWN OF THOS
ORDINANCES
YEAR: I ( � �O
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ORDINANCE NO. Y�
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF PARKING METERS AND
REGULATING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES IN CERTAIN DESIGNATED AREAS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF TAOS, NEW MEXICO; i
REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF
TAOS# NEW MEXICO, as follows :
Section 1. That parking of vehicles shall be regulated
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by the parking meters installed in those areas lying within
the limits of the Town of Ta;.xf:. wherein said meters are installed ,,
and in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Parking shall be allowed at the rate of either
one cent (1C) for twelve (12) minutes or one cent (10) for six
(6) minutes, depending upon the type of meter in existence at
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the particular place in the public streets of Taos.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to park
a vehicle at any meter without paying the rate prescribed in
Section 2 above.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to park
a vehicle at a meter anywhere except within the area marked
and pertaining to that meter .
Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to park
a vehicle behind a vehicle which is parked diago• ally at any
meter location.
Section 6 . It shall be :Anlawful for any person to park
a vehicle alongside any vehicle parked horizontally in any
meter location.
Section 7 . Any person convicted of the violation of
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this Ordinance, or any portion thereof, is subject to a fine
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or fines as follows :
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(a) For failure to pay the parking rate as above
ordained, a fine of fifty cents (50�) for
each violation shall be imposed.
(b) For failure to park a vehicle entirely within
the designated area pertaining to the meter at
which the vehicle is parked, a fine of One
Dollar ($1.00) shall be imposed for such '
violation.
(c) For parking a vehicle behind any vehicle which
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is parked diagonally at any meter location or
for parking alongside any vehicle parked I
st horizontally at any meter location, a fine
of Two Dollars ($2.00) shall be imposed for I
each violation. i
' Section 8. Any person charged with the violation of f
f this Ordinance may, within five days, from the date of said
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charge pay to the Clerk of the Town of Taos the amount of the
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fine above prescribed for the violation charged.
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Section 9. Any person charged with the violation of
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aj this Ordinance is entitled to and may have a hearing before
the Municipal Magistrate of the Town of Taos, and at said
hearing may present evidence and be heard on the issue con-
cerning the violation charged.
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Section 10. The Clerk of the Town of Taos shall petition :
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the Police Magistrate for a bench warrant for the arrest of
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any person who fails to pay the above prescribed fine for the
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violation charged, or, who, within five days from the date of
said charge fails to request a hearing and fails to appear i
at the time and day set for said hearing. The Magistrate shall
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issue the bench warrant and set the matter for hearing as is
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the practice of other similar cases in said Court.
J Section 11. Any person against whom a bench warrant is
issued pursuant to the authority contained in the next pre-
ceding section above shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed;
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Ten Dollaxs°`010.00) for. each offense over and above the,,amount
of t the fine or fines imposed, plus Court Costs.'`
Section 12. Ordinance No. 225 and 225A and all other
Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the Town of
Taos, New Mexico, and APPROVED BY THE MAYOR on this the r
day of , 1966.
YOR, TOWN OF TAOS
ATTEST:
TOWN E RK
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onnlvn�rt. No. aa7 AFFIDAVIT O 'tCAT10N
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING i
TFIF. ltSF OF PARKING TF F
F.RS ANU REGULATINI:
r�Rl r. of V E H i r L F s "' Date of New Mexico,
CRR IN DF.SIGNATFD AREA
\Vl Eld;'THF CORPORATE i.151- 1 SS•
IT��,,;;,or-THE TOWN OF TAOS, I
NA:W AtLXICO, RFPFWANG OR- County of Taos
DiNANCF.S IN CONFLICT HF.RF-
VrIT11, AND, PROVIDING PENAL- E. A. $cl'1afer
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nr,1T ORDAINED BY TiIF
COY1:IiNING BODY of T H E
TOWN OF- TAOS, -NEW .1111x- being first duly sworn, declare and say that I am the (General Manager) (4=49 of the
ICPI.ha,foliowal
t{,•eti"11 1. That parking of VP- Trle T.K.os`...NAw9...............................................................I a semi-week) newspaper,
harks shlill he regulated by the published in the English Language, and having a general circulation in the City and
parking meters installed In those
arras lying within the limits Of ;
micTowncof Taos tin sills County of Taos, State of New Mexico, and being a newspaper duly qualified to publish
M hereinafter n1O�'1c1CQ legal notices and advertisements under the provisions of Chapter 161 of the Session
lOsed i in I rkln of shall a al-e Laws of 1937; that the publication, a copy of which is hereto attached, was published
cent (Sc) for lwcive ( ix minute- in said paper for................... 'No............... ..........................................insertions and on
or one cent Ilcl for six (A1 min- ............ .........
utes, (upending upon the type of rjtrnl r aft?" (4r Tt1 a sd,4 '
meter in existence at the partteu• ...........of each week in the regular issue of
Iar lace in the public streets of ............................................•• g
T x;a r,;K the paper during the time of publication, and that the notice was published in the news-
�(i11 S shat Abe unla}eful
for a !, cr t"• alp,9't a ......insertions the first
eteti:,._ tt t17o.rihl paper proper, and not in any supplement, for.................. 'kfO...............
rat lcacri 1., LL
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untaartll Publication being on the ... .................................day of........... ......................., 19............,
hir any persn pSrc a vehicle
III n meter nny(( re Cxrept \efth• and the last publication on the..................17th............................day of.........!.aV......................
III the area marked and pertain-
ina to that meter. �
�(•(•tlon .1.11, shall lie unlawful 19...�r......; that payment for said advertisement has been (duly made) or (assessed as
ha any peron to park a Par el- court costs); that the undersigned has personal knowledge of the matters and things
hrhind a vehicle ('met 1s Parked set forth In this affidavit.
dia>;on:Illy at any meter location.
sertlnn d. It shall be unlawful q
far any person to park a vehicle
alongside any vehicle parked hot• ..
znntaily in any meter location. .L
!w•etlon 1. Any person convicted •---••
or the vk1latlon o this Ordinance, % ... .... ,:.
.....nr any poltton thereof, is subject ••• r ••••••A•
_............................ - eneral anager
to a Lae or fines as follows: -
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in) For failure to PRY-the park. �] q
ln� rate as above Ordained, a t $.......�..........d
rills or fity cents (500 for each 1 4.8 Subscribed and sworn to ore me this...............1.Q .13..........
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violation shall be impo. •
(ill For failure to park a ♦e-I
hick entirety within the desig•'
nated Area Pertaining to theC $...........1.05..... day Of�.........MA!.................................I A.D., 19..............
meter at \s•hlch the vehicle Is,
panc�,l, a tine or one Dollar 36.88
t 1.lioi .:hall be Imposed forts........3 J
such violation.
((1 For ilnikln a. •rehlcle be- ............................................
Re �r . b.................
{hind anv \•e h i c 1 e which i- ................
Notary Public
location diagonally(or pa ktng RiOnKslde
any vehirfe parked. horizontally Commission Expires
at any meta• location, a fine................................
or Ttcn Doliara ($'-1.001 shall be
imposed for each violation. �er I'11LiI'� lu f
By tir(•tlun ti. An• person charged ...... ............ t.............
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t1•Ith the vinlat on of this Ordt•C
stance may. Within five daYstorthei
the date or Said Charge p Y
11 Ountfofhtile ofine o11 open P cP
scribed for the vinlatlon rharged.
Kertlou A. An)' person charged
Will, the vlolaton of this here
nance lv entitled to and may
A hearing bcrore the 14univipal
anAl Lai sal l heap n;�omay present
suedes o n c and e r be l n ga the violatioon
Charged.
tiertlna 10. The Clerk of t It e
Police Of tagictratearot. it petition
war ranI for the arrest of any per-
sign �('hn falls to pay the above
prescribed fine f or.ith a fuel dava.
ch11r 1. or, who.
from the date or said charge fails'
tit re it -t a hearing and falls et'
appear lit the time and (,.ay.aY s
ror said
heart ng• The hV.gistrste
vliati issue the bench walTant and
the prn01 Pit if ;t�her similaracaas
es in sold Court.
�h•etl„n t I. Any person a -last
whom a bench warrant 114 issued
I'S to the authority can•
•atned In the pe-Nl Preceding sec-1
[Ion above shall be sublcrt to a
IareaiS10d1(11 for enchcoff''en e D fir
and above, the amount of the fine
of the rive or f i n e s imposed,
plus Court Costs.
Sutton It. Ordlnnnce No. 225
and 2'13A and all other Ordinances
in cOnfllct here((ith are hereby
expressly repealc(1.
ME, AN1) .11)OrifieDToy the
gqoverning Hod 5' and AP-
1'ana Ne1v 5i a x le MAYOR on
t' Is 5 fly off l>\In . 1986.,
this 5th day
/ Fllcmon San(hri
A1Ay�7R, TOWN OF TAOS
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TOWN cl ERKrr
(Le g aY No. 174, Pub,111Y 12,,17,