Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 68, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 2005 Page: 3 of 20
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POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2005 - PAGE 3A
From The Archives
ByWanda Bobinger,
curator, Polk County
Memorial Museum
www.livingston.net/inuseum
New traffic, criminal laws in effect Sept. 1
Corrigan pleases
An article appeared in the Polk
County Enterprise on July 8, 1909
describing Corrigan as an active,
progressive town.
\ Bergman Brothers' new store is
'doing a good business and Mr. C.
Bergman waits on his customers in
pjs usual accommodating and cour-
teous manner.
£ George P. Smith's Mercantile es-
tablishment is doing a fine job, with
jj/.v brother J.M. Smith's assistance
jelling goods and showing samples
vith pleasure.
; The general store of Mart Jones,
)lso busy with very courteous
\leVks.
< The new store of Charles Kurtz-
fian, with E. Parks and manager,
L& eager and ready to show cus-
brhers the new line and have them
jet// right at home.
\ The mercantile establishment oj
I W. Levoptt tr was found to be
most complete in its lines.
The drug store of E.N. Vinson
was filled with an up-to-date line of
drugs and the congenial owner was
showing his appreciation of the
trade from his patrons.
Mr. IV. E. Moffett, who handles
cold drinks, candy and cigars, was
refreshing his customers with
drinks.
Will Cayton was selling grocer-
ies in his store and jollying his cus-
tomers in his usual way.
The grocery store of J.L. Birch
was also doing a nice business.
The Corrigan State Bank, with
Mr. W.P. Sc unlock as cashier, was
receiving deposits and paying out
checks to their customers.
The two meat markets, one
owned by W.D. Locke and the other
by J. W. Turner, were doing a good
business.
j ^COUNTY COURT AT LAW
• Judge Stephen Phillips presid-
ing.
Criminal Docket
! Melvin Williams Collins,
Livingston, assault.
JUSTICE COURT
Precinct I
j Judge Darrell Longino presid-
Criminal Docket
public
j ^ Atmee Lorica Oneal,
itoxication.
Alexandra Dwyan Robbins, pos-
jsion of marijuana.
!>avid Owen Barrow Jr., driving
influence - minor, any de-
"WHr Vf .
-lade Ogletree Jr., driving
tier the influence of alcohol.
E>ebra Kay Krumnow, possession
'^Vparaphemalia/crack P‘Pe-
' ird Shane Selph, possession
of drug paraphernalia.
Shawanda L. Jackson, issuance
of bad check.
Shawanda L. Jackson, issuance
of bad check.
Juan T. Gamboa, violate promise
to appear.
Bonds set
Laura Ann Ratcliff, escape from
secured correctional facility, bond
not determined.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Jeffrey Aaron Wesney, 21,
Livingston and Brittney Danielle
Parrott, 21, Livingston.
Charles Kenneth Palmer, 54,
Livingston and Nellie Faye Fuller,
47, Livingston.
Raymond Roscoe Rice Jr., 64,
Livingston and Linda Faye Jones,
58, Livingston.
Steven Blake Comstock, 38,
Livingston and Kimberly Sue Shef-
field Davies, 38, Onalaska.
AUSTIN - Notable traffic and
criminal laws that go into effect on
Sept. I (unless noted otherwise)
include the following, according to
the Texas Department of Public
Safety:
SB 1257 prohibits use of wireless
communications devices (including
cell phones) for the first six months
after teenagers get their driver li-
censes. The bill also prohibits pas-
senger bus drivers transporting mi-
nors from using wireless communi-
cations devices, except in emergen-
cies or when the bus is stopped.
HB 51 requires an ignition in-
terlock device if a driver’s blood
alcohol level is determined to be
.15 or more (upon conviction).
HB 1357 creates a six-month
driver license (DL) suspension for
a person convicted of providing
alcohol to a minor (one year for
second offense), and increases the
DL suspension to one year for mi-
nors who are convicted of a second
alcohol offense.
HB 1481 makes it a Class B mis-
demeanor if a person drives around
a barricade where a warning sign or
barricade has been placed because
water is over any portion of a road,
street or highway. It also specifi-
cally creates a traffic violation for
driving around a barricade put in
the roadway because of dangerous
conditions.
HB 183 states that all children
younger than 5 years of age (old
law was younger than 4) and less
than 36 inches tall are required to
be in a child safety seat system. It
also classifies safety seat infrac-
tions as moving violations for the
first time.
SB 1005 provides that if a driver
younger than 25 years of age com-
mits a traffic offense classified as a
moving violation, the judge must
require the driver to complete a
driving safety course—and, if the
driver holds a provisional driver
license (under 18 years of age),
submit to a DPS road test. Failure
by the driver to meet this require-
ment will result in a final convic-
tion for that traffic offense.
HB 1484 specifies that a person
commits a traffic offense if they are
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On the square across from Courthouse
Woodville, TX
(409) 283-9000
1/4 mile past Wal-Mart on right
Livingston, TX
(936) 327-4601
involved in a crash on the main
lane, ramp, shoulder, median or
adjacent area of a freeway and
don’t move their vehicle to an area
that minimizes interference with
freeway traffic (assuming the vehi-
cle is drivable).
HH 1596 clarifies the definition
of neighborhood electric vehicles
and motor assisted scooters and
allows municipalities to regulate
the use of motor assisted scooters
on roadways and sidewalks.
SB 1257 disqualifies a person
from operating a commercial motor
\ chicle if the person’s driving is
determined to constitute an immi-
nent hazard.
HB 754 allows fines up to $500
for violating the laws for trans-
porting loose material in commer-
cial vehicles.
SB 1258 specifies that an origi-
nal commercial driver license or
commercial driver learner’s permit
expires in five years instead of six
years.
III? 87 allows cities to lower
residential speed limits from 30
mph to 25 mph in certain instances.
This bill took effect immediately.
III? 2257 allows the TxDOT
commission to establish a daytime
speed limit of 80 miles per hour on
l ift or I-20 in Crockett, Culberson,
Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kerr,
Kimble, Pecos, Reeves, Sutton or
Ward counties. If established, this
speed does not apply to truck trac-
tors, trailers, semi trailers, or
tiucks, other than light trucks and
light trucks pulling a trailer. This
hill took effect immediately.
SB 1670 requires the Department
of Insurance, in conjunction with
TxDOT and other agencies, to es-
tablish a verification program for
vehicle insurance in order to try
and reduce the number of unin-
sured drivers.
HB 120 creates an organ donor
education and registry program.
Eventually, Texans will be able to
indicate their wish to become an
organ donor when they are issued
or renew their driver license or ID
card.
SB 122 requires peace officers to
report notification of ID theft to
their employing agency. It provides
penalties for the unauthorized use
of personal information
HB 699 increases the penalty for
using someone else’s DL or II)
card to a Class A misdemeanor. It
also clarifies that use of a false II)
by someone under 21 for purchase
of alcohol is a Class (’ misde-
meanor.
HB 1239 makes DPS more in-
volved with drug task forces oper-
ating in Texas, including any
“multi-county” drug task forces.
(Effective Aug. I.)
HB 164 places restrictions on the
sale of pseudoephedrine products
and allows children exposed to
meth production to be removed
from the home. (Effective Aug. I.)
HB 867 eliminates mandatory
newspaper notification for sex of-
fenders. Another provision deals
with postcard notification for high-
risk sex offenders. DPS is now re-
quired to send the postcards to all
addresses within the distribution
area, except post office boxes. Prior
GET OUT OF LINE
law specified residential addresses
only.
HB 1068 creates an independent
commission with investigational
oversight involving complaints
against DNA crime labs in the
state It afo requires DNA sam-
pling from some 60,000 current
Texas prison inmates who do not
have DNA profiles in the CODIS
(Combined DNA Index System)
database.
1113 823 describes the conditions
under which a person will be pre-
sumed to be "traveling” for the first
time. It applies to people who have
a handgun in their vehicle but do
not have a concealed handgun li-
cense (OIL). It also places the
burden of proof on prosecutors to
prove the driver was "not travel-
ing."
III? 225 extends the renewal time
for a OIL from four to five years,
which will reduce the average an-
nual cost of a license.
III? 322 lowers the age require-
ment for active duty or retired
members of the military applying
for a OIL from 21 years of age to
18, and reduces the original license
fee and any renewal fees for active
duty members of the armed forces
by 50 percent.
1IB 10.38 reduces OIL renewal
fees by 50 percent for anyone over
60 years of age.
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information because now the
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The official web portal
of the Federal Government
For government information by phone,
call 1-800-FEDINFO (that's 1-800-333-4636).
U S. General Services Administration
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 68, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 2005, newspaper, August 25, 2005; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788632/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.