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<br />its number conspicuously painted upon each side or end thereof.
<br />For a violation of this section, the owner shall be fined $5.00 for
<br />each day it continues.
<br />Sec. 485. Motormen and conductors to be special police.
<br />All motormen and conductors of street cars, for the purpose
<br />of enforcing order, peace and good behavior upon their respec-
<br />tive cars, are hereby constituted and appointed special police-
<br />men, and for that purpose are endowed with all the powers and
<br />are held to the same responsibilities as other policemen of the
<br />City.
<br />' Sec. 486. Spitting on street cars—smoking.
<br />No person shall spit on the floor, seats, or any part of any
<br />street car operated in this City, nor shall any person smoke on
<br />any such car or the side platforms thereof. Any person violat-
<br />ing this section shall be fined $2.00 for each offense.
<br />Sec. 487. Railroad company obstructing passage on
<br />street or anyone standing a vehicle on railroad track
<br />—how punished.
<br />It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, or any receiver,
<br />or trustee operating a railroad to obstruct for a longer period
<br />than five minutes, the free passage on any street or road, by
<br />standing cars or trains across the same, except a passenger train
<br />while receiving or discharging passengers, but a passway shall
<br />be kept open; nor shall it be lawful to stand any wagon or other
<br />vehicle on the track of any railroad which will hinder or en-
<br />danger a moving train; provided, that when a train has been un-
<br />coupled, so as to make a passway, the time necessarily required,
<br />not exceeding three minutes, to pump up the air after the train
<br />has been recoupled shall not be included in considering the time
<br />said cars or trains were standing across said street or road. Any
<br />such railroad company, receiver, or trustee, or driver of any such
<br />wagon or vehicle, violating any of the provisions of this section
<br />shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars.
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<br />part of its own weight and that of its own load rests upon or is
<br />carried by another vehicle.
<br />(i) "Pnuematic Tires."—All tires inflated with compressed
<br />air.
<br />(j) "Solid Rubber Tires."—Every tire made of rubber other
<br />than a pneumatic tire.
<br />(k) "Metal Tires."—All tires the surface of which is in con-
<br />tact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard,
<br />non -resilient material.
<br />(1) "Person." —Every natural person, firm, co -partnership,
<br />association or corporation, whether acting by themselves or by a
<br />servant, agent or employee.
<br />(m) "Owner".—A person who holds the legal title of a ve-
<br />hicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject to an agreement for
<br />the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase
<br />upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and
<br />with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
<br />vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagee of a vehicle is en-
<br />titled to possession then such conditional vendee or lessee or
<br />mortgagee shall be deemed the owner, for the purpose of this
<br />section.
<br />(n) "Highway."—Every way or place of whatever nature
<br />open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel.
<br />(o) "Pedestrian."—Shall include and mean any person walk-
<br />ing afoot, and not, at the moment, a passenger within a vehicle
<br />or street car.
<br />(p) "Private Road or Driveway."—Every road or driveway
<br />not open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular
<br />travel.
<br />(q) "Intersection."—The area embraced within the prolonga-
<br />tion of the lateral curb lines, or if none, then the lateral bound-
<br />ary lines of two or more highways, which join one another at an
<br />angle, whether or not one such highway crosses the other.
<br />(r) "Safety Zone." — An area or space officially set aside
<br />within a highway, for the exclusive use of pedestrians, and
<br />which is so plainly marked or indicated by proper signs to be
<br />plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
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<br />(s) "Crossing" and or "Crosswalks" shall include and mean
<br />that part of a street connecting sidewalks at or near street inter-
<br />sections, and the most direct route from curb to curb at street
<br />intersections, and at such other places as may be indicated by
<br />lines drawn or marked upon the highway.
<br />(t) "Business District."—The territory contiguous to a high-
<br />way when seventy-five per centum or more of the frontage there-
<br />on for a distance of three hundred feet or more, is occupied by
<br />buildings in use for business purposes.
<br />(u) "Residence District."—The territory contiguous to a high-
<br />way, not comprising a business district, when seventy-five per
<br />centum or more of the frontage thereon for the distance of three
<br />hundred feet or more is mainly occupied by dwellings, or by
<br />dwellings and buildings in use for business purposes.
<br />(v) "Department."—The motor vehicle department of this
<br />State, acting directly, or through its duly authorized officers and
<br />agents.
<br />(w) "Reckless Driving."—Shall mean the operation of a ve-
<br />hicle in a manner potentially offering harm, or injury or damage
<br />to any person, property, or thing, as a result of the act itself or
<br />in combination with circumstances, conditions and acts of others.
<br />(x) "Right of Way."—Shall mean the right of a pedestrian or
<br />vehicle to proceed uninterruptedly in a lawful manner, in prefer-
<br />ence or priority to another pedestrian or vehicle approaching in
<br />another direction.
<br />(y) "Traffic."—Shall mean the orderly use of streets by pe-
<br />destrians and vehicles, both singly and together.
<br />(z) Whenever herein, any regulation is imposed upon a "ve-
<br />hicle" it shall be construed to refer to the driver or operator
<br />thereof, when such reference would be applicable.
<br />(aa) "Commissioner."—Shall mean the motor vehicle com-
<br />missioner of this State.
<br />(bb) "Passenger Motor Bus."—Shall mean every vehicle run-
<br />ning upon a fixed schedule, engaged in carrying passengers, and
<br />having a seating capacity of six (6) or more persons.
<br />(cc) "Taxicab."—Shall mean a public passenger vehicle de-
<br />signed and advertised by its manufacturer as a taxicab, and so
<br />CHAPTER XXXVII.
<br />VEHICLES AND TRAEEIC.
<br />Sec. 488. Uniform traffic code.
<br />Definitions: The following words and phrases when used in
<br />this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the
<br />meaning respectively ascribed to them, in this chapter, except in
<br />those instances where the context clearly indicates different
<br />meaning.
<br />(a) "Vehicle."—Every device in, upon or by which any per-
<br />son or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public
<br />highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used ex-
<br />clusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the
<br />purposes of this chapter, a bicycle shall be deemed a vehicle.
<br />(b) "Motor Vehicle."—Every vehicle, as herein defined which
<br />is self-propelled.
<br />(c) "Motorcycle."—Every motor vehicle designed to travel
<br />on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, ex-
<br />cept any such as may be included within the term "tractor" as
<br />herein defined.
<br />(d) "Tractor Truck." — Every motor vehicle designed and
<br />used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed
<br />as to carry a load other than a part of the load and weight of the
<br />vehicle attached thereto.
<br />(e) "Farm Tractor." — Every motor vehicle designed and
<br />used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing
<br />machines and other implements of husbandry.
<br />(f) "Road Tractor."—Every motor vehicle designed and used
<br />for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any
<br />load thereon either independently or any part of the weight of a
<br />vehicle or load so drawn.
<br />(g) "Trailer."—Every vehicle without motive power designed
<br />for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure
<br />and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.
<br />(h) "Semi-Trailer."—Every vehicle of the trailer type so de-
<br />signed and used in conjunctionwith a motor vehicle that some
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<br />part of its own weight and that of its own load rests upon or is
<br />carried by another vehicle.
<br />(i) "Pnuematic Tires."—All tires inflated with compressed
<br />air.
<br />(j) "Solid Rubber Tires."—Every tire made of rubber other
<br />than a pneumatic tire.
<br />(k) "Metal Tires."—All tires the surface of which is in con-
<br />tact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard,
<br />non -resilient material.
<br />(1) "Person." —Every natural person, firm, co -partnership,
<br />association or corporation, whether acting by themselves or by a
<br />servant, agent or employee.
<br />(m) "Owner".—A person who holds the legal title of a ve-
<br />hicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject to an agreement for
<br />the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase
<br />upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and
<br />with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
<br />vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagee of a vehicle is en-
<br />titled to possession then such conditional vendee or lessee or
<br />mortgagee shall be deemed the owner, for the purpose of this
<br />section.
<br />(n) "Highway."—Every way or place of whatever nature
<br />open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel.
<br />(o) "Pedestrian."—Shall include and mean any person walk-
<br />ing afoot, and not, at the moment, a passenger within a vehicle
<br />or street car.
<br />(p) "Private Road or Driveway."—Every road or driveway
<br />not open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular
<br />travel.
<br />(q) "Intersection."—The area embraced within the prolonga-
<br />tion of the lateral curb lines, or if none, then the lateral bound-
<br />ary lines of two or more highways, which join one another at an
<br />angle, whether or not one such highway crosses the other.
<br />(r) "Safety Zone." — An area or space officially set aside
<br />within a highway, for the exclusive use of pedestrians, and
<br />which is so plainly marked or indicated by proper signs to be
<br />plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
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<br />(s) "Crossing" and or "Crosswalks" shall include and mean
<br />that part of a street connecting sidewalks at or near street inter-
<br />sections, and the most direct route from curb to curb at street
<br />intersections, and at such other places as may be indicated by
<br />lines drawn or marked upon the highway.
<br />(t) "Business District."—The territory contiguous to a high-
<br />way when seventy-five per centum or more of the frontage there-
<br />on for a distance of three hundred feet or more, is occupied by
<br />buildings in use for business purposes.
<br />(u) "Residence District."—The territory contiguous to a high-
<br />way, not comprising a business district, when seventy-five per
<br />centum or more of the frontage thereon for the distance of three
<br />hundred feet or more is mainly occupied by dwellings, or by
<br />dwellings and buildings in use for business purposes.
<br />(v) "Department."—The motor vehicle department of this
<br />State, acting directly, or through its duly authorized officers and
<br />agents.
<br />(w) "Reckless Driving."—Shall mean the operation of a ve-
<br />hicle in a manner potentially offering harm, or injury or damage
<br />to any person, property, or thing, as a result of the act itself or
<br />in combination with circumstances, conditions and acts of others.
<br />(x) "Right of Way."—Shall mean the right of a pedestrian or
<br />vehicle to proceed uninterruptedly in a lawful manner, in prefer-
<br />ence or priority to another pedestrian or vehicle approaching in
<br />another direction.
<br />(y) "Traffic."—Shall mean the orderly use of streets by pe-
<br />destrians and vehicles, both singly and together.
<br />(z) Whenever herein, any regulation is imposed upon a "ve-
<br />hicle" it shall be construed to refer to the driver or operator
<br />thereof, when such reference would be applicable.
<br />(aa) "Commissioner."—Shall mean the motor vehicle com-
<br />missioner of this State.
<br />(bb) "Passenger Motor Bus."—Shall mean every vehicle run-
<br />ning upon a fixed schedule, engaged in carrying passengers, and
<br />having a seating capacity of six (6) or more persons.
<br />(cc) "Taxicab."—Shall mean a public passenger vehicle de-
<br />signed and advertised by its manufacturer as a taxicab, and so
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