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AN ORDINANCEAMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 176 of the City Code: BE IT ORDAINED, BY TNF COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, That Section 176 of the City Code be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows; SECTION 176. BICYCLES, AUTOMOBILES. AND OTHER VEHICLES. No bicycle or similar machine shall be used over the sidewalks of the City, and no automobile, bicycle or similar machine shall be used over the streets at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles an hour under any conditions, nor at any rate of speed under this maximum which the conditions in the streets would make unsafe, Every such vehicle shall be provided with a bell, gong or horn of a usual type which shall be sounded at street crossings and whenever necessary to the safety of any person using the streets, but at no other time; and no such vehicle shall be used on the streets after nightfall without it scall be provided with at least two lighted lamps showing white lights visible for a reasonable distance in the direction towards which the vehicle is going and one red light attached to the rear of said vehicle visible for a reasonable distance in the rear thereof. Any violation of any provision of this section as far as it relates to automo- miles shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100. and as far as it relates to other machines by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than twenty-five dollars, or in any case by imprisonment in the City, jail for not more than thirty days,or both by fine and imprisonment as herein provided. Tris ordinance shall be in force from its passage. Adopted by the Council July 10,1913. Presented and approved July 12,1913. President Signature. Mayor Signature. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 201 OF THE CITY CODE. BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, That section 201 of the City Code entitled RIGHT OF WAY ON THE STREETS, be amended and re-enacted to read as follows; SECTION 201. STREET TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. All persons riding or driving upon the streets of this city shall at all times keep as far to the right -hand side of the street as possible, and alwasy to the right of the center, except when necessary to go somewhat to the left in order to pass a vehicle or other obstructions which case he shall go no farther to the left than necessary and return to the right as soon as possible. The driver of every vehicle shall upon meeting any other vehicle in the street keep to the right, and, when stopping, shall place his vehicle as near as possible the curbstone; but in no instance shall he stop in the middle of the street or upon the crossings. No person shall stop any vehicle on the street backed up to the sidsrwalk so that the vehicle shall extend its full length across the street, except as provided in section 200. In turning a corner of meeting or intersecting public highways the person operat- ing, driving or propelling any vehicle shall not proceed, nor shall the owner of such vehicle riding thereon or therein, cause or permit the same to proceed at a rate of speed greeter than six miles per hour. And, in meeting or overtaking of street passenger car -which has been stopped at a street corner for he purpose of receiving or discharging a passenger or passengers, no such vehicle aforesaid shall approach or pass within six feet of said street car so long as the same is so stopped and remains standing for the purpose aforesaid. A vehicle passing another vehicle moving in the opposite direction shall pass to the rights but in passing another vehicle moving in the same direction shall pass to the left. A driver shall not back, turn abruptly, reduce the rata of speed or nor stop his vehicle unless the way is clear and it is safe to person and property for him to do so nor unless be first signifies by an appropriate signal his intention to do so. No person operating, driving or propelling any automobile or other motor vehicle shall cut out the muffler of his vehicle within the corporate limits, nor shall the owner of any vehicle cause or permit the muffler to be cut out without said limits. All vehicles, automobiles, and street care going in an easternly or westenly direction shall have the right of way over all vericles, automobiles and street cars going in a northernly or southernly direction. Any person violating any section of this ordinance shall be guily of a mise- meanor and upon conviction shall be fined not lees than one dollar nor more than ten dollars for the first offense, and not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars for any subsequent offense. (Cointinued next page)