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120 AN ORDINANCE Al11TINC AYD ISE -ENACTING SECTION 176 of the City Code: BE IT ORDAIr;ED,BY TNF COU?]CIL OF CNARLOTTESVILLE,That Section 176 of the City Code be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows; SECTION 176. BI CYCLES, AUTO'' OBIUS AND OTt?ER VEKI CLES. No bicycle or similar machine shall be used over the sidewilks' of- the .City$' 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 bdll,gong or born of a usual type A] *rich shall be sounded at stmt crossings and *enever necessary to tlne safety of any person using the streets, but at no other time; and no such vehicle sliall be teed on the streets after nightfall wit'hout it scall be provided wit', at least two ligMid la�0ps showing; white lights visible for a reasonable distance in t'e direction torard' 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 t'nan $100 nor more than $100. and n 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. ti Tris ordinance shall be in force from its passage. Adopted by the Coun it July 10,1913. Presented and approved July 12,1913. ki_,9,/A)1AAAA_�_President. ____ "Ayor, AN ORDINANCE XV&NDI]vG AND +'-ENACTING SECTION 201 OF THE CITY CODE, BE IT ORDAINED,BY THE COIJT CIL OF CT'ARI,OTTESVILLE, That section 201 of tl^ a City Code entitled RIG`TT OF WAY ON THE STREI''TS, be amended and re-enacted to read as folloxei SECTION 201, STRI1,1ET TRAFFIC REGULATIO"'S. All persons riding or driving upon the streets of this city shall at all times keep as far to the right -band side of the street as possible, and alwasy to the rigE of the center, except when necessary to go somewhat to the left in order to pada a vehicle or other obstructions which case he ehall ?o no farther to the left tba necessary and return to the right as soon as possible. The driver of every vehicle shall upon meeting any other vehicle in the st-leltto keep to the right, and, when stopping, shall place his vel►icle as near as poen 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 eo th'It the vehicle shall extend its full length across the street, except as provided in section 2009 In turning a corner of meeting or intersecting public highways the peroun °spa ing, driving or propelling any vehicle shall not proceed, nor shall the owner of such veMcle 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 the r edai ehoil receiving or discharging a passenger or passengers, no such vehicle aforesaid etopp approach or pass within six feet of said street car so long as the same is so and remains standing for the purpose aforesaid. A vehicle passing another. vehicle moving in the opposite direction eball lapsol to the rights but in passing another vehicle moving in the same direction ebal to the left. a A driver s. all not back,turn abruptly, reduce the rata of speed or nor otop do • vehicle unless the way is clear and it is safe to person and property for' him,to nor unless be first dignifies by an appropriate signal bis intention to do eo' le, No person operat inp,driving or propelling any automobile or other motor '1erthe shall cut out the muffler of his vehicle within the corporate limits, nor eramite, owner of any vehicle cause or permit the muffler to be cut out wit -^in said li All vehicles,automobiles ,and street care going in an easternly or westef!41care direction shall have the right of way over all vericles,automobiles and stree going in a north.ernly or southernly direction. isde� Any person violating any section of this or. d inance Bha m all be guilty of meanor and upon conviction shall be fined not lees than one dollar nor mere th than t.: ten dollars for the first offense and not less than one dollar nor more e1 . five dollars for any subsequent offense. (continued next gag