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Sec. 201.
<br />Street Traffic
<br />Regulations,
<br />Sec. 176 continued:
<br />than ;2b. or in any case by imp risonment in the city ,jail for not more than thirty
<br />days or both fine and inp ri sonment as herein provided. This ordinance shall be in
<br />force from_ its passagd.
<br />Adopted by the Board of Aldermen IFarch 12, 1917,
<br />Ayes: Bolling, TTarris, Timberlake and Walker.
<br />Concurred in Common Council April 12, 1917.
<br />Presented and approved Ayes: Elliott, Forrest, Gleason, Graves, Long,
<br />April 16, 1917. Souder and Wingfield (7) , noes,none.
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<br />President Bord of Ald errren.
<br />President Common CouncYl.
<br />A1; ORDIi:AIXE A3:11MIM' AND RE-ENACTTZ;G SECTION, 201 OF TT, + CITY CODE EZLTITLED
<br />RIGHT OF WAY ON STREETS.
<br />BE IT ORDAINEDBY THE BOARD OF ALnERYEN, TFE COMION COUNCIL C'ONCUMIASG, That
<br />Sec. 201 of the city code entitled of way on streets," be amended and
<br />re-enacted to .read as follows:
<br />SECTIOr, 201. Street Traffic Regulations.
<br />Every person riding or driving, upon the streets of tris City shall at all times
<br />keep as far to the righthand side of the street as possible and alvra;,a to the right
<br />of the center, except when necessary to go somewhat to the left in order to pass a
<br />vehicle or obstruction, in which case he shall go no further to the left than necessary
<br />and return to the right as suon as possible. No vehicle or automobile shall be
<br />alluwad to to rri around or acruss the street except at street crussings, always turning
<br />square corners, a;1 vehicles and macrineo to be headed to the right at all. times.
<br />*To automobile shall be allowed to hack for the purpose; of turning; around; if it cannot
<br />make the circle it must F;o around the block. T}ie driver of every vehicle shall upon
<br />meeting any o .h-er vehicle in the, street, keep to the right, and wren stopping scall
<br />place his vehicle as near as possible to the curbstone; but in no instance shall he
<br />stop In the middle of tre street nor upon tre crossings nor stand in front of a
<br />Vleatre. No person shall stop any vehicle on the street backed up to the sidewalk
<br />so that the vehicle shall extend its full length across t?ie etreet except as provided
<br />in section 200. Tn turning a corner of meeting or intersecting P,�blic. highways, the
<br />person operating, driving or propelling any vehicle shall not proceed nor etall the
<br />owner of any veMcle riding thereon or therein, cause or Fermit the same to proceed at
<br />a rate of speed greater than dlx miles per r,our, and in overtaking a street passenger
<br />car which has been stopped at a strut corner for the purpose of receiving or discliarwing
<br />a passenger or paesenwers, r.o such vehicle aforesaid shall approach nearer than within
<br />four feet of a car cr pass as long as t11e same is stopped and renai ne standing for the
<br />purpcoee aforesaid. It shall be unlawful for any person to alight from or enter a
<br />street car except on the riglit•Iiand side of tha car. Every summer or open car shall
<br />be equipped with a side -rail on the left hand side of tre car to prevent tree receiving
<br />or dibcl-urging of passengers on said side. No driver of an automobile or other vehicle
<br />shall back or turn abruptly, reduce the speed of or stop his autur,jbile or other vehicle
<br />unless the way is clear and it is safe to persons and property for him to do so, nor
<br />unless he first signifies by an appropri ate signal by hand or otherwise, his intention
<br />to back, turn, reduce speed or stop as aforesaid. No person operating, drivirrr or
<br />propelling an automobile or other motor veY!icle shall cut out the muffler of his vesicle
<br />within the corporate limits, nor shall the owner of any vehicle cause or per -mit the
<br />muffler to be cut out within the said curporate limits.
<br />All vehicles, automobiles ans street cars voing in an easterly direction or weeterly
<br />direction ehall have the right-of-way over all vehicles, automobiles and street cars
<br />going in a northerly or SuiAtherly direction.. Yo automobile or other vehicle shall be
<br />parked in any block on which there is located a passing track or switch, but trio sr -,all
<br />nut apply to the automobiles or other vehicles used in the 'business of merchants on
<br />such block.
<br />Any person violating any section of this ordinance sti-all be guilty of a misderreanor,
<br />and upon conviction shall be fined not less than 62.50 nor more than 425. for t' -,e first
<br />Offence, and not less tran 42.50 nor mo re than x;50. for any subsequent offence.
<br />T!re said penalties may be imposed eitrer upon the ovmer or driver of tre automobile or
<br />Other vehicle. It shall be unlawful for. any person in an intoxicated condition to
<br />operate an autumobile, motorcycle or motorbicycle and any person 130 doing scall be
<br />liable to a fine of not less 01an X10.00 nor more than $25.00, or in the discretion of
<br />the Police Justice, thirty days in ,jail, or both, and said 0Tuatice shall cF;rtify the
<br />fact of such conviction to the Ykyor, who shall thereupon revoke the permit of any
<br />Person so convicted. to any case wre re a penalty is imposed under t l -ii e ordinance , th e
<br />Mayor shall rave the power to revoke the per? it of any person convicted.
<br />presented and approved
<br />April 17, 10
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<br />Adcpt ed by the Board of Aldermen Yarch 12,1.917.
<br />Ayes: rolling, TTarris, Timberlake and Way ker.
<br />Amended and concurred in by Corunon CuuncilApril 12,1.7.
<br />Ayes: Elliott, Forrest, Gleason, Graves, Tong,
<br />Souder and Wingfield (7):noes,none.
<br />Amendments of Common Ccuncil concurred in by
<br />Board of Aldermen April 16, 1.,'17.
<br />Ayes: rolling,, Hrris, Timberlake and Walker
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<br />President Board of Aldermen.
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