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An Ordinance repealing an ordinance to prohibit the sale of fireworks in the City, adopted October. 26,1918, Be it Ordained by the Board of Aldermen, the Common Council concurring, That an ordinance to prohibit the sale of fireworks adopted October 28,1918, spread on p.207 of the Ordinance Book, be and the some is hereby repealed. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Oct. 13,1919. Ayes: Patton, Timberlake, and Walker Concurred in by common Councl December 11, 1919; Ayes: Huyett, Long, Smith, and Twyman Presented and approved December 12, 1919. Mayor Singature. City Clerk Signature. President Board of Aldermen Singature. President Commom Council Signature. An Ordinance reenacting Sec.176 of the City Code entitled Sec. 176. Bicycles, Automobiles and other vehicles Be it Ordained by the Board of Alderrnan, the Common Council concurring, That Sec.176 of the City Code be and the same is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Sec. 176. Bicycles, Automobiles and other vehicles. Traffic No bicycle or a. milar machine shall be used over the sidewalks of the City and no automobile, bicycle, or similar machine shall be operated over the streets at a greater rate of speed than fifteen (15) miles an hour under any condidions, nor at any rate of speed which the conditions in the streets would make unsafe. Every such vehicle shall be provided with a bell, gong or horn of the usual type which shall he sounded whenever necessary to tre safety of any person using the streets, but at no other time, and no bicycle or motorcycle shall be propelled along the streets after nightfall without a lighted lamp on the front, and no automobile shall _ propelled alone the streets after nightfall unless it shall be provided with at least one lighted lamp on the front, showing a white light in the direction in which it is going, such light to be dimmed in such manner as not to be blinding to the operator of any car or any person meeting same. No person under the age fifteen (15) years shall be pennitted to operate an automobile or other motor vehicle within the City limits. Any violation of any provision of this section as far as it relates to automobiles shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1.00 or more than $100.00. and as far as it relates to other machines, by a fine not less than $1.00 or more than $25.00 or in any case by imprisonment in the City jail for not more than trirty (30) days or both fine and imprisonment as therein provided. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Nov. 17,1919. Ayes: Patton, Timberlake, Walker and Wheeler. Concurred in by common Councl December 11, 1919; Ayes: Forrest, Huyett, Long, Smith and Via (5); Noes: Elliott and Twyman. Presented and approved December 12, 1919. Mayor Singature. City Clerk Signature. President Board of Aldermen Singature. President Commom Council Signature.