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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AVENUES, BRIDGES, CROSSINGS AND SIDEWALKS: AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING HEALTH AND PROPERTY: AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY OF THE USERS OF SAID STREETS, AVENUES, ETC. IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA. That for the purpose of providing protection to the public health and property and for the safety and convenience of the users of the public streets, alleys highways, bridges and sidewalks of the City of Charlottesville, Va. , the use thereof is hereby further regulated as follows: That the operator, driver or person in crarge of any vehicle as hereinafter described, horses or other domestic animals and all pedestrians on the streets or sidewalks of the s aid City of Charlottesville, Va., shall conform and observe the following rules, regulations governing the use of the public streets, alleys, avenues highways, bridges, sidewalks, and crossings thereof, of said City. DEFINITION. Sec. 1, DRIVER. The word driver shall include the rider of wheels, the driver, operator or person who is in crarge of any vehicle, horse or other domestic animal or street car. STREET. The word street shall include all streets, alleys, avenues, roads, parknys, lane, strip path, bridges, sidewalks, and public places in the City of Charlottes. villa, Va., unless especially limited by the context. VEHICLES. So The word vehicle, shall include saddle and led horses and every cunveyance on wheels or runners, except railroad, street cars, and baby carriages. The term Motor Vehicle used in this ordinance shallinclue automobiles, motor trucks, motor. cycles, and all other vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power except eletric and steam railways PERSONS. The word person shall include persons, firms, or corporations. Sec. 2. MOVEMENT AND PARKING OF VEHICLES ON CONGESTED AREA. The streets or portions of streets hereinafter designated are hereby declared to be congested territory, and no vehicle shall be parked thereon except as hereinafter provided, and all vehicle shall conform to the subsequent provision herein as to direction of traffic and speed. The following stteets are desiganted as congested territory: Main Street extending from the int erseetiun of 7th St. E. to the intere- section of 4th St. W; Fifth Street E, Fourth Street E., Third Street E., Second Street E. , First Street and and Second Street W. , extending from Water Street on the South side of Main Street, to Jefferson Street on the North of Main Street, and the Mayor and Public Safety Committee shall have the power to designate and locate standing or parking places for vehicles at such places as are not inconsistent with the places hereby designated, and not to interfere with traffic. No vehicle shall stand or remain stationary on that part of Main Street designated as congested territory for a period of more than thrity minutes. On all other streets desinnated as congested territory, care may be narked on the right hand side of such streets headed in the direction of traffic. The following North and South bound streets are hereby declared one-way streets; and it shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be propelled or moved in a direction other than herein set forth: South bound: --Fifth Street E. Third Street E. and First Street from Jefferson Street North of Main Street to Water Street South of Main Street, these are hereby declared tobe one-way streets to be used only for South bound traffic North bound: Fourth Street E. , Second Street E. , Second Street W. from Jefferson Street North of Main Street to Water Street South of Main Street, these are hereby declared to be one-way streets, to be used for North bound traffic. Sec.3. PARKING. Vehicles when parked along the curbing shall stand as close to the curbing as possible, at no time front and rear wheels more than eight inches from curbing Sec. 4. NUMBER. Every motor, vehicle, driver or operator on the streets of this city shy the conspicuously displayed on both front and rear thereof, a State number plate for late current year so attached as to be plainly visible at all times, and such number A shall be kept free from grease and dirt so as to be readable at alltimes. Sec. 5. LAMPS: Every motor vehicle while on any public alley, street, or highway, shall carry during the period from sunset to one hour before sunrise and at such other times as atmospheric conditions render the operation of such vehicles, on such alleys, streets or bighways, without reasonable illuminations dangerous to traffic, motorcycles at least one and all other motor vehicles at least two lighted lamps snowing white or tinted other than red, lights visible at least two hutidred ( 200) feet in the direction such vehicle or cycle is headed and at least ten feet to both sides thereof. Every motor vehicle while being operated on any public alley, street or highway shall carry during, the period mentioned, motorcycles at least one and all other motor vehicles at least two lighted lamps snowing white or tinted, other than red, lights of sufficient force to clearly reveal, under ordinary atmosperic condition, objects for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet a read of such vehicles, provided that all lights of a greater strength than four candle power which are equipped with a reflector shall be so designed, arranged, or reflected as to prevent any portion of the main shaft or beam of clear condensed light at any point within a distance of seventy-five (75) feet ahead of sucr vehicle to raise more than forty inches above the surface on which said vesicle rests. Spot lights and all auxiliary lights are prohibit- ed from being, used while cars are in motion. If any person shall violate any provi- sions of this section he or she shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5) more than twenty-five ($25) for each offense, provided that any person who shall extinguish all or any of the lights required herein for the purpose of avoiding identification or arrest shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) more than one hundred dollars ($100) .