Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-09
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The Rochester Ordnance.

Through the kindness of Henry w.
Gregg, city clerk of Rochester, NY, we
are able to present our readers with the full
text OF the famous "cycle ordinance" OF
that city. 1t reads as follows:
SECTION. l. No person, or persons, shall
draw, ride or propel any wheel-barrow
hand cart, sleigh, carriage or other vehicle,
except baby carriages, or lead, ride or drive
any horse, beast of burden, cattle, swine OF
fowl over or upon any sidewalk in the city
OF Rochester, or belonging thereto except in
passing into or from any lot where pave
ment shall be constructed for that purpose
and no person or persons shall ride any
cycle over, upon, in or through any side
walk or footpath, intended for the use of
pedestrians, in, through or upon any street,
alley, park, bridge, highway or other public
place in said city, or belonging thereto, IN
less the rider thereof shall have in his pos
session'a written permit therefor, or unless
such cycle shall have been duly registered
and numbered, and shall have such number
affixed thereto, in conspicuous place, as
hereinafter provided under penalty of five
dollars for each offense.
SEcTIoN 2. Any person may ride cycle,
registered and numbered as hereinafter pre-
vided, upon any sidewalk of this city, ex.
cept that between the hours of A. M. and
IL p. M. no person shall ride cycle upon
the sidewalks of the streets described as
follows: Main street, from East avenue
to the Erie canal State street, south of the
New York Central & Hudson River Rail
road; Exchange street, north of the Erie
canal; st. Paul street, south of the N. Y.
G. & II. r. II. r. to Court street; Front
and Clinton streets. between the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad and East
Main street; Mumford street, Market street
and Exchange place; Central avenue, from
Clinton street to State street; East avenue !;
or upon the foot paths of any and all bridges,
under a penalty of S. for each offense,
and no person shall ride cycle between
the hours above stated under like penalty
upon the sidewalks Of any street that is now
paved or may hereafter be paved with
asphalt, brick, cedar block or Medina block
pavement. ..
SECTION 3. Any person who shall ride
or propel any cycle upon any sidewalk or
foot-path between the hours of 6 A. M. and
ii p. M. at greater rate of speed than
seven miles per hour, or while riding cycle
at any rate of speed upon any sidewalk or
foot-psth in said city, shall collide with or
run against any person walking or standing
upon such sidewalk or foot-path, shall be
| liable to a fine of not less than $25 nor
more than $50 for each offense.
| SECTION 4. The city clerk is hereby d.
rected to provide book in which shall be
recorded the name and residence of the
owner of every cycle, brief description OF
such cycle, the name of the manufacturer,
the shop number, and any other details
cessary and proper to identify such wheel,
and to carry into effect the provisions of
this ordinance and said city clerk shall
assign a serial number to every such cycle
in the order in which the same shall be re-
corded; such serial number shall be dis
played upon metal plate, of suitable size
a I'd shape, not less than one thirty-second
of an inch in thickness. The numerals
composing such numbers shall be of the
uniform height of not less than one-half
| inch, a running breadth of not less than
three -sighths of an inch, and heavy face,
! of a style known to printers as "Gothic, u
with three -sixteenths of an inch face; such
numbers shall be attached to such cycle by
the city clerk, or under his direction, upon
the front side of the left handle bar, near
the he ad, in such manner as such clerk may
consider best, and shall be furnished to
each person at the time OF registering such
cycle.
SECTION s. In case the owner of any
cycle. registered and numbered as afore-
said, shall sell, or otherwise lose possession
and ownership thereof, he shall, forthwith,
report the facts to the city clerk, and the
same shall be duly recorded in the cycle
register provided for herein.
SECTION 6. In any suit or action for
the recovs ry of any damages, or penalties
for the violation of any ordinance. caused
by the use of such cycle, the records in the
office of said city clerk, or superintendent
of police, herein provided for, shall be
presumptive evidence of the ownership OF
such cycle.
SECTION 4. The said superintendent OF
police is hereby authorized and directed to
! furnish to any person, upon payment OF the
fee therefor, as herein provided, a writ.
ten permit to use a cycle for specified
time upon the sidewalks and footpaths of
said city, subject to the provisions OF
section 2 herein, without such cycle being
registered and numbered, as herein pro-
yided. Such permit shall describe such
wheel, and state the names of the owner
and applicant, and manufacturer NUMBER
Of wheel; and said superintendent Of police
shall keep record of all such permits in
book to be KEEP: for that purpose.
SECTION 8. For the purpose OF this or.
dinance, the term icy Gle" shall be construed
to mean any unicycle, bicycle or tricycle.
whose wheel or wheels, or either of them,
shall excee ed twenty-four inches in dame
ter. :.
SECTION 9. The fee fer recording each
cycle shall be ten (l0) cents; for furnish
ing and attaching such numbers, twenty five
(25) cents; for recording transfers, ten
| nos cent?; for . permit, ten (l0) cents
| for each day covered by such permit and
the same shall be paid to the city clerk or
| superintendent Of police, ~ tie case may
be. by the person applying therefor, and be
Ldeposised BY said clerk or superintendent
AZ notice, with the treasurer of said city to
the credit of the contingent fund.
SEcrroN 10. All ordinances and parts OF
| ord;nsnce,, inconsistent with the pfovisions
of This ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SECTION IL. This ordinance shall take
fleet on the fifteenth day of October, 1891.
This ordinance Is subject to the following
, exceptions: M. ~.