Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-11
ORDINANCE NO % OF THE CITY OF
BELDING.

An ordinance relative to the propeTling or rid.
ing OF bicycles or tricycles on sidewalks and
public streets in the city OF Bedding, Michigan
To be known as Ordinance Number Twenty
% OF Charter.
The City of Bedding hereby ordains:
Section L. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons TO propel, ride, or run any bicycle.
tricycle., velocipede or wheel of any kind what
ever-eXcept children's tricycles whose drive
wheels are thirty inches or under in diameter
upon the sidewalks along Main street, Bridge
street, and Pleasant street. between the follow.
ing boundaries; viz: On the north side OF Main
street at point on the west where said street
is intersected by Front street 10 the bridge over
Flat River on the east; on the south side OF
Main street at point on the east where said
street Is intersected by Alderman street To
point on the west where said street is intersect
cd by Front street On Bridge street on each
side OF said street from "a point on the south
where said street is intersected by Congress-
street TO point north where said street Is in
tersected by High street. On the west side OF
Pleasant street from point on the south where
said street is intersected by Congress street to
Main street on the north.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons to ride any bicycle or tricycle. on
any sidewalks OF said city at rate OF speed 10
exceed six miles per hour Each bicycle or
tricycle. shall be provided with an alarm bell
which shall be rung when meeting or passing
any individual or individuals. II shall be the
duty OF every person riding a bicycle or iricycle
on the sidewalks OF the city OF Bedding TO dis.
mount at least twenty feet from any individual
or individuals. either in meeting or passing said
individual or individuals on foot. IL shall be
unlawful for any person or persons to do any
coastng on any bicycle or tricycle. on any side.
walks in the city OF Beldng
Section 3. IL shall be unlawful for any ner
son or persons to ride any bicycle or tricycle. al
a.rate OF speed exceeding eight miles per hour
on Main street, Bridge street and Pleasant
street between the following boundaries: From
Main street on the west where said street Is in
tersected by Front street TO the bridge over
Flat river near the silk mill OF Bedding Bros 4
Co on the east. on Bridge street from a point
on the north where said street Is intersected NV
High street 10 point on the south where said
street Is intersected by Congress street: and
from a point on the south OF Pleasant street
where said street Is tnterSected by Congress
street 10 a point north where said Pleasant
street IL intersected by Main street
Section T. Any person or persons who shall
violate any OF the provisions OF this ordinance
shall on conviction thereof. be punished nv a
fine OF not less than one dollar and not more
than ten dollars. and In addition thereto All
costs OF prosecution. or by Imprisonment In
the county jail OF Ionia county for period moi
exceeding ten days in the discretion OF the
court, before whom the conviction may be had
the offender shall be sentenced TO Imprisonment
In the county jail until such fine and costs arc
paid, for period not exceeding thirty DAYS
Section 8. All ordinances and resolutions
contrary 10 the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed
Section 8. This ordinance shall take efrec,
on the 9th day OF June a. d., 1895, NJ ~ clock
noon.
Adopted May gard, A. d. 1896. Vetoed NAV
18th, A. ID. 1896, by Mayor Broker Reenacted
and approved June b A. ID. 1896 by a IMAM
lmous vote of all the aldermen elect Yeas
Locke, Harroun, jersey Glass, Hunt and
C. r. COwDIN CITY Clerk