Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-02
BICYCLE LAW.
Riders Must Now Lookout
Heavy Penalties for
Violating this
Law.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of
West Virginia:

Section /. Whoever, without
the permit provided for in section
three of this act, rides in . street.
square or park, III an Incorporated
city containing ten thousand in
habitants or more, bicycle or
tricycle. at a rate of speed exceed
ing twelve miles an hour, or rides
such machine in the streets square 5
or parks of any city when the same
is not provided with suitable
alarm bell adapted for use by the
rider, or after sunset rides the
same III Any public way, square
or public park, whether without or
within the limits of city, when
such machine is not provided with
such suitable alarm bell, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding
twenty dollars for each offense,
aud shall be further liatle for all
damages occasioned TO any person
by such unlawful act.
Section 2. The term Sidewalk, y"
as used IN this act, shall mean any
sidewalk laid out as such by a
city, town or fire district, and any
walk In city or village which is
reserved by custom for the use of
pedestrians, or which has been
specially prepared for their use.
1t shall not include cross walks,
nor shall it include foot paths on
portions of public highways out
side of the thickly settled parts of
cities aud towns which are worn
only by travel and are not improv-
ed by such Giles or towns or by
abutters. The term bicycle" and
tricycle." as used in this act,
shall be deemed to include all We
hlcles propelled by the person rid
ing the same, by foot or hand
power. The terms park" and
square, as used in this act, shall
not include any spaces under the
control of park commissioners.
or of park board or special
department of a town or city hav-
ing power to make regulations rel
atlve to such spaces, and this act
shall not III any way abridge the
powers of such commissioners.
board or department.
Section >. The mayor of CITY
or town may in their discretion,
upon any special occasion, grant
permits to any person or persons
to ride such machines, during a
specified time, upon spsc fled por-
tons of the public WAYS of such
CITY or town, at any rate of speed
and may annex such other reason
able conditions to such permits ~
they shall deem proper. The city
council of cry aud the selectmen
of a town may also, under such
conditions rs they deem proper,
permit The use OF velocipedes or
other similar machines by chill
dren on any sidewalk IN any pub
nc way, square or park III such
city or town.
Section 4. Proceedings for the
enforcement of the penalties i'm
posed by this act shall he institut-
ed within sixty days from the time
the offense Is committed.
Section 5. No city or town shall
have any power to make any ordi-
nance, 10y law or regulation re-
specting the use of bicycles or
tricycles, except as provided in
section three of this act; and, ex-
cept as provided in said section
three, no ordinance, bylaw or reg
ulatlon heretofore or hereafter
made by city or town in respect
to bicycles or tricycles shall have
any force or effect.
Section 6. No person except as
authorized by ordinance of the
town or city, or by order, regula-
ton, license or perm lssion of the
board of aldermen, or the board of
officers of the city thereto duly au-
thorized, or except as an officer or
employee Of the city and for some
public purpose or use, shall drop,
throw and suffer TO remain Or cause
to be dropped, placed or throw N
and suffer to remain upon any
highway, street, lane, square or
other public place in the city, any
ashes, cinders, glass, crockery,
scrap iron, nails, tacks, wire, stone,
gravel, paper, dirt, shrub or tree
trimmings thereof, posts, poles,
earth from cellars, lum Der or 9TH
er building material or materials,
obstruction, refuse, rubbish or of
fensive matter Of any kind.
Section 7. Whoever violates any
provisions Of this act shall be liza
bic TO a penalty of not more than
twenty dollars for each and every
offense.
Section 8. This act shall take
effect thirty days after it's passage
Roll of Honor.