The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-15
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance defining the right of way, the
rate of speed, the lighting, the modes of sig
Mailing, the rules of the road, ETC., ETC., of We
hicles OF any and all descriptions, and for other
purposes, ETC., etc.
Sec. |. BE it ordained by the mayor and coun-
ell OF the city OF brunswick, Ga in council
duly and lawfully assembled, that pedestrians
when crossing the highway at the intersection
of streets, etc., shall have the right Of way over
any horsemen or vehicle of any description, ex-
is especially given. Fire department answer
ing an alarm, police patrol, etc.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by the afore-
said authority, that on all streets of this city all
vehicles going in northerly or sOutherly di,
rection shall have the right of way over any and
all vehicles going in an easterly or westerly di-
recton.
Sec. 3. Be it and it is hereby further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that vehicles of any
and all description and men on horseback shall,
when meeting another vehicle, take to the right,
Drivers of vehicles and men on horseback shall.
in addition to the foregoing. go to the right on
the approach of bicycle, tricycle., or veloci-
pede snd leave space of at least five 81 feet in
width between them and the said bicycles, tri
cycles yelocipedes, etc. Vehicles of any and all
descriptions when oVeftaking one another shall
and must pass on the left side of the vehicle SO
oVertaken.
Sec 4. Be it and it is hereby further ordained
by the authority Aforesaid that, in turning cor
| ners to the right, vehicles of any and all de-
scrption shall keep as near to the right of the
center of the street and to curb as practicable
and shall pass on the left of the vehicle passed.
III W lelt, luey SHdll pass W
the right of the center of the intersection of the
| two streets.
Sec. 5. Be it and it is further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that, no driver of vehicle,
or horseman, or rider of bicycle, tricycle. or
4 velocipede shall form groups, so as to ohstruct
the public ways or Streets or pass through
| funeral cOrteges or military or civic process
| siOns, ETC., etc. Drivers of vehicles shall not
| drive two abreast under any circumstances.
Riders of bicycles, trcycles or velocipedes, shall
not ride with both hands off of the handle bars
| nf machines WI ar
| meet or pass another vehicle, horseman or pc
destrian. Riders of bicycles, tricycles and We
lOcipedeS shall have at all time full control Of
| their mounts.
Sec. 6. Be it and it is further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that unless it is in an emer
gency or to allow another vehicle or pedestrian
| to cross their path, no vehicle or horseman shall
stop in any public street or highway of this city
except near the curb thereof.
Sect. Be it further ordainedby the author
| ity Aforesaid that each and every bicycle, trcy-
| Gle or velocipede, motor wagon or such vehicle
| of propulsion shall be required 10 carry an
| alarm bell or gong not less than one and one
| half inches in diameter and such bells or gOngs
| shall be sounded when turning corners, when
Passing vehicles from behind and to give timely
warning to avoid contact with pedestrians and
vehicles.
Sec. s. Be 1t ordained and it is hereby or
dained by the authority aforesaid that each and
every vehicle using the public streets of this city
| shall show from an hour after sunset until an
hour fore sunrise light or lights, so placed as
to be seen from the front and each side, such
| light or lights to be of such Illuminating power
as to be seen Mt a distance of 200 feet All public
hacks shall in addition to the foregoing, have
their license number painted on the outer side
of each of their lights in characters sufficiently
large as to be easily read from the sidewalks.
Drivers having charge of any vehicles drawn
| by any animal or animals or propelled by any
| human or mechanical power used for the pur-
pose of business, shall not be less than sixteen
| ll6l years of age.
Sec. 9. Be it further and it is hereby ordained
| by the authority aforesaid that it shall not be
lawful for any bicycle, tricycle. or velocipede or
other such vehicle of propulsion to be ridden
through the streets Of this city at greater rate
of speed than eight Isl miles per hour; nor shall
1t be lawful for such vehicle to be ridden
| around corner of any of the streets of said
city at higher rate of speed than three miles
per hour.
Sec. 10. Be it ordained and it is hereby or
dained by the authority aforesaid that it shall
| not be lawful for any cart, wagon, coach, public
| cart OF any other vehicle, to be driven through
any of the streets of this city at greater rate
| of speed than five b miles per hour; nor shall
it be lawful for any such vehicle to be driven
around a corner of any of the streets of said city
at higher rate of speed than three l3 miles
per hour, and any and all vehicles, when passing
shall, when in motion, be kept on the right of
| the road at any and all times, except when
within one hundred [l00l feet of the stopping
or starting point At the intersection of all
streets space of at least ten Q0) feet shall be
maintained by all vehicles following one an
other
| Sec. II. Be it further ordained by the author
ity aforesaid that any person using bicycle,
| tricycle. or velocipede or other such vehicle of
propulsion the streets of this city shall be re-
| quired to carry on such vehicles after shutdown
and before sunrise a light of sufficient ilIumi-
mating power to be visible at distance Of 200
| feet. Nor shall any greater number that two
| persons ride abreast of parade on anv of the
streets of the city at any time on such bicycles,
tricycles or velocipedes or other such vehicle of
propulsion. All persons using any bicycles, tri
| cycles or velocipedes or other such Vehicle of
propulsion shall keep to the right of the center
of the roadway except when within one hun
bred feet Of the stopping or starting point.
Sec. Il. Be it ana it is further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that all ordinances or parts
| of ordinances in conflict with or initiating
against this ordinance or any part of this ordi-
nance is hereby repealed.