The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-18

The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section /. No bicycle. tricycle., veioc i.
pds or by or tSa
the rider or riders, or by electricity.
steam, vapor or other motive power, other
than animal or animals, t snail De Tlaoe Of
the city, or upon any OF the pains or
grounds of any park within the city. ex-
cept by a police officer in pursuit OF MS
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful to ride
any bicycle, tricycle., velocipede, or 70
rider of said or similar vehicles or any
automobile wagon, cars or carriages, or
Similar vehicles, through or over any OF
a greater rate of speed than eight miles
an hour, or to pass such vehlcles over
crossings at street intersections. at
hour. within the following bounds, name
": Between the west line of Twelfth
Street and the west line of Front street,
and the south line of P street. inclusive.
In all other parts Of the city 1t shall pc
unlawful to ride or propel any OF SAID
or alleys of the city at a greater rate OF
speed than ten miles an hour; or to pass
over any crossings at street lnterssec.ii0,n as
an hour. It shall be unlawful to ride or
propel any of said named vehicles on any
street, lane or alley OF tn, the city IN man.
erty of any person, because OF failure on
the part of the rider or riders to take
due precaution to ride or oflve " Wi. ntbers
or because of failure to ride in such a
posture as will enable The rider or riders,
or driver or drivers to clearly lea ebasy an md
ali such riders and drivers shall contin-
uously keep full control Of the handle
bars Or pr haSng the same IN hand all
times while riding or driving said We
hicles.
any bicycle tandem, velocipede or auto
mobile car or carriage. over the. streets
or lanes or alleys of the city of Sacra--
msnto %it rebce ha or npon the person Of
the rider or riders of said vehicle, which
must be sounded loudly, clearly, distinctly
than thai twenty-five feet distant from any
street crossing at any street lntersectlon,
such sounding or ringing to be continually
S Save been e p passed. Such bell shall Sc
sounded continually w Sn er p nassing
over the roadway of any street, such
sounding or ringing to begin reasonable
time before reaching such person or per-
Section a. 1t shall be unlawful for any
rider or riders or driver or drivers OF any
vehicle hereinbefore des,e len e e aide
to the left side Of the center line OF salo
highways, except to GROSS over said high
left left hand an Side Of said highways, It being
ordered that the custom or usage known
as sThe Law of the Road" and obtaining
among the American people relat hs "a t. t.
the Highway, and relative to the overtak-
ing and passing Of vehicles ana ridden
ferred to and described In this ordinance,
and for the rider or riders and driver or
drivers thereof, and be the law in the
city of SACRAMENTO
Section s. 1t shall be unlawful for any
rider or riders or driver or drivers of any
vehicle referred to and described in this
ordinance, to ride or drive any Of said We
hicles from any street, lane or alley into
any intersecting street, lane or alley, by
four feet 1T shall be unlawful to ride or
propel any vehicle described and referred
from any street. lane or alley into any
intersecting street, lane or alley, the We
hicle will be ridden or driven upon the
left hand side Of the said last named
highway. except for. the purpose of stop
ping and dismounting within fifty. feet
from the curb corner referreS to. IN al