Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-08-19
AUTOMOBILE OPERATORS NOTICE

Ing the use OF automobiles:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Kansas:
SECTION 1.-That the term "Auto-
mobile and Motor Vehicle, as used
in this act shall be construed to in
Guide all types and grades of motor
vehicles propelled by electricity,
steam or gasoline, or other source of
energy, commonly known as automo-
biles, motor vehicles or horseless car
riages, using the public highways and
not running on rails or tracks. Moth
ing in this section shall be construed
as in any way preventing, obstructing,
embarrassing or in any
other manner of form infringing uP
on the perogative of any political
Chauffeur to run an automobilious band
wagon at any rate he sees fit, compat-
ible with the safety of the occupants
thereof; crowded, however, that not
less than ten, or more than twenty
ropes be allowed at all times to trail
this vehicle when in motion, in order
to permit those who have been so
fortunate as to escape with their po-
l1tical lives, an opportunity to be
dragged to death; and provided fur
Their, that whenever a mangled an d
bleeding politician corpse implores
for mercy, the driver of the vehicle
shall, in accordance with the provision
of this act, 'Throw out the Life Line. -
SECTION 2.-That this act shall in
no case change or repeal in any par
ticular, the present laws relating to
the operation and management of
steam traction-engines of any kind
along the public highways, neither
shall the present laws in relation to
the management of steam traction
engines, have any application as to
the management and use of automo-
biles or motor vehicles along the pub
lie highways Of this state. = So
SECTION 3.-Every automobile or
motorgvehicle shall be provided with
a suitable bell, horn, or signal, and be
equipped with good and efficient
brakes. Every automobile or similar
motor Vehicle shall be so constructed
as to exhibit, during the period from
one hour after sunset to one ,hour
before sunrise, one or more lights
showing white lights, visible within a
reasonable distance in the direction
towards which the automobile is pro-
ceeding. The lamp or lamps shall be
so placed as to be free from obstruc-
ton to lights from other parts of said
automobile or motor vehicle. ~
SECTION 4.-No person driving or
in charge of an. automobile or motor
vehicle on any street, avenue, park
way or driveway or public highway in
this state shall drive or operate the
same at any speed at any time great
er than is reasonable and proper, hav
ing due regard to TIE traffic and use
of the highway, or SO as to endanger
the life or limb of any person.
SECTION 5.-No automobile or mo
tor vehicle shall be run on any public
highway outside the limits of the
thickly settled or business part of any
city or town at speed exceeding
twenty miles per hour, and no such
vehicle shall be run on any public
street or highway within the thickly
settled or business part of any city OF
town at speed exceeding ten miles
per hour.
SECTION every person having
control or charge Of a motor vehicle
or automobile, whenever upon any
public street or highway and ap
preaching any vehicle drawn by {
horse or horses, or any horse upor
which person is riding or driving
domestic animals, operate, manage
and control such motor vehicle O
automobile in such manner as to ex
ercise every reasonable precaution t.
prevent the frightening of any sucl
horse or horses or domestic animal
and to insure the safety and protec
ton of any person riding or drivin.