The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-21
OFFICIAL.


Office Clerk of Council Savanne6
Ga, March Is, 19O4.-The following or
dinance is published for the INFORM
tion of all concerned.
j. ROBERT DREAMER
Clerk of Council.
By Committee of the Whole
"An ordinance to require autonno-
biles, locomobiles or other similar road
carriages used upon the streets of ~
city OF Savannah, to be registered AMI
numbered, and for other purposes of.
fered by the Committee of the Who'll
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the citv If
Savannah, in Council assembled. Thaf
all automobiles, locomobiles and utI-r
similar road carriages, used upon tbo
streets of the city of Savannah. shall
be, by their respective owners. regis
tered in the office of the clerk of Coun-
Gil, in book to be kept by him for
that purpose, which registry shall sh.,,
the style or kind of such road carriatc
the name and street address of fha
owner, and the number or the initials
OF the owner to be attached or dir.
played on such road carriage. winch
number shall be designated and assign-
ed by the clerk of Council in each
instance, or at the option of the own
er. in lieu OF number. the clerk shall
designate such road carriage by tba
initials of the owner, and certidca+a
of registry shall be given by the oIer.,
to such owner: and. on and after
March 15 1904, no automobile. loco
mobile or other similar road carri9ga
shall be propelled, operated or ussj
upon the streets of Savannah until the
same shall have been registered as
aforesaid, and unless the person -
propelllng, operating or using the SANE
shall display from or upon the roor
thereof, either painted upon or CO.
curely attached to such road carriage
the registered number of the SANE ar
the initials of the owner, conspicuously
shown in figures, or letters as he case
may be not less than three nor NOR.
than TOUR inches in hight which 6r
ureS, or letters. shall be colored so a.
to contrast with the color of such ,oa5
carriage and be easily discernible.
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained. That
on and after March 10, 1904, the owner
OF any automobile, locomobile or othar
similar road carriage operated. propejl-
ed or used upon the streets of Savon-
nah which shall not have been regis
tered, shall be liable to all the penalties
prescribed by this ordinance as hero
lnafter set out: and fUrther, it Shall he
the duty OF any person using any such
road carriage upon said streets to see
TO 1t that the same Is registered ani
equipped with the numbering or letter
ing required by the first section of this
ordnance, and any person operating,
propelling or using any automobile. To-
comcbile or other similar road carriage
upon the streets of said city, the same
celng then and there unregistered, and
railing to display the registered num-
Ger, or initials of the owner of such
road carriage as required in the fore.
gong section, shall be liable to all the
penalties prescribed herein"
Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be pur
lshed upon conviction before the Po-
lice Court of the city of Savannah. by
a fine not exceeding twenty-five @6
collars, or Imprisonment not exceeding
twenty (2O days, either or both, in the
discretion of the court
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council meeting
Feb. II, 1904.