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| CITY Or AUGUSTA
Revised Ordinances Chapter VII Use
| of Stress.
Section / If any person shall ride or
! drive any animal or animals loose or at
I t2cned 10 a carriage Of any description
| or cause them TO he driven through any
! part OF tho city within one mile ard one
! half of kerupueC Bridge at an unusual
! imm0derate or dangerous rate. he shall
! forfeit not less than TWO nor more than
1 ten dollars for each offenSe. If any street
| car or other vehicle for the conveyance q
| passengers shall be propelled by electrical
! horse or other power, through any Of tie
| streets of the city north of the State
House at higher rate of speed thar SIX
miles an hour, or Oh Water sire; be-
tween Laurel and Court streets all rate
OF speed exceeding five miles an hour the
owner OF such car or other vehicle shall
| forfeit not less than two nor more than
ten dollars for each Oifense ProTided
that tn teams Of the fire department in
responding 10 alarms Of fire. and ambu-
lant Is in case OF accidents. shall have
llSht OF way superior u all other vehicles.
ana may be driven with such a reason
able degree OF speed as the emergency de-
m2nds; and provided further that there
shall he attached to ali such amtGances
a gong or bell which shall be sounded
ty The drivers of such amhulancos when
driven at rapid rate OF speed But
nothing in this section snail affect the eX-
listing right OF way Of teams in the en-
pioy OF the United States Mail service.
Section >. The use of bicycles on the
sidewalks of tie city is hereby prohibited
under penalty Of not exceeding ten dol
lars for each offense.
Section 3. Ii any person shall wheel
Nheel-haTrow, or use a handSled or any
vehicle other than a bicycle an any side
walk or crossing. so rs to inCommDde any
person or oblige him to turn out of his
course to avoid the same, or II any person
shall slide down any street. lane. or pub
lie place within one mile OF X ennebec
bridge. excluded from coasting by the
Municipal officers under sections SO and
20 of Chapter OF the Revised statutes
upon any hard-sled. sleigh or other thing
he shall forfeit one dollar for each Of
Tense
Section f. The racing of horses or othI
animals or teams of any description "
of bicycles on any Of the streets q ..
city. is prohibited under penalty Of nf
less thar FIVE nor more than ten doIIs
for each ofCnse
Section 5. Every driver Of any truck
cart, wagon. sled. cab, sleigh, or oina
carriage. shall remain near the sane
while standing in the street, and shan -
keep the same ana secure the heIse
thereof. as not to obstruet the STREE eel Of Of
one dollar for each offense.
Chapter TX.
Kennebec Bridge.
Section !. If any person snal eMeps
as specified in section ! of Chapter "
~
be ridden or driven, any horse or team H. y
any description on the kennebec bri TUT
faster than five miles an hour, OF SILL
drive across said bridge more than t"eI.
ty-fve horses or cattle at one time,
shall haul loads EXCEEDING twenty tn ass
sand pounds in weight. exclusive OF "
team or carriage. he &haIl forfeit mol N
than one nor more IAN five dollars !"
each offense. .
bridge 0 Shall, n have re c Rsr O. Of Ht the bride
and its approaches. shan protect It fr ',s
injury and improper Driving, prosecanns
for all violations OF lawf relating to Il; ~ ~
for these purposes he fhall have al ,ne
powers of a police officer: INC fr
proaches to said bridget shall be hein '.
include a distance of twenty rods from
either end thereof
l hereby certify that the foregoing az
true copies of the portions indlceGt!.e 11 ~
the Revised Ordinances Of the Cns ,,on
Augusta. ordered to be printed 6y IN. a."
Of the City Council, September W - Ca-x
Attest: F. G. HARRINGTON. CITY Cie'H'
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