The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29

Office Clerk of Council. Savannah.
Ga, March IS, 904.-The following or
dinance is published for the informa-
ton of ali concerned.
j. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
By Committee of the Whole
AN ordinance to require autono-
biles, locomobiles or other similar road
carriages used upon the streets of the
city of Savannah, to be registered and
numbered, and for other purposes" Of
fered by the Committee of the Whole.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah in Council assembled, That
all automobiles, locomobiles and ttlIer
similar road carriages, used upon the
streets of the city of Savannah. shall
be, by their respective owners, regis
tered in the Office of the clerk of Coun-
Gil, in a book to be kept by him for
that purpose, which registry shall show
the style or kind of such road carriage.
the name and street address of the
owner, and the number or the initials
of the owner to be attached or dis
played on such road carriage, which
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 a number. the clerk shall
designate such road carriage by the
initials of the owner and certificate
of registry shall be given by the clerk
to such owner: and. on and after
March 15 1904, no automobile, loco
mobile or other similar road carriage
shall be propelled, operated or used
upon the streets of Savannah until the
same shall have been registered as
aforesaid, and unless the person so
propelling, operating or using the same
shall display from or upon the rear
fharanf aif
curely attached to such road carriage
the registered number of the salre, or
the initials of the owner, conspicuously
shown in figures, or letters as The case
may be not less than three nor more
than four inches in hight which fig-
ures, or letters. shall be colored so as
to contrast with the color of such road
carriage and be easily discernible.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
on and after March 10, 1904, the owner
of any automobile, locomobile or other
similar road carriage operated, propel-
ed or used upon the streets of Savan-
nah which shall not have been regis
tered, shall be liable to all the penalties
prescribed by this ordinance as here
matter set out; and further, it shall be
the duty of any person using any such
road carriage upon said streets, to see
to it that the same is registered and
equipped with the numbering or letter.
ing required by the first section of this
ordinance, and any person operating,
propelling or using any automobile, To-
comobile or other similar road carriage
upon the streets of said city, the same
being then and there unregistered, and
failing to display the registered num-
ber, or initials of the owner of such
road carriage as required in the fore
going section, shall be liable to all the
penalties prescribed herein"
Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be pun
1shed upon conviction before the Po-
lice Court of the city of Savannah, by
fine not exceeding twenty-five (25)
dollars, or Imprisonment not exceeding
twenty (20) days, either or both, In the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 8. 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, IT. 1904