The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-01
AUIUISISBEWARt
New Ordinance Went Into Effect
Today.
All Cars Must Carry Numbers
Hereafter.
SPEED LIMIT is FIXED.
Fine Of s. to $50 for Violating
Provisions.
Text of the New Ordinance and
Regulations.
SPEED LIMIT is FIXED.

The new automobile ordinance wen
into effect today The sixty odd own
ers of automobiles fn the city viii now
be forced to take out licenses at one
dollar per and also are further forced
to purchase the registration number;
Of their automobiles from the city a
an additional cost of eighty cents.
All automobile owners are deeply
interested in speed and for their delec-
tation the council has fixed that the
rate Of sE5eed between Gordon street
and Tenth avenue on Kansas avenue
Sixth avenue between Quincy street
and Jackson street. and Thirteenth
street between Buchanan street and
Lane street shall not exceed eight
miles per hour In other portions of
the city the speed limit is set at 16
miles.
secured for the registration numbers.
The design which has been recon-
mended by Mayor W II. Davis ana
which viii be purchased, consists or
nickeled figures on a playground OF
patent leather, this is then suspended
from the rear axle of the automobile.
"I think that the ordinance is very
liberal" said VIII Taylor. the most
prominent of the automobile dealers
in the cftv There will be no ODJec-
ton from the owners of automobiles
on that speed limit Smaller cities
than Topeka have ordinances OF SIM
liar character
LAS far as the registration numbers
are concerned don't think that they
will play a very important part In
the dark you can't detect the numbers
and 1t is impossible to make any ar
rests for excessive speed running at
night. There are just about sixty
automobiles in Topeka
Tor violation of the provisions OF the
ordinance q fine is fixed of from IS to
$50 for each and every of1ense. 9. K.
Holiday is the father Of the new law.
The ordinance;
section /. Registration. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to propel or
run or cause to be propelled or run any
automobile on the streets, alleys, ana
thOroughfares of the city of Topeka,
without first registering the name, of
the owner, keeper or person IN conIfOl
thereof the name of the maker and
the manufacturers number, and the
horse power of said automobile, with
the city clerk of said city; and for that
purpose the city clerk shall keep a suit
able book or record and shall register
therein by number, in the order IN
which said registration IS made the
name of the owner, keeper or party in
control Of said automobile, the name OF
the maker thereof, the manufacturers
number, and the horse power thereof;
and he shall furnish II the person reg
istering said automobile a certificate
which shall be the registration of said
automobile.
Sec. 2 Registration fee. At or prior
to the time of the registration of any
automobile as provided in section 1,
hereof. and for the purpose of paying
the expense incidental to the registra
ton thereof, the owner. keeper or per-
son in control of any automobile shall
pay to the city treasurer of said city
Registration fee of 81 for the registra-
ton of said automobile, and the city
treasurer shall issue to said party a re-
ceipt therefor, which said receipt shall
entitle said party to have said automo-
bile registered with the city clerk.
Sec. 8. Expiration of registration.
The registration certificate hereinbefore