Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-06-14
Published June "a, 1906.
ORDINANCE NO. 95.

An ordinance to regulate the operation OF
automobiles within the city of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, and providing penal
ties for the violation hereof.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Baxter Springs.
Kansas.
Section I. That the term automobile"
as used in this ordinance shall be con-
strued to include all types and grades OF
motor vehicles by whatever means Of
power the same may be propelled, COM
monty called automobiles. motor vehicles,
or horseless carriages, using the public
streets, alleys, ways or public grounds
within said city, and not running on rails
or tracks.
Section a. Every automobile used
within said city shall be provided with a
bell, horn or other suitable signal, which
shall be sounded by the Chauffeur or other
person operating the same at such times
and in such manner as to give all persons
using the streets, avenues, ways and pub
lie grounds of said city, whether on foot.
horseback, or in any kind OF vehicle or
CONVEY ance. notice of the approach OF
such automobile. And such automobile
shall also be provided with two lamps
showing white lights and placed at such
position on the front part or portion OF the
same and on either side thereof as to be
free from obstruction to sight by all per-
sons in front thereof. and one lamp show
ing red light and stationed on the rear OF
such automobile in such manner as to be
plainly seen from the rear; said lamps
shall be kept burning during the period Of
time from one hour after sunset to one
hour before sunrise.
Section No automobile as defined in
section one Of this ordinance shall be run
on any street. avenue. alley or public
ground within said city at a greater rate OF
speed than eight miles per hour, and shall
not be run on Military street between
Sherman and Cedar streets at a greater
rate Of speed than six miles per hour.
Section 4. Every person having con-
troll or charge of an automobile shall,
whenever on any public street. avenue. al
ley or public ground within said city, and
approaching any vehicle drawn by horse,
horses, mule mules. or other animals OF
any kind. or any of such animals when be-
ing ridden by any person. exercise every
precaution to prevent the frightening Of
any such animal or animals, and to insure
the safety Of any person riding or driving
any such animal or animals or riding in
auy such vehicle: and If any such animal
shall show signs. of fright, the person or
persons in charge Of such automobile
snail reduce the speed thereof and give as
much space as possible by turning to the
right Of the street; avenue, alley or public
ground. and IL 1t becomes dangerous to
proceed then such automobile shall be
brought to full stop and all noise from
exhaus, or the running Of the machinery
shall be shut of until all danger shall
have passed: this provision shall apply to
all automobiles going either In the same
direction as or the opposite direction from
such animals or vehicles.
Section 5. Amy person found guilty CT
a violation. Of any Of the provisions Of this
ordinance shall be fined in any sum not
less than one dollar nor more than one
hundred dollars.
Section 8, This ordinance shall take
effect and, be in force from and after its
publicatic6 in the cherokee County Re-
Passed the council luns n. 1906, and
signed BY the mayor june "a. 1895. "A
w. T. HARTLEY. Mayor
Attest. Geo. w. Pstsrssn, City Clerk.