Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
ORDINANCE NO. t4.
Relating to the Management of Auto. natIc Vehicles on the Public High ways of Imperial County.

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Imperial do ordain as fol lows
 Section 1. No person in charge of an automobile or self-propelled vehicle on any public highway in this county shall operate the same at any speed at any time greater than is reason able and proper, having due regard to the traffic and use of the highway, or so as to endanger the safety Or prop erty of any person.
 Sec. 2. Any person driving an auto mobile or any self-propelled vehicle shall, upon meeting a person driving or riding a horse or horses or driving domestic animals, at request or signal by putting up the hand from the party so met, cause the automobile to i'm mediately stop and remain stationary, and upon request shall cause the en- zine of such automobile or selfpro- pelled vehicle to cease running until said horse or domestic animals have passed.
 Sec. 8. The owner or driver of any automobile or self-propelled vehicle using any of the highways of this county shall not use said highways without first providing himself with a horn, bell or some other instrument by which he can warn other persons using such highways of his approach and the owner of said automobile or self-propelled vehicle shall give due warning when approaching other ve- hicles.
 Sec. A. The owner or driver of any automobile or self-propelled vehicle using any of the highways of this county shall upon meeting a person driving or riding horse or horses or domestic animals upon any grade upon the public highways of this coun- ty, take the outside of such grade, without reference to whether it be the right or left side of the road. Sec. 5. Any person or persons vio- lating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $10000 for each offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty days.
 Sec 6. Nothing in this ordinance shall be considered to curtail or abridge the right of any person or property owner to bring civil action for damages by reason of injury or injuries received for or on account of the use of said automobiles or self propelled vehicles on the public high ways of this county and for which they are entitled to damages in a civil action.
 Sec. T. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after | fifteen days after it's passage and be- | fore the expiration of said fifteen days | the same shall be published, with the | names of the members voting for and against the same for one week, in the | Imperial Valley Press, newspaper | published in said county of Imperial. Passed, approved and adopted March 3, 1908.
 F. s. WEBSTER, Chairman of the Board of Supervis-
 ors of Imperial County, California.
 Attest my hand and the seal of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial coun- ty California, this 3rd day of March, 1908.
 [SEAL] D. S. ELDER, Clerk rof the Board of Supervisors of
 Imperial County, California.
 State of California )
 County of Imperial )
 I hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit:
 S. McHarg voting yes.
 R. H. Clark voting yes. F. s. Webster voting yes. G. R. Wade voting yes. Porter N. Ferguson voting yes. Witness my hand and the seal of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County, California, this 3rd day of March, 1908.
 [SEAL] D. s. ELDER, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
 Imperial County California.