The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-24

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSWELL:
Section THAT it shall hereafter
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to drive or run over the
streets or alleys of the City of Ros-
well any automobile, locomobile, mo-
tor cycle, bicycle, tricycle. or other
mechanical driven vehicle at a speed
exceeding ten G0) miles per hour
within the fire limits of the City of
Roswell, and without the fire limits
and within the city limits at a speed
exceeding fifteen (15) miles per hour.
Section 2.-That every automobile,
locomobile, motor cycle or other me
chanical driven vehicle shall be pro-
vided with a horn or whistle of suf1-
cient tone to be heard a reasonable
distance, and such horn or whistle
shall be sounded or blown when such
automobile, ~locomobile, motor cycle
or other mechanical driven vehicle
is passing over any crossing or 4
street or alley, or in turning any cor
ner on any street or alley in said
city, or on approaching a team from
the ear.
Section 3.-That any automobile,
locomobile, motor cycle OF other me-
chanical driven vehicle that shall
hereafter be run or driven on the
streets or alleys of the City OF Ros-
well at night shall have and be pro-
vided with a lamp or lamps attached
to the front of same of sufficient size
and brilliancy to be discerned at a
reasonable distance.
Section 4.-Every operator whenev-
err on any public street, boulevard,
parkway or highway and approach
any vehicle drawn by horse or horses,
or other animals, or any horse upon
which any person is riding, shall OPP
crate, manage or control such auto
mobile, locomobile, or horseless ear
rage, or any other mechanical driven
vehicle, in such a as to exer-
else every reasonable p%recaution to
prevent frightening of any such
horse or horses, or other animals,
n to insure the safety of any such
person riding or driving the same.
And if such horse or horses, or 9th
operator shall reduce the speed of his
vehicle, and if necessary to prevent
an accident, he shall not proceed fur
ther toward such animal, unless such
movement be necessary to avoid acct
dent Oh injury, until such animal ap-
pears to be under the control of its
rider or driver.
Section o.-Upon approaching a
crossing or intersecting ways, and al
so upon traversing the crossing or
intersection ways, the person in con-
troll of an automobile, or horseless
carriage, shall run it at a rate of
speed less than that above specified, !
and not greater than is reasonable
or proper, having regard to the traffic
and use of the i~ntersecting ways.
And no person shall run or drive
any automobile, 1ocomobile, motor
cycle or other mechanical driven ve-
upon or over the public streets,
which has an unusually loud exhaust
Or otherwise makes an unusually loud
noise, and same should be properly
Section g. Any person driving or
any automobile or horseless
along said streets shall keep
% the right hand side Of the street
shall turn to the left in passing
around any person OF conveyance ov-
going in the same direction.
Section mo automobile, motor
.ycle, horseless carriage or other
,uch mechanical driven vehicles own
ID and operated within the city shall
,e propelled or driven upon or along
my street or alley of the City of Ros- I
veil. unless such vehicle shall have
lrst e registered with, and an iden
ifcation number for such vehicle
,een issued by the City Clerk. The
and Identification num-
'er of such vehicle shall be Identical.
Section S.-The owner Of every {
motor cycle or other such !
nechanical driven vehicle shall file T
nth the City Clerk a written petition
or registration. stating name a1d adj
with description of such vehi- v