The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-18

Streets and Alleys OF the City e
Minot, and Prohibiting any Convey
ance for Hire From Standing there.
Be it ordained by the city council Of
the city OF Minot, North Oak }.
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Sec. I. 1t shall be unlawful for a,y
hack, van, dray automobile or Other
vehicle for the conveyance of per
sons or goods, merchandise, water,
wood, coal, garbage, offal, manure or
other properly generally for hire to
stand upon any of the streets, ave
nues or allows Of the city OF Minot,
except as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Any hack, automobile or
ether vehicle for the conveyance Of
persons :or hire in said city of Mi
not, North Dakota, when not actual
ly engaged in such transportation,
may stand and remain upon Reishus
street from Second street to the right
of way OF the Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Sault Ste Marie Railway Com
pany, provided that in standing upon
Reishus street they shall not actual
ly obstruct said street for traffic, and
provided further that they shall not
stand on any part of First street in
said city of Minot where the same
crosses Reishus street or upon second
street in said city of Minot where
the same crosses Reishus street.
Sec. 8. Any dray, van or other We
hicle for the conveyance of good or
other property for hire in said city
of Minot. North Dakota, when not
actually engaged in such transporta-
ton may stand and remain upon
Second street from Main street east
to the right of way of the Minneapo-
lis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie
Railway company, providing that in
standing upon said Second Street they
shall not actually obstruct said street
for traffic, and provided further that
they shall not stand within fifty feet
of Main street, and further prov'd.
ed that they shall not stand on Ram.
stad or Welcome Street where they
are crossed by Second street.
Sec. 4. Any person or persons in
charge of, or operating any hack,
dray, van, automobile or other vehi-
Gle for the conveyance of persons,
goods or property for hire in said
city of Minot when said vehicles shall
be standing upon Reishus street and
Second street, shall remain upon said
vehicle and shall not congregate up
on the sidewalks alongside Reishus
street and Second street, and shall
not use profane or obscene language.
Sec. 5. Provided that nothing here
in contained shall be so construed
as to prevent any such vehicle from
standing upon any street, alley or
avenue in this said city of Minot
while loading or unloading any prop
ertv transported or to be transport
ed, or while waiting for any passen-
ger who has actually engaged such
vehicle for the purpose of tranaD2r-
Itation. but in such latter case, such
j vehicle shall not stand on any Of tbs
streets, alleys or avenues in said city
| to exceed fifteen INMATES.
/ Sec 6, Any person yioIatisg any g.
/ the provisions of thi- ordinance
tshall, upon conviction thereof be sub
,Eiect 10 a fine Of pet less than FiWs
dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars FOR each offense, and. in defall
Of the payment Of said Hne, shall BIZ
committed to the city jail until suct
fine is paid, not exceeding ten days
or by imprisonment in the city jai
for tenn of not less than one da,
nor more than twenty days, or botl
by such fine and imprisonment
Sec. Z. Whenever any person i
convicted of a violation of This ordi
. nance, the Mayor of the City Of M
not may, in his discretion, revoke TIN
license of such party so convicted
or his principal, and in the event o
the revocation of such license, tn
license fee paid therefor shall be alb
solutely forfeited to the said city o
Minot, and a new license shall no
Ibe issued to such party within thirt.
days from the date of such convic
ton, and then only upon the recon
, mendation of the Mayor of the cit.
of Minot, and not otherwise.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall be II
full force and effect from and afte
its passage and publication.
Passed first reading June list, 1908
Passed second reading June 10th