The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-10


or avenue at a rate of speed CORE
spending to the rates of speed here
matter set forth.
Whenever such person or property |
shall have been discharged from any
such vehicle, the person driving such
vehicle, if it is desired TO continue
the course of such vehicle in the
same direction it was being driven
just before it started to cross such |
street or avenue, shall re-cross such |
street or avenue with such vehicle, !
so as 10 again cause the same to be |
driven to the right of the center line
of such street or avenue, and in re-
crossing such street or avenue the
person driving such vehicle shall ex- |
ercise due care and caution to avoid |
iniuring any person or property and
shall re-cross such street or avenue
at rate of speed corresponding toi
the rates of speed hereinafter set
forth.
Section = The following rates of
speed may be maintained, but not eX-
ceeded, upon any of the streets or
| avenues of the said City of Cairo by
any person driving any automobile
| loeomobile, motor cycle, wagon. car
rage buggy or ether similar vehicle
! to-wit:
(a) A speed of one Cd mile in ten
| 00) minutes when turning corner
! of intersecting streets, and a speed of
one % mile in four ca minutes
where such street or avenue passes
through the residence portions of
said City of Cairo,
Oh A speed of one % mile in six
| ca minutes where such street or
avenue passes through closely built
up business portions of said City Of
Cairo.
(c) Elsewhere and except as other
wise provided in subsections (a) and
| (b) of this section a speed Of one tl)
mile in three 60 minutes: Provided.
however, that nothing in this section
contained shall permit any person to
! drive any such vehicle at a speed
greater than is reasonable, having re-
| gard to the traffic and use Of such
! streets and avenues, or so as to on
danger the life or limb or iniure the
property of any person.
Section s. The owner of each auto
mobile and loComobile shall have a
number corresponding with the num-
| Der of the registration seal issued by
the secretary of state of the State of
Illinois to him for his automobile or
locomoble conspicuously displayed
upon the front and back Of such auto
mobile or locomobile owned by him,
whenever the same shall be driven or
used upon the streets or avenues OF
said City of Cairo, such numbers to
be separate Arabic numerals not less
than four Cd inches in height and
each stroke to be made of width not
less than one-half C2)) of an inch,
and also. as part of such number, the
letters HI; such numbers and let
tiers shall be black on white ground,
and such letters shall be not less than
one ca inch in height and, excepting
the numbers upon the lamps, as re.
quired by the next section Of this
ordinance said owner shall not be
required to place any other marks
of identity upon his said automobil
or locomObile.
Section 4. Every automobile or
locomobile shall carry, during tie
period from sunset to one o. hour
before sunrise, at least two CD light
ed lamps showing white lights visible
at least two hundred (20l) feet in the
direction toward which such automo-
bile or locomobile is proceeding, and
shall also exhibit at least one % rel
light visible in the reverse direction,
attached to the rear Of such automo-
bile or locomobile. Upon each of the
glass fronts of the two aforesaid
lamps showing white lights shall lie
displayed in such manner asa to be
plainly visible. when such lamps arc
lighted. the number Of the certificate
issued as aforesaid by the secretary
of state of the State of Illinois, and in
addition thereto the letters Ill, such
figures to be in separate Arabic
numerals not less than one % inch
in height.
Section 5, Every automobile or
locomobile while in use on any street
or avenue of the said City Of Cairo
shall be provided with good and SUI.
ficient brakes and also with a suitable
bell. horn or other signal device. No
part of the machinery of any automo.
bile or locomobile shall be left run
ming while such vehicle is left stand
ing without an attendant on any public
street or avenue Of said City of Cairo.
Section 6 Whenever IT shall ap
pear that any horse ridden or driven
by any person upon any street or ave-
nue of the said City of Cairo is about
to become frightened by the approach
of any such automobile or locomohilc
it shall be the duty of the person
driving or conducting such automo-
bile or locomobile to cause the same
to come to full stop until such
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