The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-12
ORDINANCE NO. 1856.

AN ORDINANCE regulating the opera
the City of Topeka, requiring the regis
tration and the payment of a reglstra-
ton fee therefor creatldg an antomqele
alties for the violation thereof, and re-
pealing Ordinance 1923, approved July %.
1905, and all other ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
oi seetioo i Inc Whenever y W G The term motor
vehicle automobile is used in this or
dinance, 1t shall be construed to include
and all other vehicles propelled other
wise than by muscular power. except mo-
roer ry'if the cafs Of eIeetrc ana
railways and other motor vehicles run
ming only upon tracks or rails. but moth
to apply to affect bicycles or tricycles
or such other vehicles as are. propelled
provided, such bicycles. trieycies and
other vehicles shall observe the road
rules, as herein provided 80 .o
Section 3 Every owner of an autOmO-
bile which shall be driven in the City of
Topeka. shall, Immediately after he be-
the office of the City Clerk a declaration
of his name and address, with brief
description of the vehicle to be register
style of vehicle and motor power, on
blank to be furnished by SUCH City Clerk
for that purpose, and shall pay to the
City Treasurer a registration fee of one
dollar ($1 .00) for each motor vehicle owned
The City Clerk shall forthwith on such
registration, at the expense of such own
er, issue and deliver to the owner of such
motor vehicle a number constructed on
noncollapsabie base. which shall be con-
spicuously displayed upon the back of ev-
ever the same shall be used or driven upon
the public streets, roads, parks, drives
or other public highways of this City,
merals, not less than five inches in
heighth and not less than three inches in
be displayed when said motor vehicle is
being operated within the said City by
being attached to or suspended from the
readily eat 1i seen and read by night or day.
Section g. Every motor. vehicle, except
from an hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise at least two lighted lamps
hundred feet in the ;, direction toward
which each motor vehicle is proceeding,
and shall also exhibit at least one Ian
ton showing colored light to the rear,
the light on the rear being SO constructed
and placed that side light win reflect
the number.
Section 4. Each manufacturer Of or
dealer in, motor. vehicles doing business
| in this City shall, register one vehicle of
| each class manufactured or dealt in by
| him, and if a number corresponding to
the number of the registration of such
manufacturer or dealer is displayed upon
every vehicle of the class for which it
wa sueh vede IS Being s operated BY
| such manufacturer or dealer, or his agent
| or representatives. on the public high
ways or in the parks, it shall be deemed
sufficient compliance with sections and
| 8 of this ordinance until such vehicles shall
(, be sold; provided, that electrically driven
those propelled by an explosive type of
| engines a class, and those propelled by
! Section 5. No motor vehicle shall be
used or operated upon the public high
| this ordinance shall take effect, which
shall display thereon number belonging
| to any other vehicle or fictitious regis
| tration number.
Section 6. The provisions of Sections 2,
g. 4. and of this ordinance shall not APP
ply to any motor vehicle owned by nom
| residents Of this City. provided the owner
thereof has complied with any law re-