Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16
Ordnance No. OF.
,published September 10th. 1901


An Ordinance relating to automobiles and motor
vehicles, regulating their speed and operation
within the City OF Meade, Kansas, providing
foI their proper equipment, and providing pen
a1ties for the violation thereof.
Belt ordained by the Mayor and Counciimen of
the City of Meade, Kansas,
SECTION l. That the term ''automobile'' aud
f'nlotor vehicle used in this ordinance. shall
reconstruct to include all types and grades of
motor vehicles known as automobiles, motor We
hieles. cycles. or horseless carriages. pro
PEELED by electricity, steam, gasoline or other
source of energy and using the public streets and
highways and not running on rails or tracks.
SECTION ?. Every automobile motor vehicle
shall be provided with a suitable bell, horn, or
other similar signal, and be equipped with good
and efficient brakes, and muffler. Every auto
mobile or motor vehicle Shau be constructed and
equipped to exhibit during the period OF one
half hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
one or more good and efficient aCetvlene lamps
showing " hite lights in the front of the
bicle aud one or more lamps showing red lights
on the rear OF the vehicle, such front lights
to be visible within reasonable distance IN the
direction towards which the automobile or motor
vehicle is proceeding. The lamp or lamps shall
be so placed as be free from obstruction TO hight
from other parts OF the automobile or motor We
ed during the period stated herein when Car or We
hicle is driven in said City, and automobile or
motor vehicle shall be driven within the Ii mlts OF
the CITY of Meade during the period herein stated
without lighted lamps as herein provided.
SECTION 5. No person driving or In charge of
an automobile motor vehicle on any street,
parkway, driveway or alley IN the sara City Oh
speed at any time greater than eight miles an
hour.
SECTION 4. That no automobile or motor We
hicle shall be driven or operated within the limits
of the City of Meade by person under the age OF
eighteen years.
SECTION 5. That any person having control or
charge of or driving an automobile or motor venlc-
lie IN SAID City when approaching any PROCESSION
in which there horses driven by persons I'M
medatey stop and remain stationary until the
last vehicle or horse in the procession has passed
the automobile or motor vehicle, and any person
driving an automobile motor vehicle IN SAID
City shall whenever approaching any vehicle
drawn by horse horses, or any horse upon
which person is riding or driving domestic ami
mails operate, manage or control such automobile
or motor vehicle in such manner as to exercise ev-
ery reasonable precaution to prevent the frlghten
ing of any such horse or horses or domestic ami
mails and TO insure the safety and protection OF
any person riding OF driving the same; and II
sucb horse or horses or domestic animals appear
FESTIVE or frightened the person in control OF such
automobile motor vehicle shall Immediately re-
duce the speed thereof and if possible turn to the
right and give the road, and if requested by sig
nal or otherwise by the driver of such horse horses
or domestic animals to do the person In control
and operating the automobile motor vehicle
shall Immediately apply all necessary brakes
and stop the vehicle and remain stationary so
long as NAV be necessary to allow such horse or
horses or domestic animals to pass the automobile
OF motor vehicle. This provision shall apply to
automobiles motor vehicles going either in the
ame or in ne opposite direction to such process
SION horse. horses or domestic animals.
SEcTIoN6 That upon approaching crossing
or intersection of streets avenues in said City,
the Derson in control or driving any automobile
or motor vehicle shall at least fifty feet before
reaching the crossing intersection and also in
+rayersing the crossing or intersection sound the
he'll horn or other signal of the vehicle or autOmO
biIe and shall run at a speed of not greater than
six miles an hour when crossing any street or av-
.euue and not at a greater speed than is reason
able and proper having regard to the traffic and
the use of the intersectng streets or avenues and
the 81 rect or avenue the automobile or motor We
tice is crossing.
SECTION I That no automobile motor
hicle shall be left standing with the engine In OPP
GRAFTON on any street or avenue OF said City with
ont some person therein and IN control and charge
thereof.
SECTION 8. That every person in control or
charge of or driving an automobile or motor We
hice in SAID City shall whenever requested SO to
do nv the CITY Marshall or or other City officer,
or n Sheriff or Constable Immediately stop and
give to such officer his true name and address,
and such other information as the officer may de
aland relating to the operation of such automobile
hicle driven in said City shall have number dis
olaVed thereon.
SECTION Q. Any person failing to comply With
shall upon conviction be fined in of not less
than twenty-five Dollars more than One
Hundred Dollars
SECTION 10. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication in
the MEADE COUNTY NEWS
Approved this 18th day of Sept. 1909.
S. ID. ADAMS, Mayor.
A ttest:-FRANK WI.HRLE. City Clerk.