The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-11


I An ordinance to regulate the traffic of al
wheeled vehicles upon the public roads
of the Parish of st. Mary, louisiana: tC
regulate the speed of such vehicles or
the public roads, to make rules and re.
gulatiOns governing travel on the public
roads, to provide for signal lights and
sounds; to regulate the manner and
method of vehicles in passing each Other
making 1t mlsdemeanOr to violate any
Of said provisions and to provide g
penalty for the violations of any and all
| such rules aud regulations.
| SEC. |. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of ST. Mary, Louisiana,
in regular session assembled; That nc
| wheeled vehicle or conveyance shall travel
or move over the public roads of the Parish
| OF St. Mary. Louisiana, at a speed exceed
ing thirty-five {35) statute miles per hour;
| that no such vehicle or convey lnce shall
| travel or move faster than twenty t2O)
statute miles per hour. at Places where
pubic roads cross OF turn into each other;
| further that ne such vehicle or conveyance
| shall travel or move faster than
ffreen (l5) statute miles per hour in going
around angles or curves of one hundred
and thirty five Q35) degrees or less on the
public roads; further that no such vehicle
or conveyance shall travel or move faster
than twenty statute miles per hour in pass
ing through unincOrpol ated towns and
villages; and further that no such vehicle
or conveyance shall travel faster than
twenty i2O) statute miles per hour in
passing another such vehicle or convey
ance.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained ETC.,
That all wheeled vehicles and conveyance
in passing each other in opposite dlrec~
tiOns must turn to the right; further that
any such vehicle or conveyance in passing
another from the rear, that is going in the
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further that any vehicle or conveyance
turing out for one in the rear to pass
must turn 10 the right, and further that
vehicles or conveyance travelling to the
right shall have the right of way.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained ETC.,
That all gas, steam, kerosene, gasoline
and other motor driven vehicles or con>
carry at least two white signal lights on
said conveyance or vehicle in front and
one red signal light on the left hand side
Of said vehicle in the rear.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained ETC.,
That all gas, gasoline, steam, kerosene, or
other motor driven conveyances or
vehicles shall sound bell, horn, or whistle
road or when coming up behind or pass
ing any other conveyance, vehicle, horse
man or pedestrian.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained etc..
That all vehicles or conveyances not carry
ing lights or required to give the right of
way to all vehicles carrying lights during
the time they are required by term OF this
ordinance to carry said lights.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained etc.,
That all peace officers, physicians and
surgeons be and they are hereby exempt
ed from the provisions of Section one of
this ordinance when the necessities or
demands of their calling shall require them
to travel faster than is permitted by the
terms of said section.>
SEC. 7. Be it further ordained that any
person violating any of the provisions of
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanOr and on conviction before
a court of competent Jurisdiction shall be
fined not less than twentyInor more than
fifty dollars. and in default of the payment
of said fine imprisoned in the Parish Jail
for term not exceeding 80 days.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained ETC..
That all ordinances or part of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
t-wns aoFedby MI. Gooch and
seconded by Mr.. Giles that the
ordinance be adopted. Ordinance
adopted.
Mr.. Milling was, by his request
authorized to have a condensed
form of the above ordinance
printed fol- general distribution.
The reports of the Finance Com
mittee was filed and adopted and
the reports of the Clerk of Court,
Sheriff, Treasurer were filed for
publication.
There being no further bust
ness the Jury adjourned.
JOS. brig, President,
CHAS. A. BIBBINs. Sec'ty.