The Globe-republican., 1909-06-10
First published June 10, 1909.
ORDINANCE NO 305.
An ordinance to regulate and control the use
and speed of automobiles, and prescrib-

An ordinance to regulate and control the use
and speed Of automobiles, and prescrib-
ing penalties for the violation thereof
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen
of the city of Dodge City. Kansas.
SECTION |. The term automobiles as used
in this ordinance shall be construed to in
clude all types and grades OF motor vehicles
propelled by electricity, steam, gasoline or
other similar source OF energy, except trac-
tion engines and road rollers, using the
streets and other public places and not run
ming on rails.
SECTION II, Every automobile shall be
provided with suitable bell, horn or other
signal, and shall be so constructed us to ex-
hibit during the period from one hour after
sunset to one hour before sunrise one or
more lamps showing white light visible with
In a distance of 200 feet in the direction to
ward which the automobile Is proceeding,
and also one lamp at the rear OF the vehlcle
clearly Illuminating the registered number
of the same so that 1t can be read at dis
tance OF fifty feet,
SECTION Ill. No person shall be permitted
to drive any automobile on any street or any
other public place unless such machine has
been registered 10 the office of the city clerk
and a registering fee OF twenty five cents
has been paid to said officer, and has reg
| istered number with the letters ID. G. after
the number printed In white upon black
ground in figures at least three inches In
height on leather OF other su tabla substance
| and securely attached to the rear of the ma
chine Said number shall be furnished by
the city clerk at a cost not to exceed five dol.
| lars to the person SO registering.
| MSECTIoN lV. No person shall drive an au.
| tomobile on any street or public place at
| speed greater than Is reasonable, havn due
| regard to the traffic and use of such street OF
| other public place. or so rs to endanger the
property. life or limb of any person; and the
| speed of such machine shall not at any time
| exceed twelve miles per hour. and in the
thicKly settled or business part OF laid city
shall not exceed eight miles per hour
SECTION V. No part of the machinery OF
any automobile shall be LETT running while
such machine Is left standing without an at
tendant on any street or other public place
SECTION vi. Every person having control
of any automobile on any street or other
public place shall operate the same In such
manner as to exercise every reasonable pre-
caution to prevent the frightening of horses
OF other domestic animals and to in sure the
safety of any person riaing or driving the
same; and II such horse or other domestic
animal appear frightened, the person in con.
troll of such machine shall reduce the speed
thereof and If practical turn to the right
and give the road, and, IL necessary, II re-
quested by signal or otherwise by the driver
of such h Ise or other domestic animal,
shall stop so long as may be necessary to al
low such horse or other domestic onimai TO
pass.
cENiiON v IL NJ pOIbOu nUt ONuihS my
automobile or being Ia charge thereof with
the owners consent shall NEEDLE with or IN
any way handle the same when left on any
street or other public place.
SECTION VIII. II any transient automobile
carries the register number of any other city
or municipality. said number when regis
tered with the city clerk shall be deemed
compliance with section three. Transient
automobiles without such number and re-
naming In said city more than forty eight
hours, shall register as provided In section
three; provided, that on the return OF said
number the cost thereof shall be refunded
to the transient owner or driver OF said ma.
chine, and no register fee shall be charged
SECTION TX. Any person failing to comply
with the requirements of this ordinance or
violating any of its provisions shall, on con
viction. be fined In any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars.
SECTION X. This ordinance shall take eff
feet ana be In force at the expiration of thir
ty days from and after Its publication In the
Globe. Republican.
Passed the Council June 8, 1909.
Approved by the Mayor June 3, 1909.
A. GLUCK, Mayor.
Attested:
Pearl Trebilcock, City Clerk.