The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-30
published July q. iscs1
ORDINANCE NO o74.

f, dI4u AFtiAfAlE Al emergency tut rotu
ordinance No 2s2 being an ordinance
regulating the nse OF streets by BIZ
cycles. automobiles. vehicles Of All
kinds. and horses. and requiring auto
mobiles 10 display a number
Be II ordained k3 the mayor and
counciImen Of the city Of ehickasha,
Oklahoma
Section l. That ordinance No. 2s2
OF the city OF chlckasha. Oklahoma. be
and the same is hereby amended to
reed as follows;
All persons driving or propelling
any wagon. carriage Or vehicle OF any
kind drawn or transported by horses
or other animals. or any bicycle or
automobile, shall in passing along the
streets OF the city Of Chickasha, use
and occupy the side OF said street to
the right Of the person so driving or
propelling said vehicle. unless prevent
ed BY some obstruction therein and
except in the act OF crossing the
streets.
Section ?. It shah be unlawful for
any person to drive or ride anv horse
or team upon the streets OF avenues
OF Chickasha at speed faster than
seven (7) miles per hour.
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to drive. ride or propel any
bicycle or automobile upon the follow
ing streets. alleyways or avenues Of
the city Of chickasha at a greater
speed than ten (i0) miles per hour:
On Kansas avenue. Chickasha avenue
and Choctaw avenue. between the west
line Of the right OF way OF the Chicago.
Rock Island L Pacific Railway Com
pany. and the west line Of Sixth street,
and on Fourth and Sixth streets be-
tween Chiekasha avenue md the Okla
homa Central Railway depot. and up
on all other streets and alleyways at
q greater speed TIM fifteen g15) miles
per hour. and no driver of an automo-
bile shall a any time claim or demand
right Of way upon any street over any
other person or vehicle
Section 4 That all bicycles and
automobiles driven or used upon the
streets Of the city Of chickazha. after
nightfall. shall Be equipped with lamps
and the lamps shall be lighted. and
the lights shall be kept burning bright
ana in good condition
Section >. That Il shan be he duty
Of the owner. lessee and operator 81
any automobile used, owned or oper-
ated within the city of chickasha 10
provide and PLACE upon such automo-
bile number in the manner provided
Tor IN section six 81 this ordinance:
that any person violating any Of the
provisions OF sections shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor.
Section 6 That the owner. lessee or
operator OF any automobile used or
operated in the city OF Chickasha shall
procure metal tag Of not less than
six inches III width BY eight inches in
length On which shall be printed or
painted in large legihle figures the
number OF the said automobile as de-
termined by the number assigned 10
said automobile upon the books OF the
city clerk Of the city Of Chickasha,
Said tag shall be placed upon the said
automobile and securely fastened
thereto in conspicuous place in or-.
der to enable persons to identity such
automobile or the owner or lessee
thereof The city clerk shall before
Issuing the owner or lessee OF any
automobile a tag as aforesaid make
record in a book kept for that purpose
the name Of the owner or lessee and
the number assigned to such automo-
bile and the number attached to said
automobile shall be the same as the
number recorded in the record book
kept BY the city clerk
Section z 1t shall Be unlawful for
any owner. Or lessee Of any automobile
TO employ or permit any person under
sixteen Ii6l years 81 age to manage.
drive Or prO7el any automobile upon
the streets or highways of the city of
chickasha. provided howevss- that If
there he an older perscn seated BY
such driver he mas X permitted to
drive under sbe objections srd over
sight ~ sreh sdnlf person
Section a. Thas aHx person firm or
corporation violating any 0f the pro
visions Of this ordinances shall upon
conviction be fined il any sum not
less than five nor more than twenty
five dollars
Section 2 That al ordinances or
parts Of ordinances iE contIict with
this ordinance sre hereby repealed.