The Tupelo journal., 1909-08-13
An Ordinance

For the regulation of the running Of Au
tomobiles within the Corporate Limit,
of the City of Tupelo, Miss, and Il
provide a penalty for failure to com
ply with said regulations.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF The
City of Tupelo, Miss. that it shall be
unlawful for any person to drive any
automobile at a greater rate of speed
than ten (10) miles per hour within the
corporate limits of the city of Tupelo,
Miss, upon any street, sidewalk or alley
/, thereof.
Section 2. That it shall be unlawful.
for any person to drive alone any auto
mobile upon any street, sidewalk or al
ley within the corporate limits of the
city Of Tupelo, Miss, unless such per-
son shall have first been instructed OF
coached by some person familiar
| with the manner of running of automo-
biles, for at least ten days previous to
such person first named attempting to
drive said automobile alone and with
out such instructor or coach being with
him in said automobile.
Section 3. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to drive any automobile
within the corporate limits of the city
OF Tupelo, Miss, upon any street, side
walk OF alley thereof unless same be
provided with a whistle. horn or other
means of giving notice of the approach
of such automobile.
Section A. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to drive any automobile
upon any street. sidewalk or alley of
the city of Tupelo, Miss, and within
the corporate limits thereof, in the
night time unless said automobile be
provided with good and sufficient lights
both in front and ear
Section 5. That it shall be unlawful
for any person under the age of Is
years to drive any automobile upon any
street, alley or sidewalk within the
corporate limits of the City of Tupelo,
Miss.
Section 6. That each owner of an au-
tomobile shall procure, and at said own
ers expense, a number for said automo-
bile, which said number shall be perma-
nently attached to said automobile and
in some conspicuous place thereon. Said
numbers shall begin with o. and run
consecutively according to their order of
registration as hereinafter provided.
The ann of procuring said numbers
shall be as follows: The owners of
said automobiles shall apply to the
city clerk who shall assign to them
a number according to the order
of their application. whereupon the
said owners shall secure same and
attach to their automobile as above pro-
yided. The city clerk shall keep a book
in which he shall record said numbers,
including the date of the1 issuance and
the name of the owner.
Section 7. That any person violating
any of the provisions of the foregoing
six sections shall be guilty of a misdem-
eanor and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than 81 90 nor more than $25. OF
for every such offense.
Section s. That for reasons satisfac.
tory to the Mayor and Board of Alder
men this ordinance shall take effect
from date of passage.
The above ordinance was read anC
considered by Sections at a publ,
meeting of the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of the City of Tupelo, Miss,
held on the 3rd day of August 1909,
and the vote or its final passage was
taken by a yea and nay vote section by
section, all members being present and
each voting yea on each section. and
same reduced to writing previously to
being voted on.
This Sd day of August. 1909.
D. w. ROBINS, Mayor.
j. M. TRICE, Clerk.