The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-09-24
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AN ORDINANCE.

ing of Automobiles, Motor Cars
,and Similar Vehicles and Machines
in the City Of Orangeburg, and to
Fix Speed Limit Therefor.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of tie City of Orange
burg, in Council assembled:
Section /. That from and after
the passage and ratification Of this
Ordinance, it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to run, drive,
propel or operate, or cause to be
run, driven, propelled or operated,
any Automobile, Motor Car, Carriage
or similar Vehicle OF Machine, the
motive power Of which is steam. cleo
tricity, gas, gasoline CT any other ar
tificial power, on any of the streets
or public ways within the corporate
limits Of the City Of Orangeburg, at
greater rate of speed than ten
miles per hour; and all such Au-
tomobiles, Motor Cars, Carriages.
and similar Vehicles and Machines,
shall be brought down to speed
limit of four miles per hour, or
caused to be brought down and be
under full control for immediate
stoppage by the owners, drivers or
operators thereof at the following
named points, places and locations in
said CITY, end at sufficient distance
therefrom to prevent accidents ana
collisions, TO wit: at the interesec-
tion OF North and South Railroad
avenues with East Russell street;
and at the intersection Of North and
South Broughton street with West
Russell street.
Section II. Every owner Of any
such Automobile; Motor Car, Carriage
or similar vehicle or machine, shall
provide and equip, or cause the same
to be provided and equipped with a
horn, whistle, bell or other suitable
device, which shall be sounded as
warning by the owner, operator or
driver, when turning the corner Of
streets, and at such other times and
places as may be necessary and prop
er to avoid and prevent accidents and
collisions with persons, and with
other vehicles and animals-such au-
tomo biles, motor cars, carriages, We
hicles and machines shall also be
equipped and provided with proper
and suitable lamps, or lanterns, On
the front and rear, at night, which
shall be properly lighted and so dis
played and arranged, as to be easily
and conveniently seen at a safe and
reasonable distance.
Section III. 1t shall be unlawful
for any owner, driver, or propeller
of any such Automobile, Motor Car,
Carriage, or other similar Vehicle, or
Machine, to open, remove, take off, or
fail to use----except in cases of abso7i
lutte necessity--the muffier, device or
attachment, which is used to prevent
or deadeR disagreeable, noisy or ex-
plo$ve sounds, and calculated to
disturb the quiet of persons, or to
frighten horses or other animals, and
every person owning, driving, run
ming or propelling any such Automo-
bile, Motor Car, Carriage or other
similar Vehicle or Machine, shall op-
crate and run the same as noiselessly
as possible.
Section w. It. shall be the duty
of every person driving, propelling
or operating any such Automobile,
Motor Car, Carriage or other similar
Vehicle or Machine, to stop and
bring the same to stand still, and cut
off all power and noise therefrom,
when approaching horses or other an-
imals, which are attached to or draw
ing any buggy, wagon. carriage, or
other vehicle, in case such horse or
other animal shall become frighten-
ed, or the owner or driver of such
horse or other animal, shall request
or signal for such stop. In all such
cases the geatest care must be exer-
cised to prevent accidents and in
jury to persons and property.
Section V. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or person not author
lied, to enter into, to attempt to run,
operate, handle, blow the whistle or
| horn, or in any manner whatsoever,
interfere with, injure, break or dam
age any such automobile, motor car
carriage or other similar vehicle or
machine which has been temporarily
left by the owner or person in charge
| thereof on any of the streets, or IN
any public places in said City of Or.
angeburg.
Section VI Any person or per-
sons who shall violate rfali to oh.
serve or comply with any of the pro-
visions and requirements Of this Or
| dinance, shall upon conviction be-
fore the Mayor or Acting Mayor OF
the said City of Orangeburg, be fined
not exceeding One Hundred (S100)
dollars, or be sentenced to imprison'
ment, with or without labor on tile
streets and ways of the said City ol
Orangeburg, for period not exceed
ing thirty 600 days.
| Done and ratified in City Council
at the City Of Orangeburg. South
Carolina, this the sixteenth day O.
September, A. D. 1910.
J. w. Fl. DUKES,