Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-05-12

- No vehicle shall be allowed 10
remain upon or be driven through the
streets OF Bedding SO as TO wilfully
blockade or obstruct the same, and no
vehicle shall be so overloaded that the
morse or horses or motive power shall
be unable To move it,
~ No automobile or auto-car shall
be managed by chauffeur under the
age oil sixteen go years, unless such
chauffeur shall at the time he accom-
panied by person of mature years
who Is accustomed To and familiar with
the operation OF automobiles or auto
cars, or unless such person under six
Teen years OF age has been licensed as u
chauffeur under the laws of this state
ana provided that the common council
may issue permits to such person, if in
their judgment they find he or she is
To be trusted in the operation of such
automobiles.
"A The police department shall have
all powers and duties i'm relation TO the
management OF vehicular traffic neces-
sary to enforce the same under the
conditions of this ordinance
70 The city marshal shall see that
TINS ordinance is posted in railway sta
tons, livery stables, garages and public
places and shall issue copies thereof up
on application, and it shall be the duty
OF the owner and persons in charge of
livery stables, garages and other places
where vehicles of any description are
Kept for hire, To see that this ordinance
is kept posted therein. 1t shall also be
the duty of all persons keeping and OPP
Grating delivery wagons, trucks, ETC.,
To keep a copy of these regulations
posted in conspicuous places i'm their
respective stables.
Section III
Any person or persons violating any
Oh the provisions or requirements of
this ordinance shall, on conviction
thereof, or who shall plead guilty to
any complaint of the violation thereof,
be punished by a fine not to exceed
twenty-five dollars, ($25.0O) and costs
Oh prosecution, or if such fine be not
paid, then by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not exceeding ten days.
For the second oflense he shall be pun
lshed by fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars, (S50.00) and costs of prosecution,
or II such fine be not paid, then by inn
prisonment in the county Jail not en-
ceeding thirty days, and for third or
any subsequent ofiense shall be pun
lshed by fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars, 100000 and costs of
prosecution, or imprisonment i'm the
county jail not exceeding thirty days,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section III
inconsistent herewith or conflicting
rf Il 1.,l..
are hereby repealed
Section w
This ordinance shall take effect from
and after the Goth day of May, A. ID.
1910.
Adopted and approved by the COM
mon council of the Bedding i'm regular
session held the 9th day of May, A. ID.
1910.
VIM. f. Sandell, w. S. Eddy,
Mayor. City Clerk.
Moved by Aid Hull, seconded by Aid
Skellenger that the proposed ordinance
be adopted, which motion prevailed.
Yeas, Aid Gildemeister, Hudson, Hull,
Skellenger-4. Nays-0.
Aid Hull offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, ii is deemed necessary and
eXpedient that one member be added
TO the police force of the city,
Now Therefore be il Resolved, that
the mayor be and is hereby empowered
to appoint one additional member to
the police force of the city, such appoint
ment to be confirmed by the common
council, and said member when so APP
pointed and qualified to have all the
powers and duties of the members of
the police force of the city as granted
by the charter thereof or under the or
dinances relating thereto, and
BE III further Resolved, that the MEM
Der OF the police so appointed shall
serve without compensation other than
the fees he shall receive from serving
process and other papers, except on oc-
caslons when called upon for special
services, Tor which a special compensa-
ton shall be fixed by the mayor.
Moved by Aid Hull, seconded by Aid
Hudson that the foregoing resolution
be adopted, which motion prevailed.
Yeas, Aid Gildemeister, Hudson, Hull
3. Aid Skellenger voting No.
Mayor Sandell appointed Frederick
A. Bush member of the police force.
Moved by Aid Hudson, seconded by
Aid Hull that the appointment be con
firmed, which motion prevailed. Yeas,
Aid Gildemeister, Hudson, Hull-3, !
Aid Skellenger voting No.
Moved by Aid Gildemeister, second.
ed by Aid Hull that Geo. q. Crawford |
be appointed president pro tenn. of the
which motion prevailed, Yeas,
Aid Gildemeister, Hudson, Hull, Ske-
enger-4. Nays-0.
Moved by Aid Hull, seconded by I
Aid Gildemeister that a Tungsten light
De placed at or near the south end of
Birch street, which motion prevailed. +
Y cas-, Aid Gildemeister, Hudson, Hull,
Nays-0.
Moved by Aid Hudson, seconded by
Aid Hull that the following city bills
De allowed and paid, which motion
prevailed. Yeas, Aid Gildemeister,