The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-07-02
Ordinance No. 265


An ordinance regulating the speet
and Motor Cycles on PUBLIC, Roads
Streets OF Highways OF the PAfisirsbs
Lafomche, Louisiana, and providing
penalties for the violation of thi
same.
Be it ordained oy the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of ,Lafourche, in regular
Injecting convened, that it shall heace
forth be unlawful for any oWner
manager Or other person or persons il
charge of any Automobile or Motor
Cycle to run or drive the same on any
public roads, streets and highways
in the Parish OF Iafourche at a rate
Of speed exceeding 20 miles pet houl
under any circumstances, OF to run OF
| drive any Automobile or Motor Cycle
along any public road, or Highway in
the Parish of Lofourche at a rate Of
speed exceeding miles per tour while
at distance less than 800 feet from
any vehicle to which any domestic
animal or animals are at the time har-
messed Or yoked thereto for pulling
same, whether such vehicle be at the
time stationary or in motion. either in
the beaten track of such public road
street OF highway, or any portion OF
the right of way thereof.
Be 1t further ordained, etc.,t',. at
whenever any automobile or Motor
Cycle shall be approaching any vehicle
on any pnblic road. street or highway
in the Parish Of Lafourche. whether
moving in the same OF opposite direc-
ton, if the animal OF animals harness
ed Or yoked to such vehicles shall be
come frightened or unmanageable
when at a distance Of 300 feet or less.
from such Automobile or Motor Cycle
then the owner or Manager. or person
in charge of such automobile OF motor
cycle, shall Immediately bring said
automobile or motor cycle to a dead
stop and keep said automobile or mot
or cycle, and its machinery stepped
for the full period OF 5 minutes.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
whenever any automobile or Motor
cycle shall be approaching a street cor
ner in any town or village or curve or
bend in the Pubic Roads or highways
ON the Parish Of Lafourche. the owner
manager or person in charge of said
OF motor c,cle shall not
ran at q speed exceeding miles perl
hour. and when at q distance of not
less than So feet from a street corner.
or at distance of not less than 100
fees from I. bend or curve in the Pub
lie Roads or highways in the Parish
If Lafourche he or she shall blow the |
horn OR alarm attached to said autcnao
3ile OF motor cycle and continue to
blow same until he Or she shall have [
passed said street corner or bend or
curve, as the case may be, that is to
ay, until his or her view Of the road
S unimpeded.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
my person violating the provisions of
his ordinance shall be- deemed guiItyl
# a misaemeanor and upon conviction
y any court OF competent Jurisdiction
laN be fined not less than 500 dol
IS and not more than $50 dollars.
be imprisoned in the parish Jail for !
rot more than thirty days, or both a !
&c discretion OF the.cour
BE lt-fnrthar ordained, etc., that a
Managers, Or other person O {
fsans In charge OF any automobile {
motor cycle Wllcnrunning their said !.
tomobile or Motor Cycle and ]
approaching a vehicle from thi {
n Oh back to which any domestic :!
almal or animals are at the time har-
esscst or yoked thereto, shall be re- I
llre1 TO blow the horn or alarm at I
eEed to said automobile or Motor |
yc!e, aild il the occupants Of such l
ehicla Shall waive or request him or q
y to stop said automobile or motor
Gle, he CT she shall at once do so for
more than minutes. Il
lie 1t further ordained. ETC., that all
'tomot'ile or motor cycle shall be
Cured to have lights, in the front :
II rear thereof, during the night time
1n1 sun set to sun rise.
BE It luther ordained etc. that the
erlH and Constables and all other
ace officers OF this Parish shall see
the enforcement of this OTdi-
nee. y
Sc it further ordained, ETC., that all - -
ialaances or parts Of ordinances of o.
ielice Jury of the Parish of Lafou- Z
&c which are in conflict herewith are
,eby repealed.
Sc 1t farther ordained, ETC., that T
8 ordinance shall take effect from
after its passage.
opted May IL, 1910
q. N.Coulon :. Basset,
Clerk presideile