The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-06-25
Ordinance No. 2e5

i An ordinance regulating the speed
fand manner of operating automobiles
and Motor Cycles on Public Roads
streets or Highways of the Parish OF
Lafourche, Louisiana, and providing
penalties for the violation of the
same.
Be it ordained by the Police jury of
the Parish of Lafomche, in regular
meeting convened, that it shall hence
forth be unlawful for any owner,
manager or other person or persons lib
charge of any Automobile or Motor
Cycle to run or drive the same on any
public roads, streets and highways
in the Parish of Lafourche at rate
of speed exceeding20 miles per hour
under any circumstances, or to run or
drive any Automobile or Motor Cycle
along any public road, or highway in
the Parish of Lofourehe at a rate Of
speed exceeding miles per hour while
at distance less than 500 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 or highway, or any portion of
the right of way thereof.
Be 1t further ordained, etc., that
whenever any automobile or Motor
Cycle shall be approaching any vehicle
Oh any public road, street or highway
in the Parish of Lafourcbe. whether
moving in the same oropp0site direc-
ton, If the animal or animals harness
ed or yoked to such vehicles. shall be-
come frightened or unmanageable
When at distance of 300 feet or less.
from such Automobile or Motor Cycle
then the owner or Manager, or person
in charge of such automobile or motor
cycle, shall Immediately bring said
automobile or motor cycle to dead |
stop and keep said automobile or mot
Or cycle and its machinery stopped
sor the full period of 5 minutes.
BE it further ordained, ETC., that
any automobile or Motor
'ycle shall be approaching street cor
Ter In any town or village or curve or
lend in the Public Roads or highways
N the Parish Of Lafeurche, the owner
manager or person IN charge of said
automobile or motor cycle srrsll rot
I'm at speed exceeding s miles perl
our, and when at a distance of NOT
,ss than 50 feet from street. corner.
at a distance OF not less than 100 i
eet from bend or curve in the Pub
e Roads or highways in the Parish =,
Lafourche he or she shah blow the
orn or alarm attached to said automoE
lie or motor cycle and continue to
low same until he or she shall have
assed said street corner or bend or
lrve, as the case may be-, that is to t
", until his Or her view of the road
unimpeded. 8
Be it further ordained, etc, that T
~ person violating the provisions of d
rs ordinance shall be deemed guilty q
a misdemeanor and upon conviction v
any court of competent jurisdiction s.
I'll be fined not less than 500 dol A
: ana not more than $3.50 dollars. @
De imprisoned in the parish Jail for G.,
ot more than thirty days, or both a j.
discretion of the court 3
Sc 1T further ordained, etc., that a -
ners, Managers, Or other person O 81
sons IN charge of any automobile "
motor cycle when running their said p,
Or Motor Cycle and In
approaching a vehicle from thi D.
o. back to which any domestic FL
'mal or animals are at the time har- ~
ssed or yoked thereto, shall be re-
RED TO blow the horn or alarm at
bed to said automobile or Motor Ae
Gle, and if the occupants of such
licfe shall waive or request him or
, TO stop said automobile or motor -
le, he or she shall at once do SO for
more than minutes.
e IL further ordained. ETC., that all
omoblle or motor cycle shall be
ulred to have lights, in the front
rear thereof, during the night time COZ
n sun set to sun rise. 10,
e It further ordained ETC., that the go
TIN and Constables and all other ~
:e officers of this Parish shall see Ne
che enforcement of this Ordi-
&c.
J. IL further ordained, ETC., that all
finances OF parts of ordinances of
foilce Jury of the Parish of Lafou-
winch are in conflict herewith are
by repealed.
IL further ordained, ETC.. that !
ordnance shall take effect from
after its passage. COZ
oted May l2, 1910 gall
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