The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-06-04
Ordinance No. 265

An ordinance regulating the speed
and manner OF operating automoblles
and Motor Cycles on Public Roads,
Streets or Highways OF the Parish OF
Lafourche, Louisiana, and providing
nenalties for the violation OF the
same. .
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of Lafourche, in regular
meeting convened, that 1t shall heuce-
forth be unlawful for any owner,
manager or other person Or persons In
charge of any Automobile or Motor
Cycle to run or drive the same ON any
ulbiic roads, streets and highways
In the Parish of Lafourcha at rate
of speed exceeding20 miles per hour
under any circumstances, or TO run OF
drive any Automobile or Motor Cycle
along any public road, or highway N
the Parishof Lofourche at a rate Of
speed exceeding miles per hour While
at q distance Tess than 800 feet from
any vehicle to which any domestic
animal or animals are at the time har-
messed or yoked thereto Tor 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.
Belt further ordained, etc. that
whenever any automobile or Motor
Cycle shall be approaching any vehicle
on any public road, street or highway
in the Parish of Lafourche. whether
moving in the same or opposite dlrec-
ton, if the animal or animals harness
ed or yoked to such vehicles shall be
come frightened or unmanageable
when at distance of 800 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 a dead
stop and keep said automobile or mot
or cycle and its machinery stopped
for the full period of minutes.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
whenever any automobile or Motor
cycle shall be approaching street cor
ner In any town or village or curve OF
bend in the Public Roads or highways
on the Parish of Lafourche, the owner
manager Or person in charge of said
automobile Or motor cycle shall not
run at a speed exceeding8 miles pei
hour, and when at a distance OF not
less than so feet from a street corner,
or at a distance Of not less than 100
feet from a bend or curve in the Pub
lie Roads or highways in the Parish
of Lafourche he Or she shall blow the
horn or alarm attached to said automo
bile or 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
say, until his or her view of the road
is unimpeded.
Be it further ordained, etc that
any person violating the provisions OF
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
by any court of competent jurisdiction
hall be fined not less than 500 dol
Sis and not more than $3.50 dollars,
a be imprisoned in the parish jail for
lrot more than thirty days, or both a
zoe discretion OF the court
hBe it further ordained, etc., that a
wners, Managers, or other person Q
ersons In charge of any automobile
motor cycle when running their said
automobile or Motor Cycle and
re approaching a vehicle from thi
ear OF back to which any domestic
animal or animals are at the time har-
messed or yoked thereto, shall be re-
CURED to blow the norm or alarm at
tached to said automobile Or Motor
Cycle, and if the occupants Of such
vehicle shall waive OF request him OF
her to stop said automobile or motor
cycle, he or she shall at once do so for
no more than minutes.
Be it further ord ,ined, etc, that all
automobile or motor cycle shall be
required to have lights, in the front
and rear thereof, during the night time
from sun set to sun rise.
Be it further ordained etc, that the
Sheriff and CoDstabIes and all othel
peace officers OF this Parish shall see
to the enforcement OF this Ordi-
nance.
Be it further ordained, etc, that all
ordinances Or parts Of ordinances OF
the Police Jury Of the Parish Of Lafoll-
xcla which are in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Be 1t flrthaI ordained. etc, that
this ordinance shall take effect from
an.t after its passage.
Adopted May y, 1910
IN. Cyi;fon J. :. Basset,
Clerk preeiien,