The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-06-11
Ordinance No. 1856

An ordinance regulating the speed
and manner Of operating automobiles
and Motor Cycles on Public Roads,
Streets or Highways Of the Parish of
[Lafeurche, Louisiana, and providing
penalties for the violation of the
same.
Be it ordained ny the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Lafourche, in regular
meeting convened, that it shall hence
forth be unlawful for any owner,
manager OF other person or persons III
charge of any Automobile or Motor
Cycle to run or drive the same on any
public roads, streets and highways
i'm the Parish of Lafourche at a rate
of speed exceeding 20 miles psi hour
under any circumstances, Oh to run Or
drive any Automobile Or Motor Cycle
along any public road, or highway i'll
the Parish Of Lofourclle at rate Of
speed exceeding 8 sa4i!es per hour 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 Oh in motion, either in
the beaten track Of such public road
street or highway, or any portion of
thu right of way thereof.
Be 1t further ordained, etc. that
whenever any automobile or Motor
Cycle shall be.approaching any vehicle
on any public road. street OF highway
in the Parish of Lafourche. whether
moving in the same or opposite direc-
ton, if the animal OF animals harness
ed Or yoked to such vehicles shall be-
come frightened on unmanageable
when at a distance of 800 feet or less.
from such Automobile or Motor Cycle
then the owner OF 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
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 OF highways
on the Parish Of Lafourche, the owner
manager Or person in charge of said
Gr motor cycle shall not
run ut a speed exceeding miles per
hour. and when at distance of not
less than 81 feet from street corner,
or AT Il distance OF not less than 100
feet from bend Or curvein 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 OF beId or |
curve. as the case may be, that is to
say, 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 guilty /
# q n1istlemeanor and upon conviction /
~ airy court of competent jurisdiction
lall be fined not less than 500 dol
rs and not more than $3.50 dollars. /
/ be imprisoned IN the parish Jail for
rot more than thirty days, or both a
g discretion OF the court
BE it further ordained, ETC., that
Wners, Managers. or other person O
rsons III charge of any automobile
motor cycle Wll.n running their said
or Motor Cycle and
e approaching a vehicle from thi
ar Oh back TO which any domestic
nimal OF animals are at the time har-
essed OF yoked thereto, shall be re-
ulred 10 blow the born Or alarm at
cled to said automobile on Motor
sycle. and it the occupants of such
ehlcle shall waive or request him or
er to stop said automobile or motor
ycle, he OF she shall at once do so for
o more than minutes.
BE it further ordained, ETC., that all I
ltomobile Or motor cycle shall be
sqnired to have lights, in the front
al rear thereof, during the night time {
ON Stt!f set to sun rise. .
BE it further ordained etc., that the d.,
1erlff and Constables and all other
'ace officers OF this Parish shall sec
the enforcement of this Ordi-
ance.
BE it further ordained, etc, that all
dalnances Or parts of ordinances of
e Police Jury Of the Parish of Lafou-
he which are in conflict herewith are
reby repealed.
lie 1t further ordained, ETC.. that
IS ordinance shall take effect from
d after it's passage.
'opted May r, 1910 {
IL. y .Coulon J. =. Basset, \