St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29
ORDINANCE,

town OF COV1ngtOn, and providing
penalties for the violation of said
ordinance.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the town
of Covington, That no person shall
wash or clean by any process what
ever any automobile, auto car,
wagon, jumper, cart, buggy, carriage,
or any similar vehicle, on the streets,
alleys or other public ways within
the corporate limits Of the town of
Covington.
Sec. 2. Be it ordained, etc., That
any person found guilty of violating
any of the provisions of this ordi-
ance shall be subjected to a fine not
exceedings ten dollars, or imprison-
ment not exceeding ten days or both
at the discretion of the mayor.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., That this ordinance shall go into
effect from and after it's promulga-
ton.
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance regulating the opera
ton and speed of automobiles,
auto cars, or all other similar We
hicles, within the corporate limits
of the town of Covington, and pro-
viding penalties for the violation
of said ordinance.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the town
of Covington, That no automobile,
auto car or other similar vehicle
shall be propelled or driven upon or
along any street, alley or other pub
lie way within the corporate limits
of the town of Covington, unless the
person in charge or control of such
vehicle and acting as the operator
thereof, and as such operator, con-
trolls the means of propulsion of any
such automobile, auto car or any
other similar vehicle, shall be per-
son over the age of sixteen years
and who shall first obtain a permit
from the secretary of the town and
unless said automobile, auto or
other similar vehicle shall bear in
CONSPICUOUS place the same number
as the permit obtained from the town
secretary, made of white metal and
not less than four inches in size on
six-inch patent leather back
ground. Said number in all instances
shall correspond and conform with
the number of the aforesaid permit,
record of which shall be kept on
file in the Office of the town secre-
tary and said numbers shall be from
number SO on up issued consecu-
lively.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That for the purpose of this
ordinance the terms or names auto
mobile, auto car and such other
similar vehicles wherever and when
ever used in this ordinance shall Ls
held to embrace and mean ard is
hereby defined to mean any vehicle
driven or propelled upon or along
the streets, alleys or otker public
places of the town Of Covington,
whether for the purpose of pleasure
or business, or both, the motive
power of which is electric, compress
sed air, nautha, gasoline, kerosene or
any other motive, power, other than
animal power, . or power supplied
solely by the muscular exertion of a
human beins
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., That no automobile, auto car
or other similar vehicle shall be pro-
pelled or driven upon or along any
street, alley or public way within the
town of Covington, at speed ex-
ceeding ten miles per hour, provided
that at street crossings the operator
or person in charge of said auto
mobile, auto car or other vehicle
shall lesson the rate of speed there
of not to exceed six miles per houl
and that said vehicle when in motion
must be kept to the right, and shall
observe the rules of the road as laid
down for all other vehicles.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
etc That each and every automobile,
auto car or other similar vehicle
driven or propelled upon and along
any street. alley or public way with
in the town of Covingtcn shall be
equipped and supplied with an auto
mobile horn, the bell Of which shall
measure not less than four inches
or an alarm bell or gong of not less
than four inches in diameter and
the same shall be sounded at all
streets and alleys crossings and to
be sounded whenever necessary for
the purpose of notifying pedestrians
or others of the approach of any
such vehicle and no other alarm
shall be used. Each automobile,
auto car or other similar vehicle
shall be equipped with at least two
brakes or sets of brakes, one of
which brakes or set of brakes shall
be Independent of the driving gear
of such vehicle. Either of such
brakes or sets of brakes shall be of
sufficient power, when applied, to
bring any such vehicle when at a
speed of eight miles per hour to a
full stop within thirty feet from the
point such vehicle was when the
brakes were applied, ano all such
vehicles shall carry lighted lamp
or lamps in conspicuous position on
the front of such vehicle and lamp
on the rear, showing red on the rear
and white on the figures or numbers
whenever in motion, or standing still
on any street, alley Or public way, at
No part of the machinery of any
automobile, auto car or other SINH
lar vehicle shall be left running when
such vehicle is left standing in the
street, alley or public way without
any attendant.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the operator or person in
charge of each and every automobile,
auto car or other similar vehicle as
aforesaid shall in case of danger or
when signalled to do so by the driver
or rider of any horse or mule or
other animal, stop Immediately and
reman stopped until all danger
has passed.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., That any person found guilty
of violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine of not less than five dollars nor
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