The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-10-19
AN AUTOMOBILE ORDINANCE
ONLY CHAUFFEURS ARE NOW
SUBJECT TO LOCAL LICENSE.

ONLY CHAUFEECRS ARE NOW
SUBJECT TO LOCAL LICENSE.
Dawson Council Amends City Ordi-
nance So 1t Will Not Conflict
With New State Law.
At the recent regular meeting Of
the city council of Dawson a new
ordinance regulating the driving of
automobiles was adopted. 1t is as
follows:
City Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the city council
of Dawson, and it is hereby ordained
by authority of the same, that from
and after the passage of this ordi-
nance it shall be unlawful for any
person to run or operate any auto
mobile, motorcycle or other machin-
cry propelled by steam, electricity
or gasoline upon the streets of Daw-
son without first complying with the
regulations required in this ordi-
nance.
1. No person other than the
owner shall be allowed to run such
machine upon the streets or alleys
Of the city of Dawson without first
procuring a license to do so from
the clerk of the City of Dawson.
2. The clerk of the city council
shall issue license to such persons
to operate such machines as may
be recommended by the committee
appointed by the mayor of the City
of Dawson.
3, 1t shall be the duty of the
mayor of the City Of Dawson to ap-
point committee to pass upon the
question of who shall be licensed
to run or to operate the machines
above stated, which said committee
shall fix such rules and regulations
as to them may seem proper as a
standard to be complied with by
each applicant before they recon-
mend the license.
4. The license fee for persons
other than the owner of the machine
shall be so cents for each calendar
year or fraction thereof; such Ii
cense to be issued by the clerk of
the City of Dawson upon the pay
ment of said fee and upon the rec
concentration of the license COM
mittee.
5. No person shall be allowed to
run or operate such machines upon
the streets or alleys of the streets
of Dawson at a reckless speed, and
a speed exceeding fifteen miles per
hour shall be considered a reckless
speed. No person shall be allowed
to run such machine who is in the
least intoxicated or under the influ-
ence of any opiate or drug of like
character.
g. Upon approaching crossings
or intersections of public streets or
alleys it shall be the duty of the
person operating such machine to
cause the horn, bell or whistle to
blow Immediately before turning
corners, and to simultaneously
check the speed of the machine and
to keep checking the speed thereof
so as to stop in time to prevent
damage to any person or thing on
or crossing such street or alley.
Z. 1t shall be the duty of any
person operating such machine to
stop the noise of the machine upon
approaching any animal hitched to
/ a vehicle if such animal shall ap-
pear to be afraid of the machine, or
its noise, in time to avoid damage.
.. No person shall drive such
machine between shutdown and sun
rise without one OF more bright
! lights on the front of the machine.
8. No person shall be allowed to
run such machine without being
equipred with a standard muller,
and the muffier shall not be cut out
within the limits of the City of Daw-
son. The sudden opening or closing
OF the throttle is prohibited.
Any person violating any provis-
ion of this ordinance shall be pun
ished by fine Of not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or by labor on the
city changing of not exceeding six
ty days, and such violation shall be
cause for revocation of the drivers
license, in the discretion of the NAV
or, subject to the ratification of the
city council at a re yular meeting.
The action of the mayor in revoking
such license shall prohibit such per-
son from operating such machine
until reinstated by the city council.
Done at the regular meeting of
City Council of Dawson this October
4, 1910. r. R. MARLIN, Mayor
X. E. BELL, Clerk.
HER GEMS IN CHEESE.