Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-19
SECTION L

BE m ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DU-
RANGO:
SECTION /.
II shall be unlawful to use or oper.
| ate any automobile or other motor
vehicle within the corporate limits
of the City of Durango except under
authority OF a license us hereinafter
provided; provided, however. that Wis
| lting automobiles may operate subject
to all the provisions of this ordinance.
except that as visitors they shall not
be required 10 take out license until
after five days from the time of their
arrival in the City
SECTION H.
The license for the use and opera.
| tion of automobiles and motor yehi.
| cles shall be issued in the same man.
ner as other licenses. and the fee for
such license shall be paid to The City
Treasurer. and shall he the sum of
TWO Dollars and Fifty Cents t2.50O
Inc Treasurer receipt for such H.
oense fee shall be filed with the appli.
cation for such license with the City
| Clerk, and the City Clerk shall there.
upon issue such license but the City
Council shall have power and the right
TO revoke. cancel or vacate any license
at any time when the privilege of such
license shall be abused, or this ordi-
nance violated.
SECTION Ill,
Such license shall authorize the use
and operation OF the automobile or mo.
tor vehicle by !ts then owner 30 long
as the then owner shall continue to
own. use and operate The automobile
OF motor vehicle by which the license
10
Grating any such automobile or motor
vehicle and obtaining such license
shall file his name and address. as
well as the description OF the ma
chine. with the city Clerk at the time
OF application for such license. The
license certificate shall bear number
assigned by the City Clerk, which
shall be the same number as on the
automobile or motor vehicle, as here.
matter provided.
SECTION ".
Owners shall equip machines with
the number of license certificate, In
Arabic numerals, In white or light
| colored metal on dark background
not less than three inches high, one
and one half inches wide, and one inch
between figures. These figures shall
be followed by the letter "D'' for Du-
rango; numbers and letters shall be
attached in conspicuous place In
the rear of the machine
SECTION V.
No machine shall be operated by
persons without full use of both hands
and arms and one foot and leg. and
over the age of sixteen years; nor
shall any person owning or controlling
such machine permit the same to be
annp.fan Inv Hfuuuait ittah
as provided In this Section
SECTION VI
No operator shall drive a machine
beyond or at greater speed limit
than al The rate OF ten miles per
hour within the business district of
the City, and than at the rate of eigh-
teen miles per hour In other districts
OF the City. The business district of
the City of Durango, for the purpose
of this ordinance. shall consist of and
be Main or First Avenue between its
Southern terminus al the Rio Grande
Depot and the intersection of said
Main Avenue with the South line of
Park Street; and Second Avenue be
tween the South line of Sixth Street
and the North line of Twelfth Street,
and Sixth Street, Seventh Street,
Eighth Street, Ninth Street, Tenth
Street, Eleventh Street and Twelfth
Street between the East line of Sec
ond Avenue and the West line of Main
or First Avenue.
SECTION VII.
No part of the machine or motor
shall be kept running when the auto
mobile or motor vehicle is standing in
the street without an attendant
owners must carry on all machines at
all times. a gong. bell or horn and
TWO lamps; the gong, bell or horn
must be used for signalling to give
warning OF approach to avoid accidents
or collisions Lamps shall be so placed
that light from them will not be OBJ
siructed by any part of the machine,
and SO that such light will be thrown
in front of the machine; and the said
lamps must be kept lighted at all
times the machine Is in use from one
hour after sunset and thereafter until
daylight. also a tail lamp so placed
and attached at rear of machine so as
to throw a red light to the wake OF
said machine and white light so
placed az to llumine the registry mum
ber of said machine.
SECTION VIII.
The use of the word machine" here
In shall be construed to refer to auto
mobiles and motor vehicles.
SECTION TX.
Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and shall
for the first offense be punished by a
fine in the sum Of Five Dollars 5000
for the second offense In the sum of
Ten Dollars $1,000; for the third Of
fense In the sum of Twenty Dollars
$4,000 for the fourth offense in the
sum of Forty Dollars tS40.00) and
for the fifth offense in the sum of
Fifty Dollars $4,000. together with
the costs of conviction In all cases;
and as part OF the judgment of con-
yiction for said fifth offense the revo-
cation OF the license shall be ad
Judged. II the same be then unrevoked
by the City Council.
STATE OF COLORADO
County OF La Plata )SS:
CITY OF DURANGO