Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-14
An Ordinance

OH OkAI6u0IkSN
An ordinance regulating the speed.
manner of operation of motor vehi-
/ chs, regulating the carrying Of lights
as means. of warning, the display Of
the registration number and aprovid-.
ing penalties for the violation there /.
of.
BE IT oRDA1NEDs by the city
council OF the City of Missouri,
Valley, Iowa. ...a,
sestion l.. No person shall operate a
rhotans vehicle within the corporate
limitssof this City of Missouri ,Valleys
Iowa. who is under fifteen years of age,
.unless such person is accompanied by
the owner Of the motor vehicle being
operated.
Section 2. No person shall operate a
motor vehicle on. the public street, all
ley and highways of the City of Mis-
souri, Valley, IOWA, without at all times
having narnberdisplayed as provided
by Chapter Z, Laws Of the 81 General
Assembly nor with any other number
than that assigned to said vehicle by the
secretary of the state. and registered in
the name of the owner thereof. except
non-residents. of this state who have
ioonnplied with any law requiring the
registration of owners of motor vehi-
cles in force in the eounty, state terri
tory or federal district Of their resi-
-depce. shall be required only to display
the registration number showing the
initial of stch State. territory. or federal
district on such vehicle. as. required by
Chapter y, Laws of the 34th. General
ASSEMBLY
Section 3. Every motor vehicle.
operated or driven upon any public
streets. alley. or highway within the
corporate limits of the City Of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, shalt be provided with
adequate brakes in good working order
and sufficient to control such motor
vehicle at all times When the same is In
EusH and akaitab1e and adequate bell,,
horn or other devise for signaling, and
shall during the period from one-h half
hour after. sunset to one-half hour be.
fore sunrise, display at least two Light
ID lamps on the front and one. on the
rear of such motor vehicle. which rear.
lamp shall also display. a fed light
Yisable from the rear; provided that
leach motor cStrie and each motor BIZ
fsyde shallbe required to display bit BY t
on. lighted.tsv,pEp in front IF such \ mote
cycle or motor bicycle. The -ays 81
such rear lamp shalt slime upon the
number plate carried on the rear OF
such vehicle in such. "a manner as. to
|render the numeral thereon visible fol
at least fifty feet in the directions from
which the motor vehicle is proceeding
The light os,tiglts~of the front lamps
shall be visable ct least five hundred
feet in the direction ii which the motor
vehicle is PROCEEDING -.
Sections. ia person operating o,
llsivingA motor xfh ie shall, on sigma
by raising the hand. from a person drie.
ing. leading or ridii4lg ahofseor horses. .,
other draft animals, bring such moto1
vehicle Immediately to stop, and II
travelling in the obpposite direction te.
main stationary selong as may be rea-
sonable to allow such horses or animals
to pass, and if travelling in the same d.
rection, use reasonable caution in there.
after passing such horse or animals
provided that in case such horse OF
animals appear badly frightened or the
person operating such motor vehicle is
50 signalled te"do, such. person shall
cause the, motor of SUCH vehicle te
cease running SO long as shall be rea.
sonably necessary to prevent accident
and issure the:saftybf dfhets. eInJAp.
pfoacjgina destfnip, who is upon the
Travelled part OF. any: public street alley
highway. and not upon a sidewalk, ane
Upon approaching branch or intersec
;tion of any pubic street. aiiey'or high
way curve or corner, or other place il
a street. alley or highway where the OPP
orators viewis obstructedifor distance
of two hundred feet or less, every person
IopeIatti4ng aUnotqr; ylpl !Miq. shall slpyy
Flown and give timely signal with bel
Tor horn mr. othor dau;ca
Section $: BVer.y.person operating
motor vehicle.upon'any public street, al
ley or highway WITHIN the corporate linn
its of the City of Missouri Valley. Iowa
shall drive the same in a careful ane
prudent. manner, and at rate of.speec
so as to not endanger Improperly Of an
other or. The life or limb Of any person
or in any event in the closely built W
portions of the City of Missouri Valley
Iowa, at, a greater speed than one mil'
i'm six (6l minutes. or elsewhere in thu
said City.of Missouri Valley at great
er rate Of speed THAN one mile in. fou
minutesi t. IL .9a j1
j Section 8. Anyone violating any o
the provisions of this ordinance shall b,
guilty of a misderneanor and subjec
4 toa fine Of not:rnore than one hundred
A dollars or in default Of payment there
of be committed to Jail not to exceed
thirty days. 's ~
4 Sectiont7. This ordinance shall b
in fuu force and effect from and afte
4 its passage and publication as provided