St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25
AN ORDINANCE
NO. OF 1911.

adopted.
AN ORDINANCE
MOB OF 1911.
Regulating the speed Of automobiles
and all other vehicles operated with
tricity within the limits of the City
of Opelousas, La, and providing for
alarms to be given before reaching
crossings and providing for the
carrying of lights, when running or
operating at night.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of O~pelonsas, La, that it shall be
unlawful for any automobile or any
other vehicle operated with oil, gaso-
line, water power or electricity to be
driven or operated within the limits of
the City of Opelousas, La, at a greater
rate of speed than twelve (l2) miles an
hour.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That all automobiles and other vehicles
operated as stated in section one, be re-
quired upon reaching within 100 feet of
any street crossing within the city
limits to give the alarm of at least
three sounds of his horn.
Section 3. g it further ordained ETC.,
That all automobiles, vehicles, etc.,
operated as stated in section II of the
ordinance, when running or operating
at night within the city limits, shall be
required to keep lighted on the front of
said automobile or vehicle, ETC., two
white lights, and on the rear one red
light.
Section 4. Be it further ordained ETC.,
That all automobiles, vehicles etc.,
operating or running as stated in sec
ton one, within the city limits, shall
obtain a number, to be paid for by the
owner, from the city clerk, and said
number shall be displayed on said au-
tomobile, vehicle, etc., where it can be
seen at all times distinctly.
Section 5. Be itfurther ordained, ETC.,
That the city clerk shall keep q record
of all numbers issued and to whom is
sued in a book kept for that purpose.
Section 6. Be itfurther ordained, ETC.,
any person, owner or driver, of
any automobile, vehicle, etc, violating
any Of the provisions of this ordinance,
shall upon conviction by the City
Court be fined in a sum of not less than
ten dollars nor more than twenty-five
or a sentence OF not less than ten nor
more than twenty days in Jail, or both
fine and imprisonment at the discretion
the court.
Section7. Be it further ordained, That
for good and sufficient reasons that this
take effect from and after its
passage.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
That all laws or parts of laws in con-
aict with any of the provisions Of this
ordinance be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Adopted Feb. I6, 1911.
NJ. HAIPHENsMayor
J.B. A. stage, Clerk.
rs 1911
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the above ordinance,
having been read section by sec
ion, and adopted in the same
manner, was unanimously adopt
ID as a whole.
Mr.. Loeb offers the following
'esolution:
Whereas, a custom has pre-
by the city administration
o issue warrants in payments of
.ertain bills against the city, be-
ore said bills are approved by
he Board of Aldermen, there
be it,
Resolved. That the Mavor bro.
and the Clerk are hereby
,rohihited from iss,1eino war.
ants Of any kind or nature. IN
i the hill Far which the ma !.
to be issued shall be annroyed
" the Board az Aldermen nro-
yided This does NOT annlv to fuel
II. emergencies, indioenfs or
.ajaries. This ia annlv however
q + and ali annronriafions
! a bv the the Board Ca of Aldermen
Mr.. DaneI moves to table the
.b eaa. 1 resolution ton For 20 'f tabIin no.
)anel. Dieflien. Halnhen. aoainsf|
abIino. Loeb and Iareade as3I Mo-
to table carried
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