The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-08-18

An Ordinance Regulating Riding, Driv-
ing, Travel and Traffic in the Streets
of the City of MiIbank, and provid-
ing a Punishment for any Violation
Thereof.
BE it ordained by the city council of
the City of Milbank:
Section 1.-The owner, operator, driv-
er, or p rson in charge of any cart, dray,
wagon, hackney coach, omnibus, auto
mobile. taXicab, carriage, buggy, motor
cycle, tricycle., bicycle, or other vehicle
used, propelled or driven upon the
streets of the City of Milbank, shall con
form to and observe the following rules
and regulations upon all such streets,
alleys, and public places in said
city:
DEFINITIONS.
Sec. 2.-The word vehicle" includes
equestrians, led horses. and everything
on wheels or runners except baby CARR
ages.
Sec. 3-The word horse Includes all
domestic animals.
Sec. THE word "driver" includes the
rider and driver of a hose, the rider of
wheels and the operator of a vehicle or
motorcycle.
Sec. 5-The term "congeSted district,
as used in this ordinance shall include
the following portions of the city: All
of Main Street. All of Second Avenue
from Main Street to Third Street. All
of Third Avenue from Second Street to
Third Street.
Pedestrians
Sec. 6.-The road beds of highways
are primarily intended for vehicles, but
pedestrians have the right to cross them
in safety, and all drivers of vehicles shall
exercise all proper care not to injure
pedestrians. Pedestrians when crossing
the street shall not carelessly OF malic-
iously interfere with the passage of We
hicles.
Sec. 7.-Pedestrians crossing any
street at the intersection thereof with
another street within the congested dis
trict, shall pass over such portion Of the
street as is included within the lines of
the sidewalk projected and not diagon-
ally.
Sec. 8.-Sidewalks are primarily in
tended for pedestrians who shall have
the free use thereof. and it shall be I'M
lawful for any person or persons, to use
or employ thereon, any push cart pro-
PEELED by hand, or otherwise, or any
other carts or vehicles. except baby car
riages, that obstruct the free use thereof
or to annoy the owners of adjoining pro-
perty by the use of such carts and We
hicles on sidewalks.
sIGNALs.
Sec. 9-No person in control of a We
hicle shall back the same without ample
warning having been given, and while
backing, care must be exercised not to
injure those in the rear.
RIGHT OF Way.
Sec. TO- Police, fire department.
United States mail vehicles and ambu-
Iances sha | have the right of way in any
street.
See. livery person in charge of a
vehic 9 shall pun to the right side of the
street or oad when signaled from a We
hic'e behind desiring to pass.
Sec. l2.-Vehic 'es being driven or OPP
Grated on streets shall have the right Of
way at street intersections over these
catering from avenues.
KEEPING TO THE RIGHT-PAssING-TURN-
ING-CROssING.
Sec. 13.-Vehic' es shall be driven in a
careful manner and with due regard for
the safety and convenience of pedestri-
ans and all other vehicles.
Sec. 14.-Any person using any vehicle
on any street in the City of Milbank,
shall operate. drive or ride such vehicle
on the portion to the right of the center
of the street.
Sec. ia vehicle, except when pass
ing another vehicle ahead, shall habitu-
a ly keep as near the right hand curb as
possible.
Sec. l6.-Vehicles moving slowly
shall keep as near as possible to the curb
on the right, al owing more swiftly NOV
ing vehicles free passage to their left.
Sec. ia vehicle meeting another
shall pass on the right.
Sec. l8.-A vehicle overtaking another
shalt pass on the left side of the over
taken vehicle and shall not pull over to
the right until entirely c ear of it.
Sec ia vehic e turning into an
other street on the right shall turn the
corner as near to the right hand curb as
possible.
Sec. GA vehicle when turning to
the left to enter an i%ntersecting street
shall not turn until it shall have passed
the center of such intersecting street.
Sec. q Vehicles crossing from one
side of the street to the other shall do so
by turning to the left. so as to head in
the same direction as the traffic on the
street.
Sec. 22.-No Vehicle shall be turned
around upon any street within the con-
gested district unless said turn can be
completed without backing said vehicle.
Sec. 23.-No vehicle shall stop with it's
left side to the curb.
Sec. 24.-No vehicle un'ess in an
or to allow another vehicle or