Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-21
ORDINANCE NO. 14s.

An Ordinance TO Regulate and Control the
Vehicles witSin the CIV Of W nT se0sor
kansas. imposing Recitation Tax there
larion of said Ordinance
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
MEN oF THE CITY OF wAKEESEY. KANSAS
Sec THAT every resident of the City of
Wa-keeney- Kansas. who owns or has con-
use upon any of the streets Of said city shan
pay TO the City Treasurer of said city a reg
payment the City Clerk shall Issue a certif-
cate authorizing the person making said
vehicle upon the streets OF the City of Wa
keeney
the City Clerk shall provide the person
making said payment with a leather and
steel pad having securely fastened thereon
in aluminium letters the word -WaKeeney~
followed by number composed of aluminium
upon the said certificate And the said pad
shall be so fastened upon said automobile or
may be at an times plainly visible for a rea-
soma bic distance from the rear end OF the
car or vehicle
Sec III-Every automobile or motor vehicle
driven upon any OF the streets OF the said
suira BILE bell. horn. or Other signal and be
equipped with good and efficient brakes
Every automobile or similar motor vehicle
shalt be SO constructed as TO exhibit during
the period from one hour after sunset TO one
showing white lights. visable Within a rea-
sonable distance in the direction toward
the aulOmOD1lS Is proceeding and one
lamp showing a red light visible for rea-
sonaole distance from the rear.
Sec 1N-No automobile motor vehicle
shall be run on any of the streets of said
city outside OF the limits of the Ihickly- set
tied or business part OF said city AT a speed
exceeding twenty miles per hour. and no
such vehicle shall be run any public
street within the Ihickly settled or business
part OF said city at speed exceeding ten
miles per hour. For the purposes OF this
section h al Iha{ part OF the SAID eity bounded
Pacific Railroad Company. on the west bv
the west line OF Monroe street. the north
oy the north by the east line OF
Maple street shall be held and deemed TO be
within the thkickly settled part of said city
Sec VT shall be unla wful for any resident
OF the city OF Wa-keeney. Kansas, 10 drive
any automobile motor vehicle upon any
OF the streets of the said city unless regu
lation certificate has been obtained for said
car or vehicle as provided in Sec /. hereof
and said car has been provided with a let
tered and numbered pad as ordained II
| Sec hereof.
Sec. Wit shall be unla wful for any person
to drive any automobile or motor vehicle
upon any OF the streets OF the said city
and lights provided in Sec. 5 hereof or Il
drive the same a greater speed than pro
vided in Sec hereof
Sec VII-Any person violating any of tn,
provisions OF this ordinance shall upoI
conviction be fined in any sum not exCeedinl
SIS and shall be imprisoned until such i'm,
and costs OF prosecution are paid
Sec VIII-Ordinance No l41 relating to au
tomooiles is hereby repealed
Sec. IX-This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force ten days after its publicat ton il
| the Western Kansas World or in the Tregt
| County Reporter.
Approved. L. 6. MYERLY, Mayor.
| The foregoing ordinance passed the Coun
End, 1911 HERMAN LONG,
| ISEALl City Clerk