The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-15


Section Two
Be it further ordained, ETC., That no
person controlling or operating any au-
tomobile, motor cycle, or other vehicle,
shall drive at greater rate of speed
than ten miles per hour while in the
act Of passing in any direction on said
public roads any other vehicle of what
ever description.
Section Three
Be it further ordained, ETC., That
any motor drawn vehicle or vehicles of
any description whatever going in OPP
posite directions shall pass each other
on the right, each going to the right OF
the center Of the road; that any motor
deawn vehicle or other vehicles over
taking another shall go to the left of
the overtaken vehicle in passing.
Section Four
BE it further ordained, That no per-
son operating or controlling any auto
mobile, or other motor vehicle on the
public roads of the parish of Grant
shall drive around any curve in the pub
| lie roads at greater rate OF speed
than ten miles per hour, and shall on
approaching said curve sound his horn
or whistle twice as danger signal.
Section Five
Be it further ordained, etc., That it
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons under the age of sixteen years
TO operate or drive any automobile,
motor cycle, or other motor drawn vt-
hicie upon the public roads of the pai
ish of Grant, State of Louisiana.
Section Six
Be it further ordained, etc., That
any motor vehicle or any other vehicle
of any description, coming to a full
stop shall be to the right of the center
of the road sufficient distance to per-
nit other vehicles to pass.
Section Seven
Be it further ordained, ETC.. That
each motor drawn vehicle on the public
roads of Grant parish, La, after sun
down and before sun-up, shall be re-
quired to have lighted one red light on
the rear of said vehicle and two lights
in front.
Section Eight
| Be it further ordained, etc., That
whoever shall violate the provisions of
this act or ordinance shall upon convic-
ton in the district court be fined in the
sum of not less than ten dollars and not
over fifty dollars. or imprisoned In the
parish Jail not less than ten days nor
more than thirty days, or both at the
discretion of the court, subject to work
on the public roads of the parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana.
4 Section Nine
j Be it further ordained, etc., That all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are
herewith repealed.
i AN ORDINANCE
By Mr.. LaCroix, of Ward One, Grant
parish, Louisiana,
Requiring owners of automobiles living
outside of Incorporated towns, cities,
and villages to number their automo-
biles, and to register their name anc
} number with the clerk of the police
Il jury of the parish of Grant, State Of
Louisiana, and fixing penalty fol-
the violation of the provisions of thi:
ordinance.
Section One
Be it ordained by the police jury o.
the parish of Grant, State of Louisiana
: in legal session convened, That it shall
e be unlawful for any person to run O.
e operate an automobile without securing
and placing on the back of said auto
0 mobile, in as conspicuous place a
possible, his number, so as to be plainl.
visible at all times in the day light
e said numbering shall be of plain figure
d of not less than inches in height wit
:, one-half inch stroke, and said humble
= to be on white with black figures an
n lettering.
: Section Two
IS Be it further ordained, ETC., Tha
y persons owning any kind of motto
e drawn vehicles, without the corporal
C limits of cities, towns or villages. upo
which numbers shall be required, sha
place in plain letters the words Gran
It Parish, La, under the number place
on said vehicle.
j. Section Three
: Be it further ordained, ETC., Ths
1t any person or persons owning, runnin