The Detroit times., 1913-12-24


have received communication from
Louis Schneider eft al enclosing draft
ot an ordinance regulating tho locking
and protecting or motor vehicles on
the streets.
Respectfully submitted.
RICHARD LINDSAY,
city Clerk.
Following is the ordinance
Referred TO Committee on Ordi-
nances
AN ORDINANCE to provide for and
OF motor vehicles left standing upon
the streets, In alleys or places for
parking such vehicles while the
same are unoccupied or unattended
Dy the owner OF employee iu charge
thereof
II Is hereby ordained by tho People
Of the city OF Detroit
section J.. That all persons
: firms, or corporations now OF here
) after owning or operating motor
vehicles in the City OF Detroit
. snail provide all: their cars now or
. hereafter in use with a lock.
alarm and signals mechanically so
; arranged that when locked such
= car can not be removed by It's own
~ power and SO constructed thar
~ upon any attempt 10 remove anl
~ take away said car either by
! -hfahking or otherwise starting tho
same, said electric Police Alarm
10 VIII be set of and be caused 20
- ring sufficiently loud to be hoard
a under ordinary circumstances.
IL distance OF not less than ono
~ block from where the car may Ia
70 standing when tempered wish cr
IN attempted TO be stolen and driven
~ away, and at the same time an
ny electric light shall be caused 10
"a appear upon plates designed AMI
70 arranged for that purpose on the
~ 'front.' and on tho rear OF the car
y ana and which Which. lights shall display
~ other lock. alarm and electric
SO light signals as may be deemed
90 pert 10 carry out the intent ot
81 b eis ordds nnnsS which intent =
81 thieves. JOY riders and other ~
81 Ienders and wrong doors from
~ getung away with the cnr-aud
~ to prevent extra danger and loss
SS % life by reckless driving ~ such
81 stolen ear. and TO warn and better
90 enable the Police 10 seize and ar.
~ RESI- any such thieves joy-ridera
t2 and trespassers. such lock. alarm
~ and electric signals To- be 81 auch
- dtsiHn as the Police Commissioner
20 shaI have certified In writing.
80 mcvts with his approval
See IL shan he tina -duty OF
the, Police Commissioner to- OK
anlfhe ana pass upon all designs
4 ~ such. soc&. alarm and sirnei
9 any person. Arm or corporation
owning or operating any motor
v,hicie within the city or Detroit
who submits the same with the
j same put upon such motor vehicle
IL aud tho Commit ssiOner Nshall rive
X written Csrtifieato TO such nbpli :
- cant OF his approval or dissn-
Is Iroval OF the same as comm r
is within the provisions OF this Ordi-
l. Nance.
Sec 8. That motor vehicles
2 known and recognized "a trucks
and ~ one ton capacity or more.
{ shall not come under the pr6
5 visions nor be included under thi.
8 ordinances
See 4. Any person. firm or cor
- po.atiOu or employee OF any ppr-
son, frm or corporation hereof tier
cperating any motor vehicle in the
~ CltN/uf Detroit tuther than cNcIud-
sc cd By section ? % this ordlnance)
I not equipped with lock police
alarm and electric light signals
~ hcreiuhefore provided vtni~tina
10 the provisions ~ his ordinance az
III failing a. comply herewith shall
~ uuon conviction thereof DO pun-
10 ished b. hn8 not less than twenty
ll-iollaIk- nor-more- than-ona-hu~-