Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

as to endanger the property, life or limb
Of any person, and no person shall oper-
ate or drive any automobile, motor cycle
Or other similar motor vehicle, along any
public highway, within the corporate linn
it's of any city Or village at a speed ex-
ceeding fifteen miles per hour, nor on any
of the public highways outside of the cor
porate limits of any city or
village at a speed exceeding twenty five
miles per hour; and provided further, that
no person shall operate or drive any auto
mobile, motor cycle or other similar motor
vehicle through any cemetery or through
any park or in passing any school ground
where persons are Or may be in said
highway at speed exceeding eight miles
per hour; and provided further that in
turning corners, in going around curves,
at sharp declines, at the intersection of
any street or crossroad, and where, for
any cause, the view in the direction in
which the vehicle is proceeding. shall be
INSTRUCTED, the speed shall be reduced to
such a rate as will tend to avoid danger
of accident; the operator, when such au-
to1nobile, motor cycle or other similar mo-
tor vehicle is in motion, shall observe the
rules of the road by keeping to the right
upon meeting vehicles and by passing to
the left of all vehicles overtaken on any
public highway of this state, and at all
times giving to the vehicle passed or over
taken one-h half Of the road. At the inter-
section Of any public street or highway
with any other public street or highway
of this state, the operator or driver of any
vehicle shall have the right of way over
the operator or driver of any other We
hicle approaching him on such cross street
or highway from the left, excepting only
n cases in cities where police
officer shall be In actual charge
of the regulation of traffic at
such intersection of streets. The oper-
atOr or driver of any vehicle, when any
street car is actually taking on or dis
charging passengers at the crossings or
intersections of any public streets or
highways, shall stop such automobile,
motor cycle or other similar motor We
hicle, until such passengers shall have
been taken on or discharged from such
car. Upon meeting any vehicle on any
public highway of this state where the
Travelled track of such highway is less
than twenty feet in width, it shall be the
duty of the operator of any automobile,
motor cycle or other similar motor We
hicle to reduce the speed of such auto
mobile, motor cycle or other similar motor
vehicle to rate not exceeding fifteen
miles per hour until he shall have safely
passed such other vehicle.
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
operate any automobile, motor cycle or
other similar motor vehicle without a suf-
fc1ent modern and improved muff1er to
prevent noise, with it's muffler open
upon Or along any public street within
the corporate limits of any city or village
of this state.
Section 1636-5o. Every person operat-
ing an automobile or other similar motor
vehicle upon or along any public
highway shall upon a signal by
putting up the hand or other sign
of distress. made by person riding or
driving horse or horses, which are
frightened, cause such automobile or other
similar vehicle to stop, unless a move
ment forward Is necessary to avoid
accident or injury, and upon request shall
horses are under control; and shall, if
requested, assist such person or persons
to pass such automobile or other similar
motor vehicle in safety.
Section 1861. From thirty
minutes after sunset until thirty
minutes before sunrise there shall be dis
played on the front of every automobile
or other similar motor vehicle, while be-
ing operated or driven along or upon any
public highway of this state, at least one
lamp giving a reasonably bright light in
the direction In which said automobile or
other similar motor vehicle is going, and
there shall be displayed on the rear of
every such automobile, motor cycle or
other similar motor vehicle one tail light
which shall always display red light
visible from the rear, and it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to operate or drive
any automobile, motor cycle or other sim
liar motor vehicle along or upon any pub
lie highway of this state at such a rate
of speed that such automobile, motor
cycle or other similar motor vehicle can
not be brought to a complete stop within
Tie QIStdilCe duGdu lIldl the uIlNGr OF
operator thereof can, with the aid of the
lights thereon, in connection with the
lights from other sources see an object
the size of a person. Every such auto
mobile, motor cycle, or other similar
motor vehicle while being used upon any
public highway of this state, shall be pro-
vided with efficient brakes and
an adequate bell, horn or other signal de-
vice, and it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to use any signal device which shall
on a IeIJ11 ffoinJ t1xr
loud to serve as an adequate warning of
danger, and it shall be unlawful for any
person operating any motor vehicle or
motor cycle to make or cause to be made
any unnecessary noise with any such bell,
horn or other signal device, or to use the
same except as warning of danger. The
use of siren horns except upon motor We
hicles in charge of the police and fire
department Of cities and upon hospital
ambulances and fire insurance patrol is
hereby prohibited.
Section 1636-52m. 1. Any person who
shall take, use and operate any automo-
bile, motor cycle, or other similar motor
vehicle upon any public highway of this
state without the consent of the owner
n # thereof shall upon con-
viction thereof, be punished
by Imprisonment in the state
prison not more than five years, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail or work
house not more than one year, or by fine
of not more than one thousand dollars, or
by both such fine and imprisonment in
the discretion of the court.
Section 1866. The provisions Of
sections 1861 to 1861 inclusive,
shall be uniform in operation through
out the state. and no city, village, county,
town, park board or other local author
tiles shall have power to enact, pass, en-
force or maintain any ordinance, resolu-
ton, rule or regulation, requiring local
registration or other requirements
or in any manner excluding or prohibiting
any automobile, motor cycle or other SIM
liar motor vehicle, whose owner has COM
piled with the provisions of sections 1886
AZ to 1636-57, inclusive, from the free
and unobstructed use of all public high
ways driveWays and parkways within the
state; but the provisions of sections 1886
At to 1636-57, inclusive, shall not apply to
parks and driveways under the control
and management of corporations organ
lied under and pursuant to the provis-
ions of sections 17S7a to 1870, inclusive.
Section 2, All acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Section 8. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved July 80, 1913 Copy Law.
No. 461, S. Published July 81, 1913.
CHAPTER 691, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To repeal section 1966-33a of
the statutes and to amend section 37S3a
of the statutes, relating to surety bonds