The record., 1913-07-10
An Ordinance TO Regulate the Use Of
Motor Vehicles in the City Of
Greenville.

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Vehicle" as used in this ordinance
shall be construed to include Auto
mobiles and Motor Cycles.
Section =. Every motor vehicle
driven IN the City of Greenville
shall carry during the period from
sunset to one hour before sunrise at
east two lighted lamps showing
white lights visible at least two hun
dred feet in the direction towards
which such motor vehicle is pro-
ceeding and shall also exhibit at
least one red light visible in the re-
verse direction attached to the rear
of such motor vehicle.
Section J. Every motor vehicle
while in use on the streets and pub
lie passways of the City of Green
vile shall be provided with good
and sufficient brakes and also with
suitable bell, horn or other signal
device. No part of the machinery
of any motor vehicle shall be left
running while such vehicle is left
standing without an attendant, on
any street or passway of the City of
Greenville.
Section 4. No person, the own
er of any motor vehicle, shall drive
the same upon any street or public
passaway of the City Of Greenvillc
or permit the same to be done for
him at speed that is greater than
is reasonable and proper, having re-
gard for the traffic and use of said
street or passway, or so as to en-
danger the life or limb or injure the
property of any person.
If the rate of speed of any motor
vehicle operated upon any street OIL
public passway, in the city Of
Greenville where the same passe.
through the closely built up business
portion of said City shall exceed
ten (Io) miles an hour for a dis
lance of one squere, or if the rate
of speed OF any motor vehicle oper
ated upon any of said streets Of
passways where the same pas
through the residence portion OF said
City exceed fifteen (I5) miles al
hour for a distance of one square,
such rates of speed shall be prim;
facie evidence that the person oper
ating such motor vehicle is running
at rate OF speed greater thau i
reasonable and proper having re
gard to the traffic amt use vi ths
way or SO as to endanger the life o
limb or lnjure the property of AM
person. If the rate of speed of an.
motor vehicle operated on any o
the streets or public passways o
said City in going around corners
curves or crossings any intersection
of any street or passway where thu
operators view is in any wise OBJ
structed shall exceed eight (S) mile
an hour such rafe of speed shall b'
prima facie evidence that the person
operating such motor vehicle is run
ming at rate of speed greater thar
is reasonable or proper, having du'
regard to the traffic and the use o
the way, or so as to endanger tn,
life or the limb or injure the pro
perty of any person.
Section s. II shall be the duty
of any person operating any moto
vehicle upon any of the streets o.
passways of the city of Greeuvill,
to observe the law of the road, us
ing the right side of said streets anc
passways, and in making turns
around corners or curves he shall
likewise use the right side of said
street or passway, and before ap
preaching any intersection of any
street or passway and before turn
ing any corner he shall give timely
warning signals by blowing horr
or sounding a whistle.
Section g. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordin
ance shall be deemed guilty of ;
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less thar
Twenty Gao. oo) Dollars nor more
than Fifty $3.50 oo) Dollars TO
each ofense.
Approved July 7, 1913
J. W. LAM, Mayor.
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