The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-09-11
loot or a person riding, driving


any street, avenue or alley in,
the city of Wahpeton, or is
driving or operating q vehicle
therein and shall meet anothst(
person thus on not or thus
riding, driving, or leading All
animal, OF thus driving or op-
Grating a vehicle, such person
shall, if such persons are
moving or travelling in opposite
directions, Immediately, prop
erly slacken his OF her pace or
rate of travel and seasonably
turn to the right so as to give
half of the travelled track or
road, if practicable, and a fair
and equal opportunity to pass.
to the other person; or if they
are moving in the same direc-
ton, the person coming up with
or overtaking the other. -shali
pass on the left of the person
overtaken, and the person over
taken shall, as soon as posi-
BILE, turn to the right so as to
give half Of the travelled track
OF road y the other. Any such
person shall at the intersection
of streets, avenues and alleys
keep to the right of the in
tersections Of the centers of
such streets, avenues and al
leys when turning to the right
and pass to the right Of such
intersections when turning to
the left. In any street or av-
enue where there is much traf-
fic and in any street or avenue
where there are vehicles NOV
ing the same direction, each
person driving or operating a
slow-moving OF horse-drawn
vehicle, shall keep the vehicle
driven or operated by him close
to the curb or sidewalk at mis-
right and thereby allow vehi-
Giles moving more rapidly to
keep nearer to the ceNter of the
street or avenue; but each per-
son driving or operating any
vehicle in any street or avenue
in said city shall keep the same
to the right of the center ci
such street or avenue.
ection 8. The driver or, opera
tor in charge of any auto
mobile, motor cycle, or mo-
tor vehicle, on or in
any of the streets, avenues, al
leys, OF public grounds in the
city of Wahpeton when meet,
ing or passing or otherwise
coming in close proximity to
any vehicle drawn or propelled
by a horse or by horses or other
animal power shall, if signGed
or requested by the driver or
any occupant of such animal
drawn or animal propelled We
hlcle so to do, at once stop
such automobile, motor cycle,
or other motor vehicle and keep
the same at a standstill until
such animal-drawn or animal
propelled vehicle shall have
passed or proceeded to safe
or reasonable distance from
such motor vehicle. The sig
nal to stop herein mentioned
shall be given by the driver or
any occupant of such animal
propelled vehicle by the rails
ing Of the hand of the person
giving such signal, or by any
other means likely to attract
attention.
ection 9. Mcpherson shall tan7p-
er with or drive or operate or
use any automobile, motor cy-
Gle or other motor vehicle with
in the city of Wahpeton with
out the permission of the own
er thereof, and no person shall,
in said city, without the con-
sent of the person in charge
thereof, climb upon or into any
automobile OF other motor We
hicle, whether the same is in
motion or at rest, or sound the
horn or other signaling device
thereof, or attempt to move or
manipulate any lever, crank,
brake or any part of the ma
chinery thereof, or in any way
move an2such vehicle or other
wise NEEDLE or interfere with
the same.
ection 10. Any person who en-
tiers any warehouse, garage, or
building Of any kind and takes,
or removes therefrom, for his
own use or for the use of an
other, any automobile, or mo-
tor vehicle, without the know
ledge OF consent of the owner
thereof, shall be guilty of vio-
lating this ordinance and upon
conviction shall be punished &C
COrdingly. The fact that snch
automobile or motor vehicle