The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-07-25
Parish Automobile Ordinance.

Parish Automobile Ordinance.
For the benefit of automobile
owners in the Parish of st. Mary,
we publish the following ordi.
nance. which was adopted by the
Police Jury on December 9, 19O9:
An ordinance to regulate the traffic to
all wheeled vehicles upon the puollc
roads of the Parish OF st. Mary:
Louisiana: to regulate the speed OF
such vehicles on the public ROADS;
to make rules and regulations gov.
erning travel on the public roads.
to provide for signal lights and
sounds; to regulate the manner ana
method of vehicles in passing each
other making it misdemeanor to
violate any of said provisions and
to provide penalty for the viola.
tons of any and all such rules and
regulations.
SEC. /. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Mary, Loui-
siana, in regular session assembly;
That no wheeled vehicle or convey
ance shall travel or move over the
public roads of the Parish OF st.
Mary, Louisiana, at q speed exceed
ing thirty.five 1857 statute miles per
hour; that no such vehicle or convey
ance shall travel or move faster than
twenty (20) statute miles per hour, at
places where public roads cross or
turn into each other; further that no
such vehicle or conveyance shall!
travel or move faster than fifteen (15)
statute miles per hour In going around
angles or curves of one hundred and
thirty-five (135) degrees or less on the
public roads; further that no such
vehicle or conveyance shall travel or
move faster than twenty statute miles
per hour in passing through unincor-
porated towns and villages; and
further that no such vehicle or con-
veyance shall travel faster than twenty
(20) statute miles per hour in passing
another such vehicle or conveyance.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained etc.,
That all wheeled vehicles and convey.
ance in passing each other In opposite
directions must turn to the right;
further that any such vehicle or con-
,veyance in passing another from the
rear, that is going in the same direc-
ton, must turn to the left; further
that any vehicle or conveyance turn.
ing out for one in the rear to pass
must turn to the right, and further
that vehicles or conveyance travelling
to the right shall have the right OF
way.
SEC. 3, Be it further ordained etc.,
That all gas, steam, kerosene, gaso.
line and other motor driven vehicles
or conveyance from shutdown to sun
up, shall carry at least two white
signal lights on said convey ance or
vehicle in front and one red signal
light on the left hand side of said
vehicle in the rear.
SEC. 1. Be it further ordained etc.,
That all gas, gasoline, steam, kero.
sene, or other motor driven convey.
ances or vehicles shall sound bell.
horn, or whistle at all crossings or
curves in the public road or when
coming up behind or passing any
other conveyance, vehicle, horseman
or pedestrian.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained etc.,
That all vehicles or conveyances not
earring lights or required to give the
right of way to all vehicles carrying
lights during the time they arc requir-
ed by term Of this ordinance to carry
said lights.
SEC. 6. Be It further ordained etc.
That all peace officers, physicians
and surgeons be and they are hereby
exempted from the provisions Of Sec
ton one of this ordinance when the
or demands of their call |
ing shall require them to travel faster
than IL permitted by the terms of said
sections.
SEC. I. Be it further ordained that |
any person Yiolating any of the pro.
visions of this ordinance shall be |
deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor and
On conviction before q court OF com.
petent Jurisdiction shall be fined not
less than twenty nor more than fifty
dollars, and in default of the payment |
Of said fine imprisoned in the Parish
Jail tor term not exceeding 30 days. |
Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained etc.,
That all ordinances or part of ordin. |
ances in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
At the Bull Moose meeting Of the |