The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25

TO the sidewalk CuTp dS DOSSlDle
practicable; and on the right side O
the center of the street in the direc
ton going, that faster moving vehi
cles may have free passage on thei
left
Sec. Id. Speeding Animals-N
person or persons, shall speed or tes
the speed of any animal under saddl
or attached by harness to any vehicl
on or over any street of the City O
Union; Provided, nothing herein shall
apply to the Fire Department in go
ing in response to a call of duty or il
practicing.
Sec. 15 Speed limit in riding O
driving-No person or persons Shall
ride an animal, or drive any vehic!,
attached by harness to an animal O.
animals at greater speed than sew
en- miles per hour on and over an,
street in the City of Union.
Sec. 16. Hitched Animal-No per
son or persons driving any vehicle at
tached by harness to an animal or an
imals, or riding an animal, or anyone
having charge or custody of such
shall leave the same unhitched or un
attended, except such as may be Sc
curely hitched or fastened to hitch
ing post, or to weight of not less
than ten pounds in weight.
Sec. II. No Hitching to Trees, Etc
No person or persons who shall be
in charge of or have the custody OF
any animal or animals whether hitc.,
ed to any vehicle or not, hitch the
same to any tree, shrub, or boxing OF
casing around a tree or shrub, along
any street or sidewalk in the City of
Union.
Sec IS. Vehicle Obstructing the
Street-No person or persons driv-
ing any animal drawn vehicle shall
under any circumstances stop and
stand across or at right angles to any
street 1T is on, so as to become an OBJ
|Struction to traffic or a nuisance to
travel.
Regulations Common to All Vehicles
and Custodians.
Sec. 10. Keep to the Right-Anv
person or persons in charge of or hav-
ing in custody, while pushing, pulling.
riding, driving or propelling anv we,
hcle, or any animal, shall ALWAYS
keep to the right; pass all vehicles
ana ANIMALS coming towards you
from the opposite direction to that be-
ing travelled to the right; Away
travel to the right of the center of the
street and with sidewalk curb to your
right, and always bear away from
the center of the street, with the
slower moving vehicles hugging the
curb or sidewalk.
Sec. 20. Passing Another Vehicle
Any person or persons while driv-
ng or operating any vehicle. desiring
o catch up with and pass any other
'chicle travelling the same direction.
snail signal to the vehicle in front.
ma pass to the left of it, the front
lrlNer at the same time bearing to
ne right to make room; the vehicle
,asslng to the left must still keep on
ne right side of the center of the
treet. Provided, the street be wide
nough, and no vehicle be approach
ng in the opposite direction. And pro-
ldeEI Frther, that no vehicle be per
dpr allowed sstosp4ss, another We
asHe Whne turning a c6rner'or in go
~ from one street into another
treet, or at street crossings.
Sec. FL. Turning Corners-Anv
'erson or persons, while in charge of
ND operating any vehicle on any
treet, when desiring to change d.
ection by turning from one street
mo announcer or turning on street hug
ing the curb to the right and corner,
toward the right, keep turn slow
nd acute, keeping the sidewalk al
rays to the right; when the desired
mango of direction is to the left, keep
traight on into and across the center
the lntersecting street, and then
urn to the left and follow the general
irection of traffic with the sidewalk
the right and on the left of the
enter of the street.
Sec. 22. Pedestrians Standing on
nd Blocking the Streets-No person
persons afoot shall stand, sit or
ongregate in any street; and the
locking of any street by pedestrians
squads or crowds is forbidden and
rohibited.
Sec. %. Penalty-Any person or
ersons found guilty of violating any
equation hereof or any of the pro-
isions of any section of this Ordi-
ance, shall be punished therefor bv
fine not exceeding one hundred dol |
RS ($1OO.OO) or Imprisonment for a
me not exceeding thirty days for
ach and every offense.
Sec. "a. Repeating Clause-All Or
nances or parts of ordinances in
,nflict with this ordinance or any
art of this Ordinance are hereby re-
ealed.
Done and ratified in Council assem-
ed this the 10th day of September,
ID. 1914.
L. c. WHARTON, Mayor.
ttest: 38 st
w. d Arthur,
City Clerk and Treasurer.
AN ORDINANCE