St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-08-15
AN ORDINANCE.
No. 9 of 1914.

No. 9 of 1914.
To regulate the driving, running or
| operating of automobiles and all other
vehicles propelled by oil, water power,
gasoline or electricity, operated within
the city limits of this municipality and
providing a penalty for the violations
hereof.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
city of Opelousas that it shall be unlaw-
full for any person under the age OF SIX
teen years to operate, drive or run any
automobile or anyvehicles propelled by
oil, water power, gasoline or electricity
| or any owner of such vehicles to permit
same to be operated, run or driven by
anyone under said age within the limits
of this municipality.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
| ETC., that it shall be unlawful for any
automobile or any other vehicle pro-
PEELED with oil, gasoline, water power
or electricity to be driven or propelled
within the city limits Of this city at a
greater rate of speed than twelve ~
miles per hour.
Section g.. Be it further
ordained, ETC., that the driver
! of any automobile, or other We
hicles propelled as stated in Section l
be required upon reaching within one
hundred feet of any street crossing
within the city limits to give an alarm
of at least two sounds of his horn.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the driver or wner of any
automobile, vehicle, etc, propelled
| as stated in Section 1 of this ordinance,
when running or being propelled at
night within the city limits, shall be re-
quired to keep lighted in front of said
automobile or vehicle, ETC., two white
lights and in the rear nj red light.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that all owners of automobiles, We
hicles, etc., running or propelled as
stated in Section / within the city limits
shall obtain a number to be paid for by
the owner of said automobile, vehicle,
ETC., from the City Clerk and said num-
Der shall be displayed on said automo-
bile, vehicle, ETC., where it can be seen
at all times distinctly.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the City Clerk shall keep a
record of all numbers issued and to
whom issued in a book kept for that
purpose.
Section Z. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that any person, owner or driver
of any automobile, vehicle, etc, violat-
ing any of the provisions OF this ordl-
nance, shall, upon conviction by the
City Court, be fined in the sum OF not
less than five dollars Q more than
twenty-five dollars or a sentence OF not
less than five nor more than twenty-five
days Imprisonment, subject to street
work, or both fine and9imprisonment at
the discretion of the City Court.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, that all ordinances o r parts OF or
dinances in conflict with any of the
provisions of this ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 9. Be in further ordained,
etc, that for good and suffieientreasons
this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its adoption.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the above ordinance, after having been
read section by section and adopted in
like manner, was adopted as a whole
by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosse1in, Fields, Hays, Sicily
and Eastman.
Nays: None. Approved:
Signed E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: (Signed) H. u. CALLAHAN,
City Clerk.
Adopted July 9th, 1914
AN ORDINANCE.
No. 10 of 1914.
To prohibit the driving or hauling
of any and all machines, engines, trac-
tors or other vehicles with pronged,
logged or spiked wheels over or across
any of the streets paved with wood
blocks and providing apenalty for the
violation thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordainedsbyt the May.
or and Board of Aldermen OF the city
of OpeIousas in special session conven-
ed. that it shall be unlawful for anyone
to drive, haul or cause to be driven or
hauled any machine, tractor, engine OF
other vehicle with pronged, lugged Oh
spiked wheels over or acros any OF the
| streets of this municipality paved witt
wood blocks.
Section 3. Be il further ordained,
ETC., that whoever shall violate any o.
the provisions of Section | OF this ordl
nance, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be fined in the sum of not less than
twenty-five dollars not more than fifty
dollars or be imprisoned, subject te
street work, for not less than twenty
five days nor more than thirty days o.
both at the discretion of the city judge
Section 8. Be itfurther ordained etc
that for good and sufficient cause thl
ordinance shall take effect from ant