The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-10-02

to The sidewalk curb as possible or
practicable; and on the right side of
the center of the street in the direc-
tion going, that faster moving vehi-
cles may have free passage on their
left.
Sec. Ia. Speeding Animals-No
person or persons, shall speed or test
the speed of any animal Under saddle
or attached by harness to any vehicle
on or over any street of the CITY of
| Union; Provided, nothing herein shall
apply to the Fire Department in go
ing in response to call of duty or in
practicing.
Sec. Is. Speed limit in riding or
ldriving-No person or persons Shall
ride an animal, or drive any vehicle
attached by harness to an animal or
animals at greater speed than sew
en- miles per hour on and over any
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 a 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 or
casing around 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 it is on, so as to become an OBJ
struction to traffic or a nuisance to
| travel.
Regulations Common to All Vehicles
and Custodians.
person or persons in charge of or hav-
ing in custody, while pushing, pulling,
riding, driving or propelling any We
hicle, or any animal shall always
keep to the right; pass all vehicles
| and animals coming towards you
from the opposite direction to that be-
travel to the right of the center of the
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-
ing or operating any vehicle, desiring
| n
vehicle travelling the same direction.
shall signal to the vehicle in front,
and pass to the left of it, the front
driver at the same time bearing to
the right to make room; the vehicle
passing to the left must still keep on
tie right side of the center of the
street. Provided, the street be wide
eol,xh, and no vehicle be approach
ID \ On the opposite direction. And pro
I d further, that no vehicle be per-
mlted or allowed to pass another We
noe while turning corner or in go
ng from one street into another
street., or at street crossings
Sec. Fl. Turning Corners-Any |
person or persons, while in charge of |
and operating any vehicle on any
street, when desiring to change di- |
nction by turning from one street
INTO another or turning on street hug
|ying the curb to the right and corner.
ii toward the right, keep turn slow
and acute, keeping the sidewalk al |
ways to the right; when the desired
change of direction is to the left, keep
straight on into and across the center
Iof the intersecting street, and then
turn to the left and follow the general
direction of traffic with the sidewalk
Ito the right and on the left of the
center of the street.
Sec. %. Pedestrians Standinc. on |
and Blocking the Streets-No person
or persons afoot shall stand, sit or
|congregate in any street; and the |
blocking of any street by pedestrians
lin squads or crowds is forbidden and
prohibited.
Sec. %. Penalty-Any person or
persons found guilty of violating any
regulation hereof or any of the pro- |
visions of any section of this Ordi- |
nance, shall be punished therefor bv
a fine not exceeding one hundred dol |
lars ($1O0.00) or Imprisonment for
time not exceeding thirty days for
each and every offense.
4Sec. "a. Repeating Clause-All Or |
dinances or parts of ordinances in |
conflict with this ordinance or any
part of this Ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
4 Done and ratified in Council assem-
He'd this the 10th day of September,
A. d. 1914.
L. C. WHARTON, Mayor
Attest: 38 st |
w. D Arthur,
CitV Clerk and TraaSurer