Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-08-27

VI Quiet SlIllldT mOJOT We
hicle, along any public highway,
within the corporate limits of the
city of Ladysmith at aspeed exceed
ing fifteen miles per hour, and pro-
vided further, that in turning cor
ners, in going around curves, at
sharp angles, at the intersection of
any street or crOssrOad, and where
for any cause, the view in the di-
rection in which the vehicle is pro-
ceeding, shall be cbstructed, the
speed shall be reduced to such a
rate as will tend to avoid danger of
accident; the operator, when such
automobile, motor cycle or other
similar motor vehicle is in
motion, shall observe the rules of
the road by keeping to the right
upon meeting vehicles and by pass
ing to the left of all vehicles over
taken on any public highway Of
this city, and at all times giving to
the vehicle passed or overtaken
Onehalf of the road At the inter-
section of any public street or high
way with any other public street
or highway of this city the oper-
atOr or driver of any vehicle shall
have the right of way over the OPP
orator or driver of any other vehi-
Gle approaching him on such cross
street or highway from the left
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to operate any automobile, mo-
tor cycle or other similar motor
vehicle without a sufficient
modern and improved muffler to
prevent noise, or with its
muffler open upon or along any
public street within the corporate
limits of this city.
SECTION (8a)-Whenever a per-
son operating a motor vehicle shall
meet on publichighway any other
person riding or driving a horse or
other draft animal or any other We
hicle, the person so operating such
motor vehicle or vehicles, or riding
or driving a horse, or other draft
animal shall each seasOnably turn
to the right of the center of the
beaten track of such highway so
as to pass without interference.
Any such person so operating a mo-
tor vehicle or motor cycle shall, on
Overtaking any such horse, draft
animal or other vehicle, pass on the
left side thereof, and the rider or
driver of such horse, draft animal
or other vehicle shall, as soon as
possible and with all convenient
speed, upon signal, turn to the right
of the center of the beaten track
of such highway SO as to allow free
passage on the left, and if neCes-
sary on account of road condition,
such driver of said draft animal
or other vehicle shall stop for suf-
ficient length of time to allow said
automobile to pass. Any such per-
son SO operating a motor vehicle
shall, at the intersection of public
highways, of the city of Ladysmith,
keep to the right of the center of
such intersection of such high
way when turning to the right and
pass to the right of the center of
such intersection when turning to
the left
SECTION (9)-From thirty min
utes after sunset until thirty minu-
teS before sunrise there shall be
displayed on the front of every au-
tOmobile or other similar motor We
hicle, while being operated or driv-
en- along or upon any public high
way of this city, at least one lamp
giving a reasonably bright light in
the direction in which said auto
mobile or other similar motor vehi-
Gle is going, and there shall be dis
played on the rear of every such
automobile, motor cycle or other
similar motor vehicle one tail light
which shall display red light visi-
BILE from the rear.
SECTION (9a)-Every such auto
mobile, motor cycle, or other SIM
liar motor vehicle, while being used
upon any public highway in this
city, shall be provided with effici-
ent brakes and an adequate bell,
horn or other signal device, and it
shall be unlawful for any person to
use any signal device which shall
not produce an abrupt sound suf-
ficiently loud to serve as an ade-
quate warning of danger, and it
shall be unlawful for any person OPP
eating any motor vehicle or motor
cycle to make or cause to be made
any unnecessary noise with any
such bell, horn, or other signal de-
vice, or to use the same except as
warning of danger.
SECTION (9b)-Any person viola