Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-10
AN ORDINANCE.


To regulate traffic the public streets of
the Village of Wauseon, Ohio, by pedestrians
and vehicles of all kinds.
Be it ordained by the Council of the Viii
lage of Wauseon, Ohio.
Sec l. That the word vehicle in this or
dinance includes equestrians, lead horses and
everything on wheels runners except baby
.,..s.p.s, tine word driver includes riuer or
driver of horse the rider of wheels and the
operator of vehicle, bicycle or motor cycle,
the word street includes all public ways IN
the Village of Wauseon, Ohio.
Sec. 2. No owner or driver of any vehicle
shall drive operate move, or permit the
same to be driven or moved any street of
the Village of Wauseon, Ohio, at rate of
speed in excess of ten miles per hour within
the congested closely built up portion OF.
said Village, which Council hereby define to
be Fulton street from Chestnut to Oak
street. nor in excess of fifteen miles per
hour on any street in said Village outside OF
said territory, as to endanger any person
| or property, and in no circumstance snail two
or more. vehicles be operated abreast.
| Sec. g. The driver of any vehicle on the
streets in said Village meeting another
vehicle shall keep to the right SO as TO
| leave one-haf the road free for the coming
| vehicle A person driving vehicle who
desires to pass another vehicle going In the
same direction on any street shall give an
| alarm to the person driving the vehicle IN
'front.' of such desire, and the person driving
the vehicle in front shall immediately give
| half the road to the vehicle by turning
| to the right, so that the rear vehicle can
| pass to the left of the front vehicle. When
moving slowly all drivers shall keep near the
| right curb, to give vehicles moving at
a greater speed the use of the central part
| of the street In turning corners when to
the right vehicles shall keep to the right
| when to the left no turn shall be made until
the opposite half of the lateral street is
reached. When not in motion the right side
| of olo hal ha
| Sec A. No driver shall operate any vehicle
with the exhaust open in any other man
ner to make noises unusual 4 to the normal
operation of such vehicle H#5
Sec. 5. Every person using any vehicle on
any street in said Village sail drive sucn
vehicle on the portion to the right of the
center of the street except where the right
side of the street is in such. cpndition as to
be unpassable, shall not stop any vehicle on
the cross walks so to interfere with
pedestrians and shall drive his vehicle in a
careful manner with due regard for safety
for the persons and property of Others
Sec g. Vehicles crossing from one side
of the street to the other shall do so by turn.
ing to the left as to head in the same
direction the traffic on that side OF the
street The driver of any motor vehicle be-
lore leaving the same standing unattended os
the public streets shall take all reasonable
precautions to prevent the starting of said
vehicle by unauthorized persons by stopping
the motor, and no person without authorlt,
, of said driver or person in charge shall cilmi
upon such vehicle or sound any horn, or bel
| or attempt to manipulate any of the ma
chinery or set said vehicle in motion, or IL
any way interfere with such vehicle without
the consent of the driver.
Sec. Z. No driver of any vehicle shall bacl
the same without ample warning having beer
given and while backing care must be ex
ercised not to injure those in the rear. M
vehicle shall emerge on to any street at
| rate of speed faster than walk and thei
only after proper warning has been given
Sec g. Motor vehicles shall be parked a
such places as the Marshal shall designate b.
backing the rear of the machine to the curb
= Police officers shall exercise all powers
I relation to the management of vehicuiar traf
t fc. Whenever the police officers shall deen
| it advisable, during a fire or at the tim
g | of an accident or other special emergency, an
' for such period of time is necessitated there
S by for public safety, they shall temporarii
close any street part of street to vehicula
= traffic or to vehicles of certain description
y or they may temporarily break course o
| pedestrian traffic. To that end drivers an
: pedestrians shall at all times comply with an
directions by voice or otherwise OF saio Oh
fcers. 80
Sec g. Every motor vehicle or bicycle Will
being used upon the streets of this VI
lage shall be provided Win a suitable sigma
Device and it shall be unlawful for any pei
son to use any devise which will not produc
an abrupt sound sufficiently loud to serv
. as an adequate warning of danger and
" shall be unlawful for any person to max
' or cause to be made any unnecessary nois
t with such signal device or to use same e'
e cept as a warning of danger.
"a Sec TO- No person shall operate or leav
. standing a motor vehicle on any street
said Village during the period OF thirty NH
l. utes after sun set to thirty minutes pefor
q sunrise without displaying red hght o
- the rear thereof and two white lghts'
U least one on the front which shall be vislp
n at least two hundred feet in the direction l
J., which such motor vehicle is proceeding an
/ one on the rear the rays of which shall shir
u upon and illuminate each and every part
e n distinctive number borne upon such mote
vehicle . =,
!; Sec IL Arv person violating any of tt
/ nrovisions of this ordinance shall be deeme
n guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convictio
e shall he fined in sum not less than
nor more than S25. for each offense-
Sec 12 This ordinance is hereby declare
to be an emergency measure, shall take e e
feet and be in force from and after the earl
est period allowed by law
Passed September 6, 1915.
R. HOY, Mayor.
Attest CARL F. ORTIZ, Clerk. 22-z