The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

rules or the road, or so as TO endanger the
property. life or limb of any person. and
no person shall operate or drive any auto
mobile, motorcycle or other similar motor
Vehlcle along any public highway. within
tne corporate limits Of any city or village
IN the county of kenoSha at a speed ex-
ceedlng fifteen miles per hour, nor on any
OF the public highways within the county
or kenosha and outside of the corporate
units OF any city or village at speed ex-
ceeding twenty five miles per hour: and
provided further, that no person shall oper-
ate or drive any automobile, motorcycle or
other similar motor vehicle through any
cemetery or through any county or state
hospital or poor farm grounds or through
any park or in passing any school ground
where persons are or may be in said high
way at speed exceeding eight miles per
hour; and provided further, that in turn
ing corners, in going around curves. at
sharp declines, at the intersection of any
street or croSSroad, and where for any
cause, the view in the direction in which
the vehicle is proceeding shall be OBJ
structed, the speed shall be reduced to
such rate as will tend to avoid danger
OF accident; the operator when such au-
tomobile, motorcycle or other similar mo-
tor vehicle is in motion, shall observe the
rules of the road by keeping to the right
upon meeting vehicles and by passing to
the left of all vehicles overtaken ON any
public highway of this county. and at all
times giving to the vehicle passed or over
taken one-h half Of the road At the inter-
section of any public street or highway
with any other public street or highway
of this county, the operator or driver of
any vehicle shall have the right of way
over the operator or driver of any other
vehicle approaching him on such cross
street or highway from the left, excepting
only in cases in cities where police off,
Ger shall be in actual charge of the regu-
lation of traffic at such intersection of
streets. The operator or driver of any
vehicle, when any street car is actually
taking on or discharging passengers at
the crossings or Intersections of any pub
lie streets or highways, shall stop such
automobile, motorcycle or other similar
motor vehicle, until such passengers shall
have been taken on or discharged from
such car.
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
operate any automobile, motorcycle or
other similar motor vehicle without suf-
fc1ent modern and improved muller to pre-
vent noise, or with it's muller open upon
or along any public street within the cor
porate limits Of any city or village of this
county.
Section Two. L 1t shall be unlawful
for any person to drive or operate an auto
mobile, motorcycle, or other similar motor
vehicle upon or along any public highway
OF this county at rate of speed exceeding
ten miles per hour while within one hun
dred fifty feet and passing upon the same
travelled track of said highway any other
automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle
going in an opposite direction; and it
shall likewise be unlawful in passing to go
within three feet of any other automobile,
motorcycle, or other vehicle going in the
Seme direction upon any single track of
any such highway at a greater rate of
speed than ten miles per hour.
2 It shall be unlawful for any person
when travelling on the left of the center
line Of the Travelled portion Of any public
highway of this county, to drive or operate
any automobile, motorcycle, or other sim
liar motor vehicle upon and along any
such highway containing more than one
Travelled track at a greater rate of speed
than ten miles per hour when approaching
within one hundred and fifty feet and
passing within four feet Of any vehicle,
motor or otherwise; nor shall any person
driving or operating any automobile, mo-
torcycle, or other similar motor vehicle
upon any public highway containing more
than one travelled track pass within four
feet Of any vehicle motor or otherwise,
at a greater rate of speed than ten miles
per hour when passing any other vehicle,
motor or otherwise, which is travelling in
the same direction and to the right of the
center line of the travelled portion of said
highway.
8. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be punished by fine of
not less than five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars and in default of pay
ment of such fine by Imprisonment in the
county jail not less than ten days nor
more than three months, or both such
fine and Imprisonment in the discretion Of
the court.
Section Three l. Whenever person
operating motor vehicle shall meet on
public highway any other person riding or
driving a horse or other draft animal, or
any other vehicle, 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 Interior
ence. Any such person so operating a
motor vehicle or motorcycle shall, on over
TAKING Snah horse draft animal
other vehicle, pass on the left side thereof,
and the rider 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 CEN
ter of the beaten track of such highway so
as to allow free passage on the left, and Ii
necessary on account of road condition.
such driver of said draft animal or other
vehicle shall stop for sufficient length of
time to allow said automobile to pass. Any
such person so operating a motor vehicle
shall, at the intersectio nof public high
ways, keep to the right Of the center of
such intersection of such highway when
turning to the right and pass to the right
OF the center of such intersection when
turning to the left.
q Any person violating any Of the pro-
visions of this act shall be punished by a
fine of not less than five dollars nor more
thar one hundred dollars or by inlp.ison-
ment in the county jail for not less than
ten days nor more than three months.
Section Four. Every person operating
an automobile or other similar motor We
hicle upon or along any public highway
of this county shall upon a signal by put
ting up the hand or other sign of distress,
H~ade by a person riding or driving a
horse or horses, which are frightened,
cause such automobile or other similar
motor vehicle to stop, unless a movement
forward is necessary to avoid accident or
injury, and upon request shall stop all mo-
tor power until such horse horses are
under control; and shall, if requested, as
sist such person or persons to pass such
automobile or other similar motor vehicle
in safety.
Section Five Every owner and operator
of an automobile or other similar motor
vehicle shall have equal rights upon all
public highways of this county, with all
other users of such highways and no per
son or persons shall unreasonably obstruct
or impede the right of travel of such OPP
orator or owners while operating, pro-
pelling or driving such automobile or
other similar motor vehicle No person or
persons shall give a signal or sign Of
danger or distress or call for assistance
upon a person lawfully operating any such
automobile or other similar motor vehicle
on public highway without a reasonable
cause for so doing.
Section Six. From thirty minutes after
sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise
there shall be displayed on the front of
every automobile or other similar motor
vehicle, while being operated or driven