The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02

visions of this act shall be punished by q
fine Of not less than five dollars, nor more
thar one hundred dollars or by imprison-
| 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,
made by q person riding or driving
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 sa1l1 stop all mo-
tor power until such horse OF horses are
under control; and shall, if requested, as
fSist 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 nlI
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 person lawfully operating any such
automobile or other similar motor vehicle
on public highway without 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
along or upon any public highway of this
county, at least one lamp giving a reason
ably bright light in the direction in which
said automobile or other similar motor We
hicle Is going, and there shall be displayed
| on the rear OF every such automobile
motorcycle or other similar motor vehicle
4osl Isrrh& ,fah hill =,
| light visible from the rear, and it shall
be unlawful for any person to operate or
/ drive any automobile, motor cycle or other
similar motor vehicle along or upon any
public highway of this county at such
rate of speed that such automobile, motor
| cycle or other similar motor vehicle can-
not be brought to a complete stop within
the distance ahead that the driver or oper-
ator thereof can, with the aid of the lights
thereon, in connection with the lights from
other sources, see an object the size of a
! person. Every such automobile, motor
cycle, or other similar motor vehicle while
| being used upon any pullic highway of
this county, shall be provided with eff1c-
len brakes and an adequate bell horn or
other signal device, and it shall be un-
lawful for any person to use any signal de-
| vice which shall not produce an abr'Ip.
sound sufficiently loud to serve as an ade-
quate warning Of danger, and 1t shall be
unlawful for any person operating any
motor vehicle or motor cycle to make or
l.
with any such bell. horn or other signal
device, or to use the same except as a
warning Of danger The use of siren horns
except upon motor vehicles in charge of
| the police and fire department of cities and
upon hospital ambulances and fire insur-
| ance patrol. is hereby prohibited
Section Seven. Any person or persons
who shall Violate. the provisions of Sections
Five and Six of this ordinance shall be
punished by A fine Of not less than Ten
Dollars and not more than twenty-five
Dollars: any person or persons who shall
violate the provisions of Section One of
! this ordinance, except as hereinafter pro-
! vided in cases of intoxicated persons, or
Section Four shall be punished by a fine
of not less than Ten Dollars nor more than
One Hundred Dollars. And any person
| convicted of a second or subsequent vio-
lation of the provisions Of Section One or
Section Four of this ordinance in any one
year, shall be punished by a. fine of not
/ less than Fifty Dollars nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars, or by Imprisonment in
| the county Jail not exceeding sixty days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the Court. Any person
who shall operate. ride or drive any auto
mobile, motor cycle or other similar motor
vehicle upon or along any public highway
of this county, while intoxicated, shall be
punished by fine Of not more than One
Hundred Dollars or by imprisonment in
nor more than three months or by both
Esuch fine and imprisonment
I Section Eight. ANY police officer of any
city. town or village in the county AMI any
officer of the county shall be exempt from
the provisions of Sections One, Two and
Seven inclusive of this ordinance, whie
actually in pursuit of and attempting to
apprehend a person who IS violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance.
Section Nine This ordinance shall take
effect upon passage AMI publication.
Passed Aug. 2stb. 1915.
Published Aug! 3Oth, 1915.
| JOHN P. SPARTZ,
! Chairman County Board of Supervisors of
Kenosha County.
RUSSELL H. JONES.
County Clerk.
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