Newark post., 1916-01-12
Motor Vehicle Laws
Enforced In Newark


Be it enacted by the Council of the Council of Newark
that
Section /. From and after the passage Of this Ordi-
nance shall be unlawful for any to run
drive any vehicle any street. lane alley with
in the Town of Newark Delaware where the buildings
less than average distance apart of hundred feet
greater rate Of speed than mile in four minutes
which Of speed shall be reduced to the rate Of mile
in eight minutes and at the intersection of other
streets lanes alleys provided that nothing in this Or
shall be construed to permit any person to drive
vehicle greater rate of speed than reasonable
having regard the traffic said Streets lanes alleys
endanger the safety of person. nure the
property of any person. and provided further that motor
vehicles used by the Fire Department by physicians
spending to emergency calls shall be exempt from
pance with the provisions of this section
Section 2 All operators of motor vehicles shall upon
request signal of any police officer of the Town of New
ark any Constable of New Castle County, stop and
hbi their registration Certificate license, and shall fur
nsh any legally constituted authority any information
the identity of the operator the of any auto
mobile.
Section 8 No vehicle shall be operated upon any
street. lane alley of th Town of Newark unless the
Der of the State from which said vehicle
carried conspcuOusy the front and the other
may be easily read
They shall be parallel to the axles of the motor vehicles
and shall be kept free from OIL grease dirt and other sub
likely impair their legbility, and between
hour after sunset and hour before sunrise the
Der tag shall be illuminated that the number be
plainly distinguished when the motor vehicle is in use pro-
vded that when used upon motor cycle the number tag
shall be attached that may be plainly read from the
of said cycle and provided further that the
quiremcns Illuminating the number tag shall
not apply to motor cycles
Section f. Every motor vehicle shall be provided when
in with good and sufficient brakes and with horn,
bell other signal device, which shall be sounded at the in
tersecton of lanes alleys and other places when
necessary the safety Of other Of the Streets
lanes alleys of the Town of Newark All motor vehicles
shall from hour after until hour before
rise show at least white light visible not less than two
hundred feet in the direction in which the vehicle is
proceeding and red light which shall be shown visible
in the opposite direction.
Section 3 The of chains the wheels of mo or We
hces is prohibited Main Street in the Town of Newark
Delaware unless there is at least inch of ice harden
ed thereon unless the condition of said is
such render their necessary for the safety of the
of said street.
Section 6. Whenever person operating motor
hce, any person driving leading horse horses
shall any other vehicle any person riding
driving leading horse horses the drivers persons
having such animals charge shall to the right of the
centre of said street lane alley of the Town of Newark
that such motor other vehicle animals pass
without interference and the driver of any other
vehicle overakng any such vehicle horse horses or ami
mails being led driven upon any street lane highway
shall pass to the left thereof the driver of such
other vehicle person having charge of such animals
cveraken shall turn to the right Of the of the road
to allow the free passage to the left.
Section I. The term ''motOr vehicle used in any
section of this ordinance shall apply all wheel vehicles
operated propelled by any form of engine motor or
chanca power except road rollers traction engines No
person when intoxicated shall drive operate motor We
hice motor cycle upon any street lane alley of the
Town Of Newark.
Section s. Any person convicted before the Alderman
of the Town of Newark Justice of the Peace resd
ing in White Clay Creek Hundred Delaware for the vo-
ation Of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
subject to fine Of not less than FIVE DOLLARS, nor
more than TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS to be collected as
like fines and penalties by law collecbe in
of the onpaymen of the fine undergo Imprisonment
for iO6 not edinpte 6avS