The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-09-09
AUTO ORDINANCE
FOR WiNNEMUCCA

AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE
MOVING TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC
OF ALL KINDS AND CHARACTER
UPON THE STREETS, CROSSINGS
AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF
THE TOWN OF wINNEMU CCA.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF, AND 9TH
Err MATTERS PROPERLY PER-
TANNING THERETO.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Humboldt county, Nevada, act
ing as a Town Board in and for the
town of Winnemucca, Humboldt coun-
ty, Nevada. do ordain as follows:
Section /. That the following terms.
whenever used herein, except as 9TH
erwise specifically indicated, shall be
defined to have and shall be held to
include each of the meanings herein
below respectively set forth, and any
such terms used in the singular num-
ber shall be held to include the plural:
Street: Every avenue, boulevard,
highway, roadway. lane, alley, strip.
path, square and place used by or laid
out for the use of vehicles.
Curb: The lateral boundaries OF
that portion of the street designed or
intended for the use of vehicles,
whether marked by curbing, construct
ed of stone, cement, concrete or other
material, or not so marked
Vehicle: Every wagon, hack, coach.
carriage, omnibus, pushcart, bicycle.
tricycle., motor cycle, automobile or
other conveyance in whatever man.
ner, or by whatever force of power the
same may be driven, ridden or pro-
PEELED, which is or may be used for or
adapted to pleasure riding, or the
merchandise or freight, upon a street.
Business District: All of those
streets and portions of streets of the
town of Winnemucca, Humboldt coun-
ty, Nevada, described IS follows: All
that part of Bridge street extending
from the Western Pacific railroad
track on the northwest to the South
ern Pacific railroad track On the
southeast; that | art of all streets in
tersecting Bridge street between the
Western Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroad tracks and extending from the
northerly side line of Baud street to the
southerly line of Melarkey street
Sec. 2. That every person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge of any
vehicle upon any of the streets within
the town of Winnemucca, Humboldt
county, Nevada, shall ride, drive or
propel such vehicle upon such street
in a careful manner and with due re-
pedestrians and all other vehicles upon
such street.
Sec. 3. That every person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge Of any
vehicle, upon meeting any other ve-
hicle at any place upon any street
within the town of Winnemucca, shall
turn to the right. and on all occasions
when it is practicable so to do, shall
travel on the right side of such street,
and as near the riGht hand curb there
of as practicable.
Sec. 4. That every person riding.
driving, propelling or in charge of any
vehicle, shall, in overtaking any other
vehicle upon any street within the
town of Winnemucca. pass to the left
of such vehicle, and the person In
charge of such vehicle, being so over
taken and passed, shall give way to
the right.
Sec. 5. That every person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge of any
vehicle moving slowly upon any street
within the business district, shall
keep such vehicle as close as practi-
cable to the curb on the right, allow
ing more swiftly moving vehicles free
passage on the left.
Sec. 6. That every person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge Of any
vehicle upon any street in the town of
Winnemucca, shall, before turning.
stopping, or changing the course of
such vehicle, first see that there is
sufficient space so that such move
ment can be made in safety, and shall
give plainly visible or audible signal
to persons in charge of vehicles behind
him of his intention to make such
movement.
Sec. z. That every person riding.
driving, propelling or in charge of
any vehicle upon any street within the
town of Winnemucca, shall. in turning
to the right into another street, turn
the corner as near the right hand curb
as practicable. but shall not drive upon
or over such curb or any part of the
sidewalk.
Sec. 8. That every person riding.
driving, propelling or in charge Of any
vehicle upon any street within the
town of Winnemucca, shall, In turning
to the left into another street, pass
to the right of and beyond the center
of the street intersection before
turning.