The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-07

Sec. 20. Every motor vehicle, other
that a motorcycle, while in use,
shall carry. during the period from
a half hour after sunset to a half
hour before sunrise, and at all times
when atmospheric conditions render
the operation of vehicles unusually
dangerous to the traffic and use of the
highways. at least two lighted lamps
showing white lights visible under
normal atmospheric conditions at
least FIVE hundred (5O0) feet in the
direction toward which the said mo-
tor vehicle is proceeding; and shall
also carry at the rear of such motor
vehicle a lighted lamp exhibiting one
red light, plainly visible for a dis
lance of five hundred 5000 feet to-
ward the rear, and so placed that the
number carried on the real of such
motor vehicle shall be illuminated by
a white light, in such manner that
such number can be plainly distin-
guished, under normal atmospheric
conditions, at a distance of not less
than fifty (50) feet In the reverse di-
rection to which such vehicle is pro-
ceeding.
Sec. q Every motorcycle, while
in use, shall carry, during the period
from a half hour after unset to a
half hour before sunrise, and at all
other times when atmospheric condi-
tons render the operation of vehi-
Giles unusually dangerous to the traf-
fc and use of the highways, at least
one lighted lamp showing a white
light visible, under normal atmos-
pheric conditions, at least two humid
red (200) feet in the direction toward
which the motorcycle is proceeding;
and shall also carry at the rear of
such motorcycle n red light, OF
red reflex mirror, plainly visible from
the rear.
Sec. %. All vehicles shall be driven
or propelled along and through the
streets of Paradise City in as noise
less a manner as practicable, and
all automobiles and motorcycles
driven or ridden or operated within
the limits of the Town of Paradise
City shall be equipped with an ade-
duate muffler or other contr1Vance
TO deaden the sound of the engine OF
said automobile or motorcycle, and
it shall be unlawful for any driver
or rider of any automobile or motor
cycle to cut out the said muffler so
as to permit the same to emit m
loud noise at any point within the
limits of Paradise City, and 1t is
hereby made unlawful for the oper-
ator of any automobile or motor
cycle to allow the motor thereof TO
run for a period of more than five
minutes while the said automobile OF
motorcycle is at a standstill. or to
sound the gong or other danger Sig
nal unless the same be actually
for the safety of pedes-
trians or vehicles within the limits OF
Paradise City.
Sec. %. All Ordinances and parts
of Ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed, and this Ordi-
nance shall take effect and be in
force from and after the 18th day of
October, A. d. 1915.
Sec. "a. ANY person, firm, associa-
ton or corporation who shall be
found guilty of a violation of any of
the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be punished by a fine of not to ex-
coed $4,000, and in default of the
payment of said fine may be incar-
cerated in the County Jail of the
County of Humboldt, State of Neva-
da, one day for every two dollars OF
said fine remaining unpaid.
Approved this 5th day of October,
A. d. 1916.
JAMES p. BYRNES,
Chairman.
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