The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-05-19

vehicle shall be 80 oVerloaded that the
horses or motive power shall be unable to
(iS) No vehicle used exclusively or pri-
marily for advertising purposes s shall be
copting upon permission In writing from
the Chief of Police.
ence of liquor shall drive any kind of a
vehicle upon the streets, highways, or pub
lie places of the City.
(21) Ii shall be deemed violation OF
this ordinance for any person In charge
or control of any vehicle to make the said
vehicle or any device connected Herewith,
lie or to open the muffler on any vehicle
or to run any vehicle with the muller cut
out or to permit such vehicle or any de-
vice thereon to emit smoke, gas, or steam
within the Streets, highways, or public
places or allow oil TO drip upon the pave
ments or on any Of the streets highways,
(22) 1t shall be unlawful for more than
two persons to ride upon any motorcycle
persons so riding shall be between the
person operating or steering such motor
cycle and the front of said motorcycle, and
every person so operating or driving
motorcycle shall sit upon said motorcycle,
and shall not operate or drive said motor
cycle from the side car
(23) No automobile or auto car shall be
driven or managed on the streets of the
City of Owosso by any person under the
age of sixteen Q6) years.
any bicycle, sled or roller skate or like
contrivance shall take hold of or attach
themselves or permit themselves or such
vehicle ridden or operated by them to be
attached to any moving automobile, auto
truck or motorcycle, so that the motor
power Of the automobile autS-tr n 90, or
sleigh, sled, roller-skat or like rontri-
vance.
mule or team or any other beast of bur
public space without being securely tied or
weight shall weigh not less than twenty
five pounds, and no person shall tie or
hitch any horse mule, or team which Is
has upon the same. hay pole or any
other load or any other matter which pro-
trudes out from the back end of said
parked upon any street, alley or public
place in the City of Owosso, stand parallel
with the sidewalk or curb. No horse, mule
or team shall be hitched to shade tree
or hitched or tied so that said horse, mule
or team can gnaw the bark from any shade
tree.
(25) 1t shall be unlawful to leave any
automobile or auto car, or other vehicle
propelled by artificial power upon the
in operation, unless the same shall be at
tended with some competent person, or
unless the brakes thereon shall be set.
(26) 1t shall be the duty of the driver
and operator of every vehicle driven upon
the streets of the City of Owosso, in com
plying with the regulations of this ordi-
sengers upon the streets, and the rights
of all foot passengers In use of the streets
for lawful purposes shall not be infringed
or lessened by the observance of any regu-
lations herein made for the use of vehicles
upon the streets.
(27) Every motor vehicle operated and
driven on any of the public highways in
the City of Owosso shall be provided with
adequate brakes sufficient to control the
at or and other deree
signaling, and shall during the period
from one hour after sunset to one hour
before sun rise display ut least one lighted
lamp on the front, and one on the rear of
| such vehicle, which shall also display u
red light visible from the rear. The white
the number plate carried upon the rear
of such vehicle The light from the front
lamp shall be visible at least 200 feet in
the direction In which the motor vehicle is
proceeding. The light from the rear lamp
shall be visible at least one hundred (10O)
feet to the rear of said vehicle, and such
| rear light shall be kept reasonably clean
so as not to interfere with the throwing of
the light, from the same. Every motor
with some, practical and efficient device or
devices whereby the forward light or
lights of such vehicle may be dimmed or
or reflection therefrom to said forward
light or lights will not interfere with the
sight of nor temporarily blind the. vision
pedestrian, and it shall be the duty of
every chauffeur or driver of such motor
vehicle or other vehicle equipped with such
lights to effectually apply such DINNERS
| to the forward light or lights of the
vehicle being driven by him, and cause
such light or lights to be dimmed and md
sight or temporarily blind the vision of
the driver of any approaching vehicle, and
light or lights of the vehicle being driven
| by him and cause such light or lights to
be dimmed, and lessened at all times
paved streets of this city. Provided that
motor bicycles or motorcycles shall be re-
CURED to display, but one light lamp in
which shall be visible 100 feet In the direc
ton in which the motor vehicle is proceed
| (2S) No person shall operate any vehicle
upon a street, highway or public place in
the City of Owosso ut rate of speed
having regard to the traffic, and use of the
| highway, or so as not to endanger the life
or limb of any person or the safety OF any
street highway, or public place run at II
rate of speed higher than ten (10) miles
an hour in the business portion of the
City of Owosso and not greater than fif
| teen 90 miles an hour in all other por-
lions thereof.
COZ No driver shall park any vehicle
upon any street or highway in the City of
Owosso unless such vehicle shall be parked
in manner prescribed and upon streets
and highways prescribed by the police de-
partment of said City of OwossO; and in
no event shall any driver park any vehicle
upon any street or highway of the City of
Owosso unless some part of said vehicle
shall be next to the curb or curb line of
said street or highway.
600 The police department shall have
Ian powers and duties in relation to the
management of the vehicular traffic neces
sary to enforce the same under the pro-
visions of this ordinance and such police
department shall promulgate such rules as
shall be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of this ordinance, and the police
department shall see that copies of this
ordinance and the rules and regulations
made i'm compliance Herewith are posted
in all public stations, and i'm hack, cab,or
other stables, and shall keep copies of the
same at all of the stations and issue them
upon application, and 1t shall be the duty
of the owner and persons In charge of all
public stables, garages and other places
where vehicles of any description are kept
for hire to see that this ordinance is kept
posted I'm conspicuous place therein. lt
Shall also be the duty of all persons keep
ing aud operating delivery wagons to keep
a COPY Of the same posted in conspicuous
places I'm their respective stables.
Section 3. Any person violating any Of
the provisions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof he punished by fine Of
not more than 10000 or by imprisonment
In the County Jail Of Shiawassee County
,f..l not Inc t.t.n