Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-07-08
REGULATIONS
Governing Admission Of Automobiles
Into the Yellowstone Park, 1916.

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r approved May T. 1894, the following
regulations governing the admission OF
automobiles into the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park are hereby established
and made public:
1. Automobiles.-The park is open
only to such automobiles as are
! operated for pleasure and not to
those carrying passengers who are
paying, either directly or indirectly,
for the use of the machine.
2. Motorcycles Motorcycles arr
not permitted to enter the park.
g. Tickets of Passage Tickets OF
passage must be secured and paid for
at the checking station where the
automobile enters the park This
ticket must be conveniently kept so
that ii cam be exhibited to park
guards on demand and must be sur
rendered at the last checking station
on leaving the park. Tickets of pas
sage will show (a) name of owner,
(b) license number of automobile,
Cc) name of State issuing license I'D
make of machine and manufac tu.e q
number, (e) name of driver, 81 seat
ing capacity of machine, and 60 num-
Der of passengers.
4. Fees.-Fees are payable In cash
only, and will be as follows: $3.50
for single trip through the park
and $1,000 for the season. All per-
mits will expire on October | of the
year of issue.
s. Muffler cut-outs .-Muffler cut
outs must be closed while approach,
ing or passing riding horses, horse
drawn vehicles, hotels, camps or SOL
der stations.
s. Distance Apart Gears and
Brakes Automobiles while in mo-
ton must not be less than so yards
apart, except for the purpose of pass
Ing, which is only permissible on
comparatively level or slight grades.
All automobiles except while shift
ing gears, must retain their gears
constantly enmeshed. Persons de-
string to enter the park in auto.
mobile will be required to satisfy the
guard issuing the ticket of passage
that the machine i'm general, and par
ticularly the brakes and tires, are in
flrst-class working order and capable
Of making the trip, and that there
IS sufficient gasoline in the tank to
each the next place where 1t may
De obtained, and carry two extra tires
For this purpose, all drivers will be 1
'equired effectually to block and skid I
he rear wheels with either foot or I
land brakes, or such other brakes I
Us may be part of the equipment of
he automobile Gasoline can be pur-
'hased at regular supply stations as
Ter posted notices.
Z. Speeds Speeds must be limit =
ID to II miles per hour ascending
nd 10 miles per hour descending
teep grades, and to s miles per
our when approaching sharp curves.
IN good roads with straight street :
hes, and when no team 10 nearer
han 200 yards, the speed may be
lcreased to 20 miles per hour, Horns i,
lust be sounded at all curves where
ne road can not be seen for at least
DO yards ahead, and when approach
lg teams or riding animals.
8. Teams.-When teams, saddle
orses, or pack trains approach, auto
obiles will take the outer edge of
lie roadway, regardless of the direc-
on in which they may be going, =
king care that sufficient room is
1T ON the inside for the passage of -
ehicles and animals. Teams have
e right of way, and automobiles
i'll be backed or otherwise handled
may be necessary so as to enable
ANS to pass with safety. In no
Sc must automobiles pass animals
the road at a greater speed than
miles per hour, -
3. Fines,-Fines or other penal Y
rs will be imposed for arrival of v
tomobiles at any point before APP
owed laps of time, hereinafter given.
the following rates: $3.50 per 49,
mute for each of first five min
es; $l.00 per minute for each of lag
2 next 20 minutes; $500 fine or in
'ction from the park, or both, in Jul
, discretion of the Acting Su- fol
rntendent of the park, for being Pa
ire than % minutes early. Jol
10. Penalties, Violation of any of liv,
} foregoing rules or general regu-
ions for government of the park to-
! cause revocation of ticket of
isage, and in addition to the pen me
les hereinbefore indicated will sub Ma