The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-01
ORDINANCE E NO. 5s4.

An Ordinance Regulating the Running
and Operation of Street Cars, Au
tcmobiIes and Motorcycles in the
City of Chickasha, and Requiring
Said Street Cars, Automobiles and
Motorcycles to Stop at Certain
Streets and Crossings in Said City
of Chckasha.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Chickasha:
Section |. That all street cars oper-
ating on and over any street car line
in the city Of Chickasha, in Grady
county, Oklahoma, before crossing or
passing over Kansas Avenue, Mime
sofa Avenue and Sixth Street, shall
come to full and complete stop
Section II. That all automobiles and
motorcycles moving, running or driven
within the corporate limits of the City
OF Chickasha shall, before crossing
over the street railway at Minnesota
Avenue, Kansas Avenue, and Sixth
Street, in said City of Chickasha, come
to full and complete stop.
Section Ill Any person operating,
driving or directing the operation OF
any street car, automobile or motor
cycle violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of misde
meanor and upon conviction shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding $25 OF
imprisonment in the city Jail for any
time not exceeding -- days or by
both such fine and Imprisonment; pro
vided further; that any cooperation op
Grating street cars, automobiles or mo-
torcycles in said city of Chickasha, the
drivers or operators of which shall vio-
late the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined in any !
sum not exceeding $25.
Section w. No vehicle shall pass on
the right side of any street car which |
has stopped to take on or discharge
a passenger, but all such vehicles shall I
come to full stop and remain so un-
til such passenger or passengers are
taken on or discharged.
Section V. No person while riding
. bicycle, tricycle., motorcycle or on
roller skates shall take hold of any
,ther vehicle or street railway car
'or the purpose of holding on to ane
being carried along by said other veh-
Gle or street railway car.
Section VI. That each and every
'wner of any automobile or motorcycle
hall register his name and state Ii
ense number with the City Clerk OF
he City of Chickasha, within ten days
fter said number is received by
wner.
Section VII. The following vehicles
n the order named shall have the right
{ way in the use of all streets and
ublic places within the City of Chick
sha, viz; Apparatus of the fire de-
artment, police patrol wagons, ambu-
lnces responding to emergency calls,
mergency repair wagons of the cleo
'ie light, gas and street railway com
anies, and United States mail wag 9
ns when in service as such. 7
Section VIII No vehicle shall be n
lowed to be left standing within ten il
et of fire plug or mail box. n
Section TX. All ordinances and parts II
ordinance in conflict herewith are L
,reby repealed.
Section X. And person, persons or
operations violating any section or
ctiSns OF this ordinance shall be to
ilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- in
elton shall be fined in any sum not ne
exceed $25. n
Section XI. An emergency is hereby
clared, by reason whereof it is nee
sary for the immediate preservation
the public peace and safety that this
t take effect from and after its pas
&c and approval.
o. COFFMAN, Mayor