The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17

limits of the vehicle.
(f) All vehicles, not motor propeIled are
required between dusk and sunrise to have
on the left side light, which shall show
In addition to this. all spring vehicles must
carry rear-end light
(g) vehicle the width of which with q,
without it's load. exceeds nine t9) feet. shall
not be driven or conveyed through apy OF
the streets of this city, unless permit
therefor IS previously obtained from the
Chief of Police.
CHI No person riding bicycle or mo-
torcycle shall ride upon any public street
either with feet off the pedals or hands off
the handle bars, or practice any trick or
fancy riding in any streets of this city.
ID Skating on the public streets is ex-
pressly forbidden.
forbidden. ~01''
(k) Drivers of vehicles loaded with oar.
bage, ashes, cinders, coal, mortar. cement
sand similar material, SO that the matter
is scattered along the street, are liable to
arrest.
Cd No vehicle shall stand within anv
street intersection.
(m) Automobiles with smoky EXHAUST
shall not be permitted on the streets. Oper-
ators of such machines shall he ordara5 ;nto
in which to reduce oil level to a point where
smoking is stopped If unable to ston the
smoking. then machine shall be ordered in
to nearest garage and not permitted to be
used again till put in condition where there
will be smoke from exhaust
tn) No unoccupied automobile or other
motor drawn propelled vehicle shall stand
on any of the streets of the city with it's
motor running.
{o) All electric lighted automobiles
when running on any gravel or paved
streets of the city of Donaldsonville. shall in
some manner dim their head lights either
by the use of DINNERS, or frosted lens. or
other practicable method. On all other
streets every automobile using electric lights
shall turn out it's large head lights and use
a DINNER dash lamps when within one
hundred feet of any approaching vehicle, and
shall not put on its large head lights until
it has passed said vehicle. The use of what
is commonly known as ttspot lights" on an
tornobiles is absolutely prohibited on the
streets of this city.
CONDITION AND TREATMEN OF
HORSES AND MULES.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc.:
ta) No one shall knowingly permit an
animal to be driven which is not, in every
respect, fit for the service in which it is
employed, and free from lameness, sores or
NAL or any injury to person property.
(b) No one shall ill-treat overload, over
drive cruelty or unnecessarily beat any
animal.
tc> No one shall crack or SO use a whip
as to annoy. interfere with or endanger any
person excite any animal other than that
which he is using.
NOISY MOToR-DRIVEN. VEHICLES FOR
BIDDEN.
Section g. Be it further ordained, etc.:
TAI No person shall open a ruffler cut
out on motor vehicle, motorcycle or motor
bicycle.
THE RESPECTIVE RIGHTS AND DUTIES
OF DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS.
Section 10. Be it further ordained ETC.:
(a) The roadbeds of highways and streets
are primarily intended for vehicles, but PEI
destrians have a right to cross them in safe
ty, and drivers of vehicles must exercise all
possible care not to injure pedestrians. Pc
destrians should, their part, never step
from the sidewalk to the roadbed without
first looking to see what is approaching,
and should not needlessly interfere with
the passage of vehicles.
OBJ By crossing the streets, as nearly as
possible, at right angles. preferably at a
regular crossing. and when a traffic police
man is stationed there, by waiting for sig
nal. pedestrians will greatly add to their
own safety, facilitate the movement of traffic
and make it much less difficult for the
horses. which often have to be refined in
suddenly and painfully to avoid careless and
pedestrians. Nothing in the
foregoing should excuse drivers from COM
.rians under all conditions.
tc) Pedestrians must not stand in
streets.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
Section IL. Be it further ordained. etc:
tai No one shall drive. operate or run
vehicle with reckless or negligent disre-
yard of the conditions then obtaining and
he rights of others, SO as to endanger the
life or the safety of any property.
DEFINITIONS.
Section r. Be it further ordained, etc. 7:
TAI The terms north and south as
lsed in this ordinance are used to indicate |
directions at right angles with the Mississip- |
ii river, north being in the direction to- |
yard the Mississippi river and south be- |
ng in the direction OF Assumption parish
tb) The terms "east and west" as used |
n this ordinance are used to indicate direc- |
ions parallel to the Mississippi river, east |
eing in the direction of st. James parish, |
nd west being in the direction of Iberyille |
arish.
(e) The word vehicle" includes eques-
rians. led horses and everything on wheels
r runners except baby carriages.
td) The word horse" includes all ami
nails drawing vehicles.
(e) The word driver" includes the rider
nd driver of horse mule, the rider of
heels and the operator of a motor vehicle.
OBEDIENCE.
Section 10. Be it further ordained, ETC.:
la) Drivers of vehicles must at all times
omply with any directions by voice, hand
L signal of any member Of the police force,
$ to stopping. starting, approaching or de-
arting from any place; the manner of TAX
1g up or setting down passengers, or load
lg or unloading goods in any place.
OBJ Ignorance of these rules shall fur
ish no excuse for disregarding them.
PENALTY.
Section IA. Be it further ordained ETC.,
hat any person or persons violating any
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
ubject to f1ne of not less than Two Dol
.rs and Fifty Cents $3.50 nor more than
nment for not more than thirty days, Or
9th, within the discretion of the court hav-
,g proper jurisdiction.
Section Is. Be it further ordained, etc,
nat the provisions of this ordinance shall
ecome operative on March first. nineteen
undred and seventeen.
Section 16 Be it further ordained, etc.
nat all ordinances CIR parts OF ordinances III
onfiict with the provisions of this ordinance,
nd especially ordinance No. 80. c. G. Series,
and the same are hereby repealed.
The motion was seconded by MIR.
lime, and on roll-call was carried, as
ollows: Yeas-Lemann, Kline; alb
In reply to notification of the ex-
ration on October 6, 1915, of their
ease of the site occupied by the ice
actory on the river front, the fol-
owing communication from the Dom
ldsonville Ice Co., Ltd, was read:
Donaldsonville, La, Jan. %. 1917.
o the Commission Council of the City of
Donaidsonville. Donaldsonville. La.
Gentlemen Your communication of jan
airy 20 was presented to the board of direc-
,rs at meeting held this day, and in re-
ly beg to say the following resolutions were
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