Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-10

hdcle. But no two vehicles
shall travel ABREAST in the same
direction.
Section 3. No driver shall
back any vehicle without giving
ample warning, and while back
ing he shall use reasonable cane
to avoid injury to those in the
REAR. No driver shall slow
down, stop or turn without sig
milling by raising the whip or
extending the hand as a warn-
ing. Nor shall any vehicle be
turned around on any railroad
right of way crossing any street,
nor OH any street i'll the business
district except at the intcrSec7
tons of streets and then only
by turning to the left after hav-
ing passed beyond and to the
right of the center of such an
intersection.
Section 4. Every driver of
any vclMcle on amy street shall
drive the same in :. careful and
prudent manner, ana at a rate of
speed so MS not 10 cndanger
property, life OF limb of any
person. No driyar shall flash
any diriHhle searchllght in the
face of any other driver, nor
use such light i'll such 1t way
as will bother such other driver.
Section ). Ne Intoxicated
person shall drive any
vehicle on any street. nor shall
any person under sixteen (l6)
years Of age drive any motor-vr-
hicle on any street.
Section +. No vehicle shall
be parked on any street unless
bath right wheels are within ten
40 inches of the right curb;
nor parked within three (3) feet
Of any other vehicle; nor with,
in the intersection of any
streets; nor upon any rail
road right of way crossing any,
street; nor upon any sidewalk ;
nor shall any vchicln stop
in or near the center Of or
on tn" left side of any street
except in emergency, nor on
my sidewalk except long e.
nough to take on or discharge
passengers; provided, that amy
vehicle may stop OH the right
side Of any street Tor a period
not to exceed fifteen (15) min
utrs without being parked rs re-
quircd above, in order to facili-
tate the making Of purchases.
, Section I. Every driver shall
stop on signal from police Of
ficer. such signal to be given
+ by such officer blowing Il whistle
or ra sing his hand or stick, and
shall obey the signals and in1
Sturtions OF such Officers at
fires, public gatherings. and vail
other crowd d and unuSnaI
places. No vehicles except pol
zee, fire, ambulance and Unit
ed Stats Mail vehicles, shall
be driven thru any procession
"Nr'pt by perm SSion Of police
officer; but no vehicle shall I've
driven over any line of fire hose
lying in or across any street
nor be driven. rarked or stop
ped in such 70 m nncr us will obs
s>truct the OPERATION of Sucl.
firr-hoS" or any firr-hydramt.
Section S Every motor-vehiclC
driven on any street shall be g.
uuippcd with 'muffler y, such
muftlrr to rem1in always closed
allowing no loud noises to cs-
cape. Every motor-vehicle or
bicycle driven on any street
snail be equipped with adequate
brakes sufficient to control the
same at all times, and with
an adequate horn or other sig
mailing device which shall be
sounded 10 give warning of such
vehicle S approach to any person
street int,Tsrct ON or other We
h'clr. but which shall not be
n"cGIcsSly sounded; and during
the period from one-half houI
after sunset to onr-half hour be
for sunrise every auto being driv-
en- on any street shall display two