Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
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Police Department Promulgates Rules
to Govern Motor and Horse Drawn
Vehicles i'm Streets of Chicago.

Sec. 2. No one shall drive or con.
duct any vehicle in such condition, SO
constructed or SO loaded as to be
likely to cause delay in traffic of &C.
cident or injury to man, beast or
property.
Sec. 3. No vehicle shall be so load.
ed that 1t may not be easily drawn
over thc let difficult portion of the
route.
Sec. 4. No one shall load or drive a
vehicle loaded with iron or any ma.
terial likely to create loud noises by
striking together without using every
effort to deaden the load.
Sec. s. No one under sixteen years
Of age shall be permitted to drive any
vehicle.
Sec. 6. No one shall ride upon the
rear end Of any vehicle without the
consent Of tho driver, and when riding
no part Of his body shall protrude be
yond the limits Of the vehicle.
Sec. Z. No vehicle shall be used or
any street or highway unless provided
with lights and sound signals as pre-
scribed by law.
Sec. s. All vehicles are required be
tween one and one.half hours after
sunset and one hour before sunrise tC
have on the left side q light which
shall show white 200 feet to the from,
and red 200 feet to the rear. Bicycles
etc., shall have one white light tina,
shall be visible 200 feet.
Sec. Q. Drivers OF vehicles loaded
with ashes, cinders, coal, mortar, snow
or similar material. SO that the mat
ter Is scattered along the street, are
liable to arrest.
Sec. 10. No vehicle shall, between
a. m. and z p. m, stand in any street
or alley within the district bounded
by Lake street, Wabash avenue, Har
rison and Market streets for q period
longer than 30 minutes
Article x-Controi Of Horses.
Section /. No horse shall be left un
attended in any street unless securely
fastened or unless the wheels of the
vehicle to which he Is harnessed are
securely fastened and the vehicle II
self Is Of sufficient weight to prevent
its being dragged with the wheels sc
secured.
Sec. 2. No horses shall be unbridlet
in any street unless secured by hal
ter.
Sec. 3. No one shall remove {
wheel, pole, shaft, whifiietree or othel
part Of the vehicle or any part Of ,
harness without first unhitching tn,
horse or horses.
Sec. 4. No one shall let 60 tn,
reins while riding. driving or con
Quoting horse.
Sec. s. No one shall knowingly per
NIT an animal to be driven which Il
not in every respect At for the service
In which 1t Is employed and free from
lameness, sores or any disease likel.
to cause pain to the animal or an In
Jury to person or property.
Sec. 6. No one shall ill.treat. over
load, over.drive, override or cruell,
or unnecessarily beat any horse.
Sec. Z. No one shall crack or q
use whip as to annoy. interfere witt
or endanger any person or excite an,
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using.
| Motor Vehicle Muffier Ordinance.
Section /. No person shall operate
nor shall the owner OF any automobile
motor vehicle, or motorcycle. permi
to be operated on the streets, alley
and public places Of the City Of CHI
cago any automobiles, motor vehicl
or motorcycle which has not mufiie
In proper and efficient working cor
dition; and It shall further be unlaw
full for any person to operate. or 10
the owner Of any automobile. motto
vehicle or motorcycle to permit (
be operated any such automobile, me
tor vehicle or motorcycle On tn
streets, alleys or public places Of tn
City of Chicago with the muller or GU
out not In operation.
Sec. 2. Any person violating an
Of the provisions OF this ordinanc
shall be fined In q sum not less tina
five dollars or more than fifty dollar
for each offense.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be 4
full force and effect from and afte
its passage and due publication.
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