The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-25
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE USE AND OPERATION OF
VEHICLES UPON THE STREETS
AND ALLEYS Or THE CITY or
WAXAHAGIIIE, AND PRoMULGA-
TING THE RULES OF THE ROAD
AND REGULATING THE TRAFFIC
UPON THE STREETS AND ALLEYS
OF SAID CITY, AND REGULATING
VEHICLES FOR HIRE, MAKING 1T
UNLAWFUL TO TAMPER WITH
E0R INTERFERE WITH ANY We
tiICLE WITHOUT THE CONSENT
OF THE OWNER. AND MAKING II
UNLAWFUL re LEAVE UNAT-
TENDED OR INSECURITY FAS-
ITENED ANY HORSE ON THE
STREETS OF SAID CITY. PROVID-
ING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION or
THE FINES C0LLECED UNDER
THIS ORDINANCE AND PRoVID-
ING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLA
OF TIE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE, AND AUTHOR
IIZING POLICE OFFICERS TO RE
LEASE WITHOUT BAIL. AND
MAKE CERTAIN ARRESTS Witt
Jour WARRANT OF ARREST
AND PROVIDING A DATE THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME Ell
.FEcT1VE. AND REPEATING ALL
ORDINANCES Or PARTS or Or
DINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE
WITH.
BIC IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
.CO#NCtL OF THE CITY OF MANA
HACHlE:
Section /. It shall be the duty of
all persons owning or operating or
having in charge or under his CON
troll or custody any vehicle uFon the
streets of the City OF Naxahaehie TO
observe and cGAf3rU 10 the follow
ing rules and regulations:
Sec. 2. Every motor vehicle, eX-
cept motorcycles. shall at all times,
while being used or operated upon
the streets and alleys OF the City of
WaXahachie, have displayed in a
conspicuous place and manner, both
upon the front and rear Of such mo-
tor vehicle a plate or marker bearing
the registration number of said mo-
tor vehicle, and each operator OF a
motorcycle shall have in like manner
one plate number or marker bearing
the registeration number OF SAID mo
tor vehicle, as provided by th@ STATE
Highway Department, n anyone
violating the provisions o. TINS see
tion shall be guilty OF a nnsdemeallof
and. upon conviction, shai be tlnea
in any sun of not less than $l0,oo
nor more than $25.G9 for each ytoiF~
ton of this section.
See. 3. Every motor vehicle, While
being used or operated upon the
streets of the City Of WaXahachie'
shall be equipped with a bell, gong
horn. whistle or other device IN good
working order. capable OF emlttlnS
an abrupt sound adequate in quarry
and volume to give warning oI the
OF such motor Venice 10
pedestrians and to the rider Q: tF3Net
al animals. OF other vehicles and 10
persons leaving street or mtefNfu@h
ears. 1t shall be unlawful Tor any
person operating a motor venice "
make or cause to be made an! un,
necessary noise and shall SOUND S1"t
hell. gong, horn. whistle or otheF ne
vice whenever necessary as a warn
ing OF danger but not at other Times
or for other purposes
See. 4. cal Every motor vehicle
other than a motorcycle While on IN
of the streets and alleys ana nlsn
ways and public places OF t7e ott'
Waxahachfe. when in 2~pet9tlohy
during the period of one-hait noal
after sunset to one-half hour Des2fs
sunrise shall carry at the trout q l
least two lighted lamps shoNipS Wv
white lights visible under norman =.
mospheric conditions at least usg
hundred feet in the direction to~ar9
which such motor vehicle IS facing
and sh9Il also carry at the rear q
lighted lamp exhibiting n lea W.
9,slinI,. visible for q distance OF ~