Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06

street, Wnen IL snail De the duty or
such person to drive to the center of
such intersection before commencing
to make the turn, to turn and to signal
with the hand in which direction the
turn is to be made; and it shall be un-
lawful to drive any vehicle through
the line Of funeral procession.
1t all be the duty of every person
driving or operating vehicle, horse
drawn or motor driven, to obey in
stantly any directions that may be
given by traffic officer or policeman:
to slow down upon approaching each
street intersection so as to pass such
intersection with the vehicle so oper-
ated under complete control, and, in
the case Of motor. driven vehicle, to
sound the horn or bell of such vehicle
in warning upon approaching each
street intersection; and, upon ap-
preaching the intersection of Roanoke
Avenue and Second Street to slow
such motor-driven vehicle to five
miles an hour and sound horn or BELL
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of
every person driving or operating any
vehicle in the town of Roanoke Rapids,
upon approaching a public school dur
ing school term, to cause said vehicle
to be slowed down to five miles an
hour, and it shall be unlawful for any
such person to drive any vehicle by a
public school during the school term
at a greater rate of speed than five
miles an hour The governing body of
the town Of Roanoke Rapids shall
erect and maintain street signs upon
each block whereon a public school
may be situated, the inscription upon
which shall be substantially as followsb
Public School on this Block. Slow to
Five Miles. .
SEC. 5. Every person parking any
vehicle described herein in the town
of Roanoke Rapids shall park the said
vehicle on the right side of the street
in the direction in which the said
vehicle is going and at a distance not
greater than twelve inches from the
curb line.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to park an automobile or
other vehicle on any street in front of
fire hydrant or in such proximity
to a fire hydrant as to hinder the
proper use of such hydrant by the
Fire Department in case of fire; or to
park any vehicle in front of theatre
or moving picture show while a show
or performance is in progress: and
upon the approach of the apparatus
OF the fire department answering an
alarm, automobiles and other vehicles
shall draw to the curb and remain
stationary until such fire apparatus
has passed.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person operating an automobile,
motor vehicle, or motorcycle on the
streets Of the town of Roanoke Rapids
to operate the same with the cut-out
open, to sound the horn with unneces.
sary frequency, or to so operate the
same as to cause any unnecessary
smoke or noise.
SEC. 8. That all applications for
licenses for motor vehicles shall be
made to the Town Clerk, who shall
upon receipt of the applications and
the fees requisite for licensing such
motor vehicles as described in such
issue to the applicants
receipts for the said fees and num-
Der plate for each motor vehicle
licensed.
SEC. 8. That the term and words
Motor Vehicle" used in this ordinance
shall be construed to mean all We
licles propelled by any power other
han muscular power, except traction
Engines, road rollers, fire wagons, en-
zines, policepatrol wagons, ambulances,
md such vehicles as run only upon rails
r tracks. The term Owner" shall in
lude any person, firm or association,
r corporation owning motor vehicle
r running vehicle, or having exclus-
We use thereof under lease or other.
rise.
SEC. TO- Any person violating any
I the provisions of this ordinance
hdii, upon cOnvlctl0n, suffer a penal
of Fifty Dollars.
Sec. II. That all ordinances and
ections of ordinances in conflict here
18th be and the same are hereby
'pealed.
SEC. IL. That this ordinance, be-
g In the interest of the public safety,
published once week for four
eeks in q newspaper published in
e town of Roanoke Rapids.
Adopted by the Board of Commits
,ners at their meeting held June
tn, 1917.
J. 7. CHASE, Mayor.
test: A. L. CLARK, Town Clerk.