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

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levers, starting crank or any other
device OF 10 set said vehicle in ma
l1an upon any If the streets in the
Iity Of W~axshachis.
Sec. ~. II shall be unlawful for
any driver or operator Of any motor
vehicle upon the streets of the City
Iof Waxahachie. wilfully or with
cross negligence, to collide with, or
cause injury to any other person up
on such streets.
Sec. Is. No vehicle shall be driv-
Zen through a procession except by
permission Of a police officer and
under his direction.
Sec. "a. No vehicle shall stand
within any street intersection nor
nearer than ten feet to the inter
section Of the property lines on the
fntersecting streets, nor shall any
vehicle be left unattended within
five feet of a fire plug nor one foot
of a mail box.
Sec. Is. No horse shall be left
unattended on any street unless Sc.
eufely fastened.
Sec. 26. All vehicles stopping on
the Public Square. shall head into
the curb and as near thereto as pos
|sible, and on all other streets with
ia said city. shall stand parallel
with the curb and as near thereto as
possible and shall be headed in the
same direction as the traffic on that
side of the street.
Sec. u. No person while riding
a bicycle or motorcycle shall take
hold Of another vehicle or street
railway a for the purpose OF hold
ing on to aud being carried along by
said other vehicle or railroad car.
See. %. Drivers OF vehicles of
all kinds and pedestrians. streetcar
notarmen. and persons engaged in
the operation OF any street car must
promptly comply with any direction
by v Ice or hand or whistle of any
INV mber Of the police department as
TO the manner Of taking Up. setting
Idewn pass myers. or loading or I'M
e aiding gra5s at any place and as
% startin stopping, appTo aching or
departing irofn n place Or passing
along or aeross any street.
Sec. % ease any vehicle in
iurgs any person, it shall be the duty
Nf the person IN charge thereof 10
= n4ediately stop am render assis-
lance aud If neee, sary TO obtain
medical id for sHch injured per-
son.
Sec. 81 ie Lack. wagon, or 9th
ar Fsafeie hal MAINTAIN a stand
= bffa IN the Public Square or on
ev stfeat within one block of the
futI square
~ o. rfT& 81 faA4 xsnafs xry4Gt,-
ever used n this oy4inaree shall be
ID and 97stfaed3 To mean and in
c tide tree d4ire alleys and all
places 8 ,t - tee p{ elic to the
ase of seh5c' s.. tae words Motor
Eeaie1s " aef@f usee in this or
Ginanee sIai 14sIH1e all vehicles
aropell at serN s. than ~ nluseu-
lar POW er, exc L s1teh vehicles that
TN IS on trace +. ssf 7toreycie Is
used in this oral lane S'lall ineiude
III motosc, .les degisaed to travel en-
at iaof. Ihen lhrt heels II con-
tact with tn grtIn lae word We
hl, shall he he1G. o aai construed
o mean and incl G wagons, bug
! gies, carriages, push-carts, Jieyeies,
! ricyelos. motorcycles, automobiles
and SUCH ether like eonveyances.
Any police officer OF the
sgit eff Waxahaelt5e is authorized to
arrest without warrant any person
found committing a violation OF any
Of the provisions Of this ordinance
= Thin his view or III his presence.
sec. 33. The violation of any Of
| the provisions of this ordinance. o.
IreduirementS, except section /, shall
tcoRstitute a miss}emeanor, punish
able upon conviction thereof for the
first offense, by fine rot to exceed
ens hundred ~eS400.90) dollars.
See. SO. (a} ANY person who shals
be convicted OF the violation of the
provisions of this ordinance may up
lon any subse6 rent conviction Tor a
violation OF the same provision,
within the discretion of the jury, be
v;ven double the amount OF punish
, ment provided for a first violation OF
lsueh provision OF this ordinance.
Sec. SO. tb} The fines collected
FOR violation OF any provisions o.
this ordinance shall be used by the
lefty Of Waxahachie IN the constFue-
tion and maintenance OF the streets
and ~cuipefts in said city
Sec. 81. This ordilaE e SHAH b
construed 10 FRpedl tftG HiAAtdiis'
passed by the City Council of th'
city OF Waxahachie on the LIST daS
OF June, 1915. but shall not be con
Istrued to repeal any ordinance pass
ed prior theretod governing the USE
lof vehicles on the streets Of the Cit,
LOT W~axahachie, not inconsistent Wit
this ordinance; but all ordinances o
~parts of ordinances in conflict here
With are hereby repealed. ,
Sec. IS. II any section. SUB
division or clause OF this ordinance
lis for any reason held to be Invalid
such decision shall not affect IN
validity of any of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
see. SC. This ordinance shan no
become effective until the lst day Q
July, 1917.
Read and passed on the 9Th ia,
LOT June, 1917.
Read and passed on the 12th o.
of June, 1917.
Correctly enrolled on the l2th da
.lof June. 1917.
Approved on the t2th day OF Jnn'