Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-30
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
FOR SAUK COUNTY


lows: An ord nance to regulate traffic
OF all kinds on any highway, except
street or interurban railways, in the
County Of Sank which is maintained at
the expense of the county and state, or
either thereof; to declare and impose
fOrfeitures and enforce the same
against any person for any violation Of
such ordinance; to provide fully the
manner in which forfeiture shall be
collected and the purpose for which
all forfeitures collected shall be used.
Section /. No person under the age
of sixteen years, unless accompanied
by parent, guardian or other adult per-
son, shall operate, ride or drive any
automobile, motorcycle or other sim
ilar vehicle along or upon any h gh-
way in the county of Sank which is
maintained at the expense Of the
county and state, or either thereof.
Section 2. No intoxicated person
shall operate, ride or drive any auto
mobile motorcycle or other similar We
hicle along or upon any highway In
the county of Sank which is main
ia ned at the expense of the county
and state, or either thereof.
Sect on g. No person shall oper-
ate, ride or drive any automobile,
motorcycle or other similar vehicle
recklessly or at rate OF speed
greater than is reasonable and proper,
having regard to the width, traffic and
use of the highway and the general
and usual rules of the road or so as
to endanger the property, life or limb
of any person upon any highway IN
the county of Sank which is main
tanned at the expense of the county
and state, or either thereof
Section 4. No person shall operate,
ride or drive any automobile, motor
cycle. or similar vehicle along any pub
lie highway within the corporate linn
it's of any village at a speed exceeding
fifteen miles per hour, nor on any OF
the public highway outs de the cOrpor-
ate limits of any village at a speed eX-
ceeding twenty-five miles per hour,
such highway being maintained at
the expense Of the county and state
or either thereof.
Sect on 5. No person shall oper-
ate, ride, or drive any automo-
bile motorcycle or other similar
vehicle through any cemetery or
through any county hospital or
POOR farm grounds, or thro' gh any
park, or in passing any schoo'
ground where persons are or may Dc
in said highway at a speed exceeolng
eight miles per hour on any highway
in the county of Sank which Is MAIN
tanned at the expense or the county
and state or either Thereon.
Section 6. Every person snail upon
anv highway in said county Oh 0auh
which is maintained at the expense OIL
the county and state or either Thereon
in turning corners, in gong aiouhu
curves. at sharp declines, at the 1nteI-
section of any street or cross roau
and where for any cause the view ana
tho direction in which the venice ID
proceeding shall be obstructed, reduce
tba speed of his vehicle to such rate
&c will tend to avoid danger or accl-
Jnnt and shall observe the rules OF the
road nv keeping to the right upon
meeting vehicles and by passing TO the
left of all vehicles OYertaken on any
eucb highway and at all times give 10
the vehicle passed or overtaKen one
half of the road g.
SECTION 7. It shall be unlawful lot
any person to operate, ride or orlFe
onv automobile, motorcycle or otner
eimiIar vehicle upon and along any
S,,,b1ic highway Of this county which
ia maintained at the expense OF Che
county and state or either Thereon at
tbn rate of speed exceeding ten miles
r7o1, ho,{r(while within one hundred hfty
foot and passing upon the travelled
{roc1r of said highway any other auto
mobile. motorcycle CT other venice VI
INV Wind going in an opposite d1rec.
+ion and # shall likewise be unlaWlui
fn RAISING any such automobile, hoCol
cx,c1a nr other vehicle OF any klhu' "
80 within three feet of such Other au-
tomobiIe. motorcycle or other Venlclo
If anv kind going in the same ulleG
tior upon any single track OF any SUN 5
1,iobwav at greater rate OF spec"
than ten miles per hour s., sor
SacCion 8. 1t shall be unlaWIul lol
onv nerson when travelling on the loL'
Of the center Inc of the traVeieu Pol
4ion of any public highway malntaihGu
81 tbo exnense of the county ana staIe
oi+bor. thereof in said county W
7,ivo ar operate any automoblle' ho>
torcvcle ar other similar motor Venl-
clio unon and along any such hlghW@y
containing more than one traNeIeu
$rocx of a greater rate Of speed IMAM
49,, =, les per hour when lapproachlns
1T-i+bin one hundred fifty feet ana pass
in CIV Within four feet of any vehicle ae
motor mo or otherwise, nor shall any per per
49,, driving or operating any autoIho-
81 rnotorcvcle. or other similar Ino-
49,. vehicle upon any public hlghWay
.aoo+o ming more than one traVeieo
10y mass within four feet OF any We
hicle, motor or otherwise at ne greater hosr
rate of speed than ten miles per l n4or
when S1 passing any other vehicle, motor
W n otherwise, which IS travelling in the
same 80 me- direction and to the right OF the
oonter line of the travelled portion Oh
said highway. e,,, for
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful ioI
anv nerson to operate, ride or drive
eny automobile equipped with electro
lights or motorcycle equipped with
aeetylene tights upon any highway
within the county Of Sank maintained
Of the expense of the county and state
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