The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-28


sec. -. . sllaIl be unlawful for
any person without the consent 81
the owner or person In charge OF al
motor vehicle, to climb upon or in
such vehicle. whether the same be
I'm motion or at rest and unattended.
attempt to manipulate anv Of the
levers, starting crank or any other
device or to set said vehicle iii 1nn-
ton uDon any Of the streets in the
CITY OF Waxahaehie.
Sec. %. III shall be unlawful for
any driver or operator Of any motor
venice upon the streets OF the City
tof Waxahachie, wilfuIly or with
gross negligence, to collide with, or
cause injury to any other person up
lon such streets.
Sec. 2S No vehicle shall be driv-
len through q 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
Iinterseeting streets, nor shall any
vehicle be left unattended within
tive feet of a fire plug nor one foot
Eof mail box.
Sec. rs. No horse shall be left
unattended on any street unless Sc.
lcurely fastened.
Sec. &c. All vehicles stopping on
1.-THE Public Square, shall head into
1.-THE curb and as near thereto as pos
lslble, and on all other streets with
lin said city, shall stand parallel
with the curb and as near thereto as
possible and shall be headed in the
Esame direction as the traffic on that
lside Of the street.
See. 81. No person while riding
ia bicycle or motorcycle shall take
mold of another vehicle or street
railway car fer the purpose OF hold
ling on to and being carried along by
ssaid other vehicle or railroad car.
Sec. %. Drivers OF vehicles Of
fall kinds and pedestrians. streetcar
imotolmen, and persons engaged in
THE operation of any street car must
promptly comply with any direction
by voice or hand or whistle of any
member Of the police department as
TO the manner Of taking UP, setting
down passengers, OF loading or UNI
loading goods at any place and as
to starting, stopping, approaching or
departing from any place or passing
along or across any street.
See. q. ia case any vehicle in
lures any person, it shall be the duty
o. the person in charge thereof 70
Immediately stop and render aasis-
tante and IL necessary to obtain
medical aid for such injured per-
ison,
See. 80. No hack, wagon, or 9TH
err vehicle shall maintain stand
gor hire in the Public Square or on
amy street within one block of the
public square,
Sec. 81. The word street" when
ever used in this ordinance shall be
she1d and construed to mean and in
icluda streets, drives, alleys and all
places open to the public for the
use Of vehicles. The words Motor
vehicle" whenever used in this or
dinanea shall include all vehicles
propelled otherwise than by muscu-
lar power, except such vehicles that
run Gpon tracks Motorcycle as
used in this ordinance shall include
all motorcycles designed to travel on
not more than three wheels In con-
tact with the ground The word we
hicle8 shall be held To and construed
Ia mean and include wagons, bug
gies, carriages, push-cafts. bicycles
trieyoles, motorcycles, automoblles
and such other like conyeyances.
sec. 80. Any police officer OF the
city of Waxahaciae is authorized to
arrest without warrant any person
found committing a violation OF any
of the provisions Of this ordinance
within his view or in his presence.
Sec. SO. The violation of any Of
the provisions of this ordinance, o.
requirements, except section |, sinai
constitute a misdemeanor, punish
able upon conviction thereof for tht
first offense, by fine not to exceed
lone hundred f$10o.00) dollars
See. s3. TAI ANY person who shall
he convicted of the violation OF tn
l4gpvisions al this ordinance may up
ION any subsequent conviction fer
tviolatlon OF the same provision
within the discretion OF the jury, b
given double the amount OF punish
iment provided for a first violation 0
such provisicn of this ordinance.
sec. SO. (bl The fines eoliecte'
lfor violation OF any provisions Q
this ordinance shall be used by IN
gity Of Waxahaehie in the eonstrue
ton and maintenance Oh the street
and ealverts in said city
Sec. 81. This ordinance shall b
leonstrued TO repeal the ordlnane
nassed BY the City Council OF th
.I9dtv of Waxahachie on the LIST ga
of June, 1915. but snail not be cox
girued to repeal any ordinance pass
ed prior theretod governing the us
'tof vehicles on the streets OF the ~
Iof Waxahaehie. not inconsistent VII
Ithig ordinance. but all ordinances
itparts OF ordinances IN conflict her'
with are hereby repealed.
See. IS. II any section SUI
division or clause OF this ord'nan'
His for any reason held 10 be inyalt
such decision shall not affect u
stvalidity OF any of the remalnit
nortlcns Of this ordinance,
Sec. Sc. This ordinance shall u
become effective until the lst day
July, 1917, !.
Read and passed on the 5th d.
OF June, 1917. $50 ;.