The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-09

of all kinds when going to or return
| ing from fire, shall have the right of
way in any street and through any pro-
cession, except any vehicles carrying
United States mails.
(19) No vehicle shall be allowed to
remain upon or be driven through any
street of the City of Yale, so as to will
fully block or obstruct the street, and
no vehicle shall be so overlo AIDED that
the horse or horses, or motor power
shall beGunable to move 1t.
(20) The police department shall
have all powers and duties in relation
and management of the vehicular traf-
fic, necessary to enforce the same under
the conditions of this ordinance.
'(2D No person while under the in
fluence of liquor shall drive any kind
of vehicl upon the streets, highways
or public places of the City of Yale.
(22) No vehicle shall stop with its
left side to the curb, and when left
standing must be parked at an angle of
not more than As degrees with the curb.
(23) No vehicle shall be slowed up
or stopped without the driver thereof
giving those behind warning of hie in
tention 80 to do by proper signal.
(24) Drivers or operators of vehicles
before turning, shall make sure that
such movement can be made in safety,
and give plain signal to others upon
the street by extending the hand or
otherwise.
(25) Every licensed motor vehicle
standing or being operated or driven
on any public highway within the city
limits shall be provided during the per-
iod from one hour after sunset to one
hour before sunrise, with at least two
lighted lamps on the front, the light of
such front lamps to be visible one hun
dred fifty feet in the direction in which
such motor vehicle is headed or pro-
ceeding. There shall also be provided
one rear light on such vehicle which
shall display a red light visible from
the rear at least one hundred fifty feet,
and white light, the rays of which
shall shine upon the number plate car
ried on the rear of such vehicle. Pro-
vided, that motor bicycles and motor
cycles shall be required to display but
one lighted lamp, such light to be dis
played on the front of such vehicle so
that it shall be visible one hundred feet
in the direction in which the vehicle is
headed or proceeding.
(26) 1t shall be deemed a violation
of this ordinance for any person in
charge or control of any vehicle to
make with such vehicle or any divice
connected Herewith, any excessive
noise to annoy the public, or to open
the cut-out to the muffier on any vehicle
or to permit such vehicle or any device
thereon to emit smoke, gas or steam
within the streets, highways or public
places of this City.
(27) No person under sixteen years
of age shall be permitted to drive or
operate any motor vehicle within the
City of Yale.
(2S) No motor vehicle shall be per.
mitted to be operated on any of the
streets of the City of Yale without first
having been duly registered with the
Secretary Of State and without display
ing its number plate. Provided fur
ther, that if the owner of any such
motor vehicle desires to use the same
upon the streets Of the City of Yale
pending the application for registra-
tion and the furnishing OF a number
plate by the Secretary of State, he shall
secure from the City Clerk number
to be issued by the said Clerk and shall
pay therefor the sum Of one dollar. No
motor vehicle shall be operated upon
the streets without number plate fur
nished by the State where said machine
is registered, or without the number
furnished by the City Clerk.
(29) No person or persons shall
drive or propel any automobile or other
motor vehicle upon Main street at a
rate of speed to exceed twelve (12)
miles per hour; nor shall any person or
persons drive or propel any automobile
or other motor vehicle upon any street,
alley, park, or other public grounds
within the City limits at rate of speed
to exceed fifteen miles per hour, and at
no time shall any person or persons
drive or prOpel any automobile upon
any street, highway or public place in
a careless, reckless or negligent man.
ner
(3O) Every motor vehicle or other
vehicle equipped with and using elec-
trio light or lights upon any of the pub
lie highways of the City of Yale shall
be provided and equipped with some
practical and efficient device or devises
whereby the forward light or lights Of
such vehicle may be dimmed or les
sened at the will of the driver or chauf-
fer to such an extent that such electric
light or reflection therefrom through
said forward light or lights will not in
terfere with the sight or temporarily
blind the vision of the driver of an
approaching vehicle; and it shall be
the duty of the chaCffer or driver of
such motor or other vehicle using elec.
trio lights to effectually apply such
DINNER to the forward light or lights
so as not to blind the vision from an
approaching vehicle.
PROVIDED, That 1t shall lie suf-
ficient compliance with the provisions
of this ordinance IL such forward light
OF lights shall be of colored or frosted
glass or otherwise so constructed, equip
ped and operated as to completely and
efficiently prevent such light or lights
from interfering with the sight or tenn
porarily blind the sight of the driver
of an approaching vehicle.
PROVIDED FURTHER, That the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall apply to
all power driven vehicles including
those in which gas, oil, kerosene, car.
bide, OF any other substances are used