The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-06
ORDINANCE NO. 1877
AN ORDINANCE

AN OhDlt>ANSIS
Relating to Vehicles and Horse
Back Riding and Providing for
the Regulation Thereof; Pre-
scribing the Penalties for he
Violation of this Ordinance and
Repeating all Ordinances and
Parts of Ordinances in Conflict
Herewith.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Monte Vista:
Sec. |. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to ride or drive
horse or other animal, or to operate
or drive any motor vehicle, bicycle,
wagon, buggy or other vehicle along
or upon First Avenue between Bat
terson Street and Jefferson Street, or
along or upon Second Avenue be-
tween Patterson Street and Monroe
Street, or along or upon Third Ave-
nue. between Patterson Street and
Monroe Street, or along or upon Park
Avenue, or along or upon the open
road between Fullenwider Park and
the track of The Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad Company, or along
or upon any of the streets known as
Patterson, Broadway, Washington,
Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
between First Avenue and Third Ave-
nue. in the City of Monte Vista at a
greater rate of speed than fifteen
15) miles per hour, or along or
upon any other of the streets, alleys,
roads or other public ways within the
corporate limits of the City of Monte
Vista at a greater rate of speed than
eighteen (1S) miles per hour.
Sec. II. That it shall be unlawful
for the owner of any motor vehicle
to permit the same to be operated or
driven upon any of the streets, alleys,
roads or other public ways within the
corporate limits of the City of Monte
Vista, unless the person driving and
operating the same be over the age of
fifteen (15) years and competent and
qualified to operate and drive said
motor vehicle.
Sec. III. That no motor vehicle
shall be left standing upon any of the
streets, alleys, roads or other public
ways within the corporate limits of
the City of Monte Vista with it's en-
gine running, unless a person over
the age of fifteen G5) years and
qualified to operate a motor vehicle
shall be left in charge thereof.
Sec. ". That i shall be unlawful
to drive or operate any motor vehicle
between sunset and sunrise along or
upon any of the streets, alleys, roads
Qr other public ways within the cor
porate limits of the City of Monte
Vista, unless said motor vehicle shall
be equipped with and shall display
not less than three CD lights, viz:
two CD front lights, which shall
show white or yellow, and one %
rear light, which shall show red, pro-
vided that motorcycles shall be re-
quired to display only one % front
light, which shall show white or yell
low, and one G) rear light, which
shall show red
Sec. V. The term motor vehicle"
as used in this Ordinance shall apply
to all wheeled vehicles and motor
cycles operated by any form of en-
gine, motor or mechanical power.
The term motorcycle" as used in
this Ordinance shall apply to two (2)
or three CD wheeled vehicl oper-
ated by an engine, motor or other
mechanical device.
sec. VI. That any person violating
any of the provisions of this Ordin-
ance shall upon conviction thereof be
fned In sum not less than Ten Dol
lars ($10.0O) nor more than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.OO), which
Judgment may be enforced as provid-
ed by law.
Sec. VII. That Chapter 125 of the
Ordinances of the City of Monte Wis
ia, entitled IAN Ordinance Concern
ing Vehicles and Horse Back Riding"
passed and approved on the fourth
day of March, 1909, and all amend
ments thereof and all other Ordin-
ances and parts of Ordinances in con-
met with the provisions hereof he
ana the same are hereby repealed.
Approved. passed, adopted and
ordered published at a regular meet
ing of the City Council held on the
4th day OF October, 1917.
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