The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19

Ordinance Regulating Street Traffic in the City
Madison, South Dakota

hicle or motor vehicle shall not move
backward for a greater distance than
is necessary to turn or to move away
from the curb, and ample warning
shall be given to avoid injury to 9TH
er traffic.
Sec. 9. Fire Hydrant and Cross
ing.) A horse, vehicle or motor We
hicle shall not be stopped or left
within Is feet of a fire hydrant, nor
in such position as to obstruct a
crossing, unless to allow another We
hicle or pedestrian to cross its path.
No horse, vehicle or motor vehicle
shall be allowed to stand upon any
street within Is feet from the prop
erty line of the intersecting street.
Sec. 10. Crossing Sidewalks.) A
horse, vehicle or motor vehicle shall
not be allowed to cross a sidewalk
except where a driveway Is provided.
and in crossing a sidewalk to or from
an alley, lot or building, no horse,
vehicle or motor vehicle shall be
driven or operated at a speed greater
than four miles an hour.
Sec. IL. (Speed of Motor We
hicles.) 1t shall be unlawful for any
driver to drive any motor vehicle
upon the public streets, alleys or pub
lie grounds in the city of Madison, at
a greater rate of speed than fifteen
t15) miles an hour, and in turning
corners from n street to another
street or crossing intersections the
rate of speed shall not exceed eight
go miles an hour.
Sec. IL. BRAKES and Signals
Every motor vehicle shall be provid-
ed with adequate brakes in good
working order and sufficient to con-
troll such motor vehicle at all times
and adequate bell or horn or other
device for signaling.
Sec. 10. (Lights.) A motor We
hicle shall, during the period from
half an hour after sunset to half an
hour before sunrise, when the said
car is being operated, display at Least
two lighted lamps OF the front and
one on the rear of such motor We
hicle. which rear lamp shall display a
red light. plainly visible from the
rear; provided, that a motorcycle or
motor bicycle shall be required to
display but n lighted lamp in front
and one in the rear. The rays of
such real lamp shall shine upon the
number plate carried upon the rear
of such motor vehicle in such a man
ner as to render the numerals thereon
plainly visible.
Sec. IA. (Headlights.) 1t shall
be unlawful to use any acetylene, gas
or electric headlights upon any We
hicle or motor vehicle upon any of
the paved streets DR. alleys of the
city of Madison unless the same are
dimmed in such a way as to prevent
the light being dazzling or binding
to persons using the streets.
Sec. Is. (Care in Meeting and
Passing.) A driver of a motor We
hicle shall on signal by raising a
hand or otherwise from a person rid
ing. driving or leading a horse, or
other domestic animal, bring such
motor vehicle to a stop. and if travel
ing in the opposite direction, remain
standing as long as may be reason
ably necessary to allow such horse or
animal to pass, and in travelling in
the same direction to use reasonable
caution in passing such horse or an
imal; provided, that in case such
horse or animal appear badly fright
ened, the driver shall cause the mo-
tor of said vehicle to cease running
as long as shall be reasonably neces-
sary to prevent accident and insure
the safety of others.
Sec. 16. Gage of Driver.) No per-
son who is under the age of Is years