The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-21
ORDINANCE NO. 2l7
An Ordinance Prescribing Additional Tran Q
Regulations for the City Of Lakeland, Flor.
ida, and Providing Penalty for Violations

Regulations for the City Of Lakeland, Flor.
ida, and Providing Penalty for Violations
Thereof.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
LAKELAND, FLORIDA:
Section /. That no person under sixteen
Years of age shall drive or operate, or be per-
rted to drive or operate any automobile, ~
romobile, motorcycle or other motor driven
vehicle in the City of Lakeland,
Section 2. That no person. VINO mas no'
been duly authorized under the laws OF l''e
State of Florida to drive or operate IN aut"'
,rohile locomobile motorcycle or other motor
driven vehicle snail drive or opera,e a,' o,%nr
automobile, lOCOmOble, motorcycle OF o'hcf
motor driven vehicle in or upon any street
vnnue alley. or other thor0ughfare OF the
city Of Lakeland. ,-....,,,.
Seotion 8. That nd person shall drive any
automobile. Iocomobe, motorcycle, or other
motor -driyen vehicle in or upon any street,
avenue, alley or other thoroughfare OF me
@tty Of Lakeland at rate OF speed greater
lthan twelve miles an hour.
| Section A. That no person driving or OPP
! rating any automobile, lOCOmOblle, motor
,,clp or other mOtOr-driven vehicle snail TURN
|tbe said vehicle in or upon any street, ave-
rue alley or other thoroughfare OF me wy
of Lakeland at a rate OF speed greater thai,
,icbt miles an hour, and that no person snail
ar other motor driven vehicle at rate OIL
sneed greater than eight miles an hour on any
strcet avenue, alley or other thorOughfare OIL
Ithp civ Of Lakeland Immediately abutting oil
within one block Of any school grounds OF
hospital grounds in use as such
Section s. That no person driving or op
lerafinr any automobile, locOmobile, motorcycle
Ior other motor-driyen vehicle shall turn thu
said vehicle in or from any street, avenue
alley or other thoroughfare OF the City O
Lakeland, without having first given a sigma
with a horn, bell or other audible apparatus
.or the purpose Of giving warning OF his ap
lrroach and that no such person snail turl
Tie said vehicle at any point IN such tnof
loupbfare excepting at the intersection OF sal
thoroughfares
section 6. That no person shall drive 0
onerate any automobile, locomoblle, motor
,.vcle or other motor driven vehicle in or upo
ltho streets, avenues, alleys or other thorough
fares of the City of Lakeland between tn
lbonrs Of sunset and sunrise without having tn
said vehicle equipped with two lamps de
siened for such use which lamps shall
living such light as can be seen by persons
front az said vehicle at a distance OF not les
tban 400 feet and also having said vehic
i,ouipped with one or more lights clearly Vl'
, ible 10 persons in the rear Of said vehicle.
Section T. That Immediately upon u
aoundinr of the fire whistle or other appar'
erce Of confagration within the CITY
Lakeland all persons driving or in charge
INV vehicle of any nature whatsoever in d
streets avenues, alleys or other thorough
fares Of the City Of Lakeland, shall drive SUI
vehicle to the adjacent curb-line and bril-
such vehicle TO a full stop, and shall rema
! At such place for period Of three minute
! excepting that this section shall not be co
strued to apply to drivers OF ambulances.
members Of the Fire Department and the 7
lice Department or any municipal departing
rbon such member Of the said departmeT
are engaged in the discharge Of their ofic
duties. nor to physicians on urgent calls.
! Section 8. That whoever violates any Q
Of the foregoing sections shall be punished
fine of not less than Five Dollars or mC
,ban One Hundred Dollars, or by imprisC
) ment at hard labor for not more than SD
/ davs. or by both such fine and imprisonml
y and that the driver and the owner Of any
~ tomoblle, locomobiIe, motorcycle or fny oil