The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
Ordinance No. II
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE OF THE
STREETS OF THE CITY OF ELY BY PERSONS
USING ANIMALS AND MOTOR OR OTHER VEHI-
Giles THEREON

SECTION L. The 'motorvehicle as used in this
ordinance shall include all vehicles propelled by any Other
ire engines and fire wagons, police patrol wagons amu
ances and such vehicles only upon rails or tracks
The term owner used in this ordinance shall include
person. firm association corporation owning or rent
ing vehicle included within the terms of this ordinance
or having the exclusive thereof under lease or other
wise, for period greater than thirty days
The term street. used in this ordinance shall include
street. avenue aey park or nuhIc oround within the
limits of the City of Ely.
SECTION 2 Every owner of a vehicle which shall
be operated or driven the streets of City of Ely shall
file with the City Clerk of said City statement containing
brief description of the owned by such
the factory number and model of vehicle the name
and business address of such and the
Der assigned to said vehicle Secretary of State
OF pursuant to the provisions of the General Stat
utes OF the State of Minnesota
No person shall operate ON the streets of
the city OF Ely unless such vehicle shall registered
as aforesaid unless such vehicle shall display on the
the tag register assigned by the Secretary
State of the State of Minnesota above referred to-
SECTION 3. Every motor vehicle operated upon the
streets OF the City of Ely shall provided with adequate
brakes sufficient to control said vehicle all times shall be
provided with suitable and adequate bell horn or other
device for signaling and shall during period from one
hour after sunset to hour before sunrise display at least
two lighted lamps visible from the front of such vehicle
together with at least lamp the thereof which
rear lamp lamps shall display light visible from the
OF such vehicle and white light the rays which shall
shine the number plate carried of such
vehicle The light of the front lamps vehicle shall
be OF such character and strength be readily
distance Of two hundred feet from the vehicle in the rec
ton in which said vehicle is proceeding.
SECTION 4. Every motor vehicle operating upon the
streets OF the City OF Ely using gasoline motive
shall be equipped with and shall muer socaled
and said muffler' shall not be disconnected
within the limits of the City of Ely
SECTION B. No mOtorvehice operated upon the streets
OF the City OF Ely shall searchight lamp that ems
binding, dazzling confusing light while on the streets
or other public places of said City of Ely
SECTION o. No person shall use any siren other
similar horn vehicle within the limits the City of
Ey this provision shall not apply to vehicles used by
ire e,, or police departments of the City of Ely
SECTION Z. Every person using any vehicle on the
streets of the City of Ely shall drive ride such vehicle
the right of the center of the street when turning
the left to enter ntersectng he shall turn to
the left until his vehicle shall have passed beyond the
OF such nersectng street. provided that when street
for any not in suitable condition for use to it's full
width obsrcted such person NAV use the Travelled or
beaten part OF the street regardless Of which side the
center OF the street said travelled part may
IN such cases persons using vehicles SHALL when meeting
other vehicles turn to the right OF the Of travelled
or beaten part OF the street that their respective vehicles
may pass without interference.
SECTION s. Every person using any vehicle on any
street of the City of Ely shall before turning out to pass any
other vehicle before turning around before turning
out OF the line of traffic for any reason look carefully to
the of the vehicle which said person is using upon the
side toward which he cOnempates turning and failure to
so look when III so turning out collision takes place with
any vehicle coming from the rear, shall be deemed neg
gence on the part of the person failing to so look
SECTION y No person using vehicle shall turn said
vehicle around the City of Ev ex
cept at the intersection of two thereof; and if in
turning around vehicle within the City of Ely place
not at the intersection Of two collision takes place
with another vehicle the person turning at place not
street intersection shall be deemed guilty of negligence
SECTION TO- Every person using any slow moving vehi-
Gle any street in the City of Ely shall keep right
curb and allow those moving rapidly to keep nearer
the center of the street.
SECTION H. No person using any vehicle on any street
the City OF Ely shall stop such vehicle leave same
standing such position that front headed against the
inc of traffic. but such vehicle when stopped or standing
shall at all times be headed in the direction as the GEN
era line Of traffic.
SECTION II. Whenever person riding driving or
a of drjVin
motor other vehicle street of the City of Ely shall
meet another person thus riding driving leading horse
II other animal thus driving operating motor or
'her vehicle ii such persons moving opposite drec
ons each shall sacken his pace if necessary reason
IDLY turn to the right to give half of the travelled
practicable and fair and equal opportunity pass to
he other but it said persons moving the same drec
ion the person overakg shall pass the left side of the
person overten and the overtaken SHALL
turn to the right give fair opportunity
o pass to the other without interference.
SECTION ID. Any person operating driving motor
ehce the of the City of Ely shall on signal bv
asng the hand by request from person riding leading
driving horse horses other ORA animals bring such
noorvehcle Immediately to STOP and if travelling in the
opposite direction remain stationary long may rea
enable to allow such horse animals pass and if travel
the direction reasonable caution in there
fter passing such horse ANIMAL provided that anv
such horse animal appears badly frightened or the
operating such mOtorvehice sgnaled or re-
uesed to do such person shall the of such
ehce to running long shall be reasonably nee
prevent accident and insure the safety of others
pom approaching pedestrian who upon the travelled
art of any highway and not upon sidewalk and upon
pproaching ntersectng highway corner
highway where the operator view is obstructed every
operating motorvehce shall slow down and give
timely signal with his BELL horn other device for signal
lg provided however that person shall nreasonaby
bsruct impede the rights of traffic upon the streets of
city of Ely of driver of motorvehicle horse and