Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-28
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
PASSED JUNE 18th, 1918
Regulating Traffic of Vehicles on the Streets
in the Village of Wauseon, Ohio

provided herein being necessary to the public
safety, therefore an emergency exists for the
immediate taking effect of this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by
the Council of Wauseon:
Sec. l. The term Vehicle shall apply to
and include a horse, automobile, motorcycle,
carriage and baby push cart.
Sec. 2. The term Driver shall apply to /
the rider, driver, or leader of horse; to a /
person who pushes, draws, propels, oper-
ates, or is in charge of a vehicle.
Sec 8. The term "Congested District" shall /
apply to that part of Fulton street from |
Chestnut street on the south to Oak street
the north, and Depot street from Fulton
street on the east to Clinton street on the
west.
Sec A. The term Intersection Street" shall |
apply to any street which joins another at
any angle, whether not it the
other street.
Sec 5. No person shall ride upon a ve-
hicle without the consent of the driver, and,
when so riding no part of such persons body
shall protrude beyond the limits of such ve-
hicle; and person shall hitch onto, climb
, upon, take hold of vehicle while such
vehicle is in motion
Sec 6. No driver of a vehicle shall permit
the contents of such vehicle to drop or
drip upon a street.
Sec. Z. No person shall drive motor ve-
hicle upon street in the village of Wauseon,
unless such vehicle is equipped with an ade-
quate muffler.
| Sec. 8. No person shall operate a vehicle
upon the streets in the village of Wauseon
| in such way that said vehicle will emit
unnecessary smoke.
| Sec. 9. No person shall drive a motor We
] hicle upon a street in the village of Wau-
seon, unless such vehicle is provided
with adequate signal devise; and per-
son shall use such devise except when neces-
| sary to give warning.
| Sec. 10. The driver of vehicle before de-
creasing speed, stopping turning into an
| intersectng street, shall give plain, visible
nd alz nal to thnrS fha Ctr
/ by extending the hand otherwise.
Sec. IL. The driver of vehicle, before
/ backing such vehicle shall give visible or
audible and timely warning, and, while back
! ing, must exercise care not to injure per-
son property.
/ Sec IL The driver of a vehicle before
passing another vehicle, going in the same
direction shall give a timely audible signal.
J Sec. 13 The driver of a vehicle shall give
timely, audible warning when approaching
a pedestrian on the street.
Sec. IA No person shall lighted spot
light on a vehicle in the village of Wau-
| seon, except when the rays of such spot
light are projected directly on the street and
at a distance not exceeding sixty feet in
front of said vehicle.
Sec. 15. The driver of vehicle, overtak-
ing and passing another vehicle, shall pass
. on the left side of the overtaken vehicle and
not pull over to the right until entirely clear
of said overtaken vehicle.
} Sec. Is. The driver OF a vehicle shall turn
, to the right of a street when signaled by
, a driver of vehicle behind desiring to pass
j Sec II. The driver of a vehicle when meet
ing another vehicle, shall pass to the right
: Sec 18. The driver of a vehicle when turn
, ing to the right into intersecting street
> shall drive close to the right-hand curt
as possible.
: Sec. 49, The driver of vehicle befor.
, turning to the left into intersecting street
| shall pass. beyond the center of such inter
secting street, unless otherwise directed by s
n police officer.
Tha driv of xyahio hon dri iU
y ing such vehicle to the opposite side of the
) street, turning to proceed in the oppo
site direction, shall drive to the left in
! semi-circle, so as to head in the direc
l tion as the traffic on that side of such street
U Sec. 81. The driver of vehicle, in the con
2 gested district, hereinbefore defined, shall
( not turn such vehicle to head in an oppo
= site direction except at intersecting street
z Sec. %. No person shall drive a vehicl
0 through procession funeral cortege ex
n cept with the permission of police officer
y y provided, however, that this shall not appl
. to drivers of fire apparatus, police vehicles
2 and ambulances.
< Sec. %. When, in case of fire, the depart
q ment apparatus will establish fire line, NJ
. vehicles will be allowed within 200 feet o
9 Said apparatus, unless authorized by depart
A ment officers.
= Sec "a No person shall drive a vehicl
upon or over any hose other apparatu
4 being used by the fire department.
e Sec 25. The driver of a vehicle, approach
q ing an intersecting street where no traffi
y officer is stationed, snail give right of wa
at such intersecting street to any vehicle ap
preaching from his right.
Sec. 26 The driver of vehicle shall sto
or move such vehicle whenever and as sig
It nailed ordered to do so by police Officer
Sec. 27. No person shall move, destroy. c
deface sign, marker, other device place
y upon a street, sidewalk, hydrant, building
.. or other place by the police department.
- Sec. %. No person shall leave vehic
20 standing in the congested district with Il
IL f1 4
s said vehicle and then not to exceed thre
a minutes.
Sec 29. No person shall leave a vehic
standing within six (6) feet of either side
a fire hydrant fire cistern.
: Sec. 80. No person shall stop or leave
vehicle standing in such place to o
struct street, private driveway, or crossir
for pedestrians.
standing in the congested district for long
period than three minutes unless the same
parked at an angle of forty-fve degret
and the right front wheel of all motor v
hicles within four (4) inches of the curb al
a space of two feet from the running boa
Of another parked vehicle, from the point
Fulton street in the congested district whe
the pavement narrows, to Oak.
Sec 32 No person shall drive or opera
a1 a motor vehicle upon a street or thoroug
fare on the streets of Wauseon, Ohio, unle
there is displayed upon the front and rear
said motor vehicle the distinctive number a
registration mark furnished by the Secreta
of State or other State authorities for t
then current year, for such motor vehic
securely fastened in perpendicular po
ton and at right angles to the direction
which such motor vehicle is headed, so ii
same may be read from left to right and
plainly visible in its entirety.
Sec. 33. Any person operating or drivi
a motor vehicle upon a street thorous
fare in the Village of Wauseon, during
period from thirty minutes after sunset
thirty minutes before sunrise display
light on the rear thereof, and three VIII
lights, two on the front and
rear, the rays of which white lights sh
shine upon and illuminate each and ev'
part of the distinctive registration numl
upon the rear of such motor vehicle g
the front lights of such motor vehicle sh
be visible at least two hundred feet in
direction in which such motor vehicle is p
ceeding; provided that any person operat
or driving a motor vehicle known as
torcycle shall display one light the fir
thereof to be visible at least two hund
feet in the direction in which said motor
hicle is proceeding, in addition to the r
lights herein required.
Sec. "a. No person shall drive or oper
motorcycle motor vehicle upon stl
or thoroughfare in the Village of Wause
at a greater speed than eight miles an h
in the congested district as defined by sect
No. three of this Ordinance; upon
other street thoroughfare in said vills
at greater speed than Fifteen miles an hc
Sec. 35. (PENALTY). Any person violat
Z, 8, 9, TO- IL, IL, IS, Ia, 15. Is,
1s. 10, 20, 21, %, %, "a, 25. 26, 27,.
20, so, 81, inclusive, of this Ordinance, 81
for the first offense be fined not less t
One Dollar nor more than Twenty-Five
lars and the cost of prosecution; and fo
subsequent offense shall be fined not less
Ten Dollars nor more than Fifty Dollars
the cost of prosecution.
Sec. 36. penalty. Any person viola
any of the provisions of Sections 80, S3,
of this Ordinance, shall for the first offt
be fined not more than Twenty-Five Dol
and the cost of prosecution; and for a
ond subsequent offense shall be fined
less than Twenty-Five Dollars nor more
Fifty Dollars
Sec. 81. All ordinances inconsistent '
the provisions of this ordinance, be and
same are hereby repealed
Sec. 3s. That the immediate regulation
traffic for vehicles and persons in the str
and thoroughfares in the Village of
seon, being necessary to the public SAT
this is declared to be an emergency meas
@N and shall go into effect from and after
passage.
Passed June II, 1913