The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Proposed Ordinance No. IL
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE OF THE
STREETS OF THE CITY OF ELY BY PERSONS
USING ANIMALS AND MOTOR OR OTHER vEHI-
Giles THEREOF

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN:
SECTION The term motor vehicle, used in this
ordinance shall include all vehicles propelled by any other
than muscular power except traction engines rollers
fire engines and fire wagons police patrol wagons ambu
ances and such vehicles only upon rails tracks
The term owner, used in this ordinance shall nclude
any person. firm association corporation owning
ing vehicle included within the terms of this ordinance
having the exclusive thereof under other
wise for period greater than thirty days
The term street used in this ordinance shall include
any street. alley park public ground within the
limits of the City Of Ely.
SECTION q Every owner.ofa motor-vehicle which shall
operated driven streets of the City of Ely shall
file with the City Clerk of said City statement containing
brief description of the owner
the factory number and model of such vehicle the NAME
residence and address OF such the
Der assigned to said by the Secretary of State
of Minnesota pursuant to the provisions of the General Stat
utes of the State of Minnesota;
person shall operate motovehicle on the streets
the City of Ely unless such vehicle shall have been registered
aforesaid unless such vehicle shall display the
thereof the register assigned the Secretary of
State of the State of Minnesota above referred to-
SECTION 3. Every motory vehicle operated upon the
of the City of Ely shall provided with adequate
brakes sufficient control said vehicle at all times shall be
provided with a suitable and adequate BELL horn other
device signang and shall during the 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
lamp lamps shall display red light visible from the
of such vehicle and white light the of which shall
shine upon the number plate carried the such
vehicle The light of the front lamps such vehicle shall
be of such character and strength as to be readily for
distance Of two hundred feet from the vehicle in the dec
ton in which said vehicle is proceeding.
SECTION f. Every motor vehicle operating upon the
streets of the City OF Ely using gasoline motive power
shall be equipped with and shall mufler socalled
and said rmufler shall not be out disconnected
within the limits Of the City of Ely.
SECTION s. No motor-vehcle operated upon the streets
of the City of Ely shall searchght lamp that ems
a binding, dazzling confusing light while on the streets
| or other public places of said City Of Ely.
i SECTION g. No person shall use any siren other
similar horn any vehicle within the limits of the City of
Ely this provision shall apply vehicles used by the
/ fire or police departments of the City of Ely.
j SECTION l. Every person using any vehicle Oh the
of the City of Ely shall drive ride such vehicle at
the right of the center of the street and when turning to
the left enter nersectng street he shall not turn to
the left until his vehicle shall have passed beyond the
Of such tersecng provided that when the
for any suitable condition for to its full
width obstruced such person may the travelled
beaten part Of the street regardless of which side of the
of the street said travelled beaten part be- but
in such persons using vehicles shall when meeting
other vehicles the right of the of the travelled
beaten part of the street that their respective vehicles
may pass without interference
i SECTION s. Every person using any vehicle any
of the City of Ely SHALL before turning out pass
other vehicle before turning around before turning
of the line of traffic for any look carefully to
the rear of the vehicle which said person using upon the
side toward which he contempates turnng and failure to
so look when in turning out collision takes place with
any vehicle coming from the shall be deemed neg
gence the part of the person failing to so look.
SECTION g. No person using vehicle shall turn said
vehicle around street streets of the City of Ely
cept the intersection of two streets thereof and if in
turning around vehicle within the City of Ely at place
the intersection of two streets collision takes place
with another vehce the turning at place not
street intersection shall be deemed guilty of negligence
j SECTION 10 Every person using any slow moving veh
Gle any the City of Ely shall keep the right
curb and allow those rapidly to keep
! the center OF the street.
SECTION H. No person using vehicle any street
in the City of Ely shall such vehicle leave the
standing such position that its front is headed against the
line of traffic. but such vehicle when stopped standing
shall all times be headed in the same direction the
q eral line of traffic.
+ SECTION r. Whenever person riding driving or
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other vehicle street OF the City OF Ely shall
meet another person thus riding, driving leading horse
or other animal thus driving operating motor or
other vehicle if such moving opposite drec
ons each shall sacken his pace If and reason
ably the right give half of the travelled road
if practicable fair and equal opportunity to pass to
the other but if said persons are moving in the same dec
on the overtang shall pass on the LETT side OF the
person overaken and the overaken SHALL as soon
practicable the right give fair opportunity
i to pass to the other without interference.
i SECTION 13 Any person operating driving motor
vehicle the streets of the City of Ely SHALL signal by
driving horse horses other draft ANIMALS bring such
vehicle immediately STOP and it travelling III the
opposite direction stationary long may be rea-
sonab allow such horse animals to and II travel
ing the direction reasonable caution IN there
after passing such horse anma provided that IN any
such horse animal appears badly frightened or the
operating such motorvehice sgnaled or re
quested do such person shall the motor OF such
vehicle running long shall be reasonably nee
accident and the safety OF others
upon approaching pedestrian who is the Travelled
part of any highway, and not upon sidewalk and upon
approaching an nersectng highway curve or corner
highway where the operators Obstructed every
person operating motorvehcle shall slow down and give
timely signal with his BELL horn other device Tor signal
ing provided however that shall unreas0naby
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