The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-05

driver of any vehicle shall carefully observe
| all SIGNALS OF said police officer and when di-
or otherwise to stop or start such vehicles
snail Immediately comply with said signal
~ Inc OFFICERS and men of the fire de-
psrInent ana hre patrol and their apparatus
OF all kinds. when going to or on duty, at or
returning from fire. and the officers and
men ana vehicles OF the police department AMI
an ampuiances shall have the right Of way
IN any street or public place. and through any
PPiTo;HesS~ns except over vehicles carrying
ohted states mail, and all vehicles cxcept
vehicles carrying United States mail shall I'M
on approaching fire apparatus going to a
hre or upon ascertaining when the same is
approaching such vehicle. said vehicle shall
proceed as near as possible to the curb and
wait until said fire apparatus has passed such
1s) No vehicle shall be allowed to remain
upon or be driven through any street of the
City OF Owosso to wifully blockade or OBJ
struet the street and no vehicle shall be so
overloaded that the horses or motive power
shall be unable to move it.
:, Q9) No vehicle used exclusively or primar-
lily for advertising purposes shall be allowed
upon the streets of the City except upon per-
mission in writing from the Chief of Police.
| .(2o) No person while under the influence
| OF liquor shall drive any kind of vehicle
| of the City.
l2D 1t shall be deemed a violation of this
ordinance Tor any person in charge or control
| of any vehicle to make the said vehicle or any
| device connected herewith, emit any excessive
noise to annoy the public or to open the muffler
muller cut out or to permit such vehicle
any device thereon to emit smoke, gas,
steam within the streets. highways, or public
places or allow oil to drip upon the pavements
or on any OF the streets, highways, or alleys
of this City.
(22) It shall be unlawful for more than
two persons to ride upon any motorcycle in
such manner that the second person or persons
| riding shall be between the person operating
or steering such motorcycle and the front of
said motorcycle, and every person so operat-
driving motorcycle
said motorcycle, and shall not operate or
drive said motorcycle from the side
(23) No automobile or auto car shall be
driven managed the streets of the City
of Owosso by any person under the age of
sixteen Q6) years.
(23E) No person riding or operating any
bicycle; sled or roller skate or like contriv-
ance shall take hold of attach themselves
or permit themselves such vehicle
ridden or operated by them to be at
trn m amy moving so tS nte noer
of the automobile, auto-truck or motorcycle
shall propel such bicycle sleigh, sled, roller
skate or like continuance.
(24) No person shall leave any horse. mule,
or team any other beast of burden in any
street. lane, alley, other public space with
out being securely tied or hitched either to o
post or weight, which weight shall weigh
not less than twenty-five pounds, and no
person shall tie or hitch any horse, mule, or
team which is attached to vehicle which
contains or has upon the same a hay pole or
any other load any other matter which pro-
trudes out from the back end of said vehicle.
All such vehicles shall when parked upon any
Owosso. stands parallel with the sidewalk or
curb. No horse, mule team shall be hitched
to shade tree or hitched or tied so that said
horse, mule or team can gnaw the bark from
any shade tree.
(25) 1t shall be unlawful to leave any auto
mobile or auto car. or other vehicle propelled
by artificial power upon the streets with the
engine or motive power in operation, unless
the same shall be attended with some compe-
tent person. unless the brakes thereon shall
be set.
operator of every vehicle driven upon the
streets of the City of Owosso, in complying
with the regulations of this ordinance. to
observe the rights of foot passengers upon
gers in use of the streets for lawful purposes
shall not be infringed lessened by the OBJ
the of vehicles upon the streets.
(27 Every motor vehicle operated and
driven on any of the public highways in the
City of Owosso shall be provided with ade-
at all times, and suitable and adequate bell,
horn or other device for signaling, and shall
during the period from one hour after sunset
to one hour before sun rise display at least
one lighted lamp the front, and one on the
rear of such vehicle. which shall also display a
red light visible from the rear. The white rays
of such red lamp shall shine upon the number
plate carried upon the rear of such vehicle
The light from the front lamp shall be visible
at least 200 feet in the direction in which the
motor vehicle is proceeding. The light from
the rear lamp shall be visible at least one
hundred (100) feet to the rear of said vehicle,
and such rear light shall be kept reasonably
clean so as not to interfere with the throw
ing of the light from the same. Every motor
vehicle shall be provided and equipped with
some practical and efficient device orr devices
whereby the forward light lights of such
vehicle may be dimmed or lessened to such an
extent that such light or reflection therefrom
to said forward light or lights will not inter
Temporarily
the vision of the driver of an approaching
vehicle: or pedestrian, and it shall be the duty
vehicle or other vehicle equipped with such
lights to effectually apply such DINNERS to the
forward light or lights of the vehicle beine
driven by him. and cause such light or lights
to be dimmed and iessened so as not to inter
fere with the sight or temporarily blind the
vision of the driver OF any approachihg We
ward light lights of the vehicle being
driven by him and cause such light or lights to
be dmmed, and lessened at all times while
said vehicle is operated upon the paved streets
of this city. Provided that motor bicycles or
motorcycles shall be required TO display put
light lamp in the front OF said AID vehicle VEN the
direction in which the motor vehicle Is pro-
ceeding.
(28) No person shall operate any vehicle
upon street, highway or public place IN -
City of Owosso at n rate OF speed greater
than is reasonable, and proper, having regard
to the traffic, and use of the highway, or so
rs not to endanger the lie or nnD OF any per
son or the safety of any property; and not IN
any event upon any street, highway, or pubic
place run at rate of speed higher than ten
(1O) miles hour in the business portion OF
the City of Owosso and not greater than nj
teen (15) miles an hour in all other portions
thereof.
800 No driver shall park any vehicle up
on any street or highway in the City of Owos-
so unless such vehicle shall be parked IN
manner prescribed and upon streets and high.
ways prescribed by the police department OF
said City of Owosso; and in no event shaii
any driver park any vehicle upon any street
or highway of the City of Owosso unless some
part of said vehicle shall be next to the curb
or curb line of said street or highway
800 The police department shall have all
powers and duties in relation to the manage
ment of the vehicular traffic necessary TO en-
force the same under the provisions Oh this
ordinance, and such police department snaii
promulgate such rules shall be deemed nee
essary to carry out the provisions OF TINS or
dnance and the police department shall see
that copies of this ordinance and the rules RUE,
and regulations made in compliance therewith
are posted in all public stations, and In mack,
cab. or other stables, and shall Keep copies
of the same at all of the stations ana issue
them upon application, and It shall De inc
duty of the owner and persons in charge OF al
public stables, garages and other places where
vehicles of any description are kept TOT nire
to see that this ordinance Is kept posted IN
consn;c,ous nlace therein, IL shall also DE