The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-10
PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR FIRST READING
TUESDAY, FEB.
II, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE
70 further regulate the operation OF au

20 further regulate the operation OF au.
a tomobileS in the city OF Memphis,
Be it ordained by the Board OF Com
missioners OF the city Of Memphis as
follows:
Section l. That no dealer or 9TH
er person receiving any shipment
of automobiles, or otherwise bring
ing any automobile or automobiles
into the city of Memphis, shall drive
said automobiles, or any Of them, over
any street of said city, unless the front
or leading car of those so received, or
some other car accompanying and lead
ing the same, shall have a legal license
number attached. 1t shall not be nee
essary in driving said cars 10 the place
of business or warehouse of the per-
son receiving same to have a separate
license number upon each of said cars,
provided they shall be accompanied by
a leading car bearing such number.
Sec. 2. That no dealer or other per-
son shall operate any new or second
hand automobile Upon any of the streets
. Of the city of Memphis without the reg
~ular license number, unless said auto
mobile shall bear a metal num-
Der plate containing a letter OF
the alphabet Identifying the own
rial number, Said number plate shall
be painted red, with white letters and
figures, and shall bear the word
Tester" 1t shall be at least as large
! as the number plates required for auto
2 mobiles under the state law. Every
dealer or other person using any such
tester number plate shall register with
the chief of police of the city of Mem
phis the letter of the alphabet by which
such dealer or person is to be identi-
fled, and shall place such letter upon
each and every tester plate used by
him.
Sec. 8. That any dealer or other per-
son within the city of Memphis, selling
any automobile upon which the perma-
mem city and state license numbers
shall not have been placed, shall fur
nish with and attach to said automobile
a white cardboard sign upon which shall
appear in black letters a letter Of the
alphabet identifying the seller OF said
car, together with a serial number used
by said seller, and also the hour and
day when said automobile was sold, and
an expiration time for the use OF said
cardboard sign, which shall in no case
be more than four hours after said
hour of sale. Every dealer or other
person selling any such automobile shall
register his said identification letter
with the chief of police and shall keep
a complete record of the cars thus sold
by him and the time when sold, and also
the serial numbers used by him upon
said cardboard signs. 1t shall be un-
lawful Tor any person to use said num-
Der sign beyond the date of its explra-
tion, unless the chief of police for good
cause shall write upon said card ar
extension, in 10 case to exceed forty
eight hours. After the expiration of the
lawful use of said number card, it shall
be unlawful for any person to. operate
any such automobile upon the streets of
the city of Memphis, without having
same equipped with permanent number
plates as required by law.
Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful and
a misdemeanor for any person to fail
to comply with any of the provisions
of this ordinance, punishable by a fine
4 of not less than ten and not more than
fifty dollars.
Sec, S. That this ordinance take eff
feet from and after its passage, the
public welfare requiring 1t.