Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-07-11

morphine, or cocaine, or to leave any
such vehicle standing unattended
upon any street in the town of Roanoke
Rapids without first stopping the en-
CINE or motor thereof.
SEC. 2. That it shall be unlawful
for the owner, or agent of the owner,
of any motor vehicle, automobile,
motor car or motorcycle, or any other
vehicle propelled by steam, gasoline,
or electricity, to permit the same to be
driven upon the streets of the town of
Roanoke Rapids by person under the
age of sixteen years. Every such We
hicle shall be provided with adequate
brakes in good working order and suf-
ficient to control such vehicle at all
times when the same is in use, and
suitable and adequate bell, horn or
other device for signaling, and shall
during the period from one-half hour
after sunset to one.half hour before
sunrise display at least two lighted
lamps on the front and one on the
rear of such vehicle, which shall also
display red light visible from the
rear.
The rays of the rear lamp shall shine
upon the number plate carried on the
rear of such vehicle in such manner
as to render the numerals thereon Wis
ible at least fifty feet in the direction
in which the motor vehicle is proceed
ing:
Provided, that the lamps on such
vehicle need not be lighted when the
vehicle is standing under tie rays of
light and can be plainly seen, and
one light displayed on the front
of motorcycle shall be deemed a
compliance with this section.
SEC. 3. Every person driving an
automobile, motor car, motorcycle, or
horse drawn vehicle, and every person
riding bicycle in the town of Roa-
noke Rapids, shall, upon meeting an
other vehicle, pass to the right, and
upon coming up from the rear of an
other vehicle, pass to the left, observ-
ing the general rule of the road: and all
such vehicles shall be driven on the
right of the center of the street along
which they may be going: 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to turn any
vehicle upon the streets of said town,
whether horse-drawn or motor-driven
except at the intersection or corner of
street, when it shall be the duty of
such person to drive to the center of
such intersection before commencing
to make the turn, to turn and to signal
with the hand in which direction the
turn is to be made; and it shall be un-
lawful to drive any vehicle through
the line of funeral procession.
1t shall be the duty of every person
driving or operating vehicle, horse
drawn or motor driven, to obey in
stantly any directions that may be
given by a traffic officer or policeman;
to slow down upon approaching each
street intersection so as to pass such
intersection with the vehicle so oper-
ated under complete control, and, in
the case of motor-driven vehicle to
sound the horn or bell of such vehicle
in warning upon approaching each
street intersection, and, upon ap-
preaching the intersection of Roanoke
Avenue and Second Street to slow
such motor-driven vehicle to ten
miles an hour and sound horn or bell.
Sec. d. 1t shall be the duty of
every person driving or operating any
vehicle in the town of Roanoke Rapids,
upon approaching a public school dur
ing school term, to cause said vehicle
to be slowed down to five miles an
hour, and it shall be unlawful for any
such person to drive any vehicle by
public school during the school term
at greater rate of speed than ten
miles an hour. The governing body of
the town of Roanoke Rapids shall
erect and maintain street signs upon
each block wherein a public school
may be situated, the inscription upon
which shall be substantially as follows:
Public school on this Block. Slow to
Five Miles,"
Sec. 5. Every person parking any
vehicle described herein in the town
of Roanoke Rapids shall park the said
vehicle on the right side of the street
in the direction in which the said We
hicle is going; and said vehicle shall
be parked at such an angle as to not
obstruct other vehicles from so park
ing and leaving at will; and said We
hicle shall be so parked that its front
end will be within II inches of the
curb.