The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-06-04


rying the United States mail.
In stopping or turning at any street
intersection a signal shall always be
given to- any vehicle behind by rails
ing the whip or hand.
All vehicles moving slowly along
the streets shall keep as close as prac-
ticable to the curb line, so as to allow
faster moving vehicles free passage
on the left hand side.
All vehicles must stop when direct
ed to do so by the police, and upon
signal from the police must move on.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to run a vehicle on any
public street Or the city of Ocala
within the fire limits at greater
rate of speed than fifteen miles an
hour, or six miles an hour around
corners, or on any public street of the
city of Ocala without the fire limits
at a greater rate of speed than twenty
miles an hour, except police, ambu-
lance and fire department vehicles in
emergency cases.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to run, drive or use any
vehicle in a careless, reckless or neg
| Hgent manner.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person under the age of fifteen
years to operate, handle or run, in
any manner, any automobile, motor
cycle, or motor car, or in any manner
handle the steering wheel or other ap-
paratus by which the aforesaid We
hicle is controlled, on any street or
alley in the city of Ocala. And it
shall be unlawful for any person
owning or controlling an automobile,
motorcycle or motor car to permit
any person under the age of fifteen
years to violate the provisions of this
ordinance.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be unlawful to run
or operate any automobile, or other
motor driven vehicle, on the streets
or alleys of the city of Ocala unless
the same is provided with a good and
sufficient brake in good working
order.
Sec. z. All automobiles and other
motor driven vehicles shall be equip
ped with one good horn, gong or bel,
and shall show between the period of
one-half hour after sunset and one
half hour before sunrise, two lamps
. showing white lights visible at a dis
tance of 800 feet ahead. All such ve-
hicles equipped with mechanical dim
mers shall operate such DINNERS
when meeting or overtaking and pass
! ing other vehicles. All motorcycles
shall be equipped with one good horn
gong or bell, and shall show during
the time prescribed herein for auto
mobiles one lamp showing a white
, light visible at the same distance. AL
. bicycles shall show during the time
! prescribed herein for automobiles one
lamp showing white light visible al
least 100 feet ahead.
4 Sec. 8. 1t shall be unlawful to run
any automobile or motorcycle within
the corporate limits of the city Of
Ocala with the exhaust or cut-out
, open, or making unnecessary noise.
Sec. 9. No person shall permit {
horse or horses, vehicle or vehicles, il
!, his or her charge. to remain or stol
r upon sidewalk.
III Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlawful 70,
any person to drive on the streets o
E Ocala any blind animal to vehicles
e for public hire.
= Sec. IL. 1t shall be unlawful TO
r any person or persons to hitch an!
E animal on the streets of the city o
: Ocala except in a good, safe and sub
4 stantial manner.
;, Sec. II. Any person or person
convicted of violating any of the pro
. visions of this ordinance shall b
FURNISHED by fine not exceeding So
o. nor less than SIS, or Imprisonment no
. exceeding thirty days, or both fin
r and Imprisonment, in the discretion
q OF the court.
= Sec. 49, All ordinances or parts
y ordinances in conflict with the pro
! visions of this ordinance are repealed
n Sec. IA. This ordinance shall g
. into effect on the first day of August
h 1919.