The Washington times., 1919-03-22
POLICE REGULATIONS

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, wash
T5aS 1Tns19n; March II, 1918. ORDERED
Congress approved March ;, 1917. gtvina:
the Commissioners Of the District OF Co
lumbia power 10 make and enforce all
regulations governing the speed Of motor
vehicles in the District OF Columbia sub
jsct TO penalties prescribed in The Act =.
Congress approved June 29, 1906, reguIat-
ing the speed Of automobiles in the Dis
ttict OF Columbia, Section 2s Of Article
District Of Columbia 10 hereby revoked
ana in lieu thereof new section 2S
ia hereby adopted to read as follows:
Section IS. No person shall drive or pro-
pei. or cause TO be driven OF propelled.
loaded or unloaoed. any automobile truck
or other motor vehicle or horss-draWn We
chandtse and having a carrying capacity
ot one ton or more, upon any public high
greater rate OF speed than IL miles an
hour between intersectinE or connecting
highways. nor At q greater rate OF speed
tran miles an hour across intersecunE
or connecting highways nor around the
corners OF any highways nor al
greater rate OF speed than 8 miles an hour
over any bridge with a wooden floor
nor at greater rate of speed than
miles an hour into or out OF any alley
NO person shall drive or pTopel. or cause
20 be driven or propelled, any passenger
vehicle or any commercial vehicle other
than those described in the preceding
paragraph Of this section, upon any public
highway in the District OF Columbia at a
greater rate OF speed than IS miles an
hbur between intersecting or connecting
highways; nor at a greater rate OF speed
than l. miles hour across intersecting
or connecting highways nor around the
corners OF any highways: nor at a greater
rate Of speed than IL miles an hour over
any bridge having a wooden floor; nor at
= greater rate of speed than miles an
hour into or ont Of any alley; Provided.
however. that outside Of parks and On
PsrliSns OF hishWSys between intsrsecting
net more than two houses, q rate Of speed
net exceeding % miles hour will be per-
Hitted for vehicles described in this para
The driver or operator Of vehicle \
and the owner or proprietor riding thereon.
violating any OF the provisions of this sec
ton shall be subject to the following pen
aHies prescribed in the Act OF Congress ap-
of automobiles in the District Of Columbia, |
namely: Upon conviction for the first Of
Tense, a fhe not less than FIVE dollars nor |
more than atty dollars; upon conviction /
for the second offense within one year from ]
the commission OF the first offense, a fne 1
net less than ten dollars nor more than !
one hundred dollars, or Imprisonment for /
not less than fve days nor more than !
thirty days, at the discretion Of the court: I
within one year from the commission If 4
the first offense. and for any and all suL- /
sequent ofensess a hne not less than ff'y 4
dollars nor more than two hundred and 1
fifty dollars, apd Imprisonment in the /
Workhouse for not less than thirty DAYS
nor more than six months. That under
Police Regulations for the District of cS-
lunbia contained in an Act OF Congress ]
a pproved June 30. 1906, the following
= amendments are made to Article XII: !
That Section 19 Of Article. MI. of, the
Police Regulations Of the District OF. Co
luTabis, ~ hereby revoked. and in. ,lieu
thereof the following section is adopted:
Section re- when two or more vehicles
reach a highway intersection in any part
Of the District OF Columbia at approx
nlately the same time. the vehicle ap- /
preaching said intersection from the right
shall have the right-of-Way over the va
hiele or vehicles approaching from the left.
accept as provided IN Sections AZ and 50 Of
his Article: Provided. that where traffic 90
ice officers are stationed. they shall IA -
full power TO regulate traffic Irrespective
~ the foregoing provisions That Sec
ten II Of Article XII OF the Police ReEu-
stions OF the District OF Columbia is here
~ amended by striking out the LIST. SRI
md 9Th paragraphs thereof. That Section
IS OF Article XII OF the Police Regulations
" the District of Columbia il hereby
amended by inserting after the word ''Arti-
BE" in the second line thereof the words
except where penalty ~ otherwise
provided W. GWTNS GARDINER.
CHARLES w. KUTZ, Commissioners. y. L.
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