The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1920-07-09
ORDINANCE NO. 27-is2o.
- Ordinance providing regulations
governing the operation Of motor
vehicles In addition to the provisions
q Chapter No. 116 Of the laws Of
Mississippi, 1916.

Sec. !. That no person under the
age OF sixteen years shall be permitted
to operate or drive motor vehicle in
said city; providing however, that au-
thority may be granted by the said city
council to suitable and competent per-
sons under sixteen years OF age upon
application and showing made there
for.
Sec. 2. That no glazing headlights
shall be permitted to be used upon
any motor vehicles upon any of the
streets of said city.
Sec. 8. That drivers of motor We
hicles must at all times comply with
any direction by voice or hand given
by any member of the police force in
the enforcement of this ordinance as
to stopping, starting, approaching or
departing from any place.
Sec. 4. That the driver of motor
vehicle, on the approach of fire APP
paratus shall Immediately draw up
said vehicle as near as practical TO the
right curb, and parallel thereto and
bring it to standstill until the fire
apparatus has passed.
Sec. 5. That no driver Of motor
vehicle shall drive within twenty feet
OF any moving motor vehicle when ap-
preaching to pass or while passing
over crossing.
Sec. 6. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, while riding bicycle
to hang on to, or ride beside any mo-
tor vehicle by clinging or holding to
said motor vehicle, or any other part
thereof.
Sec. Z. That the driver of motor
vehicle shall, in approaching a cross
ing or roundup a corner or curve Of
a public street, sound q signal in such
manner as to give warning Of his
approach, and indicate with the hand
or arm the direction IN which it is
proposed to turn, and shall proceed
at rate of speed not exceeding ten
miles per hour.
Sec s. That two moving vehicles
moving abreast shall not be oYertaken
and passed by motor vehicle and all
east and west bound motor vehicles
shall have the rightof-way over north
and south bound motor vehicles.
Sec. 9. Parking regulations shall I
apply within the limits bounded on the
south by Convent street from the river
to Washington street, on the east by
Pascagoula street and from Tucker |
street on Pascagoula street to Tele- |
phone Road, on the north by Live Oak |
street, and west by the Pascagoula |
river.
Sec. 10. No parking shall be al
lowed on st. Francis, ST. Ferol, or
Washington streets, or on the Depot
grounds between the passenger depot
and hotel.
Sec. IL. All motor vehicles within
the parking district and on streets
where parking is allowed shall in so
doing be governed by the following
rules: On all streets running east
and west all parking must be on the
south side, on all streets running north
and south all parking must be on the
east side, must be within two feet of
and parallel with curb with free
space of four feet from any other
parked vehicle, not less than 10 feet
from any fire plug and 25 feet from
any street corner.
Sec. II. All motor vehicles engaged
as carriers of passengers or freight or
both, operating on Washington street
to shipyard must receive and dis
charge passengers at parking points
on Delmas avenue and otherwise be
governed by same rules as apply to
other vehicles in the matter of parking
and turning.
Sec 49, No motor vehicle shall turn
around on Delmas avenue, Krebs ave-
nue., Ker street, Frederic street, st.
Ferol street, st. Francis street, Wash
ington street or any streets within lin
its subject to parking regulations ex-
cept on Pascagoula street at the inter
section of Delmas and Krebs avenues 1
and turn shall be there made without .
backing.
Sec. Ia. All public service motor
vehicles in meeting trains and other
purposes shall at all times park on /
the west side of the passenger depot I
and private motor vehicles shall park
on the east side of the said depot and 1
all such vehicles shall park at such |
points by placing the rear Of the car
to the platform or walkway, with front
of car toward street and at right an
giles with railway track.
Sec. Is. All motor vehicles when
passing school houses when school is
in session and all churches on the
Sabbath day where such churches or
schools are located on lots abutting
the street being so used, shall run eft
a speed not exceeding ten miles per
hour.
Sec. 1e. Motor vehicles may make
a temporary step on the side Of streets
where parking is not permitted for
discharging freight and passengers OF
other temporary wait, 5ut shall con
sumo no more time in so doing than
absolutely necessary for the purpose
and in no event exceeding ten min
utes, and shall in so doing be gov
erned by the parking rules herein pro
vided.
Sec. IL. No vehicle shall cross from