The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-02-12

ton; and no motor vehicle shall be
operated on any of the streets Of
said Town in such way IS 60 emit
smoke or unnecessary nOxiou3 gases
or vapors.
Section vi
1t shall be the rule Of the road
that every person driving a motor
or other vehicle, or riding or driving
any animal upon the streets OF said
Town Of Lynden. or In any other
similar use of such streets, upon
meeting any other person so using
such streets, seasonable to turn to the
right of the center of the street so
as to pass without interference, and
any person so using the streets, shall,
upon overtaking any other person
SO using such streets. pass to the
left side thereof and the person so
overtaken shall as soon as practicable
turn to the right so as to allow free
passage on the left. Any person
operating a motor or other vehicle
shall, at the intersections of the
streets. keep to the right of the inter-
and highways when turning to the
sections of the centers of such streets
right and pass to the right of such
intersection when turning to the left.
Section VII
In case Of accident to person
or property on the stroet3 OF said
town due to the operation thereon
of motor vehicle, the person OPP
Grating such vehicle shall stop and
upon request of the person injured.
or of any person present, shall give
to such pcrson his name and address.
and IL not the owner of such vehicle
the name and address of such owner,
and the namc and address of other
persons accompanying him.
Section VIII
/. No person operating or driving q
motor vehicle in tho limits Of the
said Town of Lynden, Washington.
shall drive or operate the same in
any other than q careful and prud-
ent manner, nor at any greater speed
than Is reasonable and proper hay
ing due regard to the traffic and the
use of the streets by others. or so as
to endanger the life or limb of any
person.
Section TX
Every motor vehicle shall be pro-
vided with good and sufficient brakes
and with suitable bell. horn, or 9TH
er signal which shall be used as a
signal or warning to any person. or
whenever there is danger Of cOllis-
ion or accident.
Section X
Every motor vehicle operated or
driven upon the streets Of the Town
of Lynden. Washington. shall exhibit
during the period from one half
hour after sunset to one half hour
before sunrise and at all times when
fog or othor atmospheric conditions
render the operation of said vehicles
dangerous to traffic or the use OF
the streets, at least two head lamps.
one on each side of said vehicle.
showing white or yellow tinted lights
visible at least five hundred feet or
more in advance Of said vehicle. Such
motor vehicle or any trailer attached
thereto shall have attached to the
rear not less than one lamp showing
red light visible at least two hundred
feet in the rear Of such vehicle, and
the same light or additional light
or additional light casting white rays
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number plate thereof. so that such
number plate may be easily read at
q distance of at least sixty feet; PRO-
VIDED that motorcycles shall be re-
ouired to carry only one light IN the
front thereof. which shall show white
or yellow tinted rays visible at least
five hundred feet in advance Of such
motor vehicle; PROVIDED FURTH-
,ka hn n Iyfl1 d}a-
play any light showing red to the
front of any motor vehicle. Every
motor truck the body of which ex-
ceeds six feet in width shall exhibit
during the hours of darkness. in ad-
dition to the above required lights,
a white light on the left side of the
machine defining the limit OF the
body OF the machine or the overhang-
ing load, II any, and beyond the out
side thereof, and said light shall be
so fixed or carried that the light
therefrom may be seen both from
the front and rear OF said motor
truck. Every motor truck or motor
vehicle or trailer carrying a load
which projects over the rear end
three feet or more shall be required
to display a red flag by day and u
red light by night. on tho extreme
end of such overhanging load.
Section XI
1t shall be unlawful to operate any
motor vehicle, motor truck, trailer,
Tor any other vehicle of any descrip-
tion. on any Of the paved streets, or
over and across any bridges. of the
Town OF Lynden. Washington, with
load greater than 10000 pounds,
and no motor truck shall be driven
on said streets or bridges with load
exceeding its licensed capacity. And
no logging trucks shall be driven ov-
er such streets or bridges loaded
with logs or bolts exceeding 1000
feet; and no logging truck with a
trailer or other six wheeled logging
truck shall be driven over or along
any such streets or bridges with q
load of logs or bolts exceeding 5000
feet as calculated by Scribner's Log
Scale, and for the purposes OF this
Ordinance the weight of the load shall
be calculated at five pounds per foot
log scale.
Section XII
No person shall remove, transfer
or transport over and upon any OF