The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-16

: Section 2s l.ittering the street
IT shall he unlawful to throw or dr.
upon any street nails. tac!;s. crock er
: scrap iron. IN wire bottles, glass
any other thing likely to injure
vehicle tire, or litter the streets.
Section %. Speed limit: 1t shall
unlawful for any person or persons
run, drive or direct or permit the ru
ming or driving of any motor drive
vehicle in, upon. along or across ar
public streets, alley or any other pla'
within the corporate limits of the cit
lof Natchitoches at greater rate {
speed than twelve Q2) miles an hou
Provided that trucks with a capacit
in excess of one ton shall not be ope
ated at a greater rate Of speed tina
eight (3) miles per hour. Provide
that all persons so driving or operatin
my kinds of said vehicles shall at eac
! 'rnssing or Intersections ot stree
low down and blow their horn an
operate and run at rate of speed nc
exceeding six (6, miles an hour. Prr
yided that trucks with capacity j
excess of one ton shall operate unde
similar conditions and at 4 rate o
speed not exceeding four (D miles pc
hour.
Section 81. Wheels of tractor an
trucks: 1t shall be unlawful fer an,
person to operate. pull or push an,
tractor or truck or other motor driver
vehicle with metal clcats, blades
spikes, knobs or other projections
other than the usual and ordinar,
chains manufactured and used to pre-
vent skidding on the tread of it:
wheels, over any paved or semi pavet
street within the corporate limits OF
the city of Natchitoches.
Section 81. Storing vehicles: II
shall be- unlawful for any person o,
persons to store his or her vehicle of
any kind on the streets of the city of
NatchitOches. and that the owner or
driver who shall permit any vehicle to
IN the same place and position
on a::y street for period of time in
excess of twelve Q2, hours shall he
tonsi cred to have violated this section.
Section 50. Restive or scared horse
Any person driving or controlling or
operating a motor driven vehicle shall
on request or signal by putting up the
hand of the person driving or riding a
'estive or scared horse. bring the We
licle to stop until SAID animal has
passed and shall in all respects render
III the necessary assistance to the
person so riding or driving said animal.
Provided that no motor driven vehicle
hall pass any driven or ridden horse
N any bridge within the city limits.
lnlcss such vehicles or vehicle shall
lave been on the bridge before such
lnimal or animals came upon it. Pro-
'lded that no person or persons riding.
eading or driving a horse or horses
hall pass any motor driven vehicle on
ny bridge within the city limits. unless
uch animal or animals shall have been
n the bridge before such vehicle came
pom it.
Section 33. Filling station: No mo
Or driven voh,clc shall be ALLOW ed to
top on Frcnt St. Washington or JEFF
erson ST.. at filling station on the
at side of the above named streets,
nd said vehicles must b. stopped %
eutral ground.
Section 81. Definitions: The follow
g terms wherever used herein, except
) otherwise specifically indicated, shall
the meaning herein below set forth
nd any such terms used in the singular
lmber shall be held to include the !
ural.
The word vehicle" includes every |
agon. carriage. omnibus, sleigh. push !
lrt, automobile, motorcycle. bicycle,
de car, cycle car. tricycle. and ether
'nveyances III whatever manner driven
propelled and every draft or ri.ling
iimal. when drawi,. ridden or led. An |
,imal or animals attached to any
,h;cl. shall with such vehicle consti-
tc the vehicle.
The words motor driven" vehicle
cludes ev.ry gasoline, steam ami
ectric u">rrIied automobile, truck.
Gle. raj, motorcycle, and side car
achine /
The word horse" includes every
mestic anima! used for draft or rii
e purposes.
The word driver includes the riler
driver of a horse, the rider o.. Il
heel and the operator of other v-ili-
ea.
The word streets" includes every
enue, boulevard, highwa way. cart-way, .
ne. strip, path, square and pla :e used !
or laid out for the use of vehicles. /
''Curbs" are the lateral boundary
that portion of the street desiyna- !
4 for the use of vehicles, whether
arked with curbstones or not. {
The word ''person" shall include all +;
lividuals, associations, partnerships
d corporations.
Section S5. Penalty: ANY person f
plating any of the foregoing provis +
Is. rules and regulations, shall he I
emed gn:!ty of misdemeanor ami II
on conviction thereof shall De pun t
led BY fine not to exceed One liun il
ed ($lo0.0O) Dollars nor less than s
7e (S5. .0c) dollars, and in default of
yment OF the fine 50 imposed with E
sts sh.,l be sentenced to serve a -
m of imprisonment in the city Jail, =
lock up, not exceeding sixty (6Ol y
IS, nor less than three g, days: !,
th at the discretion of the Mayor. :, -
section 81. Repeating other ordin. Il
sSSs ~ 10 OAu0AiON W tuO MdyUT anu Il
of the City of Natchito- q
IS, that all ordinances or parts of {;
finances, in conflict with or contrary il
the provisions of this ordinance are Il
'eby repealed.
IN roll call the vote stood as follows: al
'eas: I. L. POLICEMAN, Mayor Com. fl
'sioner, A. w. Watson, Commits r,
Ter ef Finance, San Aaron, COM,
sioner of Streets. Nays. None.
assed and adopted in open session m
9Th day of August 1920. 81
T. E. POLICEMAN, ~
Mayor-COmmissivner
T. F. HlMEL, 81
sec 'ty.-Treas
NUISANCE