Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-28

Incorporated Town or city. ANY per
son driving or operating motor
vehicle in violation of this para
graph shall be guilty OF misde-
meanor and upon conviction there
Of shall be punished with a fine OF
not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars. or i'm
prisoned in the county Jan not less
than one nor more than six months.
or both, at the discretion OF the
court Or justice trying the case.
CD Upon approaching any person
walking in the travelled portion OF
any public highway or a horse or
any animal being led. ridden or
driven thereon, or a crossing of in.
terseeting public highways, or a
bridge or a sharp turn or curve, or
a deep descent, and also in passing
such person or such horse or other
animal. and in traversing such eros
sing, bridge, turn. curve or descent,
person operating motor vehicle
or motorcycle shall have the same
under control and shall reduce its
speed to a reasonable and proper
rate. If such horse, or other animal
being so led, ridden or driven shall
appear to be frightened. or IL the
person in charge thereof shall sig
nal so to do by raising his or her
| hand vertically, the person operat-
| ing such motor vehicle or motorcy-
Gle shall bring the same to a stop.
and If travelling in the opposite d.
reetien. shall remain stationery as
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such horse or other animal to pass,
or II travelling in the same direc-
ton, shall use reasonable caution IN
thereafter passing such horse or
animal, but no person shall give
such signal to stop unless neces-
sary.
Cut-Out Rule
Cd IN operator shall not use the
cutout of motor vehicle while ON
any highway in this state.
tm) An operator of a motor We.
hicle or tractor shall sound his
horn or other signaling device
when approaching points on the
Highways. where the view ahead is
not clear, or where the view OF the
side OF an iutersecting highway is
/, obstructed, provided that In no case
, shall such horn or signaling device
he used for the purpose OF making
any unnecessary noise.
(n) Whenever there Is not SUN
Client light to render clearly discern
able substantial object on tn,
highway at distance OF two hun
= dred feet ahead, the operator OF
vehicle shall light and keep Lighted
all the lamps with which, under tn,
provisions of this act, said yehicl
must be equipped; provided. that II
the event Of a bona fide failure o
one or more lights the operator ma,
proceed to destination; provide,
further, he sounds his horn or 9th
,, err signaling device once in ever,
four hundred feet and proceeds at
rate of speed not greater than ter
miles per hour to the nearest plac,
where he can put his lamps in or
der. Spot lights used on vehicle ha
wing left-hand drive shall be plac
i ed on the left hand side of sucl
vehicle, ana the rays of such spot
lights shall not he thrown to tn
y left of the center OF the vehicle 70
= more than one hundred feet In nc
: vance thereof while the vehicle |
in motion. A spotlight used on n W
hicle having right hand driv
shall be placed on the right han
! side OF such vehicle and the ray
/ of such 1otlight shall at all time
be on the right of the center lIn'
of the car No persons shall turI
off any OF the lights OF vehicle To-
the purpose of avoiding arrest o
Identification.
! Light On Poles
(o) All vehicles carrying poles Of
other objects which project NOR
tlan five feet from the rear, shall
during the period of from one.hal
hour after sunset to one-half hou
before sunrise carry right light a
or near the rear end OF the pole o.
other object so projecting. Durfn,
the period OF one-half hour befor,
sunrise to one-half hour after sun
set vehicles shall carry red fiaf
az danger signal at or near thu
rear end OF the pole or other object