Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-12-15
ORDINANCE NO. POI.

Further regulating traffic of vehicles on the streets of
the City OF Bogalsa Louisiana, and providing penalties
for the violation of this ordinance.
49, Whereas it appears that the City of Bogausa has
erected and is erecting signs, silent policemen, park
ing signs, etc. it's streets for the protection of the ct
zens and regulating traffic and parking of vehicles and
there tendency to disregard the signs and park nd
crlmlnaey and into and destroy the silent policemen
Therefore be it ordained by the Commission Council
of the City of Bogausa, Louisiana:
Section l. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for
any person driving any kind Of vehicle whether motor
driven not to into strike otherwise modest any
Of the silent policemen posts, signs erected by the
City of Bogalusa and placed in its streets the corners
for the purpose of directing traffic and safeguarding the
lives Of its citizens.
Section e. That all persons driving any sort of We
hicle whether motor driven not shall Always go to the
right around the said posts signs silent policemen
thus erected and shall always blow their horn at least SO
feet before approaching any such silent policemen sign
post and reduce the speed of their vehicle to not
than miles per hour, in order to avoid acct
dent injury to any pedestrian driver of another
hicle.
Section g. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for
any person to park vehicle Of any kind between places
designated by the Parking Signs prohibited, and any
person parking in violation Of the parking signs, nu
ing moving the parking signs shall likewise be violat
ing the law and conviction, shall be punished
hereinafter provided
Section f. That all streets running North and South
and Fourth Street. running East and West and the High
way, running through Northwest and Northeast BOga-
lusa, shall be known and designated rght-of-Way
Streets and anyone travelling these Streets approaching
an nersectng street. shall have the right of way the
vehicle coming into the said rght-ofway street. and it
shall be the duty of any person crossing coming into
right-ofway street to bring the vehicle unto complete
troll and if necessary stop in order that any other vehicle
travelling the rght-ofway streets might go by. That this
right of way privilege does not apply to anyone turning
corner from rght-Of-Way street into interesting
street. and any person using ght-ofway street. and
pecting intending to turn into ntersecing street.
shall slacken the speed of his vehicle to miles perl
hour and keep we'll to the right and avoid accidents
Section 5. That all vehicles, other than those pro-
PEELED by gasoline when travelling the streets of the
City of Bogausa Louisiana night time when it is dark
shall have light on the vehicle the front part of the
vehicle in such way that it may be clearly seen from
both front and rear.
Section g. All drivers SHALL on approaching any
corner ntersecng street. slacken the speed of the
hcle to seven miles per hour and blow the horn warning
other vehicles of approach.
Section T. Any person violating any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance shall upon conviction be fined in
any sum not more than $4,000 imprisoned not more
than 90 days. or both fine and Imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court Provided that this ordinance not
intended to repeal existing ordinances regulating traffic
on the city streets
E. R. CASSIDY Acting Mayor.
d. M WADSWORTH,