The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-18
ORDINANCE.

ties for the violation thereof ana rePeai
ing ordinances numbered ol ana % an A.,
all ordinances and parts Oh
conflict with this ordinance .u -,
Be il ordained by the town couheil "
the Town of Oroville, Okanosan county
Washington. -, ,,sti
Section /. This ordinance SHAH cot m,
tute the traffic code OF the Town Un and
vile, Okanogan county, "ashi"s' o''
may be cited as such. - aao,,r.
Section 3 This code is hereby ueciai
ed to be an exercise OF the ponce Po
of the Town of Oroville, ana Oh the St ..S
of Washing ton, for the pubic saieS, | ~
it's provisions shall be construed ioi '"s
ACCOMPLISHMENT of that purpose.
Section 3. Ii any portion OF ,n,s -, ~,
shall be declared Invalid such invalu'.s =,
shall not thereby effect the Vaiiui's VI
the remaining portions. ,os
Section A. The words and PHRASES
herein used unless the same shaii DC
clearly contrary to, or inconsistent. VIII
the contex OF this ordinance or Oh tue
section in which it is used snail De coh-
strued as follows.
(AD Curb" shall be construed to mean
the boundary of that portion OF any
street open to the public for the use u
vehicles a.
OBJ Driver shall include the rider
driver or leader OF any animal, OF ahs
person who operates or Is IN charse VI
any vehicle.
90 Motor Vehicle" shall include al
vehicles or machines propelled py an!
power other than muscular, upon VI.
streets for the transportation oil persons
freight or any COMMONLY, eNcep. hiah
ton engines temporarily upon the hish-
way road rollers or road making ma
chimes, and vehicles that run upon raiis
or tracks
0D) owner shall mean any person
who has "A general or special property II
the whole or any part of anything, Oh
lawful npSSeSSiDn thereon, tltHtF
or constructive.
CE) Parked shall mean waiting
vehicles placed at any angle or parallel tt
the curb as herein after provided
whether occupied by the driver thereon Oh
other persons or whether the engine o.
motive power thereof is in motion or not
(F) Person shall include natura
persons of either sex, associations co
partnerships and corpora tons whethe
acting by themselves or by servants
agent or employee.
tG) Police officer" shall mean tn
Marshal or any duly appointed or elected
peace officer of the Town or state.
CID Business District" shall INCLUDE
the streets and alleys embraced IN TN
| following territory:
North OF Railroad Track.
Vancouver. Main and Spokane street
between Railroad avenue and Contra
Avenue Central, First and Railroad
avenues between Vancouver street an,
spokane street.
South Of Railroad Track.
Fourth street from the north line there
of to Radbourn street, Young, sutton ant
Radbourn streets between Main an
1 Fifth streets.
| ID Streets shall include all or an.
portion of the public highway and othe
places in the Town of Oroville open 70
the use of vehicles.
CD Vehicle" shall include all car
riages moving on land, whether OF
WhaplS and whether draw
or pushed by animals or men, or pro
PEELED by motive power. excepting loco
motives, trains or cars which run OF
rails or tracks.
(K) Trailer shall mean any vehicle
which is attached to another vehicle TO
the purpose of being drawn or propelled
by such other vehicle.
Cd Words" in the present tens
| shall include the future tense and in tn,
| masculine shall include the plural, and IL
the plural shall include the singular.
Section 3. No person shall drive a mo
tor vehicle without a brake or brakes
sufficient to bring. and capable of bring
| ing such vehicle together with an!
u complete stop within Fifty 500 fee
when the same is travelling at the rat,
of Twenty (20l miles per hour.
Section 6. No person shall ride or driv,
any horse. nor drive or operate any We
hicle in any other than a cerefu and pru
dent manner nor at a greater speed thar
is reasonable or proper having due re-
gard to the traffic and use of the street.
by others; nor so as to endanger the life
limb or property of any person. nor so a.
to collide with any animal or vehicle Of
strike against any person or property
Section 7. No person shall drive or op
crate a motor vehicle or bicycle withou
having attached thereto bell, gong
horn, whistle or other signal device capa
BILE of producing an abrupt sound suffi
GENTLY loud to be heard above the nois,
of traffic and to serve as an adequat,
warning OF the approach of such vehicle
Section s. 1t shall be unlawful for an,
person. firm or corporation to use ;
siren" horn on any vehicle in the TowI
of Oroville. excepting those belonging t,
the Fire or Police department of tn,
Town of Oroville
Section 3 No person shall drive Of
propel any vehicle having attached
thereto any bell or other noisy deyic,
for the purpose of attracting attention
or which shall cause ANNOYANCE TO tn,
public; providing the foregoing shall no
apply to sleighs or horses drawing tn,
same nor to signal devices required OF
fire or Police department vehicles or am
balances.
Section 10. Every motor vehicle oper
ated upon the public highways and al
other public places in the Town of Orc
vile open to the public for the use o
vehicles. shall exhibit during the perio,
from one-half hour after sunset unit
one half hour before sunrise. and at al
other times when fog or other atmos
pheric conditions render the operation q
said vehicle dangerous to traffic or tn,
use OF such highways or such public
places, two head lamps. one on each sid,
OF said vehicle showing white or yellow
tinted lights, visible under ordinary at
mosphertc conditions at least five hun.
dred t5oO) feet or more in advance n
said vehicle. Such motor vehicle or traj,e,
wnicn may be attached thereto shall hav,
attached to the rear not les sthan on.
red lamp showing a red light visible n
least two hundred t200) feet in the reo,
OF such vehicle, and the same light n,
an additional light casting white rays o.
sufficent strength on the rear numbe,
plate thereof so that such number plate
may be easily read at a distance Of ~
least sixty 600 feet; provided that motor.
cycles or only two wheels and bicycle,
snail be required to carry only one lipb,
in front thereof, provided further that II
snail be unlawful to display any lish,
showing red to the front of any motto,
vehicle.
Section II. Every vehicle or tra,,a,
carrying load which projects over ms
rear end of such vehicle three (3) feet n,
more shall display a red light at the ex.
IRENE OF such projecting load during tbs
period from one-half hour after sunset r.
one-half hour before sunrise and al al
other times shall display a red flag at the
extreme end of such projecting load.
Section r. Spot lights shall not he
used within the Town of Oroville.
Section 10. No person shall drive q,
operate motor vehicle or the moto,
thereof having an intenal combustion ON
CINE without having attached thereto
an exhaust muffler having cubic capac.
lty OF not less than twice the cubic ga