The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-25
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

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streets and public highways ana all otnef
places in the Town OF Oroville. Okanogan
county. Washington, open TO the PuDi,c
for the use OF vehicles, providing peh'ii
ties for the violation thereof ana repeat
ing ordinances numbered 81 and 80 anu
all ordinances and parts of ordinances III
conflict with this ordinance.
BE it ordained by the town council OF
the Town of OrOville. Okanogan county
Washington. :,
Section l. This ordinance shall consti-
tute the traffic code OF the Town oil gro,
vile. Okanogan county. washington. anu
may be cited as such.
Section g This code is hereby declar-
ed to be an exercise OF the ponce power
OF the Town of OrOville, and OF the state
of Washing ton, for the public safety ana
its provisions shall be construed for the
accomplishment OF that purpose.
Section g. III any portion OF TINS coue
shall be declared invalid such invalidity,
snail not thereby effect the validity Oh
the remaining portions.
Section L. The words and phrases
herein used. unless the same shall pc
clearly contrary to- or inconsistent WITH,
the contex OF this ordinance or OF the
section in which it is used shall be con-
strued as follows.
CA Curb shall be construed to mean
the boundary of that portion of any
street open to the public for the use OF
vehicles.
OBJ .Driver" shall include the rider
driver or leader of any animal, or any
person who operates or Is IN charge Oh
any vehicle.
(C) Motor Vehicle" shall include all
vehicles OF machines propelled by any
power other than muscular upon the
streets for the transportation OF PERSONS
freight or any commodity, except trac-
ton engines temporarily upon the nigh
way, road rollers or road making ma
Chimes and vehicles that run upon rails
or tracks
ID owner" shall mean any person
who has a general or special property in
the whole or any part of anything, or
lawful possession thereof either actual
or constructive.
tE) Parked" shall mean waiting
vehicles placed at any angle or parallel to
the curb as herein after provided.
whether occupied by the driver thereof or
other persons, or whether the engine or
motive power thereof Is in motion or not.
Cd Person" shall include natural
persons of either sex, associations, CO.
and corporations whether
acting by themselves or by servants.
agent or employee.
GO Police Officer" shall mean the
Marshal or any duly appointed or elected
peace officer of the Town or state.
(H) business District" shall include
the streets and alleys embraced in the
following territory:
North of Railroad Track.
vancouver. Main and Spokane streets
Avenue, Central, First and Railroad
avenues between Vancouver street and
Spokane street.
South Of Railroad Track.
Fourth street from the north line there
of to Radbourn street, Young, sutton and
Radbourn streets between Main and
Fifth streets.
~ Streets" shall include all or any
portion of the public highway and other
places in the Town of Oroville open for
The use of vehicles.
ca Vehicle" shall include all car
riages moving on land. whether on
wheels or runners and whether drawn
or pushed by animals or men, or pro-
PEELED by motive power, excepting loco
motives, trains or cars which run on
rails or tracks.
QK) Trailer" shall mean any vehicle
winch Is attached to another vehicle for
by such other vehicle
70 words in the present tense
siail include the future tense. and In the
masculine shall include the plural, and in
the plural shall include the singular
Section o. No person shall drive a mo-
TOR vehlcle without brake or brakes
sutficent to bring, and capable of bring
ing such vehicle together with any
complete stop within Fifty 500 feet
when the same is travelling at the rate
OF twenty t20) miles per hour.
Section g. No person shall ride or drive
any nurse, nor urlVe or operate any We
hicie In any other than a cereful and pru-
dent manner nor at a greater speed than
is reasonable OF proper, having due re-
gard to the traffic and use of the streets
by others; nor SO as to endanger the life,
limb or property of any person, nor SO as
to collide with any animal or vehicle or
strike against any person or property.
Section 7. No person shall drive or op-
crate a motor vehicle or bicycle without
having attached thereto a bell, gong.
whistle al nal 1at,to
Bile Of producing an abrupt sound suffi-
GENTLY loud to be heard above the noise
of traffic and to serve as an adequate
warning OF the approach of such vehicle
section ). II shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation to use a
siren horn on any vehicle in the Town
of Oroville, excepting those belonging to
the Fire or Police department Of the
Town of Oroville
Section 8. No person shall drive or
propel any vehicle having attached
thereto any bell or other noisy device
for the purpose of attracting attention
or which shall cause annoyance to the
pubic; providing the foregoing shall not
Apply 10 sleighs or horses drawing the
same, nor to signal devices required on
Fire or Police department vehicles or am
balances.
Section 10. Every motor vehicle oper
ated upon the public highways and all
other public places in the Town of Oro-
VINE open to the public for the use of
vehicles, shall exhibit during the period
from one-half hour after sunset until
one nan hour before sunrise. and at all
other times when fog or other atmos-
pheric conditions render the operation of
SAID vehicle dangerous to traffic or the
use of such highways or such public
places, two head lamps, one on each side
OF said vehicle showing white or yellow
tinted lights. visible under ordinarv az
mospherc conditions at least five hun