Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-26

passage on the IeIC anu IL neceSSa nv
on account of road conditions, such
driver Of said draft animal or other
vehicle shall stop for sufficient length
of time to allow said automobile to
pass. Any person so operating mo-
tor vehicle shall at the intersection of
said highways keep ito the right of the
center of such intersection of such
highway when turning to the right
and pass to the right of the center of
such intersection when turning to the
left.
Sec. g. Every person operating an
automobile or other similar vehicle up
on or along such highway, shall, upon
signal by putting up the hand or 9TH
err sign Of distress made by a person
riding or driving horse or horses
which are frightened cause such auto
mobile or other similar motor vehicle
to stop, unless movement forward
is necessary to avoid an accident or
injury, and upon request, assist such
person or persons to pass such auto
mobile or other similar motor vehicle
| in safety.
Sec A. Every owner and operator
Of an automobile or other similar mo-
! tor vehicle shall have equal right up
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| all other users of such highways and
no persons shall unreasonably obstruct
or impede the travel of such operator
F., or owner while operating, propelling
! r driving such automobile or other
/ similar motor vehicle. No person or
persons shall give signal of danger
or distress or call for assistance upon
person lawfully operating any auto
9th ilor icJn
on any such highway without rea-
, sOnable cause for doing so.
Sec. 5. From thirty minutes after
sunset until thirty minutes before
sunrise no automobile, motorcycle or
other similar motor vehicle shall be
driven upon or occupy any such high
way in this county unless such vehicle
is provided with sufficient lights, of
such design and so adjusted and OPP
Grated as to render the use of the high
ways by such vehicles safe for all the
public. The minimum requirements
for head lamps on any automobile or
other similar motor vehicle. except mo-
t0rcycles, while being driven upon. such
highway shall be as to enable the
driver to clearly distinguish a person,
vehicle or other substantial object two
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adjustment and operation of such head
lamps shall be such as to avoid dan
gerous glare or dazzle. Subject TO
such minimum requirements any and
all orders of the Industrial Commits
sion of Wisconsin determining and fix
ing reasonable standards of lighting
equipment for automobiles, motor
cycles, and other similar motor We
hicles made in pursuant Of paragraph
3 of section 1636-52a of the statutes,
shall have the same force and effect
in regard to such highways in this
county as orders issued by said indus
trial commission pursuant TO sections
2394-41 to 394-7O inclusive. Failure to
! comply with the standards so fixed by
the Industrial Commission and with
such orders as it may issue for the adj
justment and use of lighting equip
ment on automobiles, motorcycles, and
other motor vehicles shall be prima
facie evidence of unsafe practice in
the use of such highways in this coun-
ty by such vehicle or vehicles
Sec. 6. Every automobile, motor
cycle or other similar motor vehicle
while being used upon any highway
of this county shall be provided with
efficient brake and an adequate bell,
horn Or other signal device and it shall
be unlawful for any person to use any
signal device which shall not produce
an abrupt sound sufficiently loud to
serve as an adequate warning of dam
ger, and it shall be unlawful for any
person operating any motor vehicle on
any such highway to make or cause
to be made any unnecessary noise with
any bell horn or other signal device
or to use the same except as warn
ing of danger. The use of siren horns
except upon motor vehicles in charge
of the police and fire departments OF
cities and upon hospital ambulances
and fire insurance patrols is here pro-
hibited.
Sec. z. Any person or persons VINO
SHALL violate the provisions of section
/. or 5, of this ordinance except as
hereinafter provided in cases of in
toxicated persons shall forfeit for ev
cry such offense not less than ten dol
lars nor more than one hundred dol
lars. Any person who shall violate
sections 2 and 8 of this ordinance shall
forfeit for every such offense not less
than five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars Any person found
guilty of a second or subsequent viO-
latiOn of sections I and of this or
dinance in any one year shall forfeit
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars.
Sec. s. Any person who shall OPP
crate or ride or drive any automobile,
motorcycle or other similar motor We
hicle upon or along any such highway
of this county when intoxicated shall
forfeit for every such offense not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars.
Sec 8. The county, state, road and
bridge committee is hereby authorized
to appoint traffic police officers for the
proper enforcement of the regulations
prescribed in this ordinance
Sec. TO- The compensation for the
police or officers appointed under the
provisions of section 8 of this ordi-
nance shall be authorized by the coun-
ty state road and bridge committee
and paid out of the general fund of
the county and charged to the high
way maintenance fund.
Sec. II. Such police officers shall