The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
CHAPTER NUMBER $50
An ORDINANCE REGULATING r

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING RID
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THE CITY OF sAUK CENTRE AND
THE PARKING OF VEHICLES AND
OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
THEREIN AND PROVIDING A PUN
ISHMENT FOR ANY VIOLATION OF
SAID REGULATIONS.
Section 1. The owner, operator,
driver or person in charge of any
cart, dray, wagon, hackney coach, ON
nibus, automobile, taxi cab, carriage,
buggy, motorcycle, tricycle.. bicycle, or
en- upon the streets of Sank Centre,
shall conform to and observe the fol-
lowing rules and regulations upon all
such sereets, alleys, avenues and pub
lie places in said city.
Section 2. The word vehicle" as
used in this ordinance includes equeS-
TRANS, led horses and everything on
wheels or runners and conveyance of
every kind except baby carriages.
Section 8. The word driver in
cludes the rider or driver of a horse,
wheel or bicycle, and the operator of
a vehicle, motorcycle or other convey
ances.
Section 4. That portion Of certain
streets in City of Sank Centre, to-wit:
Main Street, between it's intersection
the north line of Second Street; all
that portion of Second, Fourth, and
Fifth Streets lying and being within
twenty feet of Main Street; all that
portion of Third Street lying between
a line across said Street, twenty feet
east of the East line of Main Street,
and the west line. of Elm Street; all
that portion of Oak Street lying and
Street, are hereby declared to be sub
ject to the greatest traffic, and are
hereinafter called the "Congested Dis.
tricts.'
Section 5. Every person using ans
vehicle on any street in the City Of
Sank Centre shall operate, drive or
ride such vehicle on the portion of
the street to the right Of the center
thereof.
Section 6. A vehicle, except when
passing, another vehicle ahead, shall
habitually keep as nearly to the
right hand curb as possible.
Section Z. When two vehicles,
travelling in opposite directions meet,
each shall keep to it's right hand side
of the street in passing.
Section 8. A vehicle overtaking an
other vehicle travelling in the same
side of the overtaken vehicle and not
pull over to the right until entirely
clear of it.
Section 9. Any driver of vehicle
desiring to cross from one side of the
street to the other, within the said
Congested District, with such vehicle,
shall do so only at street intersections
and by proceeding to the streets In
tersection and turning to the left so as
ito head in the same direction as the
traffic upon the street.
Section 10. All vehicles shall at
the intersection of public streets keep
to the right Of the point of intersec-
| ton of the center lines of such streets
when turning to the right and shall
| pass to the right Of such point when
| turning to the left.
Section IL. The driver Of every We
| hlcle intending to turn the same to
the left shall extend his arm in hor-
1zontal position, on the left side and
at least IL inches outside of such We
hicle, SO as to be visible to those APP
preaching or, in lieu thereof, shall use
some appropriate signalling device
equally visable.
Section II. No person in control of
a vehicle shall back same without first
giving ample warning and while back
ing care must be exercised not to
injure those in the rear.
Section Is. No vehicle unless in an
emergency, or to allow another We
shall stop, or allow said vehicle to
stand. within the intersection of two
or more streets.
Section II. No vehicle shall be
/ parked or allowed to stand in the
streets in front Of any public or pri-
vate alley or driveway or so as to cb-
/ struct free access to and from any
such alley or driveway.
Section 15.' No vehicle .,hiH be left
standing or packed within the said
congested district in any other place
than at the side of the street, and IN
the case of 1rotor vehicles