Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-28
ORDINANCE NO. 10.

road, upon highways IN the county
of Iron, maintained by the county
and state, or either county or state,
and providing penalties for violation
thereof.
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SU-
PERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
IRON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS;
Section One: No person shall OPP
crate a motor vehicle, recklessly or at
a rate Of speed greater than is rea-
sonable and proper with regard to
the width, traffic and use of the
highways and the rules Of the road,
or so as to endanger the property,
life or limb Of any person; and no
person shall operate any such vehicle
along any highway described in this
ordinance, in any city, village or
through any hamlet which contain
more than ten houses and places Of
business at a rate Of speed exceeding
fifteen miles per hour, except where
the houses and places Of business
shall average more than two hundred
feet apart, where a safe rate Of
speed not exceeding twenty miles an
hour may be used; nor elsewhere on
any highway described in this ordin
aace at a speed exceeding thirty
miles per hour; and no person shall
operate such motor vehicle in pass
ing any school ground at rate Of
speed exceeding twelve miles per
hour; and no person shall operate any
motor vehicle upon any of the high
ways described in this ordinance
while intoxicated; and no person
shall operate any motor vehicle up
on any of the highways described in
this ordinance with what is commonly
known as the cut-out open.
Section Two: Whenever the oper-
ators or drivers of motor vehicles or
draft horses shall meet on any high
way as described in this ordinance,
each shall reasonably drive his vehi-
Gle or animal to the right of the
middle of the travelled part of the
highway so that each shall have one
half Of the roadway and that they
may pass without interference.
Section Three; Each operator or
driver of any such motor vehicle, on
overtaking any vehicle or draft ami
NAL on any highway described in
this ordinance, shall pass on the left
side thereof. and the operator or
driver Of the vehicle overtaken shall
with all convenient speed upon signal
or notice that passage is required,
drive to the right of the center of
the Travelled part of the highway so
as to allow a free passage on the left,
and jf necessary on account of road
conditions, shall stop long enough to
allow the other to pass.
Section Four: The provisions of
Sections One, Two and Three of this
Ordinance shall apply to every high
way in Iron County, Wisconsin, which
= maintained at the expense of the
county and state, or by the county or
state.
Section Five: Any person violat-
ing any Of the provisions of this
ordinance shall, for the first viola
ton. forfeit and pay to the County
of Iron, a penalty of not less than
Ten Dollars nor more than One
Hundred Dollars, and for second or
subsequent violation, not less than
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Hundred Dollars, together with the
costs of the action. and in default of
the payment of the penalty and costs
as herein provided, shall be COM
mitted to the County Jail of Iron
County until such penalty and costs
are paid, but not to exceed a term of
six months
Section Six: All actions to re-
cover the forfeiture provided in this
ordinance, shall be brought in the
Municipal Court for Iron County,
Wisconsin, in the name of Iron
County, in the manner provided in
Section 1908 of the Wisconsin
Statutes for the year 1928, and the
Judgment in such actions shall be in
the form provided in Section 1902
of the Wisconsin Statutes for the
year 1928.
Section Seven: All forfeitures
collected for the violation of any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be paid by the Judge of the
Municipal Court for Iron County,
into the County Treasury Of Iron
County, and the moneys so collected
shall be first used to pay the
expenses of enforcing this ordinance,
the balance, il any. to be placed in
the highway maintenance fund of
sand county
Section Eight: The County
Board of Iron County. shall have the
power to employ such persons as it
shall deem necessary to enforce this
ordinance: shall fix their salary and
term of employment and provide
motor vehicles for the use Of such
persons in the performance of their
duties The persons so employed
shall each be appointed by the
Sheriff of Iron County, as a Special
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