Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21
An ORDTNANCE


The Common Council of the City of Lam
| caster. County of Grant, do ordain as fol-
| lows:
Section NO automobile, motor truck,
| motor delivery wagon, passenger auto bus,
| motorcycle other similar motor, motor
vehicle or trailer or semi-trailer used in
connection Herewith, shall be operated up
| on any street or highway within the cor
porate limits of the City of Lancaster I'M
| less the shall have been registered
| or application for registration shall have
been made to the Secretary of state and
the registration fee paid for the current
year in which said vehicle is being uSeu.
| The absence of a number plate shall be
! prima facie evidence that the venice Is
not registered.
| No person under the age of sixteen years
unless accompanied by an adult and no in
| toxicated person shall operate any automo-
bile motor truck, motor delivery wagon,
automobile bus, motorcycle or other SINH
lar motor vehicle on any street or high
way within the corporate limits OF the CITY
! OF Lancaster.
recl<lessly or at a rate of speed greater
than is reasonable or proper with regard
to the width, traffic and the use of the
streets or highways of said city ana tne
rules of the road or so to endanger the
property life limb of any person. ana
no person shall operate any such venice
along any street highway in SAID CITY
at rate of speed exceeding fifteen miles
per hour, and no person shall operate sucn
motor vehicle in passing any school GROUNDS
at a speed exceeding twelve miles per noul,
in turning corners and going around curves
at sharp declines, at the intersection OF any
street or crossroad and where the view III
the direction i'll which the vehicle is pro,
ceedng shall be INSTRUCTED the driver sila i
so limit the speed of such venice as Shall
tend to avoid accidents
Section 4-Every automobile, motorcycle
or similar motor vehicle used upon any
street or highway of said City OF Lancas-
fer shall be provided with efficient brakes
and an adequate bell, horn of other slgnal
device No person shall use any signal de.
vice which shall not produce an aplup
sound sufficiently loud to serve as an au-
eouate warning of danger ana no P eloI
onora+ing anv motor vehicle or motorcycle
shall make or cause to be mace any ui
necessary noise with any sucn pell, hoi
or other signal device or use tIlT SAM ne Of
cent as warning of danger. Inc use "
siren horns except upon motor YehlcIes ~
charge of the police and fire department
is prohibited - -, oarson 70
onerate any automobile, motorcycle or oIner
similar motor vehicle wltnou I 30 a 1uffla
and improved muffler or with us said
open any street or hlSh""S
City of Lancaster. oe+ar
Section 5-From thirty minutes aL ,a
sunset until thirty minutes DeLI hr SIMILAR
no automobile, motorcycle or other SlllliltI
motor vehicle shall be driven upon oI ~
cuuv any street public hlglWay ~ ' ~;
| City of Lancaster unless such S,,ot do
nrovided with sufficient lights, OF Sucn u e
eeion and so adjusted and operated ds "
render the use of the streets ana nlsnMo
| nv such vehicles safe for all the pup I"d
'Toe minimum requirements Tor heau-
lanns on any automobile or other silili "a
motor vehicle except motorcycle Whl i pe
ING driven upon the streets or hlsIlw ~ .
| in said City shall be such as TO eIlaore
| +ha driver to clearly distinguish a person,
i vahicIe or other substantial object tM s
| bTndred feet ahead and the design az
instment and operation of such head-lai I Ds
Shall be such as to avoid dangerous slaie
Saction 6-The driver of any AUTONOMY l
| - o+bar similar motor vehicle snail lIilIheu :
| ia+o11y sion his car upon the approach "
anv fire apparatus responding TO hl1
! a1arn, and shall keep said autoIloplle ~
"+bor similar motor vehicle stationary un-
III II has passed and the driver OF any W. W.
! bicIe shall Immediately drive ms EeLici ,
| &c naar as possible to the right hahu cur y =
! and keen said vehicle stationary until euoii
! apparatus has passed -, .to11 violate
Section Amy person who shall I iIootate
onv of the provisions of this oraliianC e
shall be punished by fine OF not less al dI
! ION dollars or more than one huhureu uoi :,
iers or by Imprisonment in the county jan
| not less than ten days nor more imam 'iii =
This ordinance shall be in full torce anu
effect after it's passage and pupllca ca IN IN
passed by the Common Councll OIL tle
! civ of Lancaster this 18th day Oh May
| 1924. o-c,1 u PECK NIavor.
| Attest; F. P. BARNETT, City ClerK'