Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-12-03
ORDINANCE NO. 5475
BY COUNCIL AS A WHO'LL

TO PROVIDE FOR THE LlCENS-
ing and registration or Bicycles
by the owners thereo1 ana per
sons selling or purchasing bicy-
cles; regulating the operation
thereof and providing penalty
o. for violation of this Ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Coun-
- ell of the City of Newark, State of
Section |: No person shall ride
or use a bicycle upon any public
street in the City of Newark, Ohio,
unless the same shall be licensed
and registered as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 2: Upon the taking eff
feet of this ordinance, every resi-
dent of the City of Newark, Ohio,
who is the owner of bicycle, op-
Grated solely or in part by muscu-
lar power, shall list and register
with the Mayor of the, said city,
his name. age and address, the
name of the manufacturer of the
bicycle, it's number style and gen
eral description.
In the event that the owner of
a bicycle is a minor, under the
age of twenty years, the par
ent. guardian. or person having
care and custody of such infant.
may at his or her option make
such listing and registration on
behalf of such minor owner.
a Section 8: The Mayor of said
eCity shall provide license tags
with red reflector) together with
registration cards, which tags and
cards shall have numbers stamped
thereon in numerical order begin
ming with the number one Ql
such tags with reflector attach
ed) shall be suitable for attach
ment upon the rear of the rear
rear of the frame, if there, is no
rear fender, and it shall be the
duty of the Mayor to issue to each
owner one tag which shall be at
tached by such owner as herein
provided, and to issue cores
owner upon payment of the lie
ense fee hereinafter provided for,
Such tag shall remain attached to
the bicycle for which it is issued
during the existence OF such nc
ense. and shall be kept in such
condition as to be easily read.
The operator of bicycle shall
display his registration card or
produce satisfactory proof that
such bicycle has been registered
upon the demand Of any offlcer or
the Police Department.
Section 4: 1t shall be the duty
of every person who sells or trans
fers ownership of any bicycle to
report such sale or transfer to the
Mayor and if such person has had
his bicycle licensed and registered
he shall also return to said Ma
yor the registration card and lie
ense tag and furnish such Mayor
with the name and address of the
person to whom said bicycle was
sold or transferred, and such re-
port shall be made by the person
selling or transferring within CD
five days of the date of said sale
or transfer.
1t shall be the duty of the pur-
ot,oaar or tropCferap of Such bi-
cycle to apply Immediately for a
registration card and license tag.
(b) All persons. firms or cor
porations engaged in the business
shall within forty eight (4S) hours
after the sale of a bicycle (new or
used) report to the Mayor the
name and address of the purchas-
err make, style and number OF
such bicycle. In the event or the
cycle such dealer shall report with
in forty eight (48) hours the
name of the person from whom he
obtained the bicycle, and the make.
style. number and other general
Section S: 1t shall be, the duty
Of every person who dismantles,
reduces to junk or take out of op-
Grafton any bicycle, whether same
be registered or not registered to
Section 6: 1t shall be unlawful
for any person to wilfully or mali
ciously remove, destroy. muti!ate
or alter the number on any plcy-
ale frame, and it shall be unlaW-
ful for any person to remove, des-
troy. mutilate or alter any license
tag or registration card during the
time in which such license tag or
a1fegistration card is operative.
% Section Z: In the event a bicycle
stamped on the frame or if such
number is illegible, then the Ma
yor shall have stamped or cause
to have stamped an Identification
number on such frame of the bi-
cycle.
Section 8: In case of loss or
destruction of a license tag or re-
gistration card, duplicate tag
and /or registration card shall be
issued for a fee of fifteen G5c)
cents, to the registered number
provided such owner gives salts
factory proof of same either by
affidavit or otherwise.
Section 8: The license fee for
registration and tag shall be fifty
cents (50c) for each bicycle for
each year or part thereof and fifty
cents (5Oc) for each renewal there
of, and shall be paid at the time
Of registration such license tag
and Registration card may be
transferred when the owner ac-
quires title to another bicycle and
a transfer fee of ten cents (lOc)
paid therefor.
License tags and registration
cards shall be for period of one
year beginning on January 1st
and terminating at midnight De-
cember 31st.
All license fees collected under
this ordinance shall be paid into
the general fund Of the City Of
Section 10: If any bicycle is
found in a street or alley of the
City of Newark, Ohio, without a
license identification tag, as above
set forth. or with mutilated or al
stamped on the frame of the BIZ
cycle it shall be prima facie evil
dence that said bicycle is being
operated without proper registra-
tion and shall be impounded as
hereinafter set forth.
Section II: If the operator Of
tny ths Dioynie sna Of THIS
saia bicycle shall be Immediately
taNen and impounded by the Po..
lice Department of the City of
Newark, Ohio, and shall be so held
by said department for a period
of not exceeding ten days. to be
An appeal may be had from the
decision of the Chief of Police to
Board consisting of three men,
bers and appointed by the Mayor.
Failure to abide by the decision
of the Chief of Police or by the
Board if an appeal is taken. shall
cense by the Mayor.
In the event any bicycle Is
found, as set forth in Section No.