Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-12-29
LEGAL NOTICE

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drawbar or other connection
shall not exceed Is feet from
one vehicle to the other, except
the connection between any two
vehicles transporting poles,
pipes. machinery, or other OBJ
jectS of structural nature which
cannot readily be dismembered.
When one vehicle is towing
another and the connection con-
sistS only Of a chain, rope,
cable, there shall be displayed
on such connection a white flag
or cloth not less than Il in
cheS square.
In addition to such drawbar
or other connection. each trailer
and semi trailer which is not
connected to a commercial trac-.
tor by means of a fifth wheel
shall be coupled with staychains
or cables to the vehicle by which
it is being drawn. Said chain
or cables shall be of sufficient
size and strength to prevent the
towed vehicles parting from
the drawing vehicle in case the
draWbar or other connection
should break or become olsen
gagged. In case of a loaded pole
trailer, the connecting pole to
the drawing vehicle shall be
coupled to the drawing vehicle
with stay chains or cables of
sufficient size and strength to
prevent the toWed vehicles part
ing from the drawing vehicle.
SECTION 80. WEIGHING VEH-
ICLE AND REMOVAL OF EX-
CESS LOAD.
Any police officer of said Viii
lage of Chardon having reason
to believe that the weight of a
vehicle and it's load is unlawful
may require the driver of said
vehicle to stop and submit to a
weighing Of it by means of a
portable or stationary scales
and may require that such We
hicle be driven to the nearest
public scales.
Whenever such officer upon
weighing such vehicle and load
determines that the weight is
unlawful, he may require the
driver to stop the vehicle in a
suitable place and remain stand
ing until such portion of the load
is removed as is necessary to
reduce the gross weight of such
vehicle to the limit permitted
under Sections 66 to go inclusive
of tbs Ordinance.
SECTION 81. SPECIAL PER
MTTS FOR VEHICLES.
Safety Committee of said Viii
lage of Chardon with respect
to streets under their jurisdic-
ton may, upon application in
writing and for good cause
shown, issue a special permit
in writing authorizing the ap-
plicant to operate or move a
vehicle or combination of vehi-
CleS of a size or weight or a
vehicle or load exceeding the
maximum specified in sec
tions 5577.01 to 5577 09, inclusive,
of the revised code of Ohio, or
otherwise not in conformity with
Sections sc to 90, inclusive of
this Ordinance, upon any street
under the jurisdiction of the
authority of the Safety Com =
mittee of the Village of Chardon.
Any such permit may be issued
for a single or round trip or,
in special instances, for a GER
tain period of time.
The application for any such
permit shall be in such form as
the Safety Committee of the
Village of Chardon prescribes.
The Safety Committee of the
Village of Chardon may issue
or withhold such permit, or, if
such permit is issued, may linn
it or prescribe conditions of op-
Grafton for such vehicle, and
require bond or other security
necessary to compensate for any
damage to a street or streets
structure.
Every such permit shall be
carried in the vehicle or combin
alton of vehicles to which II
refers and shall be opened to in.
spection by any police officer OF
authorized agent of the auth.
ority granted such permit. Nc
person shall violate any of the
terms of such permit.
SECTION 90. DISPOSITION OF
MONIES COLLECTED.
All fines collected under Sec
tions l to 63, inclusive. and 65
to 80 inclusive, of this Ordinance
shall be paid into the Village
Treasury into the General Fund,
provided that all fines collected
from or monies arising from
bonds forfeited by, persons ap-
pretended or arrested by State
Highway Patrolmen shall be
paid As per cent into the State
Treasury and SIS per cent into
the Treasury of the Village of
Chardon.
SECTION SO. OVER TO
MAKE ARRESTS ON VILLAGE
STREETS.
Peace officers within the Viii
lage of Chardon shall have the
power to make arrests for any
and all violations of any of the
sections of this Ordinance that
occur on village streets or on
the extensions of State High
ways within the corporate limits
of the Village of Chardon.
SECTION "a. WARNING SIGN