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

SECTION 68. HEADLIGHTS.
Every vehicle, other than a
motorcycle shall be equipped
with at least two headlights with
at least one near each side of
the front of the motor vehicle.
Every motorcycle shall be
with at least one and
not more than two headlights.
SECTION SO. TAIL LIGHTS
AND ILLUMINATION o.
LICENSE PLATES.
Every motor vehicle, trailer,
semitrailer, pole trailer or veh-
icle which is being drawn at the
end Of a train of vehicles shall
be equipped with at least one
tail light mounted on the rear
when lighted, shall emit
a red light visible from a dis
tance of five hundred feet to the
rear, provided, that in the case
of a train of vehicles only the
tail light on the rear most veh-
icle need be visible from the
distance specified.
Either a tail light or a sep
arate light shall be so con-
structed and placed as to i'll.
uminate with a white light the
rear registration plate, when
such registration plate is re,
quired, and render it legible
from a distance of fifty feet to
the rear. Any tail light to
gether with any separate light
for Illuminating the rear regis
tration plate, shall be so wired
as to be lighted whenever the
headlights or auxiliary driving
lights are lighted, except where
separate lighting systems are
provided for trailers for the
purpose of Illuminating such re,
giStration plate.
SECTION 70. RED REFLEC-
TORS REQUIRED.
Every new motor vehicle
sold after October "a, 1855, anC
operated on a street, other
than a commercial tractor, tC
which a trailer or semi trail
er is attached shall carry a.
the rear, either as a part of the
tail lamps or separately, two
red reflectorS meeting the re
quirement Of this section, eX
cept that vehicles of the type
mentioned in Section II Of this
Ordinance shall be equipped
with reflectors as required by
the regulations provided for il
said sections. Every such re
flector shall be of such size
and characteristics and so main
tanned as to be visible at nigh
from all distances within fifty
to three hundred feet from Sucl
vehicle.
ECTION II. OBSCUREI
LIGHTS ON VEHICLES.
Whenever motor and Othe
vehicles are operated in com
bination during the time tha
lights are required, any light
except tail lights, which by rea
son of its location on a vehicle
Of the combination would b.
obScured by another vehicl,
need not be lighted, but this sec
tion does not effect the require
ment that lighted clearanc,
lights be displayed on the from
of the foremost vehicle required
to have clearance lights or tha
all lights required on the rea
of the rearmOSt vehicle Of an,
combination shall be lighted.
SECTION 70. RED LIGHT OF
FLAG REQUIRED.
Whenever the load upon an,
vehicle extends to the rear fou
feet or more beyond the be-
or body of such vehicle, ther
shall be displayed at the eX
treme rear end of the load, a
the times specified in Sectio1
81 of this Ordinance, a red ligh
or lantern plainly visible from
a distance of at least five hun
dred feet to the sides and rear
The red light or lantern re
quired by this section is in ad
dition to the red rear light re
quired upon every vehicle. A
any other time there shall b
displayed at the extreme rea
end of such load a red flag o
cloth not less than sixteen ir
cheS square.
S CTION 73. LIGHTS Ol
PARKED VEHICLES.
Except in case of an emel
gency, whenever a vehicle
parked or stopped upon a stree
open to traffic or a shoulder &C
jacent thereto whether attend
ed or unattended, during tn
times mentioned in Section 6
of this Ordinance, such vehicl
shall be equipped with on
or more lights which shall exhi
bit white light on the stree
side visible from a distance G
five hundred feet to the from
of such vehicle, and a red hgh
visible from a distance of fiv
hundred feet to the rear. N
lights need be displayed upo.
any such vehicle when it i
stopped or parked within the
Village where there is Sufficien
light to reveal any person or sub
stantial object within dis
tance of five hundred feet upol
such highway. Any lighted head
light on a parked vehicle Shal
be depressed or dimmed.
SECTION "A. LIGHTS ON AN
IMAI, - DRAWN AND OF