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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 12 A- oi An ordinance ammending Sections 768, 7702 771, and 7722 Chapter 82 Title 61 of the revised ordinances of the city of Fort Worth, as codified by Willain D. *llliams and T. T. Powell and providing for the regulation of the use of Automobiles within the city limits Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners, of the city of Forst. Worth. Sec. 1. That Section 768 Chapter 8, Title 6 of the revised ordinances of the City, of Fort Worth, as codified by William D. WilliAms and T. J. Powell be so ' ammended as to hereafter read as follows; It shall hereafter be unlawful for any- person, firm or cor poration to drive, propel or to use or to cause to be driven, grope or used in, upon, along or across any, public square, street, alley,or, public place in the City of *ort Worth any vehicle or vehialesof the kind commonly known and sled as automobiles, unless the owner of such vehlc2e or vehicles shall have complied with the provisions of Sections 7692 7702 and 771 of this chapter. Sec 770 of said revised ordinances be ammended so ss to read as follows; It s?iall lCereafter be unlawful for �tny person, firm or cera-- poration to drive, propel or to use, or cause to be driven, prop4led or used in, along, or across any public square, street, alley, or public place in t1je dity of Fort Worth any vehicle or vehicles af• the kind. commonly known and styled as automobiles, even though the same be duly registertod and numbered as provided in Sec. 769 of this chapter unless the said vehicle or vehicles shall be provided with at least two -mss which shall be lighted during the hours of darkness, and which shall be of such character, size and strength as to be plainly visible for one-fourth of a mile in front of said vehicle, and it shall also be unlawful unless the said vehicle or vehicles shall be provided with a good and sufficent gong or horn capable of giving such warning as can be pI&I- 2ly heard for a distance of at least six` hundred feet . It shall also be unlawful if the said vehicle or vehicles utC@vA at a greater rate of speed than eight miles an hour. Sec . 3. That Section 774 of said revised ordinances be -2• ammended ao as to read as follows; It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to drive, propel or to use or cause to be driven, propelled or used in, upon, along or across any public square, street, alley or public place in the City of Fort Worth any vehicle or vehicles of the kind commonly known and styled as automobiles, unless such person, firm or corporation shall sound the gong or blow the horn herein- before provided for at such times and places as may be necessary to give notice to all persons upon said street or about to enter upon the same of the approach of said automobile. mhe said party in charge of said automobile to exercise great caution and care in sounding said gong or blowing said horn so as to give proper notice of its approach and at the same time to see to it that the same is not sounded or blown in such way as to unnecessarily excite or alarm any horse being driven or riden upon sial street. And it shall be the duty of said party in charge of said automobile to at all times be on the look out to prevent frightening horses which may be upon said street and in the event such parties discover that #hie, horze is grightoned, a 3d be his duty to check thesaiii automobile or so veer the same around said horse or horses as to prevent frightening the same sofar as it is practicable so to do. Sec 4 . That Section 772 of said revised ordinances be ammended so as to read as follows; Any person, firm or corporation driving, propelling or useing or causing to be driven, propelled or used in, upon, along or across aW public square, street, a),ley or public place in the City of Fort Worth any vehicle or vehicles of the kind commonly known and styled CPL as automobiles contrary to any of the provisions of this ordinance,.w ?d of the various sections thereof, or without complying with all of the regulatione herein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be •.fined not less than One Dollair nor mQ an two hundred dollars, 3of ordi#sn.ces in conflict here- Y - f__ �,. r&Warr ed .and :. s ordinance shall_ -3- in effect from and after its passage 'and publication and after the f expiration of time required by law; I hereby certify that the above ordinance was duly presented and passed by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth, at a session held May 29th2 1907. W. J. Estes, City Secretary.