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An ordinance amending Section 3 of Ordinance Number 67 as
passed by the aoa,rd of commissioners Tune t-ie 16th, 1908, the swria
being an ordinance regulating tine use of automobiles upon the 'Street
and thoroughf-fires of therite of 'ao ��
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BE IT ORT,AINET BY T:-E RNJID 07 coj-pTISSIO.rTIRS off' THE
TY 0* �0RT WORTH:
Sec. 1. That Section 3 of Ordinance Number 67 as passed by
the Roard of Commi:lsioners of the city of Tort Worth .Tune 16th,1908,
the same being an ordinance regnilatinr-, the use of automobiles upon
the streets and thoroughf-ores of the City of tort worth be arid
the sane is hereby atnended so as to read as follows:
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm or
corpor;-4tion to drive, propel or use or cause to be driven, propelled
or used in, along or across any public street, alley, square or other
public places in the C 'Wy of 'port worth any vehicle or vehicles of
the kind '_mown and styled as automobiles unless the said vehicle;;
shall have been provided with its number as provided in Section 2 of .
said Ordinance slumber 67. And it shall- also be unlawful unless said
vehicle or vehicles shall_ have been provided wit ht least two
lamps whic'_,i shall be lighted during Vae hours of dar'kness and which
shall be of such character, sire, and strength as to be plainly
visible for 1/4 of a mile in -'rout of said vehicle and it shall
also be unl:twf'ul unless said vehicle or vehicles shall be provided
with a g6od and sufficient gong or horn c-trable of giving such
war ing as can be he�ird for a distance of at+ least 600 feet.
It shall also be unlawful for any person, to run or drive
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or direct or permit the running or driving; of any such vahiele in,
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upon, along or across any public square, street or alley or other
public places within the corporate limits of the City of -mort
worth at a greater rate of speed than 1�mile8 per hour; prov�Red
that upon the following streets in said City the said automobiles
may be run or :riven at a rate of speed not gre�A�x than 8 miles
per hour, to-wit:
Rusk, 7Wn. Houston- and__Throclanorton Streets -Wi >~ ap ..{r
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Street on the north to the north lime of the Texas & Pacific
Railwey fieservation on the south, and all streets running e,.Lst mid
west across the streets above mentioned from Rusk to Throclunorton
between said Relkneip Street on the north and the Texas k Pacific
Railway Reservation on the- south. Also Tenninr- s Avenae from its
intersection with Throckmort'on street to Broadway and South Main
Street from tze north side of the Texas Pacific reservation to
Rroadw•- and ^runt Street east from Main Street to South Boaz
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Provitied Further that parties running or driving, such
vehicles shall not be exempt from the charge of negligence when
running at the rate of speed herein prescribed or at any less
rate if the crowded condition of the street or circumstances of
danger ' attending any person or property thereon or other .conditions
or ' circumstances would suggest to a reasonuble person that danger
to any person or ' the ,property of other person or persons on .said
street, for bids the speed atctaully being run.
flee. 2. All ordinances and parts of ord inanc es in ton r1 ict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed provided that no
p-,xt of the above ordinance except. t'ne section herein mentioned
shall be of rested hereby.
Sec . 3. This ordinance shall ti�Ake of Feet and be inforce
from and after its passage and pL ,-Lication as required by law.
I heresy certify f�� that the ahotre and foregoing Ordinance v,,a,s d z T
presented anC7.beCR+111 passed 1,-Y `,he oard of rovulisfiioners at a
sr ss on rtP,l d 'PlIPsORY Ye hr'za.ry 2nd,1909.
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