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Ali Urd finance to re,-1-ul-ate the use of the public streets
rnd 1:igh1vay8 of the City of Fort Worth by horses and ve_.4ale
Df all kinds, establishing regulations ,as t6 the tr�..nsportat-
ion of merchandise and other property over and upon such
streets and 7;i6hways, and for the :cove: ent, storpinL and
sta id in of cel ides of all kinds in streets, '_iig'•iv!« rs and
other public places, euid repealing ..d pets
of ordinances in conflict L.erewith and f:___.. , er-,,hies for
the violat ion hereof.
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"ectionl. The _a se of 4:e streets of t�,c City cf tjbort
Viorth ..orses and vehicles, the transportlation of merciii-L.ndi e
and other proNert,. over4-upon streets ,,,ici the ,over.
etoppin� ;l:d standing of 'r-orses acid vehicles in streets
sl-all ue s_ibject to tl;e re�,u.1 a.tiolis in tl,.e succeeding sections
of this ord malice set forth.
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Section 2. A veliicle, except when passing a vehicle
a2se2d, s'_=.11 '.eep as neu.r the right-:-land curb as ,rossible.
USect-on 3. .> vehicle overtakin a n other shall, in
passing, keep to tce left, and shall not pull over to the
rijl.t until entirelyclear of it, nor S11a.11 it I en've., t'.c lire#
on the ric;.t 'L:rless there is a clear way of <t _J aqt one �
hundred feet in LAvance on the left.
Section 4. Ln. -n avenue or street divided 1ongit�i#iyu,Ily
w a. parliwa -, walk, sunl-enway or viaduct, vehJclg,s shall keep
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to tke right of etich subdivision. j
Section 5. x veliicle in turning to the right into
no th street sill turn L.. corner as Yle_ar t1L' right- :zi'd
curb as ,possible.
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Section 6. A veliicle in turning to the left into another
street small pass to the rid_, t of ,nd beyond the center of
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the intersecting street before turning. '
Section 7. li vehicle crodsinS from one side of 'Lhe
street to t:;e o *I.er shall do so by turning to t'_E left, se
to he�:.d in ti.e gener4.1 direction of tr;:,ff ic on t'_�-at side of
tl.e street.
uection S. =+o vehicle srali back to Ina.lce a, tur. in U-riy
street if by so doing; it interferes witl' other vehicles,
uut srla :.1 go around tyre block os to street s !fficiently
wide to turn in without b ;,c'_Firg.
ve',_icle s'_-cal1
Section 9. -.o person i.�vin� c.1�L��rge o�f
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allow the sarAre t it,itl.in ten feet of ve'licle in
front of ..ili wr en approac'' prig c,ricu pae-sin over a cro sing
vr.:en a pedestrian: is aLout to 10ass,
JectioIi lu. 1Every driver of a vel.icle s r<,11, in 910?"llr
or sto it ; ve _ ir.�r1 to t:.o se el ind bL, rai�ir.�;
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whip or ::arid v ert is ally.
Section 11. In tanning vwi.ile in :motion or in stz.rting to
turn. from a standstill, signal sl.all be liven b tl,e driver-of
the vehicle about to be t.zrned by raising a 11.1-,iP o. liar:d,
indica.ti:.` ti.e direction in �vllich t-:e turn is to `oe r.de.
Section 12. -efore br..c int, z- nle warning sl-all be giver:
Ly voice or up,ifted hard, a-..-id �''t.11e UctCl:ii`.� unceEising
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vigilance ,_
n:iust ,. esercied b;;' t?:e ar_ver not to injure
ti.o ge behind.
Section 13. !)rivers of "'OtOr vel-.icles of all kinds
shall, when approaching a cro ssinL-; or in rounding a curve
or corner on a -)ublic street, sound their signals in s-,,ch a
way as to ive R"arni.F to o tk.er vehicles and to pedestrians
of t 1-eir appro.=ch.
Section 14. Police, fire departri:ent, undestivritersJ salvs;e
�t a.il s and t1z
corp,;, emergency repair vehicles Of -- rect r v✓a✓
,public ligl.ting companies, United States mail vel.icles, and
aanbularces shall have the right of v."ay in any street and
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throw any procession, when in the regular course of t .eir
proper auty.
Section 15. .'Seery person driving any vehicle or oper Lit ing'
an; street car al: ng a.,i% street, avenue or alle • of he City
of Fort WOrti,, Who shall interfere i^.pit: any Of the ve .icles
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f:aL:ipd in tiie foregoing; section, when the oaire are in tr:e
regular course of their proper duties, shall be deemed
guilty o f a :;iisderne�ir:Or.
section 16. Subject to :section '�;a (Fifteen of this
ordinance, all vei:icles and stre t cars oizit in an easterly
or �,,.,esterly direction: eiiall hL.ve the rii .t of .ra;; over all
ve!,iclesand street cars going i:: a nortY_erly or soul_<erly
irection.
Section 17., yhe driver of a street car4 shall iinmddiate -
ly stop said c-,r and keep it etatijnz-,.ry upon the approach of
a11 fire e; gii-_e 0r other fire
:section 16. Lhe driver of a vel;icle 0:: t:ie approach
of a fire engine or a;:2% other fire appgr-."us slic:ll ir::_,edi ate-
1 y drew up said vehicle as near a-, pr:,.ctic,�:,'ole to t;e riL%it
and curb and p<.re:llel thereto and brin€ it to a standmtill.
section 19. h ve_:icle waiting at the aura s',_al!
promptly give place to a ve»A.cle . about to take on or let
off passe.iLers.
Section 20, pio person, rh:en driving a ve:_icle ;rith a
horse or horses, attached t..eret , cei-.se frora holding t'_:e
reins in ::is hands to guide and restrain the same, nor, r:i.cn
not tiding, cep=.se from walking by the head of the shaft or
wheel horse, either holding or keeping t':in react: of t'e
bridle or la.lter thereof.
Section 21. 1�o one el:a.11 drive or condi. ct any- ve si cle
i- s,_.ch condition or so consi:ructed or so lo,,ded as to be
likely to cause delay in traffic , or accident or injury to man,
beat or y rop erty.
Section 22. ho one shall drive a public , n,_unbered liccr.-
sed Or business vehicle who is less tYuul sixteen year^ of uge.
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Section 23. i'o pe7son shall drive or convey throtq;,h any
public street any vehicle the width of wh.ic';, witI i.s
load, exceeds ten feet, except' in accordance with a per..:it '
from t::e Street I-o, :: _ssioner.
Section 24. (�jn) Lvery lk,ckney carriage, cab or cabriolet
en driven on the streets between the }.o=s of sunset a.-d
sunrise, shall have fixed on sane conspici-hous p,;_rt of the
outer-- silCe :-t:-.ereof, two lip'}'ted 1ponps, .'it._ -,)lain L;laq.s " front
on which s.:all to p air ted in legible figures, at
�ec.st one inch long, the registry rn_zcxer t:,iereof. every automo-
bile wren operated upon any public street s_"all carry, between
tY.e hours of sunset and s,_nrise, at 1ez-:st t•io lij,hted
lamps showing white lights visible at least tcro lr:mdred
feet in I,`e direction toward :vhic:i t'e Lutomr-bile proceed-
ing, and sl•,al 'also exhibit at least one red light visible
in t-.e :'everse direction. . 11 o t'_er vehicles, t bile in use on
the streets oe tween t .e ho of sunset grid sunrise, .._.all
display one or more lights or lanterns on the outside of :i_ich
vehicles visi'Nle from front to rear.
6ection 25• 1710 automobile shall. be left standing in any
street with the machinery in :aU-*tir)n j.iless some person be
left in charge thereof.
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Section 26. Drivers ;:iust h all times comply with '--ny
direction, by voice or hand, of any mei-iter of the police force,
as to sto-pping, starting, approaci:inC or depPXtin r i'rom any
plr.ce ; the rnarmer of taking up or setting down passengers
or loading or unloading; foods in any place.
Section 27. Io vellic le shell stop with its left side to
the curb.
:section 28. person having charge of a vehicle shall
no, stop the saiie abreast of anoth-er ve'---cle lengti:i=rise of
street in any pu blic street, except in case of eraerk;ency.
ection 29. �ihen a horse drawn vehicle is backed up to
t'.e curb, t::e horse or horses shall be turned so as to
stand parallel with the sidewalk and headed in the general
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direction of travel for the side of the street on w
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the ve:^ic le is standing. j
Section 30. iio vehicle, unless in an emerCency, or to
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allow anotl.er vehicle or pedestrian to cross its path, shall
stop in any public street or highway, except near the riglzt-
hand curb thereof, and so as not to obstruct a Gros ini, and
shall not stop or stand within the intersection of any
streets.
Section 31. the £ollowinC terms ^;isenever used herein
except as o erwise specifically indicated, sll:all be defined
to have and shall be held to include each of the meaninE;s
hereinbelow set fortis, and any such ter,a used in die singular'
nx.gber shall be held to include the plural.
The word "vehicle" includes every xvag,on, carria-e, omnibu s
sleigh, push cart, automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, tricycle and
other conve•,;ance in whatever ma.rner driven or propelled (but
street cars shall be included Drily wlien speciall; !ientio. sd),
and every draft or riding animal, whether drawn ridden or . led.
An ami'lal or aminals attac'-:ed to ve'r.ic le �_____]., c i suca
vehicle, consi t ite one ve?ac le.
The wor ":.:)rse" includes every , _er domes--' :-N D-A!(Lal
used fo r draft or riding purposes.
The word "driver" includes the rider or driver of
t:.O�Se, t_le rider of wheels, and the operator of a motorcycle ,
wutn;jo:)ile, street cE_r or tlser vel_iclo.
!he word "street" includes every avenue, boulevard,
-highway, cartwa,y, lar:e, alley, strip, pats,., square and place
used by or laid out for tl.e ijse of ve;:icles.
"curbs" are the lateral boundaries of that portion of the
street designed for t'sie use of vel:.icles, -hether marked with
curbstones or nut.
The word "person" sl<.11 include all ii:.dig.*iduals,
r.ssociations, partners'�:ips arid corporations.
` Section 32. Any person violatinL an,y of the foregoing
p ovi sions, --ales and regulations, shall Ibc deemed guilty of a
is demeanor, aid upon conviction thereof shall be punished by
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fine not to exceed ine hur--red uoilars.
Section 33. «il ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict ':erewitr. are hereby repec:led. This ordir,ence
shall ta'_ce effect from and after its passaGe and publication
wo required by law.
that the above : d f _'o ^e gcing ordina: ce
I herebg certif-, ,rzs
duly presented and unanimously pasr•ed bu t:'lie 3o: rd of Cor.r::ics-
ioners of the City of Fort Worth at a session e' .,cid Boarcl field
Tuesday Jane 7tr,1.910.
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