HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 409 ORDINANCE N0. 409.
AN ORDINANCE requiring all locomotive engines run or operated, or caused to
be run or operated, between sun down and sun up, on or across.,any public street
or highway, within the Corporate limits of the City of Fort North, by any
person, firm, corporation or receiver, to be equipped with a head light, so
that thV same shall throw the light forward in the direction the said .engine
may be moving, and to be kept burning from sun down to sun up, and pre-scribig g
a penalty for the violation thereof.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth
that:--
Section 1. Hereafter all locomotive engines run or operated, or caused
to be run or operated, on or across any public street of highway within the
Corporate limits of the City off Fort Worth, between sun down and sun up, by
any person, firm, corporation or receiver, shall be equipped with a head
light, so that the same shall throw the light forward in the direction the
said engine may be moving, and the said head light shall be kept burning from
sun dawn to sun up.
Section 2. Each and every day this ordinance shall be violated shall
constitue a seperate and distinct offense.
Section 3. Any person, firm, corporation or receiver violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred
Dollars.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication as required by law.
Approved as to form ,
and validity.
Wj
Corporation Counsel.
I hereby certufy that the above and fore going Ordinance was
dulyy presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Board
of Connissionere of the City of Fort Worth at.a session of said
Board held Tuesday Naroh 31st,1914.
City secretary.
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