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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2043 ORDINANCE NO 2043 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF BICYCLES; PROVIDING A FEE THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR THE TAGGING AND IDZMFICATION OF BICYCLES AND R3GULATIONS THEREFOR; REGULATING ALL PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF DEALING IN SECONDHAND BICYCLES; REWIRING ALL BICYCLES RIDDEN BET EEN THE HOURS OF SEVEN P.M. AM FIVE A.M. TO BE EQUIPPED MTH A REFLECTOR On ELECTRIC HEADTIGRT ON THE FRONT AND A REFLECTOR ON THE REAR; PROVIDING A. PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING THAT THE INVALIDITY OF ANY PART HEREOF SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REIZAIMER', AM DE GLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TE)KAS, SECTION It It shell be unlawful for any person to operate or use a bicycle propelled wholly or In part by muscular power upon any of the streets, allays or public highways of the City of Fort Worth without first obtaining from the Police Department a license therefor as hereinafter provided. SECTION lit The Police Department Is hereby authorized and direcTed to Assue, upon written application, bicycle license which shall be effective for one year, and all such licenses shall be dated October 1st of the year of issue, which license, when issued, shall entitle tue, licensee to operate such bicycles for which said licenses have been issued upon all the streets, alleys and public highways, exclusive of the sidevialks thereof, in the City of Fort Worth, SECTION 111. The Police Department shall provide each year metallic tags and seals having registration number stamped thereon, commencing with the n=ber "14 and indicating the year for which same is issued, and the letters "MLO stamped thereon suitable for attachment upon the frame of each bicyclei It shall be the duty of the Police Department to attach one of said metallic,- tags to the frame of each bicycle upon the payment of the license fee herein provided, and said tag shall at all times during the license year for which it is issued remain so attached. At the time of the issuance of the license, the Police Department shall also issue to the person obtaining the license a registration card, which said card shall bear the license and registration number of such bicycles The Police Department shall keep a record of the date of the issuance of each license, the name of the person to whom the same issued and the number thereof, together with a description of the bicycle license,, Page #2 - Ordinance No. 2043, SECTION 4. It shall be the duty of every person who sells or transfers owner- ship of any bicycle to report such -sale or transfer by returning to the Police Department the registration card issued to such person as licensee thereof, to- gether With the name and address of the person to Whom said bicycle was sold or transferred, and such report shall be made within five (5) days of the date of said sale or transfer. It shall be the duty of the purchaser or transferee of such bicycle to apply f or a transfer of registration therefor Within f Ive (5) days of said sale or transfer. SECTION 5, It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully or maliciously re- move, destroy, mutilate or alter the number of any bicycle frame licensed pur- suant to this ordinance. It shall also be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the number of any license plate,' seal or registration card during the time in which such license plate, seal or registration card is operative, provided, however, that nothing in this ordinance shall prohibit the Police Department from stamping numbers on the frames of bicycles on which no serial number can be found, or on which said number is illegible or, Izzurfloient for identification purposes. SECTION 6. All persons engaged in the business of buying secondhand bicycles are hereby required to make a daily report to the Police Department, giving the name and address of the person from whom each bicycle is purchased, the description of each bicycle purchased, the frame number thereof and the number of the metal- is license plate found thereonj if any. All persons engaged in the business of selling new or secondhand bicycles are hereby required to make a daily report to the Police Department, giving a list of all sales made by such dealers, which list shall include the name and address of each person to whom sold, the kind of bicycle sold, together with a description and frame numbers thereof, and the number of the metallic license plate attached thereto, if any. SECTION 7. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to do any repair work on any bicycle required to be licensed hereunder which is not properly licensed and registered as required by this ordinance, and it shall bd the duty of any such person, firm or corporation to see that any such bicycle has the City license tag thereon before doing any repair work on the same. Page #3 - Ordinance No. 2043. SECTION Be Within ten (10) days after any bicycle registered and licensed here- under shall have been dismantled and taken out of operation, such information shall be reported to the Police Department by the person in whose name the bi- cycle has been licensed and registered. SMTION 9. The annual license fee to be paid for each bicycle shall be fifty cents (50¢) and shall be paid In advance; and pursuant to Section 4 of this ordinance, such license may be transferred when the ownership of said bicycle is transferred, and a fee of twenty-five cents (250) shall be paid for such transfer. Any licensee who has lost his registration card or license plate shall pay a fee of ten cents (10V) for a re-issuance thereof. All license fees collected under this ordinance shall be paid into the General 'Fund of the City of Fort Worth. SECTION 10* Any person who rides a bicycle between the hours of 7-00 P. M. and 5:00 A. M. must have said bicycle equipped on the front thereof with an amber reflector at least two and one-half (2.1) inches in diameter or an electric headlight with the lens not less than two and one-half (2�) inches in dia- meter, and the rear of said bicycle must be equipped with a reflector of at least two and one-half (2�) Inches in diameter. SECTION 11. Every person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor lax,; than Five Dollarsv ($5.00). SECTION 12. If any section or provision of this ordinance is declared to be in- valid, said fact shall net affect the validity of any other provisions herein. SECTION 13. This ordinance after its publication as required by law will become orroativle Ow Lob or J_ 1939.