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Section 2: That said Ordinance No. 2734, entitled as above set forth, be further amended by adding thereto a sectio' to be known as Section 19-1, which section shall reed as follows: Section 19-1: Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals at street intersections and the directions of officers discharging the duty of directing traffic et street intersections. Where traffic control signals are not in place or in operation the operator of a vehicle shell yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping, if need be, to so yield to any pedestrian cross- ing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk of any street intersection. Whenever any vehicle is stopped et a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at any street intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway the operator of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not over- take and pass such stopped vehicle. Between adjacent street intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation and in business districts it shall be unlawful for pedestrians to cross the roadway. Pedestrians crossing a roadway other than at street intersection crosswalks shell yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every operator of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon eny roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary, end shall exercise all proper precautions upon observing any children or any confused or incapacitated person upon the roadway. Section 3: That said Ordinance No. 2734, entitled as above set forth, be further amended by adding thereto a section to be known as Section 19-2, which section shall read as follows: ; Section 19-2: (a ) Pedestrians shall not step into that portion of the street open to moving traffic at any point between street intersections in the Central Business District or any arterial highway, except to board or alight from a City Bus or public bus and except at marked cross- walks or other places specially provided. (b) Pedestrians shall not cross street intersections diagonally. (c ) Pedestrians shall move , whenever practicable , upon the right half of crosswalks . Section 4: That said Ordinance No. 2734, entitled as ebove set forth, be further amended by adding thereto a sectio ; to be known es Section 19-3, which section shell read as follows: Section 19-3: Pedestrians on any public highway where Adopted : a sidewalk is provided shall proceed upon such sidewalk. May 9th, 1944 . Pedestrians on any public highway where no sidewalk is pro- Published: vided shall proceed on the extreme left-hand side of the May /otl-, 44• roadway and upon meeting en oncoming vehicle shell step to their left and clear of the roadway. Section 5: An emergency is declared to exist end this ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publica ion Attest: 4414i l ' - Ci _ Clerk Mayor