Ordinance 1531 - Laserfiche WebLink

ORDINANCE JO. An ordinance regulating travel and traffic on the streets of the city of Averett, providing penalties for the violation there- of, repealing Ordinances Nos. 1307, 1321, 1352, 1440, 1510, and 1516 of the city of Averett and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF I VAF..r:TT DO.r:S ORDAIN: Section 1: The word "street" wherever used in this ordinance shall be held and construed to mean and include streets, avenues , ways, boulevards , drives , highways , alleys, and all places open to the public for the use of vehicles; the word "vehicles" shall be held and construed to mean and include equestrians , led horses, and everything on wheels or runners , drawn by animals or men, propelld by any motive power, except baby carriages , street cars and steam railway locomotives and cars; the word "horse" shall be held and construed to mean and include any and all domestic animals ; the word "driver" shall be held and construed to mean and include the rider cr driver of any horse or horses, the rider of wheels and the operator of a motor vehicle or street car. Section 2: It shall be unlawful for the owner, operator, driver or person in charge of any vehicle upon the streets of the city of Averett to fail, neglect or refuse to conform to and observe the rules and regulations herein provided. Section 3: A vehicle, except when passing a vehicle ahead, shall keep as near the right hand curb as practicable. Section 4: .A vehicle meeting another shall pass to the right. Section 5: .A vehicle overtaking another shall pass on the left side of the overtaken vehicle, and not pull over to the right until entirely clear of it. Section 6: Vehicles moving slowly shall keep as close as possible to the curb on the right, allowing more swiftly moving vehicles free passage to their left. t