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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17- 477, Regulates Use of Vehicles Upon Public Streets and Repeals Ordinance 476 . ._~._'.,'~'._,._~,._.- -~~- ...."",';,..."..-. ~ ~ ~ ORDINANCE NO. 477. I . ~ e~ c....;3I ~ ~ ~s U'2 73 C,:) ~4 ~j AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REGULAmING THE USE OF VEHICLES UPON THE PUBLIC STRE~TS OF THE CITY OF BOZElli~ll, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDIRAlWE AND REPEALING ORDINAUCE NO. 476 OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE AMElmIIm SECTIon SIX OF ORDINAIWE NO. 445 OF TIlli CITY OF BOZEMAN ENTITLED, "AN ORDINAIWE Ri:;GULATIIJG TRAVEL AND T~:AFlnc UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF BOZ~ll", AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE." BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUHCIL OF THE CITY OF BOZE1MN, MONTANA: Seotion 1. No person shall hereafter operate or drive or permit I \ ,~ ~ to be operated or driven any vehicle of any oharacter over, upon or across any street or part thereof in the City of Bozeman at a rate of speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour, nor on or across any part of Main Street in the Oity of Bozeman at a rate of speed greater than fifteen (l5) mil~s per hour. Section 2. When turning a corner at 'any street intersection in . ~ C"',;:> I c....:> ~~ C""~ ~ ~'? R ~ ~ na ~ l,;;1 =:I , the City of Bozeman, or while passing any stationary street car, no person shall operate or drive or permit to be operated',or driven any vehicle of any character at a rate of speed greater than ten '(lO) miles per hour; no person shall turn any motor"l,vehicle upon Main ~)treet within the City of Bozeman at any point thereon except at street corners. I Section 3. Ho person shall hereafter operate or drive any vehiole of any character upon or across any sidewalk or parking in the , -' City of Bozeman, except at regalar driveways, nor upon or across any platform about any passenger depo~ in the Oity of Bozeman. Seotion 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of Ten Dollars ($lO.OO) for the first offense, and by a fine of not lese than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($lOO.OO) for each subsequent offense, or shall be punished by imprisonment in the City jail for a period not exceeding Thirty (30) days, or by both such fine end imprisonment. - I Seotion 5. That Ordinance No. 476 of the C:tty of Bozeman, .. entitled, "An Ordinance amending Section Six of Ordinanoe No. 445 of the City of Bozeman entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating Travel and traffio upon the public streets of the City of Bozeman," and providing penalties for the violation of this Ordinance", be, 'and the same is hereby re- pealed. I ., -477- I Section 6. Whereas, it is immediately necessary, for the preeer- vation of the sEcfety of the, citizens of Bozeman, that regulations be pro- vided governing the rate of speed of vehicles within the limits of said City, therefore an emergency is hereby deolared to exist, and this Or- dinance is hereby declared to be an Emergenoy Ordinance, and said Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the passage and approval thereof. I Passed this 19th day of July, 1917. Approv~d this 19th day of July, 19l7. L. W. Tru i t t Mayor. Attest: c. A. Spieth City Clerk. S1AL. I The State of Montana, County of Gallatin. ) : ss. ) I, c. a. Spieth, City Clerk of the I City of Bozeman, said COIUlty and State, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 4a7 of the City of Bozeman; that said Ordinanoe was passed by the City Council of Bozeman, said County and state, on the 19th day of July, A.D., 19l7, and approved by the Mayo+; that true and correct copies of said Ordinance No. 477 were posted, one each in the following named places: City Hall, Ellis Brandley & Co., Old Courier Building, Bon Ton Bakery, and Courier Building Bulletin Boards, and that the same remained posted for the time required by law for such publication. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Bozeman, Montana, th,is 20th day of July, A.D., 1917. SEAL. C. A. Spieth Ci ty Clerk. , I '\ r.";''''i~ l~{~;. . ,~1,