HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 38- 689, Regulates bicycles
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":~'o:~:"",,V ORDHTAlTCE NO. 689
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Section 1
License Required
It shall be lmlawflJl for any person to ride, operate or use a blcyc1elprope1led
wholly or inrart b7{ nmscul':\r povver upon any of the streets, avenues, high'.vays or alleys
of The Ci t~r of Boz eman wi thou t firs t ob tainins froY'l The Ci t:7 of Do zerla:r, throuo:h its
Department 0 f Public Safe t~', a lic en~:;e therefor.
Section 2
Application for Licensc
The De par tr:1Cn t oJ' Public Safet"J' of The:]i t:r of Bozeman, acting by and t~lrouGil its
police force, is bereb~' authorized 811d direc ted to i SSl)e upon \vri t ten ap;;lica tion,
bicycle licenses which shall be effective from the first day of Ja:nuars', 1939, to and
including December 31,
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endar year, conlr:,enc::..nz: on the first day of Januar7:: of ,eac]~,;. of sai(i cn.lerldar years and
endln: on the 31st dS7.' of' DeceJ:lber of such claendD.r :rcc1r. 30..1(1 licenscs w;,en iss1.led
shall entitle the licensee to operate the bitycle for which such license has been issued,
upon all the streets, avomJCC, hi:)w:a:~::; an;:'l alle:ys, exclusive of sidewalks, in The City
0:-' BOZel'18.n for tho period for which such 1Iconse 11.'18 been issuec~, unlesD such license is
sooner revo>:ed as here::'n prov::dec1, su-<j'~ct to the provisions 01 tIlis ord~:nancc ard 0,11
traffic ordinmlces and r02uL~tions of 'rhe City of Bozeman.
Section 3.
License Flates - RC2istratlon Cards
r1'he Ci t'y of Bozenan,' thr01.1"glc. its Dep2rt::""Ont of' Public Safety, shall provide license
pIa tes and seals and reg is tree tion cards and all blank fOr?lS and 0 ther supplios and
equipment which shall be nGcessar~', suitable or conv8n~tont for U18 effective adminis-
tration of this ord:lnnnce; vlhicl1 license plD,tes, re.'::,:istration cards, bln:n;,{ i'Ol~,'S ard
the lik.:e cpa;' be vnriecl as to fory:; and YnatoT'i21 fr')l11 tic!le to t1"'":8 8E1 ~:'.c'1:r be nccessar;," nnel
convenient for the purpose of thcl!ro;.ior an,l 0.1'1'(:) 'J ti VO 3.:11 - nis tl'3. cion of tLl::.1 ordin8,nce;
and said Director' of j?ublic Safet:,,' s:c.iall provide the police force of Tho City of 30zc:'.:an
wi th necess'?,ry and convenient office e~lJ::pr18n t for proper and offec ti va adrr~niE:l tra tion
and enforCOJ"'.ent of this ordinan~e, ,'emd shall I'1ake sui table an d no ccssary rules and
reg')l~"tio:ns, not ~.n conflict with t]-ICToviS~_0l"13 of this ordinance, for itsproper anu
effective ad~inistr8tion and enforcement, as aforesaid.
See tion 4
Records to be Kept
W1thin t:"drty (30) Ja77c, after tJ"e effective date of tJ:,is ordinance, and wi tIlin
t:!lrty (30) d8.7;TS at"ter the fir,'.t cia:' of January of each ;Te",r thereafter w2lile this or-
dinance remains in rorce and effect, all persons desiring to_operate a bicyclo within
The City of Bozennn, except transients as l:erein.Cirter defined, sh:,\ll apply to the De-
partn:,cnt of .t-'ubllc Safety of The ':::i t:T of Bozc:'l18,n for a license to so operate. If said
fll)plic [1, tion be ::ran tad the police departJ:!cn t s hall is sue to sa 1c1 ap ,plico.nt a reeis tra-
tlon cElrd and mottnllic licon:J8 plntc to be attached to the blcy')le so licensed and to
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rer.18.in so 8. ttached while said license is in force and effec t. The :Jepartr.1on t of Public
Safe ty shall keep a record of the do. to of the issw:mcc of SUell 11(,,01'18 e, to \'/ho111 is sneu,
the numbor thereof and all other necessary or convcn:1..oY'.t data with :reference tl1o:ceto
and as s118.1,_ be requirecL ,,;y the rules and regula tlons of tho Department of Fublic
Safety, prescribe'_L and promulcated by cmd throush, its director as aflresalcl.
Sec tion 5.
Amount of License Fee
The annual license fee to be paid for eacl:. bicycle 81).3.11 be twenty-five car:ts
($0.25) and shall be paid in advance. Such license may be transferred and rc-registered
whon the o\vnership of such licensed bicycle is trsnsferl'ed and n fee of twenty-five cen ts
(i~o .25) shall be paid by the transferree for the reg.Ls tra tion of such transfer. All
licenso fees collected under this ordinance shall he used, rirst, to defray the expense
of tIle administration of this ordinance and shoul. there be an:.' surplus over and :',bove
such expense it shall be paid into tbe Protection of Life and i'roperty FlunG. of 'l'he
Cit"'! of Bozec!Jan.
Section G.
Transfer 0 f Owncrship
It shall be the dut:~ of ever:, person who sells 01' traDiJfers owncrsllip of an:,! b1-
cycle licensed unclor the provIsions of this ordinance to re:iort au ch sale or' transfer by
re turn in(t to the Department of Public Safe t:;- the r;,;Z is tra t::Jm car::, iSStlOd to such p:rson
as a license for such bicycle, toc:ether W1Ul tho na~;e and address of the person to vi'hom
said bicycle has been sold or transferred. Such report shall be made within five (5)
days aft.er the date of such sale or transfer and it shall be the dut7" 01' the;m1'chaser
or trnasfereo of such bic:icle to aprly for a transfer of re:::;,:s tra tion thereof wi thin
five (5) da7s after such sale or transfer.
Section 7.
Transients
TrallS ien ts, wi thin the meanins of Eds ordinance, are lJersons W:10 are te,ii1joraril :,'
in The C1 t-.:C of ]]oZ8t,o.n for a period of not more thnT' tllirt",T (30) clays and who o\vn or
operate, or permit others to operate a bicycle upon the fltreets, 8yr<nues, highvmys and
0.110:'3 of '1'he 8i ty of Bozot"'an during sue:': period; provided, that said bic~rcle is lbonsed
8.ncl bears a license pla to, and the owner has a rer.:;is tl'a tion c:::trd therefor, from some
other recognized licensinG
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If s-uch
other license an~l r gistration has hot been sranted b:.' such othcr recosnized authority,
8ucl1 trans ien t shall 1) 0 required to reeis tor such bie yc Ie and rroeure a 1 icens e tllOl',-;for
from 'rhe Cit:,' of .Doze:r::cCln under tho provis:1.ons of U~is Ord_"nancc, ar,d in any event. shall
''';0 roql.llred to prOC1Jre S1),ch license if such bic;Tcle is used and cperated in The Ci ty
of Boze~an for a period of six (6) months or lancer.
Section 8
Riding on Sidewalks Forbidden
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No bicycle shall be ridden or operated upon ["ny sidewall::: of The
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nor shall such bicycle be p:lrked upon an:' such sidewo.H:: except in an upri:ht position
at tJ:w outside edge of such sidewal]{ so as not to endanc;er pedestrians usine" such side-
Vlalk nor dam8.(~e propert-;::", expecially vrindowo, of business 01' resider.ce property abutt5"n,3
upon tho inside line, or near ther ;-;to ,of .":ucl', cidewall-;:.
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Section G
Reports
The Chief of Police of The City of 13oZ8JC1an shall include ,~n his regular monthly
report to the City COllisisslon, a full statement of all rece:pts under this orJinance,
the number of bicycles registered, the number of b icycli::s transferred ami :"10.'1. yother
pertlnen t and us eful informa tion.
Section 10
Revocation of Licenses
All licenses i8sued under the provis~on3 of tllis ordinance shall be SU~J ,lec t to
revocation for v:Lol'JtioD,f any of the provisions of this ordinance and for violation
of any 0 thoI' traffic rule or 1"'8 gul,':Oi. ti:))i of The Ci t:T of Bozeman, W 1. Vl reference to bicy-
clcs.
Noth~ irry con ta"_ned in tb is ordinance
deemed to modiiv or reDeal All v nro-
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vis :tons of Ordinance Eo. G?2 of 'l'11e City of Bozeman regula tine; traffic, inc ludine; traf-
fie by bic7'cle, llpon the public streets, avemles, hir:hways and alleys of 'r'he City of
Boz e1'12-11, but should there be any conflic t be tween the pro vis lons of this ol';dinance and
the provis :tons of s aid Ordinance No. 672, and it is irr'pos sible to har:;,lonize such con-
flict, the I:rovisions of this ordinance shall control. It belng the intention thl?,t this
ordinance is and shall be in furtherance and in aid of the better enf::Jrcement of' the
provisions of s::lid Ordinance lio. 672.
Section 11
Penalties Minors
Ever;: person, fir:" or cor:;,oratlon violutinz ,'my of the provisions of this ordinance
shell upon convic tion tbereof in the police court of I1he City of Boz en an be pun'shable
by 8. f:i.ne of no t mar e t1:mn Tl1.ree Hundred (~j~300 .00) Dollars or by imprisonment in the
c~i..ty or county jail for a poriocl of not nore than ninety (90) days or by both such fine
and lmprisOnJ'1Emt, except in the caoe of violation by minors undor t..'\.-18 asc of eighteen
(lC]) years. In caso of violntim b:y any SUCll. minor, or by any other persons, cOli1.'1:itted
in the presence of an7T police officer of The Ci ty of Bozeman, such police off'iGer is
hereby i!iven the authority and power to take possession of the bicycle so op,crated by
the viol.'tor at tl1e time of such violr1,tion and to re t:Ltn sJ1ch posse,salon and irnpound
such blc:rc1e lmt.l.l the matter of such viola tion of this ordinance shall be determined
and dispoGod of in the police court of The Oi ty of Bozeman or, in the case of a minor
under the age of 18 yoars, until such allezod violation shall be disposed of and deter-
mine,i in accordance \vi tl'l tll,e provis ior.s of Chapter 106 (Sec tion 12275 to 12301 inc lusi ve)
Revised Codes of Mon tana, 1935. In adeU tioD to ':B.;{ing 1)0 sses8:ton of ami irnpounding the
bicycle ridden or opc,'ratec1 in viol' tim1 of 'CllO provis:Lons 01' tLis ordinance, or of said
Ordinance 1--:0. 6?2 of Tho City of Bozer!'can, committed in the presence of sucl1 pollce
officer shall h8, 'Ie the rich t and au t}lOri t~~, to arre s t such viol.'1 tor anci taJ1..re him or her
before the police magistrate of Tlle City of I3ozernan, to be dealt w:1th in accordance
vii th the provisions of tb.is ordinance. Sh'n.J.ld such person so arrested be 8. :~~onor lmder
the ac_~e of li3 years, such !ninor shall be deal t wi til in accordance w:i. t::~ the provis Ions
of Section 12280 R. C. ~ontana,
rroverninrr IIProceclure on Arres t of Juvenile
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Repea lor
Except as otherw:i.se herein provide(i, all ordinRnces o.nd parts of ord:~Jl,anCes of
'rho Ci t:'r of :3ozi~:r"8.n in conflict herewith 8.2~e horeb:r ropealed.
Ordinance No. 6S9
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Section 13
Effective Date
This or:::1inance shall be in full force and effect tilirt:)' (3D) days fron: and atter
its adoption.
Passed and adopted by the City Cor~ission of The City of Dozenmn in resular
session assembled on the 30th da:' of December, 1938.
Attest:
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State of Montana
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County of Gall~tin
I, L. G. Shac'Loan, Clf;r}{ of the COJl1J1'i.is.sion of The Ci t~;r of I3o~ePo.n do hereby cer-
tlfy that the foregoing Ordinance No. 689 was publislJed in the 13ozer.an Daily Chronicle,
a newspaper of [';eneral circulation printed ond i:ublisheu, in said C' ty, by title in
tLe iS3ue of Januar~r ? th, 1939, and tha t du e proof of su C~l p:cblic[c tlJm is on f ile ire
''''7; office.
IN \!I'l'n~::Ss '{lEEi'illOl" I herOlmto set my ho.nclnncl affix the ,30al of "1'1'7 office t,lis
9 t11 day of January 1939.
Ordinance 1\0. 689