3071 Regulating TrafficORDINANCE NUMBER 3071.
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An Ordinance amending Section 13 of Ordinance No. 1983 being an
ordinance regulating the use of certain vehicles on the streets,
avenues and alleys of the City of Salina, Kansas, and repealing
said original Section 13 of such ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Lights on BIotor vehicles. Section 1. 'That Section 13 of Ordin-
ance No. 1983 of the City of Salina, Kansas be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:!'Sectfon 13. "A" -- During the period be-
tneen one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise
every motor vehicle using any street, avenue or public thoroughfare in
the City of Salina shall show two lamps, emitting,white_light visible
at a distance of 300 feet towards which such motor vehicle is proceed-
ing, and shall show one red light from the rear and only from the rear,
and which shall be visible for 200 feet from the rear end of such trail•
er or other vehicle. Motorcycles shall not be required to. have two
lamps emitting white light as above provided, but.every.motorcycle or
every bycycle using any such streets, alleys or thoroughfares between
the hours above mentioned shall have one lamp emitting white and one
red lamp at the rear, visible at the distances above provided.
Head ii;hts Shaded. No driver of any motor vehicle while
operating the same upon any street, alley or other public thoroughfare
in the City of Salina shall use any head light unless the same is prop-
erly shaded or supplied with lenses of ground or frosted glass, or
with dispersive lenses or glass or with a mechanical apparatus for turn-
ing down such illuminating lights so that such lights will not blind
or dazzle other users of the highway or make it unsafe for such other
users to ride, drive or walk thereon and such lamps shall be adjusted b5
the proper direction of said lamps downward, and the adjustment of the
bulb so that the uppermost part of the light ray shall not rise above
the level of the top of the front lamp or Mass opening within a dis-
tance of 75 feet ahead of such vehicle.
"C" Spot Lights Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for the driver
of any motor vehicle to direct the rays of a light known as a spot
light upon any highway in the City of Salina.
"D" Bell or Signal Required.— Every motor vehi.cle used on the
streets, avenues or alleys of the City of Salina shall have a -suitable
bell, horn or. other adequate signal in good working order to give lr✓arn-
ing to the approach of such vehicle to pedestrians and other drivers.
"E" Muffler Required. Cut Out Prohibited. Every motor vehicle
shall be equipped with a suitable muffler -to deaden the explosions
of the engine and it shall be unlawful to open the. cut out of said
muffler while any such motor vehicle,is..being operated or any street
or public thoroughfare within the City of Salina.
"F" Brakes Required. Every motor vehicle..ope.rated within the
City of Salina shall be equipped with a brake and emergency brake
both of which shall be, at all times, kept in good working order.
Section 2. Prior Ordinances Repealed. 'That original Section
Number 13 of Ordinance Number 1983 of -the City of..°alina be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Take Effect. This ordinance. shall take effect
and be in full force from and after its publication in the Book of
Revised Ordinances.
Introduced for first reading, February 9th, 1925.
Passed and approved, February 16th, 1925.
(SEAL) J. S.. HARGETT, Mayor
Attest:
CHAS. E. BANKER, City'Clerk
S'1'F. TE OF KANSAS )
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COUNTY OF' SALINE)
I, Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is.a true and
correct copy of Ordinance Number 3071, passed and approved by the
Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, nansas, February 16th
1925, and a record of the vote on its final adoption is found on'
page /6 of Journal Number 11.
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(Published in Book of Revised Ordinance 19250
ORDINANCE NO. 3071.
An Ordinance amending Section 13 of Ordinance No. 1983, being
an ordinance regulating the use of certain vehicles on the
streets, avenues and alleys of the City of Galina, Kansas,
and repealing said original Section 13 of such ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Lights on Motor Vehicles. Section 1. That Section 13
of Ordinance No. 1983 of the City of Salina, Kansas,be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 13. "A".-- Luring
the period between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour
before sun rise every motor vehicle using any street, avenue or
public thoroughfare in the City of Salina shall show two lamps,
emitting white light visible at a distance of 300 feet towards
which such motor vehicle is proceeding, and shall show one red
light from the rear, and only from the rear, and which shall be
visible for 200 feet from the rear end of such trailer or other
vehicle. Motorcycles shall not be required to have two lamps
emitting white light as above provided, but every motorcycle or
every bycycle using any such streets, alleys or thoroughfares
between the hours above mentioned shall have one lamp emitting
white and one red lamp at the rear, visible at the distances above
provided.
"B" Head Lights Shaded. No driver of any motor vehicle
while operating the same upon any street, alley or other public
thoroughfare in the City of Salina shall use any Head light unless
the same is properly shaded or supplied with lenses of ground or
frosted glass, or with dispersive lenses or glass or with a mechani-
cal apparatus for turning down such illuminating lights so that
such lights will not blind or dazzle other users of the highway or
make it unsafe for such other users to ride, drive or walk thereon
and such lamps shall be adjusted by the proper direction of said
lamps downward, and the adjustment of the bulb so that the upper-
most part of the light ray shall not rise above the level of the
top of the front lamp or glass opening within a distance of 75
feet ahead of such vehicle.
"C" Spot Lights Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for
the driver of any motor vehicle to direct the rays of a light known
as a spot light upon any highway in the City of Salina.
"D" Bell or signal .required. Every motor vehicle used
on the streets, avenues or alleys of the City of °alina shall have
a suitable bell, horn or other adequate signal in good working
order to give warning of the approach of such vehicle to pedes-
trians and other drivers.
"E" Muffler nequired. Out Out Prohibited. Every motor
vehicle shall be equipped with a suitable muffler to deaden the
explosions of the engine and it shall be unlawful. to open the
cutout of said muffler while any such motor vehicle is being
operated on any street or public thoroughfare within the City of
Sa lina .
"F" Brakes Required. Every motor vehicle operated
within the City of Salina shall be equipped with a brake and emer-
gency brake, both of which shall be, at all times, kept in good
working order.'
Section 2. Prior Ordinances Hepeeled. That original
Section Number 13 of Ordinance tvumber 1983 of the City of Salina
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 3._ TakeEffect This ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force from and after its publication in the Book
of Revised Ordinances;.
Introduced for first reading, February 9th, 1925.
Passed and approved, February 16th, 1925.
Attest.
Mayor
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