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AN4�R iNN N'C , regnal4tirg the op lon of all vehicles
Wi thin the €'i ty of T►ithbork, Tsxaq; directing an
which- aide of t he rtreet5 C nd alleys carte !ilvll be
driven nr operated, at what places rf-Me may be
stopped, perked or turned, forbidding my such
to be opere ted , driven, sto and , p: rked or turned
At aA7 other place, or places, than mred in this
Qrdinvnce, and as herein cst out; requiring certain
signals to be given before turning i nd before going
into or smorging frm any aL [v; forbidoin;, vehicles
for hire toPtOT) or to P, rk at certain plt ces within
thi City; clo-inp certain � l .ey to vehioulpr tr, ffic,
End partially closing other uamO si.leys to ;such
tmffic; prescribing a pem-lty for the violf,tir.ri of
ng pert hereof; repe-ALinU Ell ordinancep r nd pprts
or oriint-4mas iii ccxii'li,ct herewith; --ne dp:;lt rind
anti empreency.
Be it Ordained by the (.'ity Couancil of the, City of Lubbock, Texas.
Section 1. No per,,on shqI? oparPte or drive rirw
vehicle within this City other than on the right ride
of the street or f lley upon Which ;-uch vehicle is
being used; no parson s)t 11 turn my vehicle on cny
street or -Ilry wits itz tbzs City, excfipt «t the
inter: ection of two streets, end in trrning such
vehicle he Fdi�Jl always keep to the right of the
center of the street, and tr the right of the center
of tho intnr.9Pcticn of snch streets; ^nd no person
shall turn nng such vehicle Without having i=edir t e1p
prior to the tttrning thereof, extend the hard and arW
at right angles to the vehicle Rich he is operr t ire
or 3
0
t-T-to,
toward
er' dririag, am --—the side which such person is
intend izg to turim, so that auoh h£ ud and arm sha l
be sefr4 visible to persono in front of, and behind.
such vehicle. �
lection 2.
No
pers:,A
shall park
aka vehicle
except
on the right
aide
of the
street Fed
Fgainst the
curb.
and in leaving the pPrkingg position, shall back such
vehi.ole only far euough to clear suoh other fohdiloo
as fay be stopped or parted* azO immedi�:t ely proceed
ahead on the right side of the street; parking shall
b$ dane only at an eagle of Forty --five degrees to the
left from the curb, with the front of the vehicle
against the curb, a&i not closer than three feet
to cry other vehicle; po-'parson shall stop a vehicle
within the i atersee t ion of any two streets, nor the
Intervention nt e street and an May. nor shall
aay person park or stop a vehicle within 'twenty feet
of smy of the following plpces, (a) the intersection
of two streets, fib} the interseotion of a street and
an alley, (c) a fire plug.
section 3. Within the business district of this
City, no person shall drive or operate a vehicle into
,or out of any alley witlout in eliFtely prior to
such going into or emerging from such Willey souuid
a horn, bull or other device --efficient to warn such
persons as may be within one hundred feet thereof of
his going into or coming out of snob alley.
Section 4. 'ho persons shall operate or drive all
vehicle on or in the alley between lot Fifteen and. of
Uxteen, block One hundred nineteen, original map of
this town, and no person shell drive or operate
any vehicle out of the flley which lies between
lot After, one the one side, nd lots `,ixteen,
Seventeen, Ei&teen} Nineteen and Twenty, on the
other Ride, in blook One hundred thirty—three,
original map of this tevn, onto the street eept of
such alley.
ection 5. No vehicle for hire shtl l be parked,
nor s topped, exc ept when receiving or disoharg�in g
freight or passengers. Within the business district
of this City, except Fgainst the curb directly
surrounding the carp rt house square. and try pe rso n
so parking or stopping such a vehicle at sny other
place within
such
district shall be
deomed guilty
pf violating
this
Drdinrnce.
Section 6. Any person violatiag amy provision of
this UrdinFmce shall, Wn conviction, be punished by
a fins of not less than Five Dollars nor more than.
Two hundred Dollars.
Uotion 7. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
In ooailiet herewith are expressly repieled.
Section 8. That f ae t that there is no or►ii anee
governixg the traffic in this City which is sufficient
protection bo hnsen life and. to property, creates an
emergency Fna public necessity that the rule of the
charter which requires an ordinances to be reed at two
severu1 meeting's before passage be suspended, and this
ordiame passed at the meeting of its i,ntroduation, and
be in effect immediately after passage ana publication
as provided by law.
Passed by a unrnimous vote, this the/I day of
1pril, 1921, and duly f�pproved.
1
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Attest 0creta +�
City of ,nbiock, _ es, g.
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M,Tor. City of Lubbock}
"s e x &r, .
4pproved as to form,
R. M1 . S owde r, City attorney.