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30 of 1947 - Amending Section 6125 relating to traffic and travel on streets. i 1.-1— L.HLL `y'" • VOTING AYE NAY -2 Mt Salt Lake City, Utah, , 194 Affleck I move that the ordinance be passed. Matheson - / Romney ✓ Tedesco i Mr.Chairman . AN OR ANCE Result AN ORDINANBE KMENDING SECTION 6125 of the Revised orai- nances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1944, relating to traffic and travel on street$. Be it/ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah: , SECTION 1. That Section 6125 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah; 1944, relating to traffic and travel on streets, be and the same- hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6125. BICYCLES. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or ride a bicycle upon any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or pub4.thc ways of Salt Lake City unless said bicycle has first been licensed and registered as herein- after provided, or after the license has been duly revoked or suspended. Every bicycle before being so licensed and regis- tered must be inspected by the Police Department of Salt Lake e City with relation to its frame number and operating condition, and said Police Department shall further inspect each bicyclets lights, signal device, reflector, and handle bars, each of which must meet and conform with the standards as set forth in paragraph (i) of this ordinance. The Police Department is here- -- by authorized and directed to issue upon written application and compliance with the inspection required herein a bicycle license and registration card, which license and registration card shall expire on the 31st day of December, 1948, and which license and registration card shall be renewed upon written ap- plication and inspection as above required on or before the first day of January, 1949, and on or before the first day of January bi-annually thereafter and upon payment of a fee as -1c,0 - hereinafter provided. Each such license and registration card shall be valid only during the two years, or any part thereof, for which they are issued. (b) The chief' of police shall provide metallic license plates, together with registration cards, said license plates and registration cards having numbers stamped thereon in nu- merical order beginning with number one (1), and indicating the date of expiration of said license. Such metallic plates shall be suitable for attachment upon the frames of bicycles and shall have printed thereon in raised letters the following: L C B.++ It shall be the duty of the Police Department to attach one such metallic plate to the frame in the rear of each bicycle so that it can be seen and read while the bicycle is in motion and to issue a registration card to the licensee upon the payment of the fee herein provided. Such metallic license plate shall remain attached to the bicycle during the issuance of the license. The said Police Department shall also keep a corresponding record of the number of fegistration, the date of the issuance of such license, the bicycle frame number, the name and address of the licensee, and all other information necessary to the proper enforcement of this ordinance. (c) It shall be the duty of each person who sells or transfers the ownership of any bicycle to report such sale or transfer by returning to the Police Department the license plate and registration card issued to such person and each purchaser or transferee shall file a written application for a new license and registration card with the police depart- ment within five days of such sale or transfer. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully or maliciously destroy, mutilate or alter the number of any bi- cycle frame licensed pursuant to this ordinance, and it shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy or mutilate any license plate or registration card while the same are opera- -3- tive, or to operate any bicycle without having attached there- to a license plate issued as provided herein. (e) The fee to be paid for each bicycle registered, or transferred and re-registered during the term of said license or any part thereof or for the re-issue of a license plate or registration card because of loss or mutilation, or other rea- son, shall be fifty cents (50i) and shall be paid in advance upon the application therefor. (f) Pedestrians using the sidewalks of the city shall have right of way over any and all bicycles and every rider of any bicycle shall turn off the sidewalk upon meeting pedes- trians and give an audible signal before overtaking or passing any pedestrian. (g) It shall be unlawful for the riders or operators of bicycles to ride more than two abreast upon any city street and shall proceed in single file upon all sidewalks and all operators or riders of bicycles shall at no time carry extra passengers or carry any package, bundle or article which would require him to take his hands or hand from the handle bars of said bicycle or to permit the bicycle he is riding to be towed by another vehicle. (h) It shall be unlawful for the rider or operator of any bicycle to pursue or in any way interfere with the free move- ment of emergency vehicles and every person operating a bicycle upon city streets shall obey and comply with all city ordi- nances relating to the movement and regulation of motor vehi- cles using the public streets except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. (i) All bicycles operated on the public streets of this city shall during the period of one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise be equipped with a lighted lamp on the front of the bicycle, visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of at least 500 feet in front of such bicycle and shall be equipped with a reflector or lighted lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible under like -4- conditions from a distance of at least 500 feet to the rear thereof; and all such bicycles shall be equipped with a bell or horn which must be sounded to warn all persons of its ap- proach, except no vehicle shall be equipped with and no person use upon any bicycle a siren or whistle. (j) The parent of any minor and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance. (k) All judges:of said city shall be empowered to revoke or suspend all licenses when it appears that the owner of any bicycle is not the licensee of record or that the owner of bicycle or the licensee thereof has used or permitted said bicycle to be used in:;yiolation of this ordinance upon the streets or sidewalks.af this city; and that said police depart- ment is hereby directed and authorised to impound any bicycle so used in violation of these ordinances for a reasonable period of time pending investigation of any alleged violation of this ordinance or until such bicycle is registered by the owner thereof and equipped with signal device and lights as herein provided." SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of Salt Lake City that this ordinance shall take effect immediately. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall t Ae effect at once upon its first publication. Passed by the Board of Commis oners of 3a]t Lake City, Utah, this 71 day of , A:h. 1 . or. City Recorder. 3 Presented to the Board of Cemmisaiaers AND PASSED APR-21947 CITY RECORDER First Publication in 1,4.E 14+si. y" �iYyLL/j1 of TY RECORDER Affidavit of Publication STATE OF UTAH, 1 } BS County elf c..l Lake J Legal Notices AN ORDINANCE • f AN ORDINANCE AMENDING N l!' 0cke SECTION 6125 of the Revived Ordi- nances of Balt Lake City, Utah, 1g49,relating to traffic and travel Being first dulysworn, 'on streets. • Be it ordained by the Beard of deposes and says that he is the ad- comm,sIlOne:a of Salt Lake City, vertising clerk of THE DESERET NEWS, SECTION 1. That Section 6126 a newspaper of the Revised Ordinances of Saltp per Lake City, Utah, 1949,relating to published in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake County,in the State and the same is hereby amended of Utah. to,read as follows: "SEC, 6125. BICYCLES. (a) It •hall,be unlawful for any person , 't0 ,berate or ride a bicycle upon any,,of the streets'alleys, Idewelke That the advertisement or public Ways of Salt Lake City unless said bicycle has firer been lieenaee d registered as herein- bill No 30 lif et pr0vlde, or after the - Ordinance tense hes been duly revoked or suspended.Every bicycle before be- _ • Mg so licensed and registered must.Po-be %sheeted by the lice Ds. Salt 1 ake Cit r pertinent of Skit.Lake City with , Corporation relation to its frame number and operating condition, and said Po-• lice-Department Shall further in- (Mect each bicycle's lights, signal device, reflector, and handle barb, each of Which must meet and cn form with the standards as oe was• published insaid forth in paragraph 0) ofthisP newspaper, in its issue dated, the ordinance, The Police Department P Is hereby authorized and directed to issue upon written application day of and cred herein withathe Inspection A.D. 19........ required Herein a bicycle license and registration card, which 11- d registrton card eha' and was publishedApril 5 1047 expire o .the 21st day of De- e bar, 1946. and which license ,cd registration card shall be e- newad upon .written application ....the last publication an and Inspection ea above required on P n thereof being in the issue Or narybefore the first day of San- dated the Bet (ler9,f January on nr before the Sher des o[ ponp UI-annually dayof • end t payment of h lye ashereinafter provided. Eayh �..... D. 19"-. ouch llcenae and re g,stratlon card ""-"" shall be valid only during the two' seers, ray pert thereof, for p•�` ���L-t which they are Issued. (b) The hief of police Shall j e • provide metallic license plates, to- gether with registration cards,said II Ilcense plates and registration cards hiving numbers Stamped' thereon In umeelcel order begin- am n g with number one (1), and. Indicating the'date of expiration of said license.Such metallic plates to before %th or -shall be auiteble for attachment,sworn a me this upon the framed of bleyclee end shall have printed thereon in raised letters the following: "S L C 13." A. D. 19 47 day of It-Shall be the duty of the Po- lice Department to attach one such - metallic plate to the frame In the Can• be seen and read While f h bicycles that the I bleyele'la In Notion'and to:15ege, •registration pay card to She l Ire - l/Il Don the payment.of!the fee here- I/.Y,IP�\ /- , e 1n provided, Such metablo license --•- Dlate shall remain attached to the- - .- 'bicycle during the Issuance of the - 'Mange. The' said' Pollee Depart- • Notary Public meet shall aim keep e correspond. I 1ng record of the number of reels-, ' nation, the date or the issuance of Such ence, the bicycle frame the name and addroae of the licensee, and all other intM• I Marlon a ry to the proper er fercement oesf athl6 ordinance. (e)It shall be the duty of each person who sable or transfers the Such satD of any bicycle to report Inch eale or transfer by'returning to the Police•Department the 11- I Mae Plata and registration card • Issued t0,suer) person and each purchaser or transferee shall file • written See lfcatlon for • new license and registration and ith the of such Sale or transfer.with (d)It shall be unlawful for any erson to wilfulllate y or maliciously de- strop, of ymbicycle frame°r the licensed pur- MU9nt to this ordinance,and it shell • vntdestroy°[r`mutilatenany,re- move, - tchpile the or e°operative,Or`card attached thr etc 1e wlicenaeh plate issued as provided herein. (e)The fee to be paid for each bicycle registered,or transferred end se edletered during the term of' said license or any part thereof or for the re-issue of a license plate or registration card.because of lose• or mutilation,or other reason,shall be fifty cents (50c) and shall be' paid 1n advance upon the application Gh 110r. ff) etcity using the right side- walks a of the over city shall bicycles and s every rider of any bicycle shall turn• off the sidewalk upon meeting pedes- trians an give audible signal before overtaking orpassing any pedestrin. ' (g)It shall be unlawful for the elders or operators of bicycles to ride more than two abreast upon any y efile°t and upon au ll proceed, in single sidewalks and all operators or riders of bi- yclebi- cycle.;shall at no time carry extra bu(ss leg.or or articleerrwhichy Package. `re- quire°d_him to take his hands or re- quire• rori tonspermitle theare bloycleeaid he is riding-to be towed by another vehicle. (h)It shall be unlawful for the rider or operator of any bicycle to the• ue or free In mo movemwaent fctermee with rgency vehicles arid.ever person operating a bicycle upon city streets shall n.ceendelatin8 toly with the movement city ordiment and regulation of otorm0vehicles using the public streets except these yiovilions hick by'their ry na- ture can have o as pplication. y gbloe stree All tts of°thispcity operated on dur- liter t sunset'to one-half hhourh Or fore sunrise be equipped with a lighted lamp-on the Pont of the ph!ie°'conditions ° fora dletancee°oi at feast 00 feet in front of such bicycle and shall be equipped with a reflector or lighted lamp onthe rear exhibiting a red light visible tsnce flat least 500nfeetrto the rear thereof; and all such bicycles shall be equipped with a bell or horn which must be sounded to.warn all persons of its approach, ex pt no noicles person use be ponpany blc9led with end a. siren or whistle. (I)The parent of any minor and the,guardian of any ward shall not uthorise or knowingly permit any (such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this o e. (k) All redge°of said nocitysuspend shall be empowered to revoke or suspend all licensee when it appears that j ownerthe 1 censee of record of[that the owner;of bicycle or the licensee thereof'I has used or permitted said bicycle to be used in violation of this ordi. rants upon the streets or side. walk°of this city: and that said pollee department it hereby dleected and authorised to impound any bl- 1J5N A0 need 1n Violation Of_these ordlnenees for reasonable period of gliime pendingrnvestigation et.any f' I oil melt blcyo•le Isnregisterednno the owner thereof and equipped with•eIgnal device and lights as .herein provided... • SECTION 2.In the opinion of the Board of commissioners it Is nee- es dry to the peace, health and • safety Of the inhabitants Of Salt Lake City that(hie ordinance shall take effect Immediately. SECTION J.This ordinance shah Mkt effect at once upon Its first publication, Parson by the Board of COmmla• sionera of Salt Lake City, Utah, this gd day of April,A.D. 1997. EARL J.GLADE, IRMA BITNER, (SEAL) Mayor. Recorder. (SEAL) Published April 5, 1047.