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ORDINANCE YO 500
An Ordinance regulating the use of bicycles and other vehicles on the streets
of the City of Pueblo.
Section 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride any bicycle, tricycle or velocipede
or any other riding ,achine, in through or upon any of the public streets or alleys
within the limits of the City of Pueblo at a rate of speed faster that eight""..(8)
miles an hour, or to pass any intersection or turn any corner, when any pedestrian
or other vehicle is near or on said intersection or corner, or to pass any place
where any person or persons may be entering or allighting from any streetcar, at a
rate of speed greater than four (4) miles an hour.
Section 2.
It shall be the duty of every person in charge of any wagon or other vehicle
down by any horse or horses or other animal or animal meeting any other such wagon
or vehicle, bicycle, tricycle, velocipede or other riding machine or vehicle, and
of every person riding any bicycle tricycle velocipede or other riding machine,
when meeting any vehicle or pedestrian, at any place within the coporate limits of
the City of Pueblo to turn to the right, and on all occasions when practicalle and
possible so to do, to travel on the right side of the track.
Section 3.
It shall be the duty of every person in charge of any wagon or other vehicle
drawn by any other horse or horses or other animal or animal, and of every person
riding any bicycle, tricycle, velocipede, or other riding machine when turning a
corner to the left to leave at lea�at fifteen feet between such vehicle and the
corner of the curbing on the left.
Section 4.
It shall be the duty of every person in charge of any w or vehicle drawn
by any horse or horses or other animal or animals when on a street on which there are
but two wheel tracks or well beaten Paths for vehicles, when practicable to turn out
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to the right and surrender the left track when meeting any other wagon or other
vehicle drawn by any horse or horses or other animal or animals, or any bicycle
tricycle, velocipede or other riding machine to the vehicle so met; and to turn out to
the right and surrender the left track when signaled or requested so to do, to allow
any wagon or other vehicle traveling in the same direction to' pass if it be
practicable so to do.
Section 5.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw deposit or place in any street
or alley within the corporate limits of the City of Pueblo, any nails tacks, crock—
ery, scrap iron, glass, tin, wire or other article liable to cause puncture to the
tires of b�.cycles, trjeycles, velocipedes or other vehicle.
Section 6.
Any person found guilty of any violation of any requirements of this ordinance
shall upon conviction., be fined in a sum not less than five nor more than one
hundred dollars for each offense, and any person whether 'violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance or not, who shall neglegenly or carelessly ride or
drive into or collide with any pedestrian, other bicycle rider or other person or
vehicle using any of said streets or alleys shall be guilty of a misdeamor, and shall
upon conviction be fines inany sum not less than five nor more than one hundred
dollars.
Passed and approved
Attest
C.E. Ross
City Cle rk
July 6t h, A.D. 1896
Approved
A.G. K v—
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