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ORDINANCE NO.
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AlT JODINANCE OF TIrE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REGULAT-
ING TRAVEL MID TRAFFIC UPON THE STREETS AlID OTHER PUBLIC
PLACES OJ!' THE CITY OF SAlT BERNARDINO ;DISTRICTING SAID
CITY ; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS IN CERTAIN
INSTANCES ; RRQUIRING HORNS, BELLS , GOWGS AND MtlF FLERS
TO BE ATTACHED TO CERTAIN VEHICLES AND FIXING A PENALTY
FOR A VIOLATIOWf[EREOF .
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino do ordain as follows :
Section I. The following terms whenever used herein
except as otherwise zpecifically indicated, shall be
defined to have and
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shall be held to include each of
the meanings hereinbelow respectively set forth , and
any such terms used in the singular number shall be held
to include the plural .
Street: Every avenue , boulevard, highway, roadway,
lane , alley', strip , path, and place used or laid out
for the use of veh~les .
Curb: The late~al boundaries of that portion of a
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Business
District: Those certain streets and
5 portions of B treets in the ei ty of San Bernardino,
6 described as follows :
Third Street from Mt Vernon Avenue to B Street ;
Fourth Street from "F" Street to "e" Street;
"E" Street from Second street to Fifth Street;
Court Street from"F" Street to RD" Street;
"D" Street from Second street to Fifth street ;
"e" StEe~ from Third Street to Fourth Street.
Con~sted District Those certain streets and port~ons
of Streets in the City of San Bernardino, , described as
follows :
Third Street from "F" Street to
tiC" Street ;
"E" Street from Second Stre8t to Fourth Street ;
"D" Street from Second Street to Fourth Street;
Court Street from "En Street to
"DR Street .
Section II. Bvery person riding) driving) pro.
pelling or in charge" any vehicle upon any of the streets
within the City of San Bernardino) shall tide, drive or
propel such vehicle upon such streets in a cafeful
manner and with due regard for the . safety and conven-
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of pedestrians and all other vehicles upon such K%zx
streets
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Section III. That every person riding, driving
or propelling. or in charge of any I." -, vehicle upon
meeting any other vehicle at any place upon any street
within the City of San Bernardino) shall turn to the right
and on all occasBions when it is practicable so to do
shall travel on the right side of such street, and as
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near the right hand curb thereof as practicble .
SectionIV. That every person riding, driving,
propelling or in charge of any vehicle shall , in over....
taking any other vehicle upon any street within the
Ci ty of San Bernardino , pass to the left of such
vehicle , and the person in charge of such vehicle being
so overtaken and passed shall give way to the right .
Section v. That every person riding, driving,
propelling or in charge of any vehicle moving slowly
within the business district of the Cit,y of San Bernar"
dino J shall keep such vehicle as close as possible to
the curb on the right, allowing m~e swiftly moving
vehicles free passage on the left .
Section VI. That every person riding, driving,
propelling or in charge of any vehicle upon any street in
the City of San Bernardino, shall before turning, stopp-
ing or chagging the COUl'se cr such vehicle , fir at see
that there is sufficient space so that such movement
can be made in safety .
Section VII. That every person riding , driving or
propelling or in charge of any vehicle upon any street
within the City of San Bernardino shall in turning to the
right into another street J turn the corner as near the
right hand curb as possible .
Section
VIII.
That every person riding, driving
propelling or in charge of any vehicle upon any street
within the City of San Bernardino shall J in turning to
the left into anvther street J pass to t~e right of
and beyond the center of the street intersectlDD be-
fore turning.
Section IX. Any person jiding, driving, propelling
or in charge of any vehicle crossing from one side of
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any street to the other side thereof ) in the ~
district of, the City of San Bernardino , shall make such
crossing by turning to the left 80 as to head in the
same direction as the traffic on y.~.~..y that side of
the street toward which such crossing is made.
Section X. No person riding , driving , propelling
or in charge of any vehicle shall stop the same upon
any ~treet in the con/ested district of the City of San
Bernardino with the left .1de of such vehicle toward
or along the curb .
Section XI. ~ person riding , drivin~propelllng
or in charge of any vehide shall stop the same upon
any street within the City of San Bernardino, except as
close to the curb as practicable ; provided J however ,
that this section shall not apply in case of emergency,
or when such stop is made for the purpose of allowing
ano~ler vehicle or pedestrian to c~ss its path.
Se~tion XII. No person riding, driving , pro_
pelling or in charge of any vehicle within the City of
San Bernardino shall allow such vehicle to remain
backed up to the curb , excepting when such vehicle
is being actually loaded or unloaded .
Section XIII. Except as herein otherwise provided,
every person riding , driving ,propelling or in Charge of
any vehicle in the City of san Bernardino, going on
any street running in a gemeral northerly and southerly
direction , shall have the right of way over vehicles
going on streets running in a general easterly and
westerly direction; add every person riding, driving or
in charge of any vehicle going on such east and west
streets shall allow such vehicles so going on such n~th
iP10 pnn +,:h At,reets such rirrJJ.t c( way.
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Section XIV. The officers and firemen of the
Fire nepartment and their apparatus of all kinds J when
going to or on duty at t or returning from a fire ,
and a11 ambulences J whether of public or private
character J and all other vehicles when employed in carr~
ing sick or injured persons to hospitals or other places
for relief or treatment and the oficers and policemenx
andvehivles of the Police. Department shall have the
right of way over all other persons and vehicles on any
street and through any procession in the City of San
Bernardino J except over vehicles carrying the United
States mail .
I~ Section XV. That every person riding t driving t
propelling or in charge ~ of any vehicle upon any
street within the City of San Bernardino J Shall keep
such vehicle at least four feet from the running
board or lowest step of any street car which is disM
charging the passengers ; and if , by reason of the pre-
sence of vehicles at the place where such car is stopping
or by reason of the narrowness of the street it is not
possible to preserve such distance of four feet from such
running board pr lowest step ) as herein prescribed ,
then such person shall stop such vehicle until such car
shall have taken on or discharged its passengers and
again started .
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mule or other animal attached to a vehicle backed up to
the curb upon any street wi thin the business district
of the City of san Bernardino J sha11 turn such animal
and keep the same turned at right angles to such vehicle
and in the direction in which the traffic upon that side
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Section XVII. It shall be unlawful for any person
to hitch any horse , mule or other animal J or to leave
standirg any bicycle , motorcycle, automobile J buggy,
carriage , wagon vr other vehicle , without annimals
attached thereto , upon any street in the City of San Ber-
nardino , along which street cars or interwurban railway
cars are run or operated, within twenty-riTe feet of
either side line of any street crossing, intersecting
or terminating in such street, or within twenty.rive feet
of either such side line extended across such street at
right angle..
I Section XVIII. That every person in charge of any T
vehicle standing along the curb .upon any street in the
business district shall move such vehicle aw~ from
such curb at the request of any police officer or the
owner or occupant of the premises abutting upon the same
side of the street at the )lace where such vehicle is so
standing .
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Xfrrx. It shall be unlawful for the owner
or person in charge of any vehicle used in carrying
p~ssengers , freight, baggage or merchandise for hire,
to allow any such vehicle while awaiting employment,
to stand upon any street in the conaested
district of
the City of San Bernardino , unless such person shall have
procur4d a permit in wrdting 1%Ka for such priTilege
from the Chief of Police of the City of san Bernardino
as hereinafter provided.
Ii Section D"X. The Chief 1. of Police is hereby
empowered J in his discretion, to grant permits to
the owners or persons in charge of vehicles used in
carrying passengers, freight ,ect for hire, allowing
any such vehicle while awaiting empoyment t to stand at
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certain places designated by such Chief of pOlice with-
in the streets within the c~gested district of the
City of san Bernardino
which permit shall in all cases
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continue in force for one year from the date thereof,
unless sooner revoked , as herein set forth ; provided..
that no such permit shall be granted except upon the writtm
consent of the .~er ,occupant or lessee of the lands
abutting upon such designated place, and not more than
six such vehicles shall be permitted to stand upon a .tree
within the limits of anyone block in said district and
not more than three such vehiwles shall be permitted upon
one side of such street, within any such blodE,. No
such vehicle shall be permitted to stand within seventy"
five feet of another such vehicle, upon the same side
of any street, and no such vehicle shall be permitted
to stand within seventy"five feet of any street inter"
section within said district. No such per.mit shall be
granted
except upon the written application of the per"
son desiring the same, filed with the
Chief of pOlice
stating the number a~ kind of vehicle for which
such permit is sought and the proposed location of the
stand for such vehicle, together with the written con
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sent of the owner} occupant or lessee of the land abutt"
ing upon such proposed location. A separate permit shall
be is sued for each vehicle , and all permits :is:Sued
by said Chief of police, under the provisions hereof,
shall contain the name of the person to whom the same is
granted , the number and kind of vehicle, and the place
designated as a stand for such vehicle .
.Every driver or person in charge of any vehicle t
for which a permit shall have been obtained un~D the
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the provisions of this ordinance , shall carry such
permit with him at all times while driving or in
charge of such vehicle , and shall produce and ex.
hibit such permit whenever requested to do do by any
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police officer
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The Chief of police may in his discretion re"
voke the permit of any person who shall have violated
any of the provisions of this ordinance. From the
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time of the revocation of any such permit , it shall
be unlawful for the person whose permit is so re~
revoked to allow the vehicle for which such permit
was granted, to stand, while awaiting employ"
ment , upon any street in the congested district
until a new permit shall have been procured for
such vehicle .
The provisions of sections ~IX and XX of this
ordnance shall not be construed BO as to except any
person , obtaining a permit thereunder , from the pay~
ment of any lic~nse fee charged under any ordi nance of
the City of San Bernardino.
~Q Section XXI. It shall be unlawful for any person
to ride , drive or propel any vehiole at a rate of
speed greater than ten miles per hour upon or along any
of those certain streets or portions of streets in
the City of San Bernardino , described as follows,
to wit:
Third Street from "F" Street to "E" Street Ii
Fourth street from "F" Street to "Cd street;
Fifth Street from "G" Street tonDD Street;
"Fit Street from Third street to Sixth Street .
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"E" street from second str eet to Eighth street.
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/ "D" Street from Third street to Eighth street;
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Church street from "E" Street to "P" Street
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~~ Section XXII. It shall be unlawful for any person
to ride ,drive ~ any vehic1e
speed greater than miles an hour
at a rate of
on or
street or portion of any street in the city of
provided ) however) that on or along those certain streem
or portions of streets described in Section XXI of this
ordinance such rate of speed shall not be greater than
te~eilrr)miles per hour) as specified in said.- <&
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~, XXIII. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride
or drive any horse or other animal at a greater rate
of speed than a walk) or to ride ) drive or propel
any bic~cle , tricycle , velocipede, automobile J motor-
cycle or other riding machine or horseless vehicle at a
rate of speed greater' than six miles per hour over or
across any bridge or viaduct in the city of San Bernardino .
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XXIV. It shall be unlawful for any person to
drive or propel any motor -cycle, or automobile on
any of the ptreets of the city of san Bernardino
specified in section XXI hereof without a muffler
affixed thereto adjusted to prevent all ~.K...~
unnecessary noise amd kept constantly closed
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xxv. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive
or propel any bicycle, tricycle or velocipede , automobile
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or other riding machine or horseless vehicle within the
limits of the City of San Bernardino, without having
attached to such bicycle , tricycle , velocipede ,
automobile or other riding machine or horseless vehicle , a
bell ,gong or horn in good working order J and suffi-
cient to give warning at the _~p~!o~bng of sucb
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vehicle , and to persons entering or leaving the street
cars . Said bell ,gong or horn shall be of such size
only as may be necessary to give such warning , and
shall not be sounded except when necessary to give
such warning .
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Section XXVI. The City Clerk of the City of San
Eernardino shall cause copies of this ordinance to be
conspicuously posted in all livery stables , automobile.
garages or other places where horses or vehicles
are j:ept for hire, within the City of San Eernardino
and shall distribate the same upon application.
~7 Section XXVII. Any person who shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor , and upon conviction thereof , shall be
punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred ($100)
dollars or by imprisonment in the City jail for a
period of not exceeding fifty ( 50) days , or by both
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such fine and imprisonment .
Section XXIX. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict here*ith
are hereby repealed.
Section XXX. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force
from and after thirty days after its
passage and approv~l .
Section XXXI. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and cause the same to be
published for three (3) consecutive days in !he
San Ber-
nardino Daily Sun .
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I hereby certify that the foregoing adnance was
passed and approved by the mayor and common aounci! of
the q,ijY of San Eernardino at its meeting held on the
\:1~y of February , 1908 , by the following vote:
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