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Passed_pec 4 1939 Approved 12Z16 _1939
Chas H. Buchanan , Jesse N. Owens -
President of the ouncil Mayor
Acting
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TIME GRADE OF THE ROADINAY OF CHURCH STREET
FROM A POINT ") FEET NORTH OF TIME CENTI-',R LINE OF W1ISSOf1RI STATE
HIGHWAY NO. 50 TO THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF HIGH STREET.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUIICIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1, That the grade line of the roadway of Church Street
from a point 20 feet north of the cneter line of Missouri State High-
way No. 50 to the south curb line on High Street, be and is hereby
established as follows: Beginning at the center of Church Street and aqF
point 20 feet north of the center line of Missouri State Highway No.
50, where the elevation of the grade shall be, 198.70; thence 155
feet on a uniform grade where the elevation of the grade shall be,
214.40; thence 35 feet on a vertical curve where the elevation of the
grade shall be, 216.91; thence 50 feet on a vertical curve where the
elevation of the grade shall be, 216.87; thence 50 feet on a vertical
curve where the elevation of the grade shall be, 212.60; thence 15
feet on a vertical curve where the elevation of the grade shall be
210.48.• thence 55 feet on a uniform grade to the south curb line of
High S-Ireet, where the elevation of the grade shall be, 202.04.
SECTION2. All Ordinances or parts of ordiannces in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take e�fect and be in force
from and after its passage and approval.
Passed Dec 4 1939 Approved ' 12 16 1939
Chas H. Buchanan
Acting President of the Council Jesse N. Owens
Mayor
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATINN LICEPtSING, OPERATION ARID
EQUIPMENT OF BICYICLES WITHIN THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, FIX-
ING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLI,CT HEREWITH, AND FIXING
THE TIME WHEN SAID ORDINANCE SHALL BECOMIE EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, I;IISSOURI,
.� AS FOLLOW :
SECTIONI. It shall be unlawful for QAy person to operate or use
a bicycle propelled wholly or in part by muscular power upon Jim any
of the streets, alleys, or public highways of the City of Jefferson,
without first obtaining from the police department a license therefor.
SECTION 2. The Police departmwit is hereby authorized and d±mz
directed to issue, upon written application, bicycle licenses, which
shall be ;br the current year of 1940, to and including the 31st day of
December, 1940, and thereafter said 'licenses shall issue for the cur-
rent year commencinj: with the lst day of January of each call ender
year and ending with the 31st day of December of each year. Said
licenses when issued shall entitle the licensee to operate such bicycle
' for which said license has been issued upon the streets, alleys, and 9c
public highways, exclusive of the sidewalks, in the City of Jefferson,
excepting as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 3. The City Of Jefferson shall provide, each year :metrallyic
licnese plates or seals together with registration cards and isinglass,
holders therefor, said license plates and cards to be issued only to
those who have passed a written test in the operating of a bicycle
and also an actual riding test in the operation of a bicycle with the
percentage of ninety ;.er centor better in registration cards issued
by' the chief of police or assistants designated by him. The metalidc
license plates or seals in numerical order, beginning with number one,
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indicating the year for wiiich the same are issued and such other
letters or figures as may be desiCnated by the chief of police
or his assistants; such metallic license plates or seals shall
be suitable for attachment upon the bicycles, at a place desil.nated
by the police department and it shall be the duty of the police
department to attgch one or two metallic license plates to the front
and or rear of each bicycle and to issue a corresponding registration
card to the licensee upon the payment of the licensee of twenty
five (25) cents. Such metallic license plates or seals shall remain
attached during the existence of such .license. The police depart-
ment shall also keep a record of the date of issue and number of
such license and to whom issued.
SECTION 4. No person shall ride or operate any bicycle up-
on any street, alley, or public place within the corporate limits
of the City of Jefferson during the period of a half hour after
sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and all times when fog or other
atmospheric conditions render the operation of said bicycle dangerous
to traffic or the use ofstreets, or at any other time when there is
not sufficient light to render clearly di.scerrilble any person on the
streets a distance of two hundred dieet ahead without having a lighted
lamp affixed on the front of said bicycle and also a reflex mirror
or lighted lamp on the rear of said bicycle exhibiting a red light
visible under like conditions foram a distance of at least two hun-
dred feet to the rear of such bicycler.
SECTIONIA. 5.All persons engaged in the business of buying se-
cond hand bicycles are heeeby required to make a report to the police
department of the purchase giving the name, address and person from
whom each bicycle is pv%chased, the description of each bicycle pure.,-,a
chased, the .ltame number thereof and the number of the metallic lic-
ehse plate found thereon, if anyo All persons engaged in the business
of selling new or second hand bicycles are hereby required to make
a report -to the police department giving a list of all sales made,
which list shall include the name and address of each person to
whom sold, the kind of bicycle sold to gBther withxa. description and
the frame number thereof and the number of the .:.etallic license
plate or seelz attached thereto, if any,P
Said reports shall be made within twr;ety four hours from the date
of the sale.
SECTION 6. It shall be the duty of every person who sells
or transfers ownership of any bicycle to report such sale or trans-
fer by returning to the police departrriant the registration card
issued to such pez-son as licensee thereof, together with the name
address of the person to whom said bicycle ►gas sold or transferred,
and such report shall be made within five days of the date of said
sale or transfer. It shall be the duty of the purchases, or transferee
_ of such bicycle to apply for a transfer of registration .thereof
within five days of said sale or transfer.
SECTION 7. All persons who rent., -hire or loan bicycles shall
first obtain license tag or tags to be used on such bicycles by pay-
ing therefor the regular fee, which tag or tags shall be attached to
the bicycle in a manner so that it may be transferred from one bi-
yycle to another to suit the convenience of the owner of said bicy-
cles. Persons requiring such tags may secure t:l-e same from the
chief of police of said city.
SECTION 8. No person shall operate or ride on any bicycle
upon the streets, alleys, or public highways in the City of Jefferson
with two or more persons upon the same bicycle, provided, however,
that this restriction shall not apply to tandem bicycles or other
bicycles equipped for two or more riders and no 'ersone shall be
permitted to operate a bic,rcle with the passenger in front of the MMr
operator.
SECTION q. No person, while riding or operating a bicycle
on any street, alley or public highway in the' City of Jefferson,
shall hold on tb any other vehidle.
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SECTION 10, No person shall ride or operate any bicycle on any
sidewalk in the City of Jefferson except bicycles used for delivery of :A
papers or merchandise and then only in the residential sections of the
city when the sidewalk is not being used by pedestrians.
SECTION 11. Every person riding or operating a bicycle on any l
street, alley or public place!,�n.,..the City of Jefferson shall keep his
bicycle on the extreme right of the traffic lane, and it shall be un-
lawful for two or more operators of bicycles to travel abreast on any
street, alley or public place in the City 'of Jefferson or to operate
said bicycle on traffic lanes otherwise than in single file.
SECTION 12. Every person riding or operating a bicycle on any
street, alley or public place in the City of Jefferson shall be sub-
ject to all provisions of the laws of the State of M., ssouri and the
ordinances of the City of Jefferson applicable to the drivers of
vehicles, except the provisions thereof thatby their very nature can
have no application.
SECTION 13. It shill be unlawful for 4A y person or persons
to run or engage or cause to run or to be engaged in any bicycle race
on any street, alley, or •public place within the corporate lim.',ts of
the City of Jefferson, except under permit from and supervisions of
the chief of police of said city, and every bicycle shall be operated
with reasonable regard to the safety of the operator and other persons
upon the streets and highways of the city.
SECTION 14. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall upon ,conviction thereof in the police court of
the City of Jefferson be puni,4ched by a fine of not more than $100.00
or by imprisonment. in the city jail not more than ten days, or by both
such fine and •imprisonment. In addition to such penalty, the chief of
police or poice judge may, either in lieu thereof or in addition to such
fine and imprisonment, prohibit the operation upon the streets, alleys,
and public places of the City of Jefferson for a period not exceeding
thirty days of the bicycle so used in such violation, in which event
the bicycle so used in such violation shall be impounded with the chief
of police and retained by him for the period that the operation thereof
is prohibited, or the owners card or certifiebte shall be held for the
period during which the operation of the bicycle is ,prohibited.
SECTION 15. No person shall deface, w*i. ilate or remove a license
tag placed upon any bicycle, nor shall any person take any bicycle for
the purpose cf riding or propelling the same upon the streets or public
highways without the consent of th,: owner.
SECTION .6. Tags shall not be transferred from one bicycle to
another and no person shall attach to any bicycle a tag not issued for use
thereon. Upon loss of any such tag or duplicate and upon application and
satisfactory evidence of such loss a new tag or a new duplicate shall be
issued upon payment of a fee of twerity-five (25) cents in the manner
thereiribefore provided.
SECTION 17. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
Passed this 4 day 'of DEc 1939
Chas.- H"!. $uchafi ' .. .._ _
Acting President of the Council
Approved Dec.16,, 1939
Jesse N. Owens `
Mayor