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Show Councilman, A. J. Ablett, Aye. Councilman, R. D. Johnston, absent, not voting. Councilman, C. A. Morley, Aye. Councilman, F. J. Quinn, Aye. Councilman, A. J. Sorenson, Aye. Mayor, Ed. W. Johnson, Aye. Passed by the City Council of the City of Bingham Canyon, Utah, this 25th day of June, 1941. ED. W. JOHNSON Mayor. Attest: EUGENE MORRIS (SEAL) Recorder. An Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 7 CITY OF BINOHAM CANYON, UTAH. An Ordinance Regulating The Use of Streets, Sidewalk and Parking Lots within the City of Bingham Canyon. Section 1. Speed Restrictions. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on any street m the City of Bingham Canyon at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the street, and the actual and potential hazards, and other conditions con-ditions then existing. Any speed in excess of 20 miles jut hour shall be prima facie evidence that such speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful. Section 2. Careless or-Reckless Driving Prohibited. Any person who drives any vehicle ve-hicle upon the streets of the City of Bingham Canyon carelessly or heedlessly in wanton disregard to the rights or safety of others or without due caution and circumspection circum-spection and at such a speed or in such a manner as to endanger any person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving. Section 3. Traffic Signs and Parking Signs Must Be Complied With. Every person operating an automobile, au-tomobile, truck or other vehicle upon the streets of the City of Bingham Canyon must comply with all traffic signs, instructions or directions displayed by order of the City Council upon any traffic sign, post, standard or other oth-er device for the regulation of traffic and must comply with all parking signs displayed upon any vehicle in violation of the Rules of the Road as provided in the Laws of the State of Utah or as lawfully established by the State Road Commission or such other commissions or bodies as may be est jbli.'hed by the Laws ol the State of Utah. Section 10. Through Highway-Stop Highway-Stop Vehicles. Main Street is hereby designated desig-nated as a main traveled or through highway and it shall be unlawful tor the driver of any vehicle to fail to stop his vehicle before entering said Main Street, except where directed to proceed by ;m officer or traffic control signal. Section 11. Emerging F'rom Alleys. The driver of a vehicle emerging emerg-ing from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto on-to any street or onto any .sidewalk .side-walk where a sidewalk is on the side of said street. .Action 12. Driving While Intoxicated In-toxicated etc. It shall be unlawful for any person who is an habitual user of narcotic drugs or any person who is under the influence of intoxicating intoxi-cating liquor or narcotic drugs to drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle. Section 13. Penalty for Violation Viola-tion of Section 2 of this Ordinance. Ordin-ance. Every person who is convicted ofior pleads guilty to a violation of Section 2 of this Ordinance shall be punished by imprisonment imprison-ment for not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months or by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $299, or by both such fine and imprisonment. euro, posi, street or otner uevict for the regulation of parking upon up-on the streets of the City of Bingham Bing-ham Canyon or upon any parking park-ing lot maintained by said City. Section 4. Parking Upon Sidewalk, Side-walk, at Street Intersection, In Front of Driveway, Fire Stations, Fire Hydrants, Hose Houses, etc. Prohibited. No person in charge of any vehicle ve-hicle or automobile shall cause or permit such vehicle or auto-, auto-, mobile to be stopped so that any portion thereof shall remain in or project into any sidewalk; street intersection (and for the purpose of this section only, street intersection shall mean, that portion of the intersection street formed by the prolongation prolonga-tion of property line across the butting street whether or not one street crosses the other); in front of any fire hydrant and for six feet on either side thereof; in front of any fire station and for ten feet on either side thereof and across the street from any fire station for an equal distance; in front of any fire hose house and for six feet on either side thereof; in front of any public or private driveway or alley and for six feet on either side thereof; or where the parking of vehicles is otherwise prohibited by ordinance. ordin-ance. Section 5. Pedestrians. Every person in charge of any vehicle or automobile shall exercise exer-cise all possible care to avoid injury in-jury to pedestrians. Pedestrians shall have the right of way over vehicles at regular street intersections inter-sections and over such parts of the streets as shall be designated as pedestrian lanes. Section 6. Double Parking Prohibited Pro-hibited and Manner of Parking Provided For. It shall be unlawful for anv ! I Section 14. Penalty For Viola- tion of Section 12 of this Ordin- ance. Every person who is convicted of , or pleads guilty to a violation of Section 12 of this Ordinance i shall be punished by imprisonment imprison-ment for not less than 30 days nor more than G months, or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $299, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 15. Penalty for Violation Viola-tion of Other Sections of thi3 Ordinance. Every person who is convicted of i or pleads guilty to a violation viola-tion of this Ordinance other than a violation of Section 2 or Section Sec-tion 12 shall be punished by imprisonment im-prisonment for not more than 30 days or by a fine of not more than $50, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 1C. Repeal Of Existing Ordinances. All existing ordinances in conflict con-flict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed but all existing ordinances not in conflict although al-though on the same or related subjects are not repealed and shall remain in full force and effect. Section 17. Effective Date of This Ordinance. In the opinion of the City Council it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of the City of Bingham Bing-ham Canyon that this Ordinance become effective immediately and therefore this Ordinance shall take effect on the First day of July, 1941. Councilman A. J. Sorenson made a motion that the foregoing ordinance be adopted. Councilman F. J. Quinn seconded sec-onded the motion. Roll Call Vote as follows: person to park or leave standing upon any street any vehicle whether whe-ther attended or unattended at the side of any vehicle parked at the curb, and all vehicles parked must be parked as near to the edge of the street or as close to the sidewalk as possible, and no portion of any parked vehicle shall extend any further into the street than the width of said vehicle; ve-hicle; except that any operator may stop temporarily, provided he does not leave his vehicle during dur-ing the act, for the actual loading load-ing or unloading of passengers. Section 7. Orders of Police Officers Of-ficers to be Complied With. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the direction given by voice, hand, whistle, or light by any police officer of-ficer or by signalling apparatus, when stationed upon the street or at any intersection for the pur- , pose of directing traffic. Every ! person in charge of any animal j , or vehicle standing on any street within the City of Bingham Can- ' yon, shall, at the request of any i police officer, move such animal ' or vehicle to the place designated by such officer. Section 8. Vehicles Must Have I Proper Lights, Brakes and Oth- j er Equipment. I It shall be unlawful for any j person to operate or have charge j of the operation of any vehicle on any of the streets of the City of Bingham Canyon without proper pro-per lignts, brakes, horn and oth- i er equipment required by the I Laws of the State of Utah; or re- j quired by the State Road Com- 1 mission or such other commis- I sions or bodies as may be estab- I lished by the Laws of the State of Utah. E Section 9. Rules of the Road fi Must B& Obeyed. 1 It shall be unlawful for any " person to drive or operate any |