People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1896 — Bicycle Ordinance [ARTICLE]

Bicycle Ordinance

The following ordinance passed its first reading at the council meeting Monday night: Fast riding, unicycles, bicycles, tricycles, motor-cycles, and .aerocycles. An ordinance regarding public safety, comfort, and convenience. Ordained and established May 25, 1896, Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the commbn council of the city of Rensselaer: That whoever shall ride any unicycle,, bicycle, tricycle, motor-axcycle, or aerocycle along any street, alley, lane, market space, or common of said city faster than at the rate of eight miles an hour or whoever shall ride any unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, motor cycle or aerocycle along any street, lane, alley, market space, or common of said city between sunset and sunrise without a lamp in good order, filled, trimmed, and properly lighted attached to the front of said wheel so as to throw a light in front of the wheel at least fifty feet, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any proper tribunal shall be fined therefore for every such offenso in any sum not less than two nor more than twenty dollars. Sec. 2. That any person convicted before said Mayor of having ridden, driven, led, or caused to be ridden, driven or led any horse or other animal or more than one of such animals; or of having driven or caused to be driven, any vehicle, drawn by any animal or animals along any street, lane, alley, market space or common of said city faster than at the rate of ten miles an hour, shall be fined for every such offense in any sum not less than two nor more than twenty dollars. Sec. 3. Whereas: An emergency exists, this ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage and publication in any weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the city of Rensselaer, for two weeks successively.