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Hawaii
ORDINANCE NO. 87
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
MOVING TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC
UPON STREETS AND OTHER
PUBLIC PLACES IN THE COUN-
TY OF HAWAII AND PROVID-
ING PENALTIES AND REMEDIES
FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 62.
Be It Ordained by the Board of
Supervisors of the Comity of Ha-
waii:
CHAPTER I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.
The following terms whenever used
herein, except as otherwise speci-
fically indicated, shall be defined to
have and shall be held to include
each of the meanings hereinbelow
respectively set forth, and any such
terms used in the singular number
shall he held to include the plural.
STREET shall mean and taken to
be every avenue, boulevard, high-
way, roadway, lane, alley, strip,
palh, scnore and place used by or
laid out for the use of both vebicle
and pedestrian in the County of Ha-
waii.
CURB. The ,ateral boundaries of
that portion of a street, designed or
Intended for the use of both vehicles
and pedestrian whether marked by
curbing constructed of stone, cement,
conmrete or other material.
SIDEWALK shall mean and taken
to be every path, strip, square or
place laid out for the sole use of
pedestrians in the County of Hawaii.
VEHICLE shall mean and taken
to be, every wagon, hack, coach, car-
riago, omnibus, pushcart. bicycle,
tricycle, motorcycle, automobile, or
any kind of conveyance, except baby
carriages and children's play wagons,
in whatever manner or by whatever
force or power the same may be used
for or adapted to pleasure riding or
transportation of passeego'rs, bag-
gage, merchandise, or freight upon
any street; and every draft or riding
-animal, whether ridden, driven, or
lead, excepting that an animal or
animals attached to any vehicle shall
with such vehicle constitute one
vehicle, provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall be
construed to effect in any way the
operation of railroads upon any
street, which said railroads are ex-
pressly exempted from the provisions
of this Ordinance.
MOVING TRAVEL AND TRAF-
FIC. For the purpose of this Ordin-
ance, the term "Moving Travel and
Traffic" is intended to include ve-
hicies in actual motion and also those
which may be at rest upon the
streets.
MOTOR CARS. For the purpose
of this Ordinance the words "Motor
Car" shall apply to and include all
vehicles propelled by any power,
other than muscular power, excepting
such as run upon rails, and further
excepting traction engines and road
rollers.
GARAGE. A garage is a building
used for the housing, storing or re-
pairing of motor cars.
MOTORCYCLES shall mean and
taken to be every self-propelled ve-
hicle having two or three wheels.
RENT CARS. Rent cars shall
mean and taken to be every vehicle
operated under a license to carry
passengers or freight and baggage,
for hire.
CONGESTED DISTRICT
Defined.
The Congested Traffic District
shall be as follows:
AB that section of «amehameha
Avenue between Shipman Street and
Kekaulike Street, and all of Keli
like Street between Kamehameha
Avenue and Kilohana Street; all of
that section of Waianuenuo Street
between Kamehameha Avenue and
Kinoole Street; all that section of
Keawe Street from the lower Wai-
luku Bridge to Mooheau Street; all
that section of Mooheau Street from
Keawe Street to Kamebamha Av-
nue; all of that section of Hail]
Street from Keawe to Kamehameha
Avenue; all that section of Kala-
ka.na Street from Keawe to Kameha-
meha Avenue.
PARKING STRIP. Parking Strip
shall mean and taken to be all the
macadam center portion of Kameha-
meha Avenue between Shipman
Street and the center lamp -Post on
Ka.mehamehz, Avenue opposite the
Volcano Garage.
STREET INTERSECTION. Street
intersection shall mean and taken to
be the side lines of intersecting
streets, and not the center lines of
such streets.
CHAPTER H
RULES COVERING TRAFFIC
SECTION 1.—DUTY. CAREFUL
DRIVING. Every person riding,
driving or in charge of any vehicle
upon any of the streets, shall ride,
drive or propel such vehicle upon
any street in a careful manner and
with due regard for the safety and
convenience of pedestrians and ve-
hicles on such streets. Such person
shall travel on the right side of the
center of such streets in the direction
he is traveling and as near the right
hand edge of such street as possible,
excepting when the right side of such
street is obstructed by teams, build-
ings or other material, or when such
street is closed for repairs; in such
cases such person shall travel as far
away from the left edge of such
street as pessible so as to allow
other vehicles to freely pass, and
further excepting when such car shall
be traveling on streets that have
two wheel tracks or well 'beaten
Paths for vehicles; in such cases,
such person shall upon meeting any
other vehicle traveling in the op-
posite direction, turn to the right
a.nd surrender the left one-half there-
of to such vehicle; and whenever
two vehiclos traveling in opposite
directions on streets that have but
two wheel tracks meet at a point on
such street where it is impossible
to pass one, another, then, if the
street at such a point be on the in-
cline, the vehicle climbing up the
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Incline shall give way to the other
vehicle and back up to some point
on the street where passage may be
made with safety; and if the road
ac such point shall be level, the
vehicle having the nearest point on
the road back of it, where passage
call be made with safety, shall give
way to the ther vehicle and back up
to such point and allow the other
vehicle to pass.
No person or persons shall un-
reasonably obstruct or impede the
right of travel of any other vehicle.
SECTION 2.—RULES OF PASS-
ING', Ell fCLF.S. Every person driv-
ing or operating any automobile,
motorcycle, bicycle or any other ve-
hicle, or riding any animal, upon any
street, in overtaking any other ve-
hiele, shall pass to the left of such
vehicle or animal, and the person in
charge of such vehicle or animal bo-
Ing so overtaken 4liall, give wav to
the extreme right to allow such over-
taking vehicle or animal to pass
with safety as so)n as practicable and
with all conven.ent sp^sed upon a sig-
ncl given by the overtaking p^rson.
If necessary, on scream, of road con-
ditbns, such overbIIra person shall
stop for a suffmienc length of tine
to o;ow such over Liking vehicle to
Pass.
SECTION o.—SLOWLY MOVING
VEHICLE. Every person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge of
any vehicle moving slowly upon any
street shall keep such vehicle as
close as possible to the curb on the
right, allowing more swiftly moving
vehicles free passage on the left.
SECTION 4.—RULE FOR VEHI-
CLE: CHANGING COURSE OR
STOPPING. Every person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge of
any vehicle upon any street, first, be-
fore stepping or changing the course
of such vehicle, shall give a visible
sfi�n of his intention to make such
change as follows:
1. When turning to the right, ex-
tend his arm upwards from`the car
as far out as practicable at an angle
of 45 degrees.
2. When turning to the left, ex-
tend his arm out front the car as far
as practicable at right angles—and
3. When stopping or backing up,
extend his arm as far out from the
car as practicable downwards at an
angle of 45 degrees.
SECTION 5.—RULE ON TURN-
ING CORNERS TO RIGHT. Every
person riding, driving, propelling or
in charge of any vehicle upon any
street shall, in turning to the right
into another street, turn the corner
Lis near the right hand curb as pos-
sible.
SECTION 6—RULE ON TURN-
ING CORNERS TO LEFT. Every
person riding, driving, propelling or
in charge of any vehicle upon any
street shall, in turning to the left in-
to another street, pass to the right
of and beyond the center of the
street intersection before turning.
SECTION 7.—RULE ON CROSS-
ING FROM ONE SIDE OF STREET
TO ANOTHER. Every person rid-
ing, driving, propelling or in charge
of any vehicle crossing from one side
of any street to the other side there-
of shall make such crossing by turn-
ing to the left to the opposite side
of the street so as to head in the
same direction as the traffic on that
side of the street.
In the Congested Traffic District
such turn shall be, )Wade at street
intersections or at such other points
as may ba established by the Board
of Supervisors for such purposes and
designated as such. Streets joining
but not intersecting, shall, for the
purpose of this Ordinance, be con-
strued to constitute an intersection.
SECTION 8—TRAVELING IN
WAKE OF VEHICLE. It sball be
unlawful for any person operating
or driving any vehicle on any street
to travel so closely in the wake of
any vehicle in such manner as to
imperil life or limb, or to travel so
closely in the wake of such preced-
ing vehicle as not to give such fol-
lowing vehicle ample room in which
to stop or turn out in case such pro -
ceding vehicle comes to a sudden
stop.
SECTION 9.—RIGHT OF WAY OF
AMBULANCE AND OTHER GOV-
ERNMENT VEHICLES. The officers
and firemen of the Fire Department
and their apparatus of all kinds,
when going to, or on duty at, or re-
turning from any fire, and all ani -
balances, whether of a public or priv-
ate character, and all other vehicles
when employed in carrying sick or
injured persons to hospitals or other
places for relief or treatment;
doctors automobiles when the same
is occupied by a doctor and respond-
ing to an emergency call, and the of-
ficers and policemen and vehicles of
the Police Department shall have the
right-of-way over all vehicles or per-
sons on any street, and through any
procession, except over vehicles car-
rying the United States mail; and
when the Fire Department or Pol`.ce
Department is responding to an
alarm all vehicles shall come to a
standstill along the right curb in the
direction being traveled by such ve-
hicles/mitil the vehicles of the Fire
Department or Police Department
shall have passed, and no vehicle
shall stop on any street intersection
excepting close to the curb and far
enough away from such street inter-
section to allow the vehicles of the
Fire Department or Police Depart-
ment to a safely turn.
Every fire, police department, am-
bulance and doctor's vehicle shall be
plainly marked to designate its
character, and shall be provided with
a distinguishing sound signal de-
vice. Until so designated such vehi-
cle shall not be given the right-of-
way as aforesaid.
Every ambulance or private ve-
hicle used for carrying the sick or
injured shall not have the right-of-
way as described, unless the driver
or the person in control thereof shall
cause to be sounded continuously
while claiming such right-of-way,
some adequate sounding device as a
warning of the emergency character
of its business.
SECTION 10.—RULE ON STOP-
PING AT CURB. No person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge of
any vehicle shall stop the same upon
any street with the left side of such
vehicle toward or along the curb.
SECTION 11.—SIGNAL TO STOP.
Every person operating or driving
any automobile, motorcycle or any
other kind of motor car on or along
any street, upon a signal given by
putting up a hand or other signal of
distress made by a person rid'ng or
driving a horse or horses which are
frightened, shall cause such vehicle
to stop unless a movement forward
is necessary to avoid accident or in-
jury and upon request shall stop all
motor power until such animal or
animals are under control or the
danger is passed; and, if requested,
shall assist such person or persons
to pass such vehicle in safety.
No person or persons shall give
such signal or sign of danger or dis-
tress or call for assistance upon any
person operating any such vehicle on
a street without reasonable cause
for so doing.
SPCTTON 12—RULF1 ON STOP-
PING IN ROAD WAY. No person
riding, driving, propelling or in
ehor,e of any vehicle shall stop such
veMcle upon any street except as
close to the curb as praticable; pro-
vided, however, that this section shall
not apply in cases of emergency or
when sorb step is made for the pur-
Pese ,f allowing another vehicle or
pedestrien to cross its path.
No person r"ding, driving, operat-
ing or in charge of any vehiclo., shall
bring- such vehicle to a slop and
stand along the curb on any street
wit'rin thirty feet of any street inter-
castnnn or within ten feet of any
fire hydrant, except to let passengers
mu or oft'.
No nelson riding, driving, operat-
ing er in charge of any vehicle oil
K,tmohu meha. Avenue, shall bring
such veliiCle to a stop slid stand
along the sidos or curbs of such
avenue, beginning from Shipman
Street to the rentor Lamp Post op-
pnsito the Volcano Carligo, for more
than five minntos. Any person in
cho r.yc If any vehiclo, who desires
to remain on said above mentioned
Avcuce for more than five minutes,
shall park such vehicle at right
angles tic-:'oss tine macadam strip of
ss,+d avenue; except such vehicle its
shall be acivally engaged in loading
or unloading freight.
No person riding, driving, operat-
ing, or in charge of any vehicle shall
park such vehicle in the Parking
Strip for more than one hour, nor
less than Diva minutes, except be-
tween ill, hours of 7 o'clock P. Al.
and 12 o'clock P. M.
No person riding, driving, operat-
ing to to charge of any v,biclo shall
perk such vehicle nearer than twenty
feet to a, street intersection.
No Poison driving, operating, or
in charge of ally rent car shall park
such car in or on said pa.rlcing strip,
except wh7le actually employed by
it passenger.
I" moving any vehicle out of the
Parlting Strip, the driver, operator
or pers,n in charge of any such ve-
hicle, shall ox.nse, the same to move
forward and in the direction in
which the traffic on that side of the
street is moving and shall not cause
the same to be backed mit of the
Parking Strip.
No person riding, driving, operat-
ing, or in charge of any vehicle shall
enter the Parking Strip oil Kamoha-
meha Avenue except for Parking pur-
poses.
No person riding, driving, operat-
ing, or in charge of any vehicle on
any other portion of the Congested
District, shall park such vehicle, nor
shall such person stop and stand
such vehicle along the side of the
curb within said Congested District
for more than 15 minutes, except
while actually engaged in loading_
and unloading freight.
Every person driving, riding,
ope,atring, or in charge of any ve-
hicle outside of the Congested Dis-
tr:rt a.nd within tile, City limits, shall,
f" bringing such vehicle to a stand-
still, stop and stand such vehicle on
the richt side of the such street fac-
ing marks, on all streets running to-
ward the m,utain and sea, or fao-
ing towards Pun,' on all streets run
-
rin' towards Iianrakun and Puna;
excepting, however, when taking on
or letting off passengers or loading
and nrilnadieg, baggage, or freight.
I,EOTTON 12 ItULF PROHIBIT-
ING RACKING UP AGAINST THE
CURB. No person r;ding, driving,
nroPelPng or to charge of any ve-
hicle "non any street shall allow
such vehicle to be backed up to the
cub or side of such s_rcet.
SFCTION 14—RIGH11 OF WAY
AT STREET INTERSECTION. At
any street irtnrseetion, the operator
of drivor of any vehicle- or the
IMP- of a.ny anima], shall have, the
right of way over the operator I,-
(]liver
rdriver of .cry vehicle or the rider of
ally animal ePproaching him at such
inters"tfon from the left, except,
howevor, when the approaching ve-
hicle from the left mis reached and
is abortto cross the intersection and
traveling within the speed limit or
when it Police Officer shall be in
actual charge at such intersection.
S11,CTION ]o RTTL79 RPCITLAT-
1NG VEHICLES STANDING ON
CRADFS OR OTTTPRWISE. It s11a11
be uulrnwfnl fm' any person operating
or driving any a.it omob'1e, motor-
cycle, or Hev other kind of motor
car to leave such vehicle standing oil
grades wtith only the brakes set.
In such case the front or real-
wheels
earwheels of such vehicle shall be,
thrown in towards the curl, in
each a manner as to prevent such
vehicle from r"nnlng down the grade
if the brakes should be released.
All automobiles left standing shall
hnve brzoces set, and on all automo-
biles requiring Clanking from the
street the brakes shall remain set un-
til the engin, is started.
ShICTTON 16—BRAKES
Every antomobile, motorcycle nr
any other kind of motor car, while
being used anon any street, shall be
provided vilh efficient brakos which
shall be kept in gnOd working order.
All brakes shall be of sufficient
power to bring such vehicle, when
traveling at a rate of speed of ten
miles an hour over a dry level ma-
cadam road, to a full stop within ten
feet from point of application of the
brakes. Every operator, driver or
owner ,f such vehicle, when re-
quested by the Sheriff, his deputies,
any police officer, or any Examiner
of Chauffeurs, shall submit such ve-
hicle to a brake test.
Every motor vehicle shall be
equipped with a steering device in
good working order. Such device
shall be subject to test in the same
manner as provided in paragraph 2
of this section.
SECTNION 17 — GARAGE EXIT.
Whenever any garage has a passage
way connecting it with any street of
such construction that there is an ob-
structed view from such street of any
vehicle emerging from such garage,
such garage shall have a sign ex-
tending across the sidewalk in front
of such garage, in close proximity to
such passage wap, containing the
words "GARAGE EXIT" in conspic-
uous letters, notless than six inches
in height, which sign shall be visible
to all parties approaching such en-
trance from either side at all times.
Such sign shall be lighted by a red
light during all hours of darkness.
SECTION 18 -- BREAKING AN-
IMALS FORBIDDEN. It shall be
unlawful for any person to drive
upon any street any unduly danger-
ous or partially "broken" animals,
or to nee any street for the purpose
of "breaking" animals, it being the
intention of this section to define
the words "broken" and "breaking"
as the act of accustoming animals to
saddle and harness for the purposes
of subjection. This section shall
apply to the City of ITilo only.
SECTION 10 LEADTNG AN-
IMALS OR VEHICLES. It shall be
unlawful to lead any animal behind
any vehicle, which, by reason of its
Lot) or otherwise obstructs a plain
view of said animal to those ap-
proaching from the opposite direc-
tion, or to tow more than one other
vehicle or trailer, provided, permis-
sion bo granted by the Chairman and
l:xeculive Officer of the Board of
Supervisors, County of Hawaii, or by
some person by him authorized to
grant such permission; and no tow
connection shall be more than six-
teen feet in length.
SECTION 20—NUISANCES, AN-
NOYING SMOKE. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person operating any
motor czar upon any street, to permit
the motor of the same to operate in
such a. manner as to visibly emit a
great amount of steam, smoke or
products of combustion from exhaust
pipe or other opening, except while
starting the motor, nor shall such
person race the motor of such motor
car nor leave such motor car stand-
ing with the motor thereof running
without any duly licensed operator
in charge of such vehicle, nor make
unnecessary noise, nor allow such
motor car to be repaired On the
streets, except in cast, of emergency.
One of the purposes of this paragraph
is to prevent the repairing of or the
loaving of automobiles for repair on
the public streets by garages.
No person riding a bicycle shall
hold onto any other vehicle while
in motion.
No vehicle shall be driven over
any curb or across any park, along
and upon any sidewalk or across any
sidewalk, except at an alley or private
entrance for vehicles. This section
shall apply to the City of Hilo only.
It shall be unlawful for soy person
operating any motor ear within any
city, town, or village, or within 500
feet of a school, courthouse, church,
or hospital, to permit the pipes,
mufflers or other device thereof to
emit the sounds of exhaust in a loud
and annoying manner.
No person shall ride or jump upon
any vehicle without the consent of
the operalor, or driver, or person in
control thereof.
No vehicle or pedestrian shall pass
through a funeral procession; and
no vehicle or pedestrian shall pass
through a procession authorized by
the sheriff or his deputies, without
the permission of a police officer.
Any person operating any vehicle
on any street upon approaching a
railroad crossing shall heed the sig-
nals given by any person or device
for that purpose, of approaching
trains and stop until such trains have
passed.
SECTION 21—DRIVING OR RID-
ING BY CERTAIN PERSONS PRO-
HIBITED. No person under the age
of sixteen years, whether accom-
panied by a duly licensed chauffeur
or not, shall operate or drive any
motor car along or upon any street
or in any public place. This provi-
sion shall not apply, however, to any
person under the age of sixteen years
who may hold a chauffeur's certi-
ficate.
No person shall learn or teach
another to operate any motor car
on the streets within that portion
of the City of Hilo bounded on the
north by the Mahiulu Stream; on the
south by a s.raight line from Mahi-
ulu Stream to Ponahawai Street run-
ning through the South Hilo Jail at
right angles to said Ponahawai
Street, thence by a straight line
from the intersection thereof with
the line from said Mahiulu Stream
to Waialrea Mill; theucc by a straight
line from said Waiakea Mill to the
Shops of the Matson Navigation
Company at Reed's Bay; thence by
the shore line from the said shops
to the mouth of said Mahiulu Stream.
It shall be unlawful for any per-
son in control of any animal -drawn
vehicle, or riding any animal, to pro-
ceod upen any street or public place,
without having or keeping conscious
cenUol of such animal by means of
proper reins or harness.
No person of tender years obvious-
ly unfit for the control of any animal
shall drive or ride such animal along
any street or public place, or be per-
mitled to drive or ride such animal
in such street or public place.
No person while under the influ-
ence of intoxicating liquor or any
other intoxicating beverage, shall
upeate or drive any vehicle along
or upon any street or in any public
place.
Proof that a person accused of
having operated or driven any ve-
hicle while intoxicated partook of
intoxicating liquor within one hour
before the alleged offense shall con-
stitute prima facia proof of intoxi-
cation and such person shall be pro-
sumed to have been intoxicated until
such prima facia proof shall have
been rebutted by sufficient evidence
to the contrary.
SECTION 22—LIGHTS. From 30
minutes after sunset until 30 minutes
before sunrise, there shall be dis-
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played on the front of every motor
car, while being operated or driven
along or at rest upon any street, at
least two lamps of equal candlepower,
which lamps shall be equipped with
some dimming device approved by
the Sheriff or his Deputy, one on
each side, giving a reasonably bright
light in the direction in which such
motor car is facing or going, and so
placed as to reflect upon the road in
the direction in which it is facing or
proceeding, providing a light suffi-
cient to reveal any person, vehicle
or substantial object on the street
straight ahead of such motor car
for a distance of at least 160 feet,
and there shall be displayed on the
left side of the rear of every such
motor car, one tail light, which shall
display a red light visible not less
than 200 feet from the rear, and
which shall display a white light
reflecling upon the registration num-
ber of such car in such a manner as
to make such number plainly visible
and legible at a distance of not less
than 60 feet from the rear during
the hours specified.
SPOTLIGHTS --No spot light shall
be, used in the City of Hilo and no
spotlight shall be so used as to shine
in the eyes of the driver of approach-
ing passing vehicles, and when used
every spotlight must be turned off
at a distance from an approaching
vehicle sufficient to enable such ap-
proaching vehicle/to proceed and pass
without stopping and with safety.
MOTORCYCLES—The foregoing
shall apply to bicycle and motor-
cycles, except that no tail light, and
only one head light, shall be re-
quired.
OTHER VEHICLES—Every an-
imal -drawn vehicle shall display two
lights, one on each side thereof,
showing a white light visible within
a reasonable distance in the direction
towards which such vehicle is pro-
ceeding. Such vehicle shall also dis-
play one tail light set on the left
side, which tail light shall be a red
light.
OFFICER'S POWERS—Police Of-
ficers, at steamer landings, street
intersections, railroad depots, thea-
ters, places of, general resort, at all
places of public gathering or assem-
bly, and also along routes of pro-
cessions, shall have full control of
the movement or placing of all ve-
hicles and pedestrians.
Such Police Officers shall signal
by wave of the arm, cane, or other
instrument, the direction in which
vehicles shall move or where and
how standing vehicles shall be
placed.
Whenever there is a Police Officer
in charge of any such place, the
operator or driver of a vehicle or
pedestrian shall indicate the direc-
tion in which he wishes to travel
and shall not proceed until ordered
so to do by such Police Officer.
CHAPTER III.
HEAVY VEHICLES
SECTION 1—USE OF FLANGES,
ETC., ON WHEELS RESTRICTED.
No traction engine, road engine,
hauling engine, trailer, steam roller,
automobile truck, motor or other
power vehicle shall be operated upon
or over any street the tires of which
are wound with chains or the face
of the tires of which are fitted with
flanges, ribs, clamps, lugs, or spikes,
other than rubber or wooden blocks.
This regulation applies to all rings
or flanges upon guiding or steering
wheels on such vehicle. In case of
traction engines and steam plows
which are equipped or provided with
flanges, ribs, clamps, rings or lugs,
such vehicles shall be permitted to
pass over said streets provided per-
mission be granted by the Chairman
and Executive Officer of the Board of
Supervisors, County of Hawaii, or by
some person by him authorized to
grant such permission; or that cleats
are fastened upon all the wheels of
such vehicles, not less than 2%
inches wide and not more than 11h
inches high, so placed that not less
than two cleats on each wheel shall
touch the ground at all times, and
that the weight shall be the same
on all parts of said cleats.
SECTION 2—WEIGHT OF VE-
HICLES RESTRICTED. No trac-
tion engine, trailer, steam roller,
automobile truck, motor or other
power vehicle shall be operated upon
or over any street, nor shall any
object be moved over or upon any
Buell street upon wheels, rollers or
otherwise in excess of a total of 16
tons, including the vehicle, object
or contrivance and load without first
obtaining the permission of the.
Chairman and Executive Officer as
hereinafter provided. No weight to
excess of 8 tons shall be carried on
any one axle of such vehicle.
SECTION 3—LIMIT OF WEIGHT
DEFINED. The tire. of each wheel
of any motor or other power vehicle
other than those described in the
Prior section shall be smooth, and
the weight of such vehicle, including
load, shall not exceed 800 pounds
upon an inch in width of the tire,
wheel, roller or other object, and
any weight in excess of 800 pounds
upon an inch in tire is prohibited
unless permission is obtained from
the Chairman and Executive Officer
as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 4—WIDTH OF VE-
HICLES RESTRICTED. No motor
or other power vehicle shall be. omr-
ated upon any street of a greater
width than 90 inches, except traction
engines, which may have a width of
120 inches.
SECTION 6PERMISSION TO
OPERATE CERTAIN HEAVY VE-
HICLES. The Chairman and Execu-
tive Officer of the Board of Super-
visors, in and for the County of Be -
wait, may grant permission for the
moving of heavy vehicles, loads,
objects or structures in excess of a
total weight of 16 tons over any
street, upon proper application in
writing being made therefor; pro-
vided, however. that the said Chair-
man and Executive Officer may re-
quire a sufficient bond to protect the
County from any loss or damage by
reason of such operations.
SECTION 6—IMPROPER USE
OF STREETS BY HEAVY VE-
HICLES PROHIBITED. It shall be
unlawful to operate, drive, haul or
use in any street or public place any
vehicle of such weight or construc-
tion or in such a manner that the
edges of the tires of such vehicle
shall cut into the road -bed and
cause ruts therein by reason of being
operated on the crown of the road
without sufficient bearing surface to
sustain the load of such vehicle.
SECTION 7. The owner, driver,
operator or mover of any heavy
vehicle, using any street or public
place, shall be responsible to the
County for all damage which said
street or place may sustain as a re-
sult of a violation of any of the
provisions of this Ordinance.
CHAPTER IV
SECTION 1 — VIOLATIONS —
PUNISHME.NT. Any person violat-
ing any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be punished by a
fine of not less than five dollars and
not more than five hundred dollars.
The. Court having jurisdiction of
any charge brought under this Or-
dinance, in addition to the penalty
above set forth, may, upon the mo-
tion of the prosecuting officer, cancel
the Chauffeur's 'Certificate of any
person found guilty under this Or-
din:mce,..in which event the Court
shall fix a period, not exceeding
twelve months, wherein such person
shall not beentitled to receive a
new Chauffeur's Certificate.
SECTION 2. All Ordinances and
parts of Ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall
take effect thirty days from and after
the date of its approval.
Introduced by:
(S) JULIAN R. YATES,
Supervisor 2nd. Representative Dis-
trict.
Date of Introduction, March 5,
1920.
Adopted and Approved May 7,
1920. By the Board of Super-
visors of the County of Hawaii.
(S) SAMUEL KAUHANE,
Chairman and Executive Officer,
Board of Supervisors, County of
Hawaii.
Attest:
(S) A. A. IIAPAI,
County Clerk, County of Hawaii.
(Seal)
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