Ord 1309 10/14/1940 ORDINANCE NO. 1309
AN ORDIE-Ah'Ch PROVIDING FOR THE REGI8TRAT1 ION _,iN`D LIC' OF BICYCL14�6; PROVIDING A
F��E THEREFOR; PROVIDING IFOR THE TAGGING ZM IDENTIFICATION OF -ICYCT
D LE6 REGULI-
TIOh6 THE11,�FOR; RZGULATMIG ALL PERSONS EEGAGED IN THE BU6I1,1ESS OF DEALD,,!G IN SECOND-
HAND BICYCLES; RE_-UIFING �ML BICYCL21�6 RIDDEN BET"EHI-THE HOURS OF SEVEN P. !,�. t�IM FIVE
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A . 1�% TO BE E,�` IPPED TvITH ,i REFLECTOR OR ELECTIHIC KEADLIGHT ON THE' FRONT AND A RE-
FLECTOR ON THE REAR; PEPEALING ORDINANCE ho. 161, PASSED AND APPROVED AUGUST 22., 1911 ,,
AND ORDINANCE NO. 176, PA66ED 1dTD APPROVLT NOTL123ER llj -191�2., PROVD)ING, 'A pLNA-Ty FOR
THE VIOLATION HEIMF; PROVIDING THAT 2HE D�VALIDITY OF ANY PART HERLOF 61L�LL NIOTAFFI�CT
LHE VALIDITY OF THE Ra�lIhDER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ,'1LDE1R1W Or, THE MY OF ij'11ICHIT.,`, F-ILS.,
SECTION I.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use a bicicle propelled
wholly or in part by muscular power upon any of the streets, al-leir or public highways
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of the City of lifichita Falls without first obtaining from the Police Department a li-
cense therefor as hereinafter provided.
SECTIO14 II.
The Police Department of the City of Wichita Falls is hereby authorized and
directed to issue upon written application, a license which shall entitle the licensee
to operate such bicycle for which said license has been issued upon -.All the streets I
alleys and public highways exclusive of the sideiialks thereof in the City of lu',lichita
Falls, such license as herein provided for., shall be secured on January 1., of each year
following the passage and approval of this ordinance, and shall expire on December 31
of the year of issue.
SECTION III.
The Police Department shall provide each year metallic tags and seals having
re--istration number stamped thereon,, conimencing with the number 11111 and indicating the
year for which same is issued, and the letters 11�57BLlf stamped thereon suitable for at-
tachment upon the frame of each bicycle. It shall be the duty of the Police Department
to attach one of said Pietallic tags to the frame of each bicycle upon the payment of the
license fee herein provided, and said tags shall at all times during the license year
for which it is issued remain so attached. The Police Department shall keep a record
of the date of issuance of each license, the name of the 'person to whom the same is is-
sued and the ntr.qber thereof, together with a description of the bicycle licensed.
ly
SECTION IV.
It shall be the duty of every person who sells or transfers ownership of
any bicycle to report such sale or transfer by returning to the Police Department the
registration card issued to such person as licensee thereof, together with the name
and address of the person to whom s7Lid bicycle was sold or transferred, and such report
shall be made within five (5) days of the date of said sale or transfer. It shall -be
the duty of the purchaser or transferee of such bicycle to apply for a transfer or re-
gistration therefor within five (5) days of said sale or transfer.
SECTION V.
It shall be unlawful for any -person to w-ilfully or maliciously remove,
destroy, r,,iutilate or alter the number of- any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to this
ordiance. It shall also be unlwevful for any person to remove., destroy, mutilate or
alter the number of any license plate seal or reeistration card during the time in
which such license plate., seal or registration card dl=�, �h
is operative., provided., however, that nothing
in this ordinance shall prohibit the Police Department from stamping numbers on the
frame of bicycles on which no serial number can be found,, or on iihich said number is
ille,),o,-ible or insufficient for identification purposes.
SECTION VI.
All persons engaged in the business of buying second hand bicycles are
hereby required to make a daily report to the Police Department, giving 'he name and
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address of the person from whom each bicycle is purchased,, the description of each
bicycle purchased., the frame nunber thereof and the number of the metalic license plate
found thereon, if any. All persons engaged in the business of sellin".7, new or second
hand bicycles are hereby required to nal-:e a daily report to the Police Department
ing a list of all sales made by such dealers, which list shall include th'e name and ad-
dress of each person to whom sold., the kind of bicycle sold, to-ether with a description
and frame number's thereof, and the number of the metallic license plate attached thereto,
if any.
Sj_:'1CTION VII.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to do any repair
work on any bicycle required to be licensed hereunder which is not properly licensed
and registered, as rec,,uired by this ordinance, and it shall be the duty of any such
person, firm or corporation to see that any such bicycle has the City license tag
thereon before doirif any repair work on the same.
SECTION VIII.
Within ten (10) days after any bicycle registered and licensed hereunder
shall have been dismantled and taken out of operation, such information shall be
reported to the Police Department by the person in whose name the bicycle has been
licensed and registered.
SECTION IX.
The annual license fee is to be paid for each bicvCle shall be txenty-
five (250) cents and shall be paid in advance; and pursuant,to Section 4 of this
ordinance., such license may be transferred when the ownership of said bicycle is
transferred, and a fee of twenty-five (25A.) cents shall be paid for such transfer.
Any licensee who has lost his registration card or license plate shall pay a fee of
ten (100) cents for a re-issuance thereof. All license fees collected under this
ordinance shall be paid into the Cleneral Fund of the City of 'Alichita Fql Is.
SECTION X.
Any person who rides a bicycle between the hours of 7 P. 11. and 5 A.
must have said bicycle equipped on the front thereof vzith an amber reflector at
least two and one-half (21.) inches in diameter or an electric headlight with the
lens not less than two and one-half (2=-) inches in diameter, and the rear of said
bic)Tcle must be ecuiDDed with a reflec-
0 tor of at least two and one-half (21) inches
in diameter. 2
SECTION XI.
Ordinance No. 161., passed and approved August 22, 1911., and ordinance No.
176, passed and approved November 11, 1912, are hereby repealed.
SECTION XII.
Every person, firm or corporation violating, any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdem-eanor., and upon conviction shall be punish-
able by a fine of not more than one hundred ($100.00) Dollars nor less than five 05.00)
Dollars.
SECTION XIII.
If any section or provision of this ordinance is declared to be invalid.,
said fact sha.11 not affect the validity of any other provision herein.
SECTION XIV.
This ordinance after its publication, as required by law., shall become
effective January 1., 1941.
PASSED iM APPROVED THIS THE 14th day of October., A. D.., 1940.
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
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�bu8jness of dealing in before me, the undersigned authority,
,bieyOjoA- requiring Bil bicycles, ridden
betWee� the hourg Of seven P' ni, land personally appeared
,five a,, m ,to be equiPPed,1.wIM R rg- bookkeeper for the
fl6ctor o� electric headli�ht on, the 1, 'T ..................................
front and a reflector on the,rear; re- I ......
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�pelkling 191, and.ordinance
approved Aug. 22,
passed and approved.Nov
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tion, hereof; � provldlnl�
`valldity of &rly Part hereof shall not at Wichita Falls in Wichita
Affect the validity of,the remainder. Falls Record News, a newspaper published
I Be It ordained by, the booLrd of'.Al' `
dermen of the city of Wiqbit, I, lit,
Texas" me, on oath states that the
on —it shall be unlawful�for
secti to operate, a bi- County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by
any �ptrson or use , ,
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cycle propolled,,whOl Y� , I I
of the Atreets',�
-advertising published
Of �tho city
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frtm�,,�tjl& police depattintlit dates:
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stampe&:th'reon guitabld for
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cycle,upon the phymonVLof the licens;
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keep �,retord'of thd,,,daie��Of
0,ch license, the name of the per-
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the`nvmber
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report ball be mkde�withift L(5)
days Of the,date Of ijid sale or trans-
for It shall be,the duty of the
pur-
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cllj�ser or tfansf0ab",Of SUC 'icYdIe
�apply for,a�,transfer. Or,rogj�trAftor�
to, five;
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Section hand
the,business L of buying second
bicycles' are haieby,�j6cjuired' to make
a daily report-to',t L he VbliCeL d6partm6ilt,
_and�,'addresg.,Of the
giving the. name - bicycle 'Lia
.person from ;;�jom' egellL etch M-
purehased,-the�,4466&10tiOn�Of
,,cycle purchRsed," thb� jjsme:�number
thereof and tho,murriber Of the metallic
our,d'Abefe0ho V any.
,license I Plate f ed"InL the busillesi�Of
All'persOns eAgft,�jec6jjd, hanfl.,bic
selling,new or L yclag
&r6'',her6by teqtlj6dl�to,make a,dail?_
roport to the,p6lice depaktTenti,givin
a,list of all sales, made by suc, deal!
,hall'iriclude the name
ets, which list r
and address Of'each, person to Whom
f'blcycle sold together
sold, the kind 0 'numbers
with a description and frame
thereof, and the.'nurnber'Of the metal
lie license Pls,,tb Attached thetetO, If,
any. t 8149,11 be 11ft lawful for
�C't'on VI'�'LL,L"6r,.;Cot�06tgtiorl,to,do
.any person,i'firrr , 111 �
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an7 reblit work'
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such
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cycle has, r 0 the�
dol g%'j.
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same. I WIjbin �ten (Io) days,
Section AIII�
aftet'any bloybie,registered and licensed
,11 r , p6ra, .
ere eV:6 have begn dismantled
f'o ton.,Such in-
't a 0 the po.
for RtI 5 a 11 in whose
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e art a t �y the p nted and
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a
rd istere ug, license fee Is
.z ecti e'ann shall be
to e, r each bicycle
a C cents and shall be
t e 5
nt f Iv-
number -l" and Indicating tne yeartior
which same is issued, and the let Or's
WFBL" stamped thereon suitable for Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
attachment upon the frame Of cAch written.
bicycle. it shall be the duty of the PO-
lice department to attach one of maid
metallic tags to the frame of each bi.
Cycle upon the payment of the license
find said tags shall
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at Fill times durl�g the license year ......2......................................... A01
for which It is Issued remain so at-
tached. The department shall Notary Public in and for Wichita County,
poll" Texas.
keep FL record of the date of issuance
of each license, the name of the per-
son to whom the same is issued and
the number thereof, together with 6,
,description of the bicycle'licensed.
Section IV—It shall be the duty Of
every person who sells or transfers own-
ership of any bicycle to report such I
sale or transfer by returning to the
olicO department the registration card
pissued to such Person as licensee there-
of, together With the name and ad-
dress of the person to whom said bi-
cycle was sold or transferred. and such
report shall be made within five (5)
days of the date of said sale or trans-
fer. It shall be the duty of the pur-
chaser or transferee of such bicycle
to RpPIY for R transfer or registration
therefor within five (5) days Of said
sale or tranrfer,
Section V—It shall be unlawful for
any person to Wilfully Or maliciously
remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the
number of any bicycle frame licensed
pursuant to this ordinance. It shall also
be unlawful for any person to remove,
i[lestroy, mutilate or alter the nurnber
of tiny license plate seal 01' Tegistrat'o
card auring the tij�e in which such ll�t
cense plate� seal Or registration card Is 1
operative, provided however,that noth- I
Ing in this ordinsIce shall prohibit the I
police department from stamping num-
be,s on the Irame 91-bicycles,Qn_100-k.��4.
no setiall hi�triber '�in"b6 found, ot'On.
which said number Is illegible or in-
sufficient for identification purposes.
Section VI—All Persons engaged in
the business of buying second hand
bicycles are hereby :required to make
a daily report to the police department,
giving the name and address of the
person from whom each bicycle Is
purchased, the description of each bi-
cycle purchased, the frame number
thereof Find the number of the mctRllic
license pl.,Ite found there011, If Any.
All persons engaged in the businesr�of
selling new or second hand bicycles
Fire hereby required to make a daily
report to the police department, giving
a'llst of all sales made by such, deal
Which list shall include the name
orsa Of
all address each. person to whom.
sold, the kind of bicycle sold, together
with R description and frame numbers
thereof, and the number of the metfkl-
lie license plate attached thereto, If
ally.
Section VII—It shall be UAIAwful for
any person,, firm or corporation to do
any repait work on ally biq7cle required
ts b
ji-ido-sad beraulide
properly licensed and registered, as re-!
quired by this ordinance, find it shalli
,-b6 the duty of any W
or corporation to ilte�
J)icycle r
'Ity license,tsg thereon'l
has the the
-before doing any,repair w6rk on
same.
Section V- III—Within ten (10) days'
after any bicycle registered and licensed
hereunder shall have, be6n dismantled
and taken out of operation, such in-
formation shall be reported to the PO
lice department by the person in whose
name the bicycle has been licensed and
registered.
I Section IX—The annual license fee Is
to be paid for each bicycle shall be
twenty-five (250 cents and shall be
paid in'advance and pur,�uant, to 5�q-
tion"4.0t�.,this',6idiriith6e,'�'such ii�ense
May*be 'transferred when the owner-
ship of said bicycle is transferred, and
a -1,ive (25c) cents shall be
fee Of twenty Any licensee
paid U.h transfer.
for '
W 0 h 5 lost his registration card or li-
cerise plat shall pay a fee of ton
(loc) cents f & re-issuance thereof.
A ii DIlected Linder this
ll cense fees cl
ordinftnC6 shall be paid into the gel'-
erAl fund of the city of Wichita Falls.
Section —Any p;rson Who rides M
bicycle betwen the ours of 7 P. "n.I
and 5 FL. m. mu st ave said bicycle
e ro t t ereof with an
,equipped on,th f
a �11 t least two and one-
niber reflector Lin
halt (21,1.) inches in diameter or
electric headlight with the lens not
less thftrl two and one-half (21,12) Inches
in diam6ter, and the rear of said bi
cycle must be equipped With a rO-
flector of at least two and one-hftlf�
(21,1.) inches in diRineter.
Section XI--:Ordinancc NO. 161, passed
and approved Au, 22, 1911, and ordi-
nance No. 176 ��ssed and approved
Nov. 11, 1912. Wre hereby repealed.
Section XIT—Every person, firm or
corpol.Ation violating any of the pro-
visions of, this ordinance -shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, find
EiOn shall 'be punishable
upon colivici
by a fine of not More than one hun
died ($10()) dollars nor less than five
dollars.
SectfOrl XIII—If any section or pro-
vision'of this ordinance is declared to
be invR ;a id fact shall not, affect
lid ' provision
the valldRy! of any other
herein. I
Section XIV—This ordinance after
its publication Rg required by law
ne eifective Jan. 1;' 1941
shall becom i4th
Passed and approved' this the
day of Oct her, A. ., 1940.
WOE. FI Z E ALD, Mayor.
C , City Clerk.
Attest: J C