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ORDINANCE NO. 2847 .
An Ordinance for the Better Safety of the Citizens of Little Roca,
To Create a Board of Examiners of Motor Vehicle Headlights,
To Prevent the Use of Lights and Lenses not Approved by
said Board, Providing a Penalty for Violation Hereof,
and for other purposes.
BE IT ORDAIIMD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK:
Section 1. A Board of Examiners of head and other
lights and lenses used upon or in connection with motor vehicles
of every description, is hereby created and shall consist of the
Chief Electrician of the City of Little Rock, as Chairman, the
Chief of the ''ire Department, and the Chief of the Police Depart-
ment.
Section 2. The duties of said board shall be to examine,
inspect, test and pass upon all headlights and other lights used
upon automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of every'
description, and to approve or disapprove the use of such lights
or lenses within the limits of the City of Little Rock, and such
examination, inspection and test shall be for the purpose of pre-
venting the use of, and said board shall disapprove, all lights or
lenses which throw a blinding ray, or which, on account of their
brilliance, make travel or traffic upon the streets, alleys, high -
ways, or in the public places in the City of Little Rock, unsafe.
Section 3. Said board shall file with the Police Depart-
ment of the City of Little Rock a certificate of approval of such
lights and lenses as comply with this ordinance.
Section 4. Such forms, makes and manner of lights and
lenses as shall be approved by said board, and such rules and
regulations in regard to their use in the City of Little Rock,
shall be reported to the City Council, to be approved or disap-
proved immediately after such approval or the promulgation of
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such rules or regulations by said Board of Examiners.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation owning, using
or driving any automobile, truck, motorcycle, or motor vehicle of
any kind, upon the streets, alleys, highways, or in the public
places of the City of Little Rock, with lights or lenses not ap-
proved by said Board of Examiners,-or which shall cast blinding
rays, or which, on account of their brilliance, shall make travel
or traffic upon the streets, alleys, highway, or in the public
places, of this city, unsafe, or which shall violate any of the
rules or regulations promulgated by said Board of Examiners,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction fined
in any sum not less than $5.00 nor more than `25.00..
Section 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after its passage; provided that
no act, rules or regulations of said Board of Examiners shall be-
come effective until the expiration of thirty days after the date
of the passage of this ordinance.
Passed September 12, 1921.
Attest:
ity lerk.
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