Subtitle 5 – Rules of the Road and Track

All vehicles going in the same direction and upon the track with a passenger railway car shall be entitled to the right of way of such track, and not compelled to leave the same for vehicles traveling in an opposite direction.

This section shall not in any way conflict with the right-of-way already granted any passenger railway company for the use of its tracks.

Each and every person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of $5, the same to be collected as all other fines imposed by ordinances of the City.

No person shall be allowed to drive or operate vehicles on the tracks of any railway to the hindrance and delay of the cars.

All persons who, upon the call or signal of any driver, conductor, or other persons in charge of a car passing on its route, wilfully neglect or refuse to vacate said tracks, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $10 nor less than $5, to be collected as other fines are collected.

The cars running upon said railway tracks shall not remain standing on the line of their routes, but shall be subject to all the police regulations which are now or may hereafter be contained in the ordinances of the City in regard to railway cars or other vehicles, so far as said regulations may be applicable thereto.

The sum of $5 shall be paid annually upon each car running regularly on said railway tracks, as license fee therefor, to the Director of Finance.