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O�DINANCE NO. 66V.
AN ORDINANCE REGUUF TING VEHICLUAR 7RAFF IC FOLLOMNG A
FIRE ALARM AND DURING A FIRE IN THE CITY OF BATESVILLE;
PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Definitions The term 'nor other fire apparatus" as used herein is defined
as any privately owned vehicle in use and being driven by a member of the
City Volunteer Fire Department while traveling in response to a fire alarm
and an route to a fire, and at the time regularly sounding audible signals
by the use of a siren.
Section 1. No person shall drive any vehicle over and across any City Fire
Department hose when same is laid, either in case of fire, fire drill or
otherwise; nor shall the driver of any vehicle follow ang fire truck or
other fire apparatus which is responding to a fire alarm closer than 500
feet, or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where any such
fire truck or other fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
No vehicle shall pass or attempt to pass any fire truck or other fire appa-
ratus when same is answering a fire alarm and proceeding to a fire; nor shall.
any such vehicle obstruct or in any manner interfere with, hamper or delay any
such fire truck or other fire apparatus when same is responding to a fire alarm.
Section 2. 'JJhen a fire al&rm is sounded and when tkn fire truck or other fire
apparatus is proceeding to a fire, any vehicle which may then be moving upon
any of the streets of the City of Batesville shall pull immediately to edge
of the street or curb on the right and remain parked and standing until said
fire truck or other fire apparatus shall have passed, or until the driver
shall have ascertained that such truck or other fire apparatus will not pass
along said street; provided, any such vehicle shall not stop in an intersection
or so near an intersection as to interfere with said fire truck or other fire
apparatus in turning at such cross street.
Section 3. Any person found guilty of violating this ordinance, or any provision
t Vireo , shall be fined in any sum not less than One Dollar nor more than
� Dollars.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
PassedsApril , 1956. APl'RO�i _,Mayor.
Attests City Clerk.