REGULATIONS OF THE District of Columbia July 31, 1915 POLICE unatssttv or Illinois tmnw rEB2 2 1916 REGULATIONS OF THE ^ :v DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS AMENDED TO JULY 31, 1915 INCLUSIVE Oliver P. Newman, Louis Brownlow, Charles W, Kutz, Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Washington, D, C, 1915 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/pgliceregulationOOdist 9aut&. eis DC 3 1 (j= C°vt - , Laws of Congress, Authorizing Police Regulations AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MAKE POLICE REGULA- TIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SAID DISTRICT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to make, modify, and enforce usual and reasonable police regulations in and for said District, as follows: First. For causing full inspection to be made, at any rea- sonable time of the places where the business of pawnbroking, junk-dealing, or second-hand clothing business may be carried on. Second. To regulate the storage of highly inflammable sub- stances in the thickly populated portions of the District. Third. To locate the places where licensed venders on streets and public places shall stand, and change them as often as the public interests require, and to make all the necessary regula- tions' governing their conduct upon the streets in relation to such business. Fourth. To make needful regulations for the orderly dis- position of carriages and other vehicles assembled on streets or public places, and to require vehicles upon such streets and avenues as they deem necessary to pass along on the right side thereof. 1 Fifth. To establish and regulate the charges to be made by owners of hacks and hackney carriages of any kind what- soever. Sixth. To prohibit conducting droves of animals upon such streets and avenues as they may deem needful to public safety and good order. Seventh. To regulate the keeping and running at large of dogs and fowls. Eighth. To prohibit the deposit upon the streets or sidewalks of fruit, or any part thereof, or other substance or articles that might litter the same, or cause injury to or impede pedestrians. Ninth. To regulate or prohibit loud noises with horns, gongs or other instruments, or loud cries, upon the streets or public places, and to prohibit the use of any fireworks or explosives within such portions of the District as they may think neces- sary to public safety. Tenth. To regulate the movements of vehicles on the public streets and avenues for the preservation of order and protection of life and limb. Eleventh. To prescribe reasonable penalties for the viola- tion of any of the regulations in this act mentioned; and said penalties may be enforced in any court of the District of Co- lumbia having jurisdiction of minor offenses, and in the same manner that such minor offenses are now by law prosecuted and punished. SEC. 2. That the regulations herein provided for shall, when adopted, be printed in one or more of the daily newspapers pub- lished in the District of Columbia, and no penalty prescribed for the violation of said regulations shall be enforced until thirty days after such publication. Approved January 26, 1887. (24 Stat. 368). The following Joint Resolution grants general power to make Police Regulations. 2 Joint Resolutions TO REGULATE LICENSES TO PROPRIETORS OF THEA- TERS IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all licenses issued by the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia to proprietors of theaters or other public places of amuse- ment in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, and now in force, be, and the same are hereby, terminated, unless the persons holding such license shall within ten days after due notice comply with such regulations as may be prescribed for the public safety by the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia. SEC V 2. That the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia are hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all such reasonable and usual police regulations, in addition to those already made under act of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, as they may deem necessary for the protection of lives, limbs, health, comfort and quiet of all per- sons, and the protection of all property within the District of Columbia. Approved February 26, 1892. (27 Stat. 394). AUTHORITY TO MAKE POLICE REGULATIONS GOV- ERNING FIRE-ARMS, EXPLOSIVES, ETC. SEC. 4. That the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia are hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all such usual and reasonable police regulations, in addition to those already made under the Act of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and the joint resolution ap- proved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, as they may deem necessary for the regulation of firearms, pro- 3 jectiles, explosives, or weapons of any kind in the District of Columbia. # * * * * Approved June 30, 1906. (34 Stat. pt. 1, 809). AUTHORITY TO MAKE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OCCUPATION OP STREETS FOR BUSINESS PUR- POSES. The last proviso of the Act of July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled 1 1 An Act to vest in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia control of street parking in said Dis- trict, ’ ’ is amended so as to read as follows: ‘ ‘ That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to denominate portions of streets in the District of Columbia as business streets and to authorize the use, on such portions of streets, for business purposes by abutting property owners, under such general regulations as said Commissioners may prescribe, of so much of the sidewalk and parking as may not be needed, in the judgment of said Com- missioners, by the general public, under the following condi- tions, namely : First, where in a portion of a street not already denominated a business street a majority of a frontage not less than three blocks in length is occupied and used for business purposes; and, second, where a portion of a street has already been denominated a business street and there exists adjoining such portion a block' or more whose frontage is occupied and used for business purposes.” Approved, February 2, 1904. (33 Stat. pt. 1, 10). AUTHORITY TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR CONDUCT OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE STATIONS IN THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA. # * * * * SEC. 3. That upon the construction and establishment of said public convenience stations the said Commissioners are further authorized and empowered to make all necessary rules and regulations for the management of the same, as well as to 4 fix the charge, if an 7, to be made for the use of these con- veniences. Approved, March 3, 1905. (33 Stat. pt. 1, 984). AUTHORITY TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR THE PUB- LIC DECENCY IN PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. Any license issued by the Assessor of the District of Colum- bia to the proprietor of a theater or other public place of amuse- ment in the District of Columbia may be terminated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia whenever it shall appear to them that, after due notice, the person holding such license shall have failed to comply with such regulations as may be prescribed by the said Commissioners for the public decency. Approved, March 1, 1901. (31 Stat. 1463). AUTHORITY TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR SAFETY, ETC., IN ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE DISTRICT * OF COLUMBIA. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have power to make from time to time such rules and regulations respecting the production, use, and control of electricity for light, heat, and power purposes in the District of Columbia not inconsistent with existing laws, as in their judgment will afford safety and convenience to the public; and the Commissioners of said District are further authorized and empowered to prescribe such fees for the examination of the electrical wiring, machin- ery, and appliances in buildings as they may deem proper, to be paid to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia, and any such rules and regulations shall after promulgation have the effect and force of law; Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall apply to the power plants or buildings of incorporated companies engaged in the production and distribu- tion of electric current for public service or use. Approved, April 26, 1904. (33 Stat. pt. 1, 306). AUTHORITY TO MAKE BATHING BEACH REGULA- TIONS. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are here- 5 by authorized and permitted to construct a beach and dressing houses upon the east shore of the tidal reservoir against the Washington Monument grounds, and to maintain the same for the purpose of free public bathing, under such regulations as they shall deem to be for the public welfare ; and the Secretary of War is requested to permit such use of the public domain as may be required to accomplish the objects above set forth. SEC. 2. That the sum of three thousand dollars is hereby appropriated from the revenues of the District of Columbia, to be immediately available, for the purposes of this act. Approved, September 26, 1890. (Vol. 26, 490). AUTHORITY TO MAKE REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLY OF POTOMAC WATER. SEC. 1. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have all the powers and be subject to all the duties and limita- tions provided in chapter eight of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, excepting such powers and duties as belong to the Chief of Engineers. June 10, 1879. (21 Stat., 9) 1 Sup. R. S., 488. AUTHORITY TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR USE OF BRIDGES. Act of July 1, 1902 (32 Stat., pt. 1, 600). ***** (Par. 3.) And the control of bridges, except the Aqueduct bridge across Rock Creek, in the District of Columbia, is hereby conferred on the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and they are hereby required to make such proper regulations as they may deem necessary for the safety of the public using said bridges, and for the lighting and the police control of the same. ***** (Second Supp. R. S. U. S., Ill, or 27 Stat., 544.) * * * the new free bridge across the Potomac, which bridge is hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia * * * (25 Stat., 319.) 6 AUTHORITY TO MAKE GARBAGE REGULATIONS. ***** Said Commissioners are hereby authorized to make all regula- tions necessary for the collection and disposal of garbage, mis- cellaneous refuse, ashes, dead animals, and night soil, and to annex to such regulations such penalties as may in the judg- ment of said Commissioners be necessary to secure the enforce- ment thereof. Approved, January 27, 1905. (33 Stat., Pt. 1, 621.) 7 Police Regulations of the District of Columbia, In force July 31, 1915, Article I. PAWNBROKERS, JUNK-DEALERS AND PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE SECOND-HAND CLOTHING BUSINESS. SECTION 1. Every pawnbroker, dealer in pawn tickets, junk-dealer, and dealer in second-hand personal property, shall keep at his place of business a book or books in which shall be legibly written and numbered consecutively, in English, at the time of each loan or transaction in the course of his business an accurate account of such loan or transaction (ex- cept as to the purchase of rags, bones, old iron and paper by junk dealers), setting forth a description of the goods, article or thing pawned, purchased or received on account of money loaned thereon or paid therefor ; the time of receiving the same; the name, sex, color, and residence of the person pawn- ing, selling or delivering the same; the terms and conditions of loan, purchase or receipt thereof, including the period for which any such loan may be made, and all other facts and cir- cumstances respecting such loan, purchase or receipt; Provided, That junk dealers and dealers in second-hand personal prop- erty shall not be required to make in said book or books any entry or description of any books purchased or received except books of such title and description as are then in current use in any of the public elementary schools of the District of Columbia; and every junk dealer and dealer in second-hand personal property shall also legibly write in English on tags, to be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Co- 8 ARTICLE I. 9 lumbia, the date of every purchase made and the name of tho seller, which tag shall be securely fastened on the property purchased, except those books of which no record is required by this article to be kept, and shall be numbered to correspond with the number of the description of said property on his book; and said property shall be kept separate and distinct from all other property or merchandise in his place of busi- ness until after the expiration of ten days from the time at which report has been made to the Major and Superintendent of Police of the purchase thereof, and shall not be sold or dis- posed of in any manner during that period; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the re- demption and removal of any property by the owner thereof at any time. SECTION 2. Every pawnbroker, dealer in pawn tickets, junk dealer and dealer in second-hand personal property, shall every day, except Sunday, before the hour of eleven o’clock in the forenoon, deliver to the Major and Superintendent of Police, or his representative, on blank forms to be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, a legible and correct transcript from the book or books provided for in the preceding section, showing an accurate description of every article or thing received by him, whether by sale or in pawn or pledge, on the business day next preceding (except as Co the purchase of rags, bones, old iron and paper by junk deal- ers and dealers in second-hand personal property of those books of which no record is required by this article to be kept), together with, in the case of pawnbrokers, the number of the pawn ticket issued therefor, the amount loaned thereon, and description of the person making the pledge. SECTION 3. For storing or taking care to prevent injury during disuse of blankets, clothing, carpets, furs, rugs, dress goods, cloths, mirrors, oil-paintings, glass and china ware, pianos, organs, curtains, bedding, and upholstered furniture, pawnbrokers shall be allowed to charge two per cent, per month, in addition to the regular charges, for the first three months or part thereof such goods shall remain as pledge for money advanced. 10 ARTICLE I. SECTION 4. It shall be the duty of ever y pawnbroker, junk-dealer, or dealer in second-hand personal property, and of every person in his employ, to admit to his premises during business hours, any member of the Metropolitan Police Force of the District of Columbia, as aforesaid, to examine any pledge or pawn book or other record on the premises, as well as the articles pledged, purchased or received, and to search for and take possession of any article known by him to be missing or known or believed by him to have been stolen, without the formality of the writ of search warrant or any other process, which search or seizure is hereby authorized. SECTION 5. Any licensed pawnbroker, junk-dealer, or dealer in second-hand personal property, or any agent, clerk or employee of any such person who shall molest, hinder, or in any manner prevent any official lawfully authorized or the Major and Superintendent of Police or such member of the Police Force authorized therefor, from making such inspection and search of said premises and taking into possession such article or articles known by said officer, or alleged or supposed to have been felonously taken from the owner or possessor or known or believed by such official to have been stolen, as pro- vided in Section four of this article, shall be liable to the pen- alty hereinafter provided for the violation of any of the pro- visions of this article. SECTION 6. Every licensed pawnbroker, junk-dealer, or dealer in second-hand personal property shall be liable to all the penalties hereinafter provided for violations of any of the provisions of this article, whether such violations be committed by himself, his agent, clerk, or employee. SECTION 7. It shall be the duty of the owner, proprietor or person in charge of any store or shop where bicycles, motor- bicycles, tricycles or similar vehicles are left for repair, to keep a written record of the number and make of each vehicle so left, together with the name and residence of the owner of such vehicle and the name and residence of the person leaving such vehicle at said store or shop. SECTION 8. Every person, as hereinbefore provided, who shall be convicted of violating any of the provisions of this ARTICLE II. 11 article shall, for the first offense, forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and for a second or other subsequent offense, shall pay a fine of not more than forty dollars. Article II. INFLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ETC. SECTION 1. No crude petroleum, benzine, naphtha, turpen- tine, gasoline, or other highly inflammable oils or substances, shall be stored in any frame building or structure, nor on any avenue, street, alley, sidewalk, parking, reservation, or public space, within the District of Columbia; and all such articles and substances shall be removed by the consignee thereof from railroad depots or other places of consignment within twenty- four hours after notice of the arrival of the same. SECTION 2. No person shall store or hold within any building in the District of Columbia, any oil or fluid made from petroleum or its products which will flash or give off an inflammable vapor at a temperature below 120 degrees Fahren- heit: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale of gasoline or the lighter products of coal oil, sold as such for street, lawn, or market house illumination, or for industrial uses wheh authorized by the Commissioners and stored or held in such manner and quantity as shall be required by the Commissioners. And provided further, That oils of lower grade than those above prescribed, intended solely for export sale beyond the limits of the District, and oils of the prescribed standard grade, intended for local sale and con- sumption, may be stored in larger quantities than two hundred and fifty gallons in such localities as may be authorized by the Commissioners, upon due application for license, under such special conditions as they shall impose with regard to the con- struction of buildings and tanks, and the method of storing and handling. SECTION 3. No person shall store for any purpose or use, or keep for sale, in the District of Columbia, any inflammable oil or fluid composed wholly or in part of petroleum or any of its products, or any other highly inflammable fluid in ex- 12 ARTICLE II. cess of five gallons on any one premises, without an annual license therefor as provided in this article. Dealers in such oils or fluids shall place, as often as may be required to be clear and plain so as to be at all times easily read, a stenciled notice, or printed “sticker, on each can or vessel containing any such oil or fluid designating the nature of the contents thereof ; for example, 1 1 This can contains kerosene. * ’ No such license shall be issued except upon application therefor in writ- ing to the Fire Marshal of the District of Columbia, and all 1 such applications shall state the place or building in which it is desired to so store, or keep for sale, such oil or fluid, and the maximum quantity of such oil or fluid it is desired to so store, or keep for sale, in the place or building described therein. Upon receipt of such application the said Fire Mar- shal and the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of said District shall examine the place or building described therein, and said officials shall thereupon transmit such application to the Assessor, with their recommendations stated thereon in writing, and in case the quantity of such oil or fluid to be so stored, or kept for sale, in such place or building is fifty gal- lons or less, and the same will not flash or give off inflammable vapor at a temperature below 120 degrees Fahrenheit, the said Assessor shall issue a license to the applicant to so store, or keep for sale, such oil or fluid in the place or building men- tioned in the application, if said officials shall report favorably upon said application, unless the Commissioners disapprove the same. Provided, however, that if the grade of oil or fluid, as specified in this section, is to be so stored, or kept for sale, in such place or building in quantities in excess of fifty gallons, or if more than one tank or receptacle containing such oil or fluid is to be so stored, or kept for sale, upon the same prem- ises, or where such oil or fluid in any quantity whatsoever is 1 to be so stored, or kept for sale, in or on any public space, no license shall issue therefor unless the Commissioners approve the same. SECTION 4. Every such license shall begin and end with the license year, and shall contain the name of the person licensed ; a statement whether it is for storing or keeping, or ARTICLE II. 13 both, the said articles, or any of them • a description of the place, building, or part of building, for which the license is granted, and any additional limitations which the Commission- ers may in each case see fit to impose upon the quantity of said articles or of any of them, which may be stored or kept, or upon the manner of storing or keeping the same. SECTION 5. All applications for license to store for any purpose or use, or keep for sale, any oil or fluid in excess of five gallons on any one premises that will flash or give off in- flammable vapor at a temperature below 120 degrees Fahren- heit, must be accompanied by a certificate, or certificates, in writing from the Fire Marshal and the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, respectively, approving the location, design, and construction of the tanks or receptacles in which it is pro- posed to keep such oil or fluid; and every such tank or recepta- cle shall be of steel or iron, and the same shall be buried with its top at least three feet beneath the surface of the ground and at least six feet outside of and away from the nearest wall of any building, and at least six feet from the boundary of the lot, where such location is possible ; otherwise, in buildings already constructed, such tank may be placed within the walls of such buildings, provided it is not less than two feet nor more than three feet under the ground floor and not less than six feet from the walls or foundations of the building or any pier or column therein, and provided that the floor immediately over the tank is laid in movable blocks or sections separate from the balance of the floor. All tanks for the storage of gasoline shall be riveted tanks, with welded or soldered seams or the welded tank without riv- ets, with the necessary filling, drawing off and vent pipes in accordance with the regulations. The vent pipes of tanks in- stalled on the inside of buildings shall be extended outside of and above the roof of building at least twenty-four inches, with a goose neck fitting and shall undergo a mercury test after in- stallation of tank before covering with earth. The gauge or thickness of the metal composing the tank shall be governed by the following schedule: Gauge No. 16, thickness 1-16" One barrel or 50 gallons. 14 ARTICLE II. Gauge No. 14, thickness 5-64" Two to five barrels or 3C0 gallons. Gauge No. 12, thickness 7-64" Two to fifteen barrels or 900 gallons. Gauge No. 10, thickness 9-64" Two to twenty barrels or 1,200 gallons. Gauge 3-16, thickness 3-16" Two to twenty-five barrels or 1,500 gallons. Gauge 1-4 thickness 1-4" Two to fifty barrels or 3,000 gallons. Gauge 5-16 thickness 5-16" Two to 300 barrels or 150,000 gallons. Gauge 3-8 thickness 3-8" Two to 450 barrels or 280,000 gallons or over. Tanks of 500 gallons capacity or over may be black iron. No tanks, filling or drawing off pipes, or vent pipes includ- ing pumps for storage, use or sale of gasoline or similar fluids shall be permitted in or under any building used in whole or part for dwelling purposes. Hereafter all buildings constructed for purposes requiring the use or storage of gasoline shall be so located on the lot or parcel of ground upon which they are to be built that a space of dimensions at least 13 x 13 feet is provided outside of the walls of the building on private ground for the location of such tank; and provided further, that the upper stories of such building above the first story may be extended over this space if one side is open to the air by an opening of such dimensions as to contain 120 square feet. No exception will be made to this regulation, except on special approval by the Commis- sioners on account of the impracticability of carrying out the regulation. When any such application is filed under the pro- visions of this section the Fire Marshal and the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department shall examine the place or building where such oil or fluid is to be so stored or kept for sale, as provided in section three of this Article, and transmit such ap- plication to the Assessor with said certificates, and if they be favorable the Assessor shall issue a license accordingly, unless such oil or fluid, of the grade specified in this section, is to be ABTICLE II. 15 etored or kept for sale in quantities in excess of fifty gallons in one tank or receptacle, or in case more than one tank or re- ceptacle for each grade or kind is to be kept or placed upon the same premises, or where any such oil or fluid, in any quan- tity whatsoever, is to be so stored, or kept for sale, upon public space, in which case no license shall issue therefor unless the Commissioners shall approve : Provided, however, that upon the recommendation of the Fire Marshal, the Assessor shall issue licenses for the storage and sale of gasoline in original packages not to be opened on the premises where so stored, and sold, on condition that the place where so stored, shall be sep- arate from the rest of the premises in a manner to adequately safeguard public and private interests from danger therefrom, to the satisfaction of said Fire Marshal. No person shall sell, or keep for sale, any gasoline, benzine, benzene, naphtha, or similar fluids, without having an annual license therefor. In all cases where licenses are applied for under this section the same shall be subject to the direction and control of the Com- missioners, and they may revoke any license issued under the provisions of this Article when, in their judgment, it is necessary for the protection of life, limb and property. Dealers in such oil or fluids shall place on each can or vessel containing any such oil or fluids in the store or place where the same is sold, as often as may be required, to be clear and plain so as to be at all times easily read, stenciled notice, or printed * ‘ sticker, ” on each can or vessel containing any such oil or fluid, designat- ing the nature of the contents thereof, and conveying a warn- ing that it is not to be used for illuminating purposes, for ex- ample, “This can contains gasoline, which must not be used in lamps. ” No person shall use gasoline or any similar fluid for illuminating purposes in any building whatsoever, provided that this prohibition shall not extend to buildings in the course of erection, or before they are ready for occupation. Provided, that no gasoline, or similar fluid, shall be sold to any child under the age of sixteen years, and it shall be unlawful for any dealer in any such oil or fluids to sell to any householder or any other person for domestic purposes more than one gallon of gasoline or like fluid at any one time. No dealer in gaso- 16 ARTICLE II. line, kerosene, or other like inflammable oils or fluids shall sell or dispense the same after dark, nor in any room, store or place where there are gas lights or other lights burning, nor transport nor carry tlie same through such room, store or place; Provided, That automobiles and other vehicles may be supplied from underground tanks which conform to the regu- lations prescribed therefor. In cases where the tanks or structures which are to contain gasoline, kerosene, or any other inflammable oil or fluid, are of a character requiring inspec- tion as to their strength or the adequacy of their foundations or supporting features, and in cases where buildings are de- signed for the storage of such oils or fluids, a permit in writ- ing must be obtained from the Inspector of Buildings. SECTION 5a. No gasoline or similar fluid shall be conveyed from one place to another in any open can, basin or vessel, in any garage or building where gasoline or similar fluid is stored, used or kept for sale, nor shall any gasoline or similar fluid be conveyed in any open can or vessel, upon any street, avenue, alley or public space in the District of Columbia. For the handling of gasoline in tank wagons and by all dealers, air- tight metal covered cans or vessels, must be provided and the style or type of can or vessel shall be approved by the Fire Marshal. Underground pipe lines for the purpose of conveying gaso- line under the sidewalk from underground storage tanks located on private premises in the non-congested sections of the District to the curb line of streets may be constructed as projections from buildings, under the following conditions, namely: 1. Applications for same shall be made in writing, and for- warded to the Engineer Commissioner of the District of Colum- bia. 2. The application must be signed by the owner and the tenant or lessee of the premises from which the pipe line is to be extended, and the owner and tenant or lessee shall sign an agreement to save harmless, indemnify and keep indemnified, the District of Columbia from any injury to persons, or prop- erty, and any cost, loss, or damage occasioned by reason of failure to keep such underground pipe line and appurtenances ARTICLE II. 17 in safe condition at all times; and that they shall comply with the terms and conditions of the permit, and at their own risk and expense keep any trench, or excavation made by or for them in any street, or sidewalk, or other public space in safe condition until the District shall repair or resurface the same; and shall also save harmless, indemnify and keep indemnified the District of Columbia from any injury to persons, or prop- erty, or any cost, loss, or damage occasioned by reason of their failure to keep such trench or excavation in safe condition dur- ing the execution of the work, and thereafter until repaired or resurfaced as aforesaid by said District, and from any injury, loss, or damage to persons, or property occasioned by the use of said underground pipe line and its appurtenances, or by any failure to observe and comply with the terms and conditions of said permit. 3. Before said permit is granted, the applicant shall deposit with the Collector of Taxes, D. C., such an amount as is neces- sary to cover the cost of the permit, and the cost of inspection, and of replacing pavements disturbed in laying such under- ground pipe lines and appurtenances. 4. The applicant will be permitted to install as an appurte- nance, in connection with said underground pipe line, a metal box, with hinged and roughened cover, marked in raised letters “Gasoline Pipe,” which cover is to be closed when not in use. The box to be located on the inside of the curb and immedi- ately adjacent thereto, in which box may be kept a coiled hose for the purpose of filling tanks of automobiles, and other vehicles from said pipe line; Provided, That the cover of said metal box shall not be larger in dimensions than 12" by 14", and shall be laid and kept flush with the surface of the side- walk, or other public space adjacent to said curb. 5. The location of said underground pipe line and box is a privilege, and the permit for same may be revoked at any time by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and when so revoked said pipe line and box shall be removed and the sur- face of the sidewalk or other public space restored by said permittee without any cost to the District of Columbia. SECTION 5b. Smoking shall not be permitted in any 18 ARTICLE II. garage, station, machine or repair shop where gasoline is used or kept. Signs containing the words “No smoking,” in black letters at least two inches in height, on white ground, and the words “By order of the Commissioners, D. C.,” in black let- ters one inch in height, shall be prominently displayed in three or more places in any garage, station, machine or repair shop where gasoline is used or kept. SECTION 5c. Sand shall be kept in all garages, machine or repair shops where gasoline is stored or used or kept, in metal buckets or cans fit and available for absorbing waste oils or grease. Metal buckets or cans with tight fitting covers shall be provided for oily waste or grease which oily waste, grease or waste oils must be removed from the premises or otherwise destroyed at least once a day. SECTION 5d. Chemical fire extinguishers of such number as may be approved by the Chief Engineer and the Fire Mar- shal, shall be kept in convenient places in all garages, stations, machine or repair shops, where gasoline is used, kept or stored. SECTION 5e. No stove, forge, torch, boiler or other fur- nace, or open flame, or open fire and no electric generator or motor of the commutator type or other exterior sparking de- vice and no artificial light except electric lights, shall be used or allowed in any public or private garage, machine or repair shop, or in any building where gasoline or similar fluid is used or stored unless separated by a fireproof wall or room. All electric switches, plugs and other circuit breaking devices shall be located at least four feet above the floor level. All electrical work shall be installed in accordance with the rules and regulations governing electrical wiring in the District of Columbia, and shall be approved by the Electrical Engineer. SECTION 5f. Calcium carbide shall be kept in double lined air-tight metal cans with screw top, at least six inches above the floor in a water-tight container; and no greater quantity than (100) one hundred pounds shall be kept in any garage, station or building, except such buildings as are constructed for the storage of calcium carbide only and the same must be kept in a dry place. No hook, axe or other sharp instrument shall be used in the ARTICLE II. 19 handling of calcium carbide. SECTION 5g. No automobile or automobile truck contain- ing gasoline shall be permitted to be stored or kept in or under any building during working hours, or while employes are working in such building. No automobile or automobile truck containing gasoline shall be permitted to be stored or kept in or under any building used for dwelling purposes, except in a fireproof room. No automobile or automobile truck containing gasoline shall be permitted to be stored or kept in or under any hotel, apart- ment house, school, office building or place of public assembly. No automobile or automobile truck containing gasoline shall be permitted to be stored or kept in or under any building or stable where horses, hay or straw is kept, except in a fireproof room. SECTION 5h. All gasoline, naphtha, benzine or similar fluids used in the processes of dry cleaning shall be kept in approved metal containers. No gasoline or similar fluid shall be permitted to settle in open receptacles, on the inside of any building. Metal filtering machines shall be provided and for cleaning or washing with gasoline, metal washing machines shall be provided in all clean- ing establishments. The room where gasoline is used for cleaning purposes shall be thoroughly ventilated and a room separate from the other portion of building. All openings to other parts of building from this room must be covered with metal and the doors made self-closing. No smoking shall be permitted in any dry cleaning or other establishment where gasoline or similar fluids are used or stored. Signs shall be displayed in black letters two and one- half inches in height on white ground containing the words * ‘No smoking, ’ ’ and the words ‘‘By order of the Commis- sioners, D. C.,” in black letters one inch in height. Chemical fire extinguishers of such number as may be ap- proved by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and the Fire Marshal, shall be kept in convenient places, and sand shall be provided in all cleaning 20 ARTICLE II. establishments where gasoline or similar fluids are used. SECTION 6. Every person so licensed shall allow the Fire Marshal of the said District, or his deputies, or such other per- sons as may be designated by the Commissioners, to enter the premises described in his license, and to take such samples of said articles, upon being tendered the value of the same, suffi- cient for the purpose of analysis ; and to make such examination of the said premises as the said Fire Marshal or his deputies or other persons designated by the Commissioners, may deem ex- pedient. And where samples of such oils are obtained, the Fire Marshal, his deputies or other persons aforesaid, shall test the same, and such official test shall be made with the commercial tester known as the C. J. Tagliabue open cup tester, or other tester approved by the Commissioners, or by some other efficient method approved by the Commissioners; and where the grade of oil known as kerosene will flash or give off inflammable vapor at a temperature below 120 degrees Fahren- heit, the dealer so found storing or offering such oil for sale without having a license to store or sell the same shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than one dollar, nor more than forty dollars. SECTION 7. No quantity of the following named chemi- cals and combustible materials greater than is hereinafter en- umerated shall be placed, stored or kept in or upon any one building within the District of Columbia, namely ; varnish and rosin, twenty barrels; alcohol, pure spirits, camphene, burning fluid, five barrels ; unslaked lime, ten barrels ; ether, carbon bi- sulphide, vitriol, five carboys; loose wood shavings, one hun- dred pounds; except the same shall be placed, stored, or kept upon an open space of ground, surrounded by a wall con- structed entirely of fireproof materials, at least eight feet high and sixteen inches thick, or within a fireproof building remote or distant at least fifty feet from any other building. No hay, straw, hemp, flax, shavings, burning fluid, turpentine, cam- phene, or any inflammable oil or other highly combustible sub- stance shall be placed, stored, kept, or sold in any building used in whole or part as a dwelling, tenement, or lodging house, except that rooms for coachmen or grooms may be allowed in ARTICLE II. 21 stables receiving special permit from the Eire Marshal when means of exit in case of fire are deemed safe by him. SECTION 8. The Chief Engineer, the Fire Marshal and his deputies, and the battalion chief engineers of the Fire Depart- ment are, and each of them is, authorized and empowered to enter any building or premises within the District of Columbia for the purposes of examining or causing to be examined the stoves and pipes therein, ranges, furnaces, and heating appa- ratus of every kind whatsoever, including the chimneys, flues, and pipes with which the same may be connected, engine rooms, boilers, ovens, kettles, and also chemical apparatus or other things which in his opinion may be dangerous in causing or promoting fires, or dangerous to the fireman or occupants in case of fire; and upon finding any of them defective or dan- gerous, or in any manner exposed or liable to fire from any cause, he shall report the same and issue orders or special direc- tions, either printed or written, directing the owner or occu- pant to alter, remove, or remedy the same in such manner and within such reasonable time as may be necessary, and in respect thereto may authorize and direct the use of such materials and appliances as shall be deemed proper and necessary; and in case of neglect or refusal so to do within the time prescribed by such orders or directions, the party offending shall, on con- viction, be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each neglect or refusal. SEC. 9. No quantity of cotton, hay, straw, flax, hemp, husks, rushes, oakum, rags, seaweed, jute, paper, ropes, or other vegetable fiber, or wool, hides or fur, when pressed or baled, shall be stored or kept within any building within the fire limits of the District of Columbia in quantities exceeding ten tons, unless kept in a building fireproof throughout, or upon an open space of ground surrounded by a wall con- structed entirely of fireproof material at least twelve feet high and twelve inches thick, and at least fifty feet remote or dis- tant from any building, or within a fireproof building remote or distant at least fifty feet from any other building, or in any building unless upon the approval of the Commissioners on recommendation of the Chief Engineer and Fire Marshal of 22 ARTICLE II. the Fire Department, and of which approval a certificate shall have been issued, nor unless any such building aforesaid shall have a fireproof roof with a ventilator or skylight with an area of at least ten per cent, of the area of the roof; and none of the articles enumerated herein shall be kept loose or not baled in quantities exceeding five hundred pounds except in private stables, where loose hay and straw may be kept in quantities not exceeding twenty-five hundred pounds; and ex- cept stores where hay or straw is bought or sold, which may keep hay or straw, baled or pressed, in quantities not exceed- ing twenty tons, and loose or not baled in quantities not ex- ceeding one thousand pounds ; and such stores shall conform to the requirements above prescribed as to the building, roof and sky-light or ventilator, and the approval of the Commission- ers. No person shall have, put or keep any hay or straw un- covered in any stack or pile, or in any other way exposed, within one hundred yards of any building within said fire limits, nor shall have, put or keep within said fire limits any hay, straw, flax, hemp, shavings, or rushes in any building not built of stone or brick or iron, or not covered with slate, or tile, or other fire-proof material which is or shall be within ten feet of any dwelling house or chimney. No junk shop shall be kept within the fire limits of the District of Colum- bia, nor any shop or store or place where the inflammable articles hereinbefore mentioned, or any one or more of them, are bought, sold, stored or kept, without obtaining the ap- proval of the Commissioners as above set forth, nor before obtaining the written consent of a majority of the residents and property owners upon the same side of the street in the same square, and of a majority of the residents and property owners upon the opposite side of the street in the confront- ing square; and if the said junk-shop or other shop or store or place be situated in an alley, before obtaining the written consent of a majority of the residents and property owners of the whole of said block or square in which the said alley may be situated and the building in which the said shop, store or other place is located, shall be of brick or other fire-proof material, the roof of the same shall be fire-proof and have a ARTICLE II. 23 ventilator or skylight as hereinbefore prescribed. SEC. 10. The Chief Engineer, the Fire Marshal and hia deputies, and the Battalion Chief Engineers of the Fire De- partment are, and each of them is, authorized and empowered whenever the public safety requires the same, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises, at all reasonable hours, for the purposes of examination; and whenever any of said officers shall find in any building or upon any premises com- bustible or inflammable material or other conditions in his or their judgment dangerous to the safety of such building or premises, or likely to obstruct or interfere with the members of the Fire Department in the event of a fire therein, he or they shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of said building or premises: Provided, however, that if said owner or occupant of said building or premises shall deem himself aggrieved by such order he may, within twenty-four hours thereafter, appeal from such order to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and unless said order is by them revoked, it shall remain in force and be forthwith complied with by said owner or occupant. The Fire Marshal shall make an immediate investigation as to the presence of combustible material or the existence of in- flammable conditions in any building or upon any premises upon complaint of any person having an interest in the said building or premises or property adjacent thereto. Any owner or occupant of any building or premises failing to comply with the orders of the Fire Marshal or his deputies, the Chief Engineer, or the Battalion Chief Engineers of the Fire Department, made in compliance with and upon the authority of the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more than forty dollars; and any owner or occupant of any building or premises who shall wilfully obstruct or interfere with any of said last mentioned officers in the performance of their above specified duties, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one nor more than forty dollars. 24 ARTICLE III. SEC. 11. It shall be unlawful for any person holding a license as steam engineer, to absent himself from the engine or plant of which he has charge, either temporarily, or by vacating his place as such engineer while the same is in operation without leaving a licensed engineer in charge thereof. SEC. 12. Any person violating any of the provisions of any section of this article, a penalty for which is not here- tofore provided, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dol- lars for each offense. Article III. LICENSED VENDORS AND SPEAKERS ON STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES. SECTION 1. No licensed vendor shall occupy a stand upon or in any of the places hereinafter mentioned in Section 1 of Article IX, except upon duly designated places, for a longer period than may be necessary to make a sale, after having been approached or stopped for that purpose; nor shall any such vendor ply his trade or solicit custom upon or in any such places between the hours of ten o’clock P. M., and seven o’clock A. M., nor at any time so as to interfere with traffic, nor to the annoyance of residents or passersby. SEC. 2. The east side of Seventh street northwest, ex- tending southwardly from the drinking fountain immediately south of B street, is hereby designated as a stand for licensed vendors, and in addition thereto the following locations are designated for the same purpose, namely : A space of about one hundred and fifty feet on the lot fronting on Little B street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets northwest, from the west curb line marking the alley directly in the rear of the building at the southwest corner of Little B and Tenth streets, to the east curb marking the line of Eleventh street on the said lot, to be occupied as the lieutenant of the pre- cinct may regulate. The occupants of these stands shall keep the sidewalks, streets, reservations or public space adjoining and adjacent ARTICLE IV. 25 thereto clean and free from paper, peelings and refuse of any and all kinds, under penalty of being denied the privilege of occupying such stands, in addition to any other penalty pro- vided herein. SEC. 3. Every vehicle and everything pertaining thereto used by a licensed vendor shall at all times be maintained in a cleanly and orderly condition, and no portion of the con- tents thereof shall be thrown, spilled, or deposited upon the street or other public place. Every such vehicle shall have the name of the vendor and the location where such vehicle is stored, when not in use, painted thereon plainly and legibly. SEC. 4. That every huckster, as the term huckster is de- fined by paragraph 33 of section 7 of the act of Congress, ap- proved July 1, 1902, who employs assistants while selling goods from a vehicle on the streets, except at markets, shall furnish each such assistant with a badge similar to the one required in the paragraph and section above mentioned, which badge shall be worn conspicuously by such assistant while so engaged in such business. SEC. 5. No person shall be permitted to make or deliver any address, speech or sermon upon any subject whatever in or upon any street, avenue, alley, footway, highway, or other public space in the District of Columbia without first obtain- ing a permit in writing from the Major and Superintendent of Police so to do, which permit shall designate the time and precise locality where such address, speech, or sermon may be given. SEC. 6. For every violation of any of the provisions of this article the party offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Article IV. DISPOSITION OF HACKS AND OTHER VEHICLES. SECTION 1. Every licensed vehicle for the conveyance of passengers shall be considered a hack, within the meaning and intent of these regulations. 26 ARTICLE IV. SEC. 2. Paragraph (a). — The following are hereby desig- nated as stands for licensed horse-drawn hacks carrying passen- gers: Stand 1. On the west side of Fifteenth street northwest, immediately south of the line of E street, and extending a dis- tance of sixty feet — five vehicles. Stand 2. On the east side of Fourteenth street northwest, south of Pennsylvania avenue — ten vehicles. Stand 3. On the part of the space at the intersection of C street, Seventh street and Louisiana avenue northwest, north of the circle — eight vehicles. Stand 5. On the southeast corner of Third street and Penn- sylvania avenue northwest — six vehicles. Stand 6. On the east side of Fourth street northwest, the right resting immediately south of the sidewalk on the south side of Missouri avenue, and when a vacancy occurs on that portion of the stand nearest Pennsylvania avenue, the hack first occupying the stand south of Missouri avenue shall have the privilege of occupying the stand so made vacant — four vehicles. Stand 7. On the north side of M street, between Grace and Thirty-third streets — six vehicles. Stand 8. On the corner of Florida avenue and H street northeast — six vehicles. Stand 9. On the corner of Fifteenth and B streets north- west — eight vehicles. Stand 10. On the corner of Twelfth and B streets south- west — eight vehicles. Stand 11. On the corner of Fourteenth street and Columbia road northwest — three vehicles. Stand 12. On the corner of Eighth and East Capitol streets — three vehicles. Stand 13. On the east front of the Capitol — eighteen vehicles. Stand 14. On I street, at the southwest corner of McPherson Square — eight vehicles. Stand 15. On the south side of New York avenue, begin- ning at the fourth tree west of Seventeenth street, and extend- ing westwardly to stand parallel to and close to the curb — three ARTICLE IV. 27 vehicles. Stand 16. On the east side of Seventeenth street northwest, immediately south of New York avenue — two vehicles ; to stand parallel with and close to curb. Stand 18. On the north side of Iowa Circle, three, and on the south side — three vehicles. Stand 19. On the east side of Connecticut avenue immedi* ately south of Joliet street — six vehicles, to stand parallel with the curb. Stand 20. On the northeast side of Dupont Circle and P street — eight vehicles. Stand 21. On the southeast side of Washington Circle — two vehicles. Stand 22. On the northwest corner of Connecticut avenue and I street — one vehicle. Stand 23. On Fourteenth street southwest, northwardly from the first tree north to the entrance to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing — two vehicles, to stand parallel with the curb. Stand 24. On the triangular space in front of the Post Office Building, on the line with the north line of D street, eight feet east of the east curb line of Twelfth street, north- west, for five vehicles, said vehicles to face north on line with Pennsylvania avenue. Stand 25. On the southwest side of Water street southwest, beginning twenty-five feet southeast of the entrance to the wharf of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company, and extending southeastwardly — six motor vehicles and two horse-drawn vehicles. Stand 26. At the intersection of Connecticut avenue and Newark street northwest, vehicles to stand parallel with the curb on the east side of Connecticut avenue — three vehicles. Stand 27. On the west side of Scott Circle, next to street curb — two vehicles. Stand 28. At the curb on the north side of Massachusetts avenue, extending west from the line of Delaware avenue north- east, for a distance of one hundred and fifty feet — fifteen ve- hicles, provided that the heads of horses attached to vehicles using this stand shall face southward. 28 ARTICLE IV. Stand 29. On the west side of Eighth street northwest, im- mediately south of F street — three vehicles. Stand 30. On the west side of 15% street northwest, (Madi- son Place), immediately north of Pennsylvania avenue — five vehicles. Stand 31. On the east side of Seventeenth street northwest, north of Pennsylvania avenue northwest, and south of H street — five vehicles. Stand 32. On the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, east of the Municipal Building and west of Thirteenth street — three vehicles. Stand 33. On the northeast side of Good Hope Road, be- tween Nichols avenue and Railroad avenue — three vehicles. Stand 34. Next the curbing on the south side of M street, northwest, extending east from a point twenty-five feet east of the west end of Government Reservation No. 67 — three vehicles, to stand parallel with the curb. Paragraph (&). The following are hereby designated as stands for motor drawn vehicles, licensed under paragraph 11, section 7, of the Act of Congress, approved July 1, 1902: Stand 1 . On the west side of Fifteen-and-a-half street, northwest, immediately north of Pennsylvania avenue — six vehicles. Stand 2. On the north curb line of the public space on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, northwest, between Thir- teenth and Thirteen-and-a-half streets, parallel with and close to the curb — six vehicles. Stand 3. On the east side of Seventeenth street, northwest, immediately north of Pennsylvania avenue — six vehicles. Stand 4. On the east and west sides of Scott Circle, next to the street curb — two vehicles. Stand 5. For hotel omnibuses and motor vehicles for hire — At the curb on the north side of Massachusetts avenue, extend- ing east from Delaware avenue a distance of one hundred and feet; Provided, That omnibuses shall be located in order next and nearest to the Delaware avenue line, and the heads of the horses attached thereto shall face southward. Stand 6. For public taxicabs — On the south side of C street, ARTICLE IV. 29 southwest, from the fourth tree from Seventh street, eastward for a distance of fifty feet — twelve taxicabs. Stand 7. On the line of the south curb east of the drinking fountain on L street southeast, between Eighth and Ninth streets — two vehicles. Stand 8. On the south side of K street, northwest, from the first tree west of Ninth street — three vehicles. Stand 9. On the north side of I street, northwest, from the first tree east of Fourteenth street — four vehicles. Stand 10. On the south side of Massachusetts avenue, north- west, from the first tree west of Thomas Circle — three vehicles. Stand 11. From the first tree west of Dupont Circle, close to and alongside of the south curb on Massachusetts avenue, north- west — five vehicles. Stand 12. From the first lamp post north of I street, north- west, on the west side of Seventeenth street, east side of Far- ragut Square — six vehicles. Stand 13. On the south side of New York avenue, north- west, from the first lamp post west of Thirteenth street, close to and alongside Island of Safety — five vehicles. Stand 14. On the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, north- west, parallel with and close to curb from the first tree west of Tenth street — five vehicles. Stand 15. On the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, north- west, close to and alongside of curb from ten feet east of first lamp post east of Louisiana avenue — five vehicles. Stand 16. On the southwest side of Water street, southwest, beginning twenty-five feet southeast of entrance to Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company’s wharf — six vehicles. Stand 17. Union Station Plaza, east curb, immediately west of the Columbus Monument — six vehicles. Stand 18. On the west side of Fifteenth street northwest, beginning at a point sixty feet south of the line of E street and extending twenty-four feet — two vehicles. Paragraph ( c .) — The following are hereby designated as stands only for express and furniture wagons for hire: Stand 1 . On the north side of Florida avenue northeast, directly east of the first telegraph pole east of Fourteenth 30 ARTICLE IV. street — six vehicles. Stand 2. On the east side of Second street, between K and L streets, southeast — twelve vehicles. Stand 3. On the north side of California street, northeast, the first vehicle to be thirty feet from the curb line of the Plaza and the stand to extend eastwardly for a distance of ninety feet ; said stand to be occupied only on the secular days of the week, and between the hours of 7 o'clock A. M. and 6 o 'clock P. M. — six vehicles. Stand 4. On the north side of L street northwest, immedi- ately east of Fifth street, beginning at the first tree next to the corner of Fifth and L streets, to accommodate eight wagons standing parallel with the curb; that the number of helpers be limited to one to each wagon, and that those in charge of the wagons keep the street and sidewalk free from obstruction at all times. Stand 5. On the north side of Louisiana avenue northwest, between Eighth and Ninth streets — five vehicles. Stand 6. On the south side of B street, between Tenth and Twelfth streets northwest (north side of Haymarket) — fourteen vehicles. Stand 7. On the west side of Fifteenth street northwest, beginning at a point eighty-four feet south of the line of E street and extending to D street northwest — ten vehicles. Stand 8 . On Twenty-sixth street northwest, immediately north of M street — four vehicles. Stand 9. On E street northwest, immediately east of Nine- teenth street — four vehicles. Stand 10. On Thirty-second street, east side, south of M street — six vehicles. Stand 11. On the east side of Nineteenth street, between New York avenue and E street, west side of Rawlings Park, four wagons; on the north side of E street near Nineteenth street, next to the curb, at the south side of Rawlings Park, four wagons. Paragraph ( d ). — That so much as may be necessary of the west half of the south front of the new terminal railroad sta- tion, known as the Union Station, directly west of the central ARTICLE rv 31 entrance thereof, is hereby designated and set apart as a stand for licensed hotel omnibuses, carrying guests of or for their respective hotels, and it shall be unlawful for any driver of any hotel omnibus to take passengers to any place other than the hotel for which he is driver ; said omnibuses shall stand backed to the curb in front of said station, the heads of the horses at- tached thereto to face south; and so much of the plaza as may be necessary, opposite the south front of the said station, be- tween the east and central entrances thereto, and at least sev- enty-five (75) feet south of the railroad cabs, hereafter pro- vided for, is hereby designated as a stand for public hacks and vehicles plying for hire, the heads of the horses attached to such hacks and vehicles to face nofth; the number of such hacks and vehicles shall not exceed twenty-five altogether at any one time. That so much of the south front of the said station as may be necessary, between the east and the central entrances there- to, is hereby designated and located as a stand for the cabs maintained and operated by the railroad companies; such cabs shall stand backed to the curb in front of the said station, the heads of the horses attached thereto facing south. Paragraph ( e ). — The following are hereby designated as stands for eight-seeing automobiles, licensed under paragraph 14, section 7, of the Act of Congress, approved July 1, 1902: Stand 1. On the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, north- west, directly east of the third tree east of the north gate of the Botanical Gardens, to accommodate not exceeding six such vehicles which shall stand parallel to the curb. SEC. 3. Every driver or operator of a public hack for hire shall wear exposed on his right breast a shield made of white metal measuring not less than one and one-half by two inches in size and bearing in black letters the number of his license. The said shield shall be obtained of the Assessor of the District of Columbia. No such shield shall be worn after being mutilated or altered. 32 ARTICLE IV. SEC. 4. Any person who shall refuse to pay the legal faro for a hack, as described in these regulations, that he has hired, shall on conviction thereof, be compelled to pay to the driver of said hack an amount equal to the legal fare and shall also pay a fine of not less than one nor more than five dollars, and in case any collateral required is forfeited, the amount of the legal fare shall be paid to the driver from such amount forfeited. SEC. 5. If any driver or owner of a hack for hire shall agree before being engaged to accept less than the legal fare he shall not afterwards demand more than the amount agreed upon. SEC. 6. The drivers of hacks and drivers of vehicles of whatsoever kind occupying any public hack or public wagon stand established by the Commissioners shall keep the public streets or avenues or portions thereof occupied by any such hacks or vehicles cleanly swept to the satisfaction of the Commissioners and upon failure of a driver to do * so the privilege of the stand may be revoked as to such driver and said driver shall also be liable to the penalty prescribed in this Article. SEC. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit patronage for public hacks on the public streets or grounds, but the fact that such public cab or hack displays a device to indicate that such cab or hack is not engaged shall not of itself be considered as soliciting patronage. Sec. 8. All vehicles occupying public stands shall be arranged as the Commissioners may, from time to time, direct for each stand; and when a public stand is occupied by the full number of vehicles authorized, no other vehicle shall loiter or wait nearby to take a place thereat. SEC. 9. No person shall stop any vehicle abreast of any other vehicle upon any street or avenue in the District of Columbia, and all vehicles shall be so stopped that the sides or the rear thereof shall be next to the righthand curb line of the street or avenue. Provided, that in all cases where vehicles congregate in the vicinity of receptions, balls, thea- ters, concerts, or other public or private entertainments, they ARTICLE IV. 33 shall, while discharging and receiving passengers, keep the curb at the right hand. While waiting, vehicles shall be so arranged, in not more than two ranks on each side of the street at the right, and parallel therewith, and for this pur- pose a space of at least twenty feet shall be left clear in the middle of the street, and a like space of twenty feet along the curb at the entrance to the building or place where any such assembly is had. In the case of a street containing one or more car tracks, the ranks of waiting vehicles shall be so arranged as to leave at least four feet in the clear outside the tracks, except in the location of the New National Theater, on E street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, north- west, where vehicles in waiting may park on the south side of E street, northwest, beginning at a point directly opposite the east entrance door to said theater, vehicles to face west and to be parked in single column, with at least four feet | between such vehicles, and upon the west side of Thirteenth street, northwest, between Pennsylvania avenue and E street, northwest, vehicles facing north, and in the same order, and upon the north side of Pennsylvania avenue northwest, vehicles facing east in like continuous order. SEC. 10. Every driver of a vehicle of whatsoever kind, located on a public stand, or engaged at any hotel, theater, reception, ball, concert, or private party, or any other place whatever, and every driver and helper of a vehicle located on a wagon stand, shall place his vehicle, while waiting, in any location designated by any member of the Metropolitan Police force on duty, and shall be at all times within five feet of his vehicle. SEC. 11. No person, firm or corporation having the posses- sion, control, use or disposal of any automobile or other vehicle run or drawn by its own power, having a seating capacity for more than ten persons and used for the pur- pose of carrying passengers for hire, shall stop the same on any of the public spaces, streets, avenues or alleys in the District of Columbia, for a longer time than five minutes; or, while enroute and for the purpose of discharging or receiving passengers, for a longer time than is reasonably necessary ; 34 ARTICLE Y. Provided, That with the written permission of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia not more than two such vehicles may be kept standing at any one time in front of or adjacent to the offices or agencies of the owner, proprietor, person, firm or corporation, having the possession, control, use or disposal thereof where there is accommodation for waiting passengers, employees and other business appertain- ing thereto. SEC. 12. The owner, agent, manager, proprietor, operator or person in charge or control of any sight-seeing automo- bile or touring vehicle carrying passengers for hire or col- lecting a fare or fares of any passenger or passengers of any sight-seeing automobile or touring vehicle carring passen- gers for hire, shall immediately refund the fare paid by any passenger on demand whenever such automobile or vehicle shall not leave the designated starting point within at least ten minutes after the time announced, advertised or scheduled for leaving said point, or fails without unavoidable accident within the time announced or advertised to complete its scheduled route or course. And every such owner, agent, manager, proprietor, operator or person in charge or control of any said automobile or vehicle shall on completion of every trip or the non-completion thereof for any cause, with- out delay, return every passenger to the original starting point of such automobile or vehicle, unless otherwise consented to by the passenger. SEC. 13. Drivers and operators of public vehicles for hire, shall promptly deliver to the Major and Superintendent of Police, all property of value left in their vehicles, by pas- sengers. SEC. 14. Every person as aforesaid violating any of the provisions of any section of this article wherein a penalty is not provided shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each offense. Article V. MARKETS. SECTION 1. The Farmers’ Produce Market (now known ARTICLE V. 35 as the Haskell Produce Market), as defined in this regulation, includes the spaces and stands on the sidewalk, and roadway next adjacent to the curb-line on the north side of North B street between Tenth and Twelfth streets west; and, also, the spaces and stands on the sidewalk, and roadway next adjacent to the curb line on the east side of Twelfth street west between North B street and Little B street; and, also, the spaces and stands on the sidewalk, and roadway next adjacent to the curb-line of Little B street between Twelfth and Tenth streets west; and, also, the spaces and stands on the sidewalk, and roadway next adjacent to the curb-line on the west side of Tenth street west between Little B street and North B street; and, also, the open space at the intersection of Ohio and Louisiana avenues with Tenth and Twelfth streets bounded by said Tenth and Twelfth streets and said Little B street and North B street; and, also, the spaces and stands on the sidewalk, and roadway next adjacent to the curb-line on the south side of North B street between the west curb-line of Seventh street west and the east curb-line of Twelfth street west. The Market Master of the said Farmers 1 Produce Market (now known as the Haskell Produce Market), is here- by authorized to let and assign the said spaces and stands on the said sidewalks and roadways, and any of the other herein- before mentioned space or spaces to farmers and gardeners who bring farm or garden produce of their own raising for sale thereon, and to no other person or persons. No farmer, gardener or other person shall use, occupy, take possession of or offer farm or garden produce for sale on any of said spaces or stands without first having obtained a permit in writing, or partly written and partly printed permit, from the said Market Master, and the payment, in advance, of a charge fixed and made by the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia, for each space occupied, designated and numbered by the said Market Master. And no space or stand or permit there- for shall be assigned without the consent of the said Market Master ; nor shall any person interfere with the occupation of any licensee or permittee of said Market Master, or disturb possession of such licensee or permittee; nor shall any person 36 ARTICLE Y. not having a permit refuse or neglect to deliver occupation or remove his property from any of said spaces or stands when directed so to do by the said Market Master. No person not raising the produce sold by him shall be permitted to sell on said designated spaces or stands. The space to be assigned on the roadway shall not exceed seven feet or more than is necessary and sufficient for the accommodation of one wagon backed against the curb, and the space to be occupied on the sidewalk shall not be more than five feet from the curb-line. Such spaces or stands shall not be occupied on Sunday or legal holidays, nor between the hours of 2 o ’clock P. M. and 4 o ’clock P. M., on other days, except Saturday, when they may be occupied as late as 4:30 P. M. Any licensee or permittee who shall fail to be in actual occupation of the space or stand assigned to him by said Market Master after 4:30 o’clock A. M. during the months of April, May, June, July, August and September and after 5 o ’clock A. M. during the months of Oc- tober, November, December, January, February and March shall forfeit his right to use and occupy such stand for that day, and the said Market Master shall have authority to issue a permit for that day to any other duly qualified person to occupy the same. Occupants of such spaces or stands shall each day remove all barrels or boxes from the street before 2 o’clock P. M., except Saturday, when the streets and side- walks shall be cleared of all obstructions by such occupants at or before 4:30 P. M. The Market Master' of the Farmers’ Produce Market- (now known as the Haskell Produce Market)., shall have supervision of all the above mentioned space and spaces and shall make collections daily and make return there- of, with a sworn statement, weekly to the Superintendent' of Weights, Measures and Markets of said District. The Market Masters of the Eastern and Western Markets and the Acting Market Master of the Georgetown Market are hereby authorized to let and assign spaces and stands on the roadway and sidewalks abutting or adjacent to said respective markets under the same regulations as herein provided in case of the Market Master at said Farmers’ Produce Market (now known as the Haskell Produce Market), and all provisions of ARTICLE Y. 37 this section in reference to spaces and stands at the Farmers’ Produce Market (now known as the Haskell Produce Market), and the prohibitions against occupation thereof, shall likewise apply to the spaces and stands of the roadways and sidewalks of the Eastern, Western, and Georgetown Market; and the Market Masters of the said Eastern and Western Markets and the acting Market Master of the said Georgetown Market shall each make collections daily and make return thereof to the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets of said Dis- trict, as required of the Market Master of the Farmers’ Pro- duce Market (now known as the Haskell Produce Market). All produce in barrels, boxes, crates or otherwise occupying any such space or stand herein specified shall be subject to re- moval, at any time, upon order of the respective Market Mas- ters of the Markets herein designated, SEC. 2. A farmer who has space assigned to him at the Farmers’ Produce Market (now known as the Haskell Produce Market), and who is unable to attend the market daily, in per- son, may be permitted to have some one care for and sell the produce of his own raising on said space for that day; Pro- vided, That the farmer, or person hauling for said farmer or the person in charge of the produce to be offered for sale or sold on said space, shall, before such space assigned to the farmer for whom he is hauling is occupied, procure from the Market Master of said space a special permit for each and every day said produce is not accompanied by the owner, said permit to specify the quantity and kind of each article of produce contained in the load to be offered for sale that day. Shid permit shall also be dated and shall show the name of the far- mer owning the produce, the number of the stand assigned to him, the name of the person to whom said produce is to be delivered for care or sale and the name of the driver hauling Said produce. And provided further, That no person shall be allowed to care for or sell produce for more than three farmers on any one day. SEC. 3. The street traffic regulations of the District of Co- lumbia shall strictly govern the driving in, on, or off from the Farmers’ Produce Market (now known as the Haskell Produce 38 ARTICLE Y. Market) space. SEC. 4. No other space or stand shall be assigned or occu- pied at said market until all stands under the shelters are oc- cupied. Stands or spaces inside of the sidewalk curb shall then be assigned before farmers' teams, with farm produce to be offered for sale, are permitted to stand on the street side of the curb. No farmer, gardener, or other person shall use, occu- py, take possession of or offer farm or garden produce for sale on any of said stands or spaces without the payment in advance to the Market Master, or his assistant, of twenty (20) cents for space under the shelters, fifteen (15) cents for inside space and ten (10) cents for street curb space, for each day or part of a day. Farmers' teams with produce shall back up square with the curb, and four (4) feet of the sidewalk shall be al- lowed for the display of produce for sale. No deviation from this order will be permitted, except by special authority of the Market Master and said permit shall be in writing. SEC. 5. Merchants' and hucksters' wagons, attending the market for the purpose of making purchases, shall squarely line up in the center of B street with back of wagon on the line dividing the brick from the cobble pavement, commencing at the intersection of Twelfth street and extending east on B street in a single line, horses headed to the south. A clear space on each side of said line of vehicles shall at all times be kept open. No merchants' or hucksters' teams shall be per- mitted to back up or stand on the south side of B street next to the curb between Ninth and Twelfth streets, in front of the New National Museum Building. SEC. 6. Empty barrels, boxes, or crates shall not be allowed outside of the space allotted to occupants of stands. Where produce is being delivered by wagon, to authorized agents or to farmers, and the teams cannot back up to the curb on ac- count of assigned space being occupied with produce, the wagons shall at once unload on the allotted space and, if there are empty packages to be removed, the same shall be immedi- ately loaded and the wagon shall move at once from the market space. Such teams may be parked on the south side of B street between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets northwest. ARTICLE V. 39 SEC. 7. All off -bearers of produce for farmers shall be re- quired to register at the office of the market master and shall wear a numbered badge, the property of the District of Colum- bia, to be issued by the Market Master on the deposit of the cost or twenty-five (25) cents, said sum to be refunded on the return of the badge to said official, and such off -bearers shall be subject to dismissal by the said Market Master at any time for disorderly conduct or violation of any of the market regu- lations. No person who has not registered and does not wear the official badge shall be allowed to off -bear or deliver any produce to or from the market. SEC. 8. Drinking of intoxicating liquors, disorderly or bois- terous conduct, or loafing is strictly prohibited at or on this market space. SEC. 9. Papers or rubbish of any kind shall not be thrown on the market space nor on the streets adjacent thereto, but shall be placed in receptacles provided for that purpose. Bar- rels or boxes not in use shall not be allowed to obstruct or litter any space at the market, or the sidewalks adjacent to same, and shall be removed daily by tenants. SEC. 10. The Northern Market Company's Street Pro- ducers' Market, as defined in this regulation, includes tha spaces and stands on the sidewalk, and roadway next to the curb line on the north side of O street north, between Seventh and Eighth streets, west, adjacent to the market house, also the spaces and stands on the sidewalk, and roadway next adja- cent to the curb line on the west side of Seventh street west, between O street north and P street north, adjacent to the market house and property of the Northern Market Company. The Riggs' Market Company's Street Producers' Market, as defined in this regulation, includes the spaces and stands on the sidewalk and roadway next to the curb line in front of the property of the Riggs' Market Company and a strip of pave- ment adjacent thereto about thirty (30) feet east, fifty (50) feet west and fifteen (15) feet wide, paved with granite block, on P street, northwest, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. The Northeast Temple and Market Company 's Street Producers' Market as defined in this regulation includes the 40 ARTICLE V. spaces and stands on the sidewalk and the roadway in front of and adjacent to the property of the Northeast Temple and Mar- ket Company on H, and on Twelfth street northeast. Convention Hall Street Producers ’ Market as defined in this regulation includes the spaces and stands on the sidewalk and roadway on the north side of K street, northwest, just east of Fifth street, northwest, and adjacent to the property owned by the Stilson Hutchins’ estate and known as Convention Hall Market. SEC. 11. The Market Masters of the said Markets are hereby authorized to let and assign the said spaces and stand* on the said sidewalks and roadways adjacent to their respective markets to farmers and gardeners who bring farm or garden produce of their own raising for sale thereon, and to no other person or persons. No farmer, gardener or other person shall use, occupy, take possession of or offer farm or garden produce for sale on any of said spaces or stands without first having obtained a permit in writing, or partly written and partly printed permit, from the Market Master thereof, and the pay- ment, in advance, of a sum not to exceed ten cents per day, or part of a day> according to charges hereby fixed and made by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, for each space occupied, designated and numbered by the Market Master, to cover the expense of cleaning said space herein described. And no space or stand or permit therefor shall be assigned without the consent of the Market Master thereof; nor shall any per- son interfere with the occupation of any licensee or permittee of. said Market Master, or disturb possession of such licensee or permittee; nor shall any person not having a permit refuse or neglect to deliver occupation or remove his property from any of said spaces or stands when directed so to do by the Market Master thereof. Violation of any of the provisions of this regulation by any licensee or permittee shall operate as a revocation of his permit in addition to the penalty in this Arti- cle imposed. No person not raising the produce sold by him shall be permitted to sell on said designated spaces or stands. The space to be assigned on the roadway shall not exceed seven feet, or more than is necessary and sufficient for the accom- ARTICLE Y. 41 modation of one wagon backed against the curb, and the space to be occupied on the sidewalk shall not be more than five feet from the curb line. Such spaces or stands shall not be occupied on Sundays, nor between the hours of 2 o’clock P. M. and 4 o’clock P. M., on other days, except Saturday, when they may be occupied as late as 11:30 o’clock P. M. Any licensee or permittee who shall fail to be in actual occupation of the space or stand assigned to him by the Market Master thereof, after 4:30 o’clock A. M. during the months of April, May, June, July, August and September and after 5 o’clock A. M. during the months of October, November, December, January, Febru- ary and March shall forfeit his right to use and occupy such stand for that day, and the Market Master thereof shall have authority to issue a permit for that day to any other duly qualified person to occupy the same. Occupants of such spaces or stands shall each day remove all barrels or boxes from the street and sidewalks before 2 o ’clock P. M., except Saturday, when the streets and sidewalks shall be cleared of all obstruc- tions by such occupants at or before 11:30 P. M. The Market Master of the respective markets shall have supervision of the above mentioned space and spaces and may make collections daily and shall make sworn statement thereof, monthly to the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets of said Dis- trict for file. SEC. 12. That the following regulations for the control, regulation and operation of the Municipal Fish Wharf and Market, are hereby made, pursuant to an Act of Congress, ap- proved March 4, 1913, authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, in the name of said District of Colum- bia, to take over, exclusively control, and operate as a munici- pal fish wharf and market, the water frontage on the Potomac River lying south of Water street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, including the buildings and wharves thereon, and to make and amend, from time to time, all such regula- tions as they may deem proper for the control, regulation, and operation of said Municipal Fish Wharf and Market. The Municipal Fish Wharf and Market shall be open from 5:30 o’clock A. M, to 5:00 o’clock P. M., except when business 42 ARTICLE V. demands that later hours shall be observed, and the Market j shall be closed on Sundays and holidays, except in times of emergency or necessity, for the protection and care of mer- i chandise. Officials shall remain on duty until business of neces- i sity is closed. , Drinking of intoxicating liquors, disorderly or boisterous i conduct, loafing, fishing or bathing is prohibited on or at this wharf and market. Visitors will be welcome, but they shall not interfere with or j in any way annoy workmen in the performance of their duty, i Children will not be permitted on the wharves unless accom- panied by adults. Papers or rubbish of any kind shall not be thrown on the wharves, or in the street fronting same, but shall be placed in receptacles, for removal to space set aside for that purpose. Barrels and boxes not in use shall be removed by the tenants. Tenants shall keep their places of business in a clean and tidy condition and, during the fishing season, the docks shall be thoroughly cleaned each day, after business is finished, by scrubbing and flushing. All wagons and conveyances belonging to tenants, when not in actual use, shall be parked in the rear of the oyster dock slip, or on the west side of 11th street extended on the wharf, at such place as shall be designated by the Market Master. Worn-out wagons shall not be stored on the wharf, but must be removed at once. The sale or soliciting of orders of any commodity at the said wharf, by any person, shall be confined to the wharf at which the vessel is docked. Shuckers shall be required to register at the market office and shall be given permits and badges whereby they can be identified and controlled. No one will be permitted to shuck oysters or clams at the market, except tenants, men employed by tenants, the shuckers who have been granted permits, and purchasers who desire to shuck their own oysters or clams. The shell pile shall be the place where oysters and clams shall be shucked, except in the case of tenants at the market, who will be permitted to shuck at their places of business, re- ARTICLE V. 43 moving the shells daily to the place set aside for their storage. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be liable to a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars, and in addition to such fine may have his license or permit canceled. SEC. 13. The Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets, D. C., shall make the following collections for dock- age and wharfage rentals and for rents of fish houses and other buildings at the Municipal Fish Wharf and Market, to take effect on and after August 6, 1913 : For rent of buildings number 98 to 115 inclusive on said space; until further ordered, not less than the rentals charged by the present lessee of the fish wharf; the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets to have authority to rent a small barn, known as No. 4, on said wharf, at a rental of not less than fifteen (15) dollars per month ( Commissioners , order of May 18, 1914), also, any other unoccupied buildings on said wharf at a rental of not less than heretofore charged for such building or buildings; rentals to be collected monthly in ad- vance on or before the third day of each month. Any occupant failing to pay rent so due, unless satisfactory explanation shall have been made in writing to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, shall forfeit his right to occupy such building and shall immediately vacate same upon the written order of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets. Dockage of oyster boats: For the first and second tiers of oyster boats, one dollar ($1) per day per boat. For the third and fourth tiers of oyster boats, fifty (50) cents per day per boat. For the landing and handling of fish: Any person or persons purchasing or landing, and cleaning and landing for the pur- pose of selling in the market or elsewhere, whether landed in bulk, barrels, baskets or in any other way, landed at such wharf or dock, shall be charged as follows: For shad, or other large fish, twenty (20) cents per 100 fish; for herring, or other small fish, twenty (20) cents per 1000 fish; for the landing and handling of herring, cut and salted on the wharf, in quantities of 10,000 or more daily, fifteen (15) cents per thousand; for a 44 article y. less number of fish than herein named the charge shall be at the same rates, whether bunched or otherwise; but in no case shall the charge be less than five cents. For landing of salted fish in barrels containing not over 600 fish: In lots of 1 to 50 barrels, 5 cents each; in lots of 50 to 500 barrels, 2 cents each; in lots of 500 barrels and over, 1 cent each; barrels of larger capacity than 600 fish, proportionate excess of above fees; one- half barrels of salted fish, one-half of the above wharfage fees. For landing of canned goods in cases: In lots of 1 to 100 cases, 1 cent each; in lots of 100 to 500 cases, % cent each; in j lots of 500 cases and over, % cent each. The wharfage fees to I include guaranteed protection for thirty-six (36) hours after dockage of boat. For the inspection and wharfage of oysters, clams, eels, hard and soft shell crabs and all marine products landed at steam- boat wharves, or at the Eleventh Street Fish Wharf, in pack- ages, such as barrels, baskets or boxes, five cents per package. Melons: Watermelons, twenty (20) cents per 100; canta- loupes, ten (10) cents per 100. The sale of watermelons and cantaloupes that have been rejected on account of specks, or that are decayed or in any way unfit for use, from any boat at the Municipal Fish Wharf and Market, is hereby prohibited. Lumber: Fifteen (15) cents per 1000 feet board measure for each fifteen (15) days or less of storage. Oyster and clam shells, to be sold at the market price but not less than one (1) cent per bushel of 70 pounds on the dock, and the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets is authorized to enter into a contract for the removal of said shells for a period of two (2) years, subject to the approval ol j the Commissioners. Said collections to be made by the Market Master and wharfinger who shall make return thereof daily before four o’clock P. M., with a written detailed statement of said collec tions to the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets who shall deposit the same daily with the Collector of Taxes D. C., to be paid into the Treasury, one-half to the credit oi the United States and one-half to the credit of the District ol Columbia; rentals to be deposited monthly in the same manne; ARTICLE VI. 45 as the daily collections are deposited. The Market Master at said Municipal Fish Wharf and Market shall make a monthly report of his collections, duly certified before a notary public, to the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets for file and shall be required to furnish a bond in the sum of two thousand ($2000) dollars for the faithful performance of his duties. That, hereafter, it shall not be necessary for fish and oysters brought into the District of Columbia by any steamboat, or steamboat company, to be first landed at the Municipal Fish Wharf and Market, but the same may be landed at the wharf of such boat or company, provided, that the same be at once transferred to the said Fish Wharf and Market for inspection and payment of the legal fees, and the same shall not be de- livered to the consignee thereof, or to any other person, until so inspected at the said fish wharf and market and the said fees paid. SEC. 14. Every person as aforesaid violating any of the provisions of any section of this Article shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each offense; and the license or permit of any licensee or permittee thereunder may in addition to such fine be revoked. Article VI. CHARGES FOR HACKS AND HACKNEY CARRIAGES ESTABLISHED AND REGULATED. SEC. 1. The following scale of charges by taxicabs be and is hereby adopted as the legal taxicab rates in the District of Columbia, to take immediate effect. Taxicab rates. District of Columbia service: Tariff. For one to five persons. For the first half mile or fraction thereof, fifty cents. Each quar- ter mile thereafter, ten cents. Each four minutes of waiting, ten cents. Rate per mile or fraction thereof for cabs traveling empty outside of the two miles radius hereafter described, twenty cents. Carrying one trunk, twenty cents. No charge shall be made for hand bags or dress suit cases, carried inside the cab, not more than two to each passenger, or for children under seven years of age. Additional baggage for each piece, 46 ARTICLE VI. twenty cents. This tariff to apply to day and night service. No charge shall be made for going or returning to or from any point within two miles of the garage, hotel, or other point of call, from which the cab is ordered, when such distance is traveled without passenger or passengers. Within this radius the meter shall not begin to register until the cab has been entered by its passenger or passengers, except that delay may be charged at tariff rates. The distance traversed by the empty cab outside of the two-miles radius shall be paid for at the prescribed tariff. Union Station service: Tariff as for District of Columbia service. Cabs going to or from the Union Station, or from any garage, hotel, or other point of call to any point within a radius of two miles of such station, garage, hotel, or point of call, shall charge for the distance covered in transit to such point while carrying a passenger or passengers, but shall not impose additional charge for distance covered when traveling empty. (The radius of two miles from the Union Station extends to Michigan avenue on the north; 14th street and Florida avenue and Dupont circle on the northwest; 19th street and Pennsylvania avenue on the west; the wharves and the War College on the south; the navy yard and the Pennsylvania avenue bridge on the southeast; Congressional Cemetery on the east; and Mt. Olivet Cemetery on the north- east.) Distances beyond the two miles limit shall be charged for at the rate prescribed in the tariff. Within the radius of two miles the meter shall not begin to register until the cab has been entered by its passenger or passengers, except that delay may be charged at tariff rates. Theater service: Taxi- cab service from any point within two miles of any garage, hotel, or other point of call to any theater and return shall not be more than three dollars for one or two persons nor more than four dollars for three, four, or five persons; and there shall be no other charge provided that the journey between the point of call and the theater or return shall be made without delay. Any delay en route, while going or returning shall be charged for at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per hour. Distances beyond the two -miles limit shall be charged for at the rate prescribed in the tariff. White House Reception ARTICLE VI. 47 service: Night service of taxicabs from any point of call within three miles of any garage, hotel, or other point of call to the White House and return shall be subject to a flat rate of not more than five dollars for any number of passengers; and any delay en route, going or returning shall be charged at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per hour ; and distance beyond the three-mile limit shall be charged for at the pre- scribed tariff rate. Hourly Sight Seeing rates: The maximum rate for taxicab service by the hour, when the cab is used for sight-seeing or recreation purposes, shall be four dollars per hour. All taxicabs shall publicly display a printed copy of this schedule for the information of the traveling public. The charges for hack service for horse drawn vehicles, within the limits of the District of Columbia shall not exceed those stated in the following schedule; Provided, That for children, not exceeding two, under five years of age, accompanied by adults, no charge shall be made. One horse vehicles. — Day rates (between 5 A. M. and 12:30 A. M.) By the trip: Fif- teen squares or less, one or two passengers, fifty cents; each additional passenger, twenty-five cents ; each additional five squares or parts of squares, one or two passengers, fifteen cents; each additional passenger, ten cents. By the hour: First hour, one or two passengers, one dollar; three or four passengers, one dollar and twenty-five cents; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, one or two passengers, twenty- five cents; three or four passengers, thirty cents. Night rates (between 12:30 A. M. and 5 A. M.) By the trip: Fifteen squares or less, one or two passengers, sixty cents; each addi- tional passenger, thirty cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, one or two passengers, twenty cents; each ad- ditional passenger, fifteen cents. By the hour: First hour, one or two passengers, one dollar; three or four passengers, one dollar and twenty -five cents; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, one or two passengers, twenty-five cents; three or four passengers, thirty-five cents. Two-horse vehicles. — Day rates (between 5 A. M. and 12:30 A. M.) By the trip: Fif- teen squares or less, one or two passengers, sixty cents; each additional passenger, thirty cents; each additional five squares 48 ARTICLE VI. or parts of squares, one or two passengers, fifteen cents; each additional passenger, ten cents. By the hour: First hour, one or more passengers, one dollar and fifty cents; each addi- tional quarter hour or part thereof, one or more passengers, thirty-five cents. Night rates (between 12:30 A. M. and 5 A. M.) By the trip: Fifteen squares or less, one or two pas- sengers, eighty cents; each additional passenger, forty cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, one or two passengers, fifteen cents ; each additional passenger, fifteen cents. By the hour : First hour, one or more passengers, one dollar and fifty cents; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, one or more passengers, forty cents. When vehicles are not engaged by the hour, trip rates shall be charged. When charges for trip or trips exceed rates per hour, charge shall be by the hour. The driver of any public vehicle who may be required to travel, by the most direct route, more than fifteen squares to make response to a call, may charge an additional twenty-five cents therefor. Fare to points outside of the City of Washington shall be charged by the hour, but the driver of any public vehicle who may be required to travel by direct route to a point of destination not less than two miles outside of the city limits, may charge twenty-five cents additional. Children between five and twelve years, one-half rates. The driver shall be entitled to make a charge not to exceed twenty- five cents for each trunk, and ten cents for each large valise or bag carried outside the vehicle ; and each passenger shall be entitled to have conveyed without charge such other valise or small packages as can be conveniently carried within the vehicle. The driver shall load and unload all baggage without charge. SEC. 2. Every hack, vehicle, motor-vehicle, automobile, taximeter vehicle and sight-seeing automobile shall have per- manently affixed to the interior thereof, in a place readily to be seen by passengers, a receptacle that shall contain at all times cards upon which shall be printed the schedule of rates prescribed in this Article, applicable to every such vehicle, and the number of the driver’s license; and no other cards, papers or thing whatever shall be carried in said receptacle; the said ARTICLE VI. 49 receptacle and cards must be approved by the Major and Su- perintendent of Police. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Rates of Fare for Public Conveyance of Passengers. r ONE-HORSE VEHICLES. day bates NIGHT RATES BY THE TRIP Between 5 a. m. and 12:30 A. m Between 12:30 A. M. and 5 A. M. 15 Squares or less Each Add! 5 Squares or parts of Squares 15 Squares or less Each Add’l 5 Squares or parts of Squares One or two passengers ... 50 cents 15 cents 60 cents 20 cents Each additional passenger 25 cents 10 cents 30 cents 15 cents BY THE HOUR First Hour Each Add’l A Hour or part thereof First Hour Each Add’l A Hour or part thereof One or two passengers ... Si 00 25 cents $1.00 25 cents Three or four passengers 1.25 30 cents 1.25 35 cents 50 RETICLE VI. TWO-HORSE VEHICLES. DAY RATES NIGHT RATES BY THE TRIP Between 5 A.M. and 12:30 A. M. Between 18:30 A. M. and 5 A.M. 15 Squares or less Each Add’l 5 Squares or parts of Squares 15 Squares or less Each Add’l 5 Squares or parts of Squares One or two passengers 60 cents 15 cents 80 cents 15 cents Each additional passenger 30 cents 10 cents 40 cents 15 cents BY THE HOUR First Hour Each Add’l A Hour or part thereof First Hour Each Add’l A Hour or part thereof One or more passengers ... $1.50 35 cents $1.50 40 cents Each and every automobile not using taximeters occupying | public space and offered for public hire, shall be authorized to charge not more than $4 per hour for automobiles carrying ! four passengers or less and fifty cents apiece per hour for each additional passenger, and that these rates shall be dis- played in the automobile and made clear to passengers at the time of the hiring of the machine. That the maximum charge for each person riding in or on motor vehicles commonly known as 1 1 sight-seeing automobiles 9 1 not using taximeters shall I not exceed one dollar per trip, each trip to be of not less than one hour’s duration. Any lessee, owner, operator, manager or ' person in charge of any such vehicle may be held responsible j for any violation of any of the foregoing provisions of this | section. Penalties: The penalty for each violation of aforesaid schedules of rates shall be a fine of not less than five dollars ! nor more than twenty-five dollars, or imprisonment not ex- \ ceeding thirty days. ARTICLE VI. 51 SEC. 3. Each and every hack and every other vehicle de- scribed in this Article shall have the number of its license plainly indicated on the outside glass of its lamps, that is to say, on that side or portion of the lamp glass nearest the curb line of the sidewalk when a vehicle may be located parallel with such curb line; and the figures of such number shall be not less than one and one-half inches nor more than two inches in height and not less than one-fourth of an inch in width in their narrowest parts, to be painted or otherwise provided in solid ground of black Arabic numerals. The said numbers and their positions upon the glass of the lamps will be subject to the approval of the Major and Superintendent of Police. No hack, any part of which is broken, shall occupy any public hack stand, nor be offered for hire, nor be used for the conveyance of passengers until the broken part or parts shall have been repaired to the satisfaction of the police officer detailed as Hack Inspector. SEC. 4. Pursuant to the requirements of the (( joint resolu- tion authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia to locate a cab service and for other purposes, ” approved June 7, 1898, the rates of charges for said service to be ren- dered by railroad companies are hereby fixed as follows : Cabs and victorias — By the trip — One and one-half miles or less, direct to or from station, to one address, one person — - twenty-five cents. Each additional person — twenty-five cents. Each additional address, one or two persons — twenty-five cents. Each additional passenger — ten cents. Each additional one-half mile or less, each person — ten cents. On call, to go to station — To call at any address, within one and one-half miles of station, one person — twenty-five cents. Each additional person — twenty-five cents. . Each additional one-half mile or less, each person — ten cents. By the hour — One or two persons, first hour or less — seventy- five cents. Three or four persons — one dollar. Each additional quarter hour or less, one or two persons — • 52 ARTICLE VI. twenty cents. Three or four persons— twenty-five cents. Omnibuses— By the trip, or on call to go to station— Mini- mum charge for four persons or less, one and one-half mile limit — one dollar. Each additional person — fifteen cents. Each stop en route, not over ten minutes — fifty cents. Each additional half mile or less — twenty cents. By the hour — First hour, four persons or less — one dollar and fifty cents. Each additional person — twenty-five cents. Each additional quarter hour or less— twenty-five cents. When vehicles are not engaged by the hour, trip rates shall be charged. When charges for trip or trips exceed rates per hour, charges shall be by the hour. SEC. 5. In case of disagreement between the driver and passenger of a public vehicle relative to the legal fare to be paid, the driver shall convey the passenger to the nearest police sta- tion, where the officer in charge shall immediately decide the case; and if the decision is in favor of the passenger, the driver shall convey him from the police station to his original destina- tion without additional charge. If the passenger is about to leave the city by railroad, steamboat or otherwise, the police officer on duty at the depot or wharf shall decide the case. SEC. 6. If any driver, proprietor, or lessee of a hack shall refuse to convey a passenger at the rates hereinbefore provided, or demand or receive an amount in excess of his lawful fare, he shall be liable to the penalty provided in this Article, and shall return to the passenger any amount he may have received in excess of his lawful fare. SEC. 7. Every driver, proprietor or lessee of any hack or vehicle or motor vehicle who shall engage to carry or transport any passenger or passengers to any train or place at a fixed time and who shall willfully fail or neglect or refuse to carry out any such engagement without giving sufficient notice to such passenger or passengers of inability to perform such serv- ice in sufficient time to enable such passenger or passengers to ARTICLE VI 53 procure other efficient service of like kind shall, upon -convic- tion thereof, be liable to the penalty provided in this Article. SEC. 8. Any .vehicle for the conveyance of passengers for hire which is in an unsafe, unsanitary, or unsightly condition, may be condemned by the police officer detailed as Hack In- spector; and if the owner or agent thereof shall continue to utilize said vehicle without first having made the same safe, sanitary and wholesome, such owner or agent shall be brought before the Police Court, and, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty provided in this Article. SEC. 9. The use of any inaccurate taximeter or other meas- uring instrument for the purpose of gauging or indicating dis- tance travelled, or waiting time, or for the purpose of fixing fares to be collected from the public is hereby prohibited, and it shall be the duty of the owner or lessee in possession, includ- ing any corporation or officer or agent thereof responsible therefor, of any vehicle mentioned in this Article, using any taximeter or other measuring instrument, to at all times keep said taximeter or other measuring instrument accurate. No taximeter or other measuring instrument shall be used on any such vehicle mentioned in this Article until the same shall have been inspected, sealed, and approved by the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets of the District of Columbia, ! or his authorized Assistants, as to accuracy, whose certificate or seal of such accuracy shall be plainly posted on the face of said taximeter for the information of the public. Every such taxi- meter or other measuring instrument in use or intended for use on any vehicle shall be subject to inspection at all times by the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets, his As- sistants, the Hack Inspector, or any police officer. Any police officer of the Metropolitan Police Force is further authorized i and directed, upon the complaint of any person, to investigate i such complaint, or upon discovery by him that a taximeter or I other measuring instrument is inaccurate to at once notify the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets, whose duty 1 it shall be to cause said taximeter to be at once inspected, and it shall be unlawful for any company, person or corporation, to use such taximeter, after notification to him by the said officer, 54 AKTICLE VI until said taximeter has been reinspected, approved and sealed by the Superintendent of Weights, Measures and Markets or one of his assistants. Each taxicab while in use in the District of Columbia for the transportation of passengers for hire, shall be equipped with an efficient illuminating device, either flexible or fixed, so arranged as to enable the passenger or passengers in such vehicle to con- veniently observe at any time the state of the meter and the schedule of rates therein. Unless a continuously lighted lamp is used for such purpose, the illumination shall be at all times under the control of the passenger or passengers, from within the taxicab, by means of a conspicuously located key or other operating appliance, the purpose of which is plainly indicated for the information of such passenger or passengers. It shall be the duty of the Hack Inspector, or any police officer, to re- port for prosecution any violation of this paragraph. Any lessee, owner, corporation, officer or agent thereof, oper- ating or causing to be operated in the District of Columbia, taxicabs or taximeters in violation of any of the provisions of this Section, shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than forty dollars. SEC. 10. Either the driver or the proprietor or lessee of a hack may be held responsible for any violation of any of the f oregoing provisions of this Article ; Provided, That the penalty therefor shall be paid but once; and for any violation of any of the said provisions, the said driver, proprietor, or lessee shall forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than twenty dollars. SEC. 11. No owner, manager, or person having control of any private vehicle of whatsoever kind shall exhibit or place or allow to be exhibited or placed thereon while such vehicle is on any public street, highway or place, any sign, notice, or advertisement of rates or charges for its use or hire, or of any charge to any person to be carried therein. Any person vio- lating any of the provisions of this Section shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars. ARTICLE VII. 55 Article VII. DROVES OF ANIMALS ON STREETS. SEC. 1. No person shall drive or conduct sheep, swine, beeves, or other cattle in herds or droves through any improved city street, nor any densely populated suburban street, nor on any suburban paved or board sidewalk, except as hereinafter designated; nor shall any such driving or conducting, except as to sheep, be done between the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 10 o'clock P. M. No such herd or drove shall follow a pre- ceding herd or drove at a less distance than one hundred and fifty yards, or be in charge of less than two drovers; Provided, That sheep driven or conducted between the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 10 o'clock P. M., and when crossing a bridge shall be in charge of at least six drovers, and the footway and not less than one-third of the roadway of such bridge shall be kept free of obstruction by such sheep. No drove of beeves shall consist of more than fifteen in number. SEC. 2. Horses and mules shall not be driven loosely I through any street under any circumstances, but may be con- ducted in droves of not more than six haltered together, and in charge of at le&st one man holding the halter. SEC. 3. No horse, mule, goat, sheep, swine, bovine or other cattle s^all be allowed to run at large in the District of Colum- bia, and no person owning or harboring any such animal shall suffer or permit the same to wander, rove, or run at large un- restrained. SEC. 4. Horned cattle may be led singly by a rope or halter through any of the streets in the District of Columbia. A cow and calf may be led together, if the cow be so secured. SEC. 5. The only improved streets, avenues and roads upon which any loose herd, drove or flock, as hereinbefore in this Ar- ticle provided, may be driven or conducted shall be Fourteenth street west, below B street; Fifteenth street east; Twenty-sec- ond street west, north of P street; Twenty-seventh street west, south of I street; Twenty-eighth street west, south of K street and north of P street; Thirty-fifth street west; B street north, west of Seventh street west ; K street north, west of Twenty- 56 ARTICLE VIII eighth street west; M street south; M street north, west of Wisconsin avenue; P street north, west of Twenty-second street west; R street north, west of Twenty-eighth street west; Water street south; Water street north; Brightwood avenue; Florida avenue; Georgia avenue; Wisconsin avenue; Virginia avenue; Bennings road; Bladensburg road; Canal road; and Reservoir road. SEC. 6. No person under sixteen years of age shall drive or conduct any animals hereinbefore mentioned. SEC. 7, No person shall wash or clean any vehicle, or water, feed, or clean any horse, mule, cow, or other animal within fif- teen feet of any public hydrant or pump within the District of Columbia. SEC. 8. No person shall bring into the District of Columbia from any other state, territory or jurisdiction, on, over, or along any public street, avenue, highway, road, alley, or place, any animal which is not fit for use, or which is not free from lameness, or sores, or any vice or disease, likely to cause delay in traffic, or to obstruct any such street, avenue, highway, road, alley or place, or to cause accident or injury to persons or property using the same; no person shall drive or work any such animal on, over, or along any public street, road, alley, or place, in the District of Columbia; nor shall the owner of any such animal allow or permit it to be driven or worked on, over, or along the same; or be brought on, along, or over the same into the District of Columbia from any other state, territory, or jurisdiction. SEC. 9. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars. Article VIII. DOGS AND FOWLS. SEC. 1. No person shall own or keep in the District of Columbia, any animal of the dog kind which shall by barking, howling, or in any other manner whatsoever disturb the com- fort or quiet of any neighborhood. ARTICLE VIII 57 SEC. 2. No animal of the dog kind shall be allowed to go at large without a collar and tag, as now prescribed by law, and if he be of a quarrelsome or dangerous disposition he shall furthermore be secured by a chain or cord held by some person. SEC. 3. And whenever, by reason of any proclamation issued by the Commissioners, dogs going at large are required to wear muzzles, no person owning or having custody of any dog shall permit it to go at large without a good, substantial muzzle, securely' put on, so as to prevent it from biting or snapping. SEC. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of Sec- tions one or two or three of this Article shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars. SEC. 5. No person shall own or keep within the District of Columbia any fowl, parrot or bird which, by crowing, cackling, talking or singing, or in any other manner, shall disturb the comfort and quiet of any neighborhood. Any person keeping any such fowl, parrot or bird which shall disturb the comfort and quiet of any neighborhood, or who permits any fowl to run at large, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than two dollars nor more than five dollars; and upon conviction of a second offense shall be punished by a like fine and in addition to said fine, the fowl, parrot or bird com- plained of shall, in the discretion of the court, be adjudged to be killed by any member of the Metropolitan Police Force. SEC. 6. Any person keeping, owning or controlling any fowl, who shall permit or allow the same to run on any inclosed parking within the District of Columbia, or who shall place any fowl-coop, crate or other receptacle on any inclosed parking within said District, whether any fowl be confined in such coop, crate or receptacle at the time the same is on such parking or not, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than two dollars nor more than five dollars for each and every offense ; provided, that this regulation shall not interfere with the right of owners or occupants of stores on business streets or avenues to display fowls under the provisions of Section 6, Article XXIII, of these regulations. SEC. 7. No person shall keep any kind of domestic fowl 58 ARTICLE VIII or pigeons inside the fire limits of the District of Columbia, within twenty-five feet of any structure owned by another and used for human habitation, occupation or assembly, whether the said structure be in the same or an adjacent block or square, nor shall such domestic fowls be permitted to run, fly or stray, within twenty-five feet of any such structure within the said fire limits. No such domestic fowls or pigeons shall be kept within the fire limits without a permit from the Health Officer of the District of Columbia or otherwise, than in com- pliance with the following conditions, to wit: I. House. 1. To be dry, well ventilated, and with window so placed, if possible, to admit sunlight. 2. To be kept well whitewashed within. 3. To be cleaned at least once a week between Novem- ber 1st and May 1st, twice a week between May 1st and November 1st, and oftener, if necessary. II. Perches. To be movable and kept clean. III. Chicken Nests. To be movable and cleaned, aired and sunned at frequent intervals. IV. Drinking Fountains. To be cleaned, and supplied at all times with clean water. V. Yard. Surface to be kept clean and yard kept free from odor. VI. No roosters are to be kept on the premises within said J fire limits without the written consent of a major- ity of the householders in that square or block, filed with the Health Officer. If the said conditions are not complied with said permit shall be revoked; Provided, That nothing herein shall apply to such fowls or pigeons confined in coops in regularly established pro- vision stores or public markets or to stores regularly estab- lished for the sale of fancy poultry or pigeons, or to fowls brought upon the premises and kept for a brief period, not to exceed twenty-four hours, for consumption. Any person violat- \ ing any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less i ARTICLE IX. 59 than three dollars and not more than ten dollars, and each day : such fowls or pigeons are kept in violation of any of the pro- visions of this section or any condition contained in any said permit shall be deemed a separate offense. SEC. 8. That hereafter the poundmaster shall seize all cats [found running at large and convey the same to the pound, or Dther place to be designated by the Commissioners, and there ! [destroyed. Any citizen may deliver any such animal to the pound-master who shall destroy the same as above required. SEC. 1. No person shall throw, cast, deposit, drop, scatter, Dr leave, or cause to be thrown, cast, laid, deposited, scat- tered or left, in or upon any street, avenue, alley, highway, footway, sidewalk, parking, or other public space in the Dis- trict of Columbia, any dirt, mud, ashes, gravel, sawdust, shav- ings, hay, straw, offal, vegetable matter, garbage, trees, cin- ders, paper or refuse matter of any kind, or any dead animal Dr putrescible matter of any sort*; Provided, That earth and Jrubbish from excavations or building debris or material used in the construction of buildings may be placed or permitted !to lie in the places aforesaid, as now authorized by the building regulations of the District of Columbia, or as may be author- ized by permit previously obtained from the Inspector of Build- ings. Bituminous or “soft” coal must be made sufficiently vet, before and immediately after being deposited on any sidewalk, street or other public space, to prevent any part )f it from being blown about. Such coal must be removed vithin one hour after being so deposited. Licensed vendors selling from stands, or from push carts or other vehicles, upon ;he streets or other public places shall attach to such stands )r vehicles a box or other receptacle to contain refuse matter incident to their business. Said receptacle to have prominently lisplayed on its side the words, ‘ ‘ Place fruit skins and papers lere , 9 * and to be of such form and material and to be placed n such position as the Superintendent of Street Cleaning may Article IX. DEPOSITS ON STREETS AND IN SEWERS, 60 ARTICLE IX. prescribe; and the contents of each such receptacle shall be daily removed by the person in charge of the stand or vehicle to which it is attached. No person engaged in excavating, or having charge or con- trol of excavation, or who may be engaged in or may have charge or control of conveying material from excavations, shall deposit, or permit to be deposited, in any manner, upon the surface of a macadamized or broken stone roadway, either by placing, spilling, dropping or tracking from wheels of vehicles or from the feet of animals, any earth, clay, mud, sand, gravel or other excavated material; and all macadamized or broken stone roadways adjacent to excavations or traversed by vehicles either in the process of conveying material from an excavation, or in returning from the place of deposit to place of excavation, shall be covered with planking so far as may be required to prevent any mud, earth, clay or other material from the exca- vation or from the place of deposit from reaching the surface of such roadway. SEC. 2. No person shall throw, or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, in or upon any vacant lot or open space in the District of Columbia, any sawdust, shavings, vegetable matter, paper, rubbish, litter, or any dead animal, offal, garb- age, putrescible matter of any sort, or any other matter or thing injurious to public health; and the owner or owners of any lot, lots or square of ground in the District of Columbia, or their agents, who shall let such lot, lots or squares for any circus or other exhibition, shall, within twenty-four hours after the exhibition shall have left, clear and remove, to the satisfac- tion of the Superintendent of Street Cleaning, from any such lot, lots or square, waste paper and deposits of all kinds; Pro- vided, That this section shall not apply to deposits of sub- stances not injurious to health on any place designated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia as a public dump, where permission to make such deposits is granted by the said Commissioners. SEC. 3. Persons engaged in the erection, reconstruction or repair of buildings may occupy the public space with building materials for such reasonable period as the Inspector of Build- ARTICLE IX. 61 ings shall decide, to be specified on permits issued by him, sub- ject to the following conditions, namely: (а) The occupation of sidewalks or roadways by articles not intended for immediate use in connection with the opera- tions for which the permit has been issued will not be allowed. (б) The maximum area permitted to be occupied shall not extend beyond one-third of the width of the roadway on streets where there are no railway tracks. On streets containing rail- way tracks the space to be occupied by building materials out- jside of the curb shall depend on the width of the roadway in front of the building under construction or repair. Where the ; roadway between the curb and nearest rail of the track is twenty feet or more, the building materials shall be compactly stacked or arranged at all times, to occupy not more than one- half the distance from curb to nearest rail therefrom, and to leave at least ten feet clear between materials and nearest rail, i 7 ; and teams, wagons, carts, barrows, hods, vehicles, buckets, or other appliances delivering or removing or about to deliver or , remove materials to or from the building under construction (Or repair or to or from the allotted space for building materials . shall not obstruct any part of the space so reserved. On streets containing railway tracks, where the roadway is -less than twenty feet wide between the outer edge of curb to 5 nearest rail, the building materials may, when compactly ar- , ranged to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Buildings, extend i out from the curb to a distance not less than five feet from the rail nearest the materials, and said space of five feet is to be kept clear of all obstructions at all times. In all cases the [Space allowed for building materials is restricted latetrally to the width of the front or fronts of the building under construc- tion or repair or the frontage of the premises upon which it is erected or to be erected. Building materials or earth from excavations may be tem- iporarily deposited in alleys fifteen feet or more in width; not, however, to encroach on space more than one-third the width of the alley and subject to immediate removal when so ordered cby the Inspector of Buildings. On ends or turn arounds in alleys the earth and materials shall be deposited in a manner 62 ARTICLE IX to permit the free use of the alleys for the passage of teams and carts, and to allow unobstructed ingress to and egress from the property abutting on the alley. ( o ) When considered necessary by the Inspector of Build- ings the space allotted for materials may extend laterally in the roadway twenty feet on each side of the lot on which the building is being erected. (d) Materials deposited outside of the parking line must be securely and compactly arranged within the allotted space. (e) A width of not less than six feet must be kept clear on the sidewalk, but outside of this width the sidewalk may be used under same, conditions as the roadway, provided no mater- ial or rubbish is deposited or placed within two feet of any tree, and provided there is no vault under the sidewalk. (/) Materials outside of the building line must be placed and arranged as the Inspector of Buildings may direct, and all materials and rubbish shall be removed promptly by the contractor or owner of the property when so directed by the Inspector of Buildings. No gutter shall be obstructed, except by temporary damming under such conditions as the Inspector of Buildings may prescribe. Any shed or other temporary structure erected wholly or partly on any public highway under permit issued by Inspector of Buildings shall be removed within such time as said Inspector shall direct, under a penalty for failure as prescribed in the building regulations. ( g ) Each person occupying the roadway or sidewalk with materials shall exhibit a red light at night, placed in such man- ner as to warn the public of the obstruction of the roadway and sidewalk, and so as to show distinctly the clear passageway left in the road and sidewalk. When the space occupied by the materials extends for twenty or more feet along the curb, lights shall be exhibited at each end of the obstruction, and at intervals of twenty feet, hung clear of the obstruction on the side adjoining the carriageway. ( h ) No material shall be dressed in the streets or sidewalks. Stone, brick or other material may be dressed within the park- ing line if suitably inclosed by tight fencing, under special permits from the Inspector of Buildings. ARTICLE IX 63 ( i ) Lime, cement or other mortar and concrete may be repared upon the parking or roadway within the space above esignated to be occupied by building material. If prepared pon the roadway it must be upon a tight bed of tongued and rooved boards placed upon two-inch bearers or sleepers, leav- ing an air space below and properly protected so as to prevent ny splashing or dripping on the sidewalk, parking or roadway. (j) Earth taken from excavations and rubbish taken from •uildings must not be stored either upon the sidewalks, road- rays or alleys, but must be removed from day to day. Where {try rubbish, apt to produce dust, is handled, it must be kept vet or covered to prevent its being blown about by the wind. Straw, hay, paper, shavings or other light rubbish from said xcavations and buildings which can be blown about by the vind or scattered by vehicles, shall not be placed on any road- way or footway, except same be inclosed in receptacles or tied erty to be offered for sale. SEC. 2. No person within the District of Columbia shall *nake any noise or outcry, for the purpose of advertising wares, >r attracting the attention or inviting the patronage of any person for any vehicle or any business whatsoever; Provided, lowever, That newsboys may cry their newspapers between the lours of 6 o’clock A. M. and 8 o’clock P. M. on secular days R-if the week, and not otherwise; Provided, further, That news- boys may cry at other necessary hours extra editions of news- papers on extraordinary occasions; and provided further, That I at no time shall newsboys cry as extra any other than bona fide i^xtra editions of local newspapers. i SEC. 2a. There is hereby established a zone of quiet within a distance of two hundred and fifty feet of all hospitals, c lying-in asylums, sanatoriums, and other institutions for the treatment of sick persons. It shall be unlawful for any person to make any unnecessary noise within any such zone of quiet; and the crying of wares by street vendors, the playing of musi- ; cal instruments, the sounding of gongs, bells, horns, whistles, i sirens, or any other noise-making instrument or device is pro- hibited within any such zone. E SEC. 3. No musical instrument of any sort shall be played in any of the places mentioned in Section one of Article nine i of these Regulations without a permit therefor from the Major and Superintendent of Police. Itinerant musicians, including hand organists, may be permitted by the Major and Superin- tendent of Police to perform on their instruments between the hours of 9 o’clock A. M. and 9 o’clock P. M. within the limits to be designated in such permits, but not otherwise, and bands | 70 ARTICLE X. accompanying processions shall not play except by a permit from the Major and Superintendent of Police, which permit shall designate the route to be followed by such procession and the hours within which such playing may be done. No musi- cal iastrument of any kind shall be played on Sunday in any of the places heretofore referred to in this section, except upon special permit by the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia. SEC. 4. No vacant lot, temporary structure of any kind, or lot or part of lot appurtenant to any building, inside of the fire limits of the District of Columbia shall be used, or permitted by the owner or person in control thereof to be used, for any kind of amusement, performance, singing, playing of musical or other instruments, dancing, preaching, exhorting or lecturing, without first obtaining the consent in writing of three-fourths of the resident housekeepers in the block where the same is to be conducted, and in the block or blocks confronting the said block, nor shall the same be conducted after ten o ’clock at night or in a manner to disturb the peace or quiet of the neighbor- hood within any of the blocks above mentioned; outside of the fire limits, or where property has not been subdivided, like consents shall be had in writing of three-fourths of the resident housekeepers within one thousand feet of any part of the park, field, or inclosure in which it is proposed to conduct any of the performances aforesaid; Provided, That singing or playing on musical instruments as a part of the performance connected with moving picture shows, or open air concerts, when the same does not disturb the peace and quiet of said neighborhood, may be permitted to continue on secular days and while a part of such performance or concert until twelve o’clock midnight; but no amusements of any kind under these Regulations or under Section 22, Article XVI of the Police Regulations, shall be permitted on the first day of the week, commonly called Sun- day, except between three o’clock P. M. and 10:30 o’clock P. M. Any person violating any of the provisions of this sec- tion, whether owner or person in control of such premises, ] or managing or participating in any of the actions mentioned, ( shall be liable to the penalty provided for in Section five of ] ARTICLE XI. 71 this Article. p Permits under this proviso will be issued by the Major and : Superintendent of Police to applicants who have complied with :his Regulation, subject, however, in addition to said penalty, to revocation, without notice for failure to comply with any rprovision of this section or of said permit, or for any violation- Of this section or of said permit. SEC. 5. Any person violating any of the foregoing provi- sions of this article shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by d fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars. SEC. 6. On occasions of fires, accidents, wrecks, or wherever 'large numbers of persons collect on the public streets, alleys, highways, or parkings, the Major and Superintendent of Po- lice, Inspector, or Captain of Police, or officer acting for him, may employ and use rope and attach the same to any lamp-post, [tree, tree-box, or other available hold, for the purpose of afford- ing a clearing for the assistance of the police and other author- ized persons engaged in preserving the peace, maintaining order and protecting life and property, and any person who shall ‘mter such space or interfere in any manner with such roping, fanless duly authorized by the officer in command in such an emergency, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars ffor each and every such offense. SEC. 7. Any person, whether in or upon public or private property, who at late and unusual hours of the night disturbs fbhe peace or quiet of any neighborhood by loud or unusual noises shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars. Article XI. 'prohibition and regulation of fireworks, firearms, weap- ons, PROJECTILES AND EXPLOSIVES. SEC. 1. No firecracker, squib, or other fireworks nor noise- making explosives of any kind shall be sold and delivered, dis- charged or set off within the city of Washington, or the fire limits of the District of Columbia, or in the more densely popu- 72 ARTICLE XI. lated portions of said District; Provided, however, on occasions of public celebration and exhibition, fireworks may be dis- charged or set off on special permits issued by the Commis- sioners defining the time, place, storage and such other condi- tions to be observed in reference thereto as they may deem .necessary to the public safety. No gun, air gun, rifle, air rifle, pistol, revolver, or other fire- arm, cannon or torpedo shall be discharged or set off within the city of Washington, or the fire limits of the District of Colum- bia, without a special written permit therefor from the Major and Superintendent of Police, nor within five hundred yards of the Potomac River, Eastern Branch, or Anacostia River, Rock Creek, or any public road, highway, school house, building or buildings, shed, barn, outhouse, public park, reservation, grave- yard, or burial place, playground, golf course, tennis court, picnic ground, camp ground, or any place where people are ac- customed to congregate, inclosure for stock, railroad track, out- side of such fire limits for the District of Columbia, without the written consent of the owner or occupant thereof and a special written permit from the Major and Superintendent of Police; Provided, That this section shall not apply to licensed shooting galleries, between 6 o’clock A. M. and midnight of the secular days of the week, nor to discharge of firearms or explosives in a performance conducted in or at a regular licensed theater or show; Provided, further, That upon application to the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia by presidents of colleges, universities and other educational institutions, or the President of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, guns and rifles of small caliber may be used by the officers, instruct- ors and pupils of such private and public schools, upon permit issued by the Major and Superintendent of Police for the dis- charge of such arms, setting forth the caliber thereof, but no place shall be used under the terms of this proviso until the Inspector of Buildings shall furnish a certificate that suitable precautions have been taken for the safety of the public and the protection of property by the erection of iron shields and such other appliances as in his judgment he may deem necessary and before such permit shall be issued, the president of any such ARTICLE XI. 73 l ollege, university and other educational institution, or the I ’resident of the Board of Education, representing the Public ichools of the District of Columbia, shall furnish the Major nd Superintendent of Police the written consent of one major- ty of the occupants and residents on the same side of the quare or block in which, the proposed gallery is to be located nd on the confronting side of the square opposite the same. SEC. 2. No person under the age of sixteen years shall arry or have in his or her possession, upon any street, avenue, oad, alley, park or other public space in the District of Co- ombia, any gun, pistol, rifle, air-gun, bean-shooter, sling, or ther dangerous weapon of any character; Provided, however, hat nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prohibit members of duly authorized military organizations from the iroper use of their guns and other equipment, as members of uch organization. SEC. 3. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to ell to any child or children under the age of sixteen years, fire- irms, gunpowder, gun caps, fireworks, or other explosives, in my quantity or quantities. i SEC. 4. All companies or corporations in the District of Columbia owning or operating underground conduits containing slectric wires shall provide for such conduits and their appur- tenances such means of ventilation as shall meet the approval >f the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to prevent he accumulation of explosive gases in such conduits, and any person or corporation having charge, supervision or control of fiuch electric conduit who shall knowingly neglect or fail to ake precautions to prevent explosions from gas accumulations provided for in this regulation shall, on conviction thereof, be runished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more chan forty dollars for each and every offense. / SEC. 5. No person shall transport, store, sell or use in the {District of Columbia, in excess of five pounds, gunpowder, blast- ing powder, or other high explosives in any form, including cart- ridges, primers, fireworks, etc., without first obtaining a per- Ijnit to do so from the Commissioners of the District of Colum- dia, nor more than one hundred pounds of calcium carbides, 74 ARTICLE XI nitrates or chlorates, without first obtaining a permit to do sc from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and n« such explosive shall be transported, stored, sold, or used in saic District except in accordance with the provisions of this Arti cle and such additional precautions as may be prescribed by th< Commissioners in unusually hazardous cases, and any person o persons transporting, storing, selling or using any such ex plosive, shall post a copy of this Article on the building o premises in some conspicuous place where such explosives ar so handled, stored, sold or used. No permit shall be issue< for the storage or sale of explosives or ammunition such a loaded paper or metallic cartridges for guns, pistols or percm sion caps, in any building used for dwelling purposes in exces of an equivalent to ten pounds of the explosives. All permit shall expire on the 31st of October of each year. Special permit for the storage of fireworks may be issued by the Fire Marsha subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District o Columbia, and a fee of one dollar shall be charged for the issi ing of permits for the storage, sale, or use of explosives mei tioned in this section, except fireworks, for which a fee of fift cents will be charged. SEC. 6. No permit referred to in the preceding section sha be required on work being done for the District of Columbi except such as may be issued by the heads of the several eng neering divisions of the engineer department, and the heads c such divisions shall require the provisions of this Article to 1 enforced in connection with all work done under their supe vision. SEC. 7. All permits for the sale of the explosives mentione in Section five of this Article, including storage incidental 1 such sale and the transportation incidental to the storage c such explosives, shall be issued by the fire marshal of the Di trict of Columbia, except when such sale, storage, or transpo tation is on the harbor fronts of the District of Columbi within the jurisdiction of the harbor master, when permit sha be first approved by the harbor master before being issued 1 said fire marshal. Permits for the use of such explosives, i eluding the transportation incidental thereto, shall be issued 1 AETICLE XI 75 t he permit clerk of the engineer department. L SEC. 8. Not more than twenty -five (25) pounds of powder | ior more than fifty (50) pounds of dynamite shall be put in a ingle package for transportation, storage, or sale, and such | >ackage must be of a kind approved by the Fire Marshal, c SEC. 9. Layers of cartridges containing high explosives hall be thoroughly separated by sawdust or other suitable non- ! xplosive absorbent. SEC. 10. All packages containing such explosives as those j lentioned in Section five of this Article shall be marked “Ex- plosives, 99 followed by the name of the explosive, its weight pnd grade. SEC. 11. No person shall carry upon his person through any yf the streets, avenues or alleys, nor transport or convey in any vehicle carrying a passenger or passengers in the District of Columbia, any of the explosives mentioned in Section 5, Arti- cle XI. [ SEC. 12. Not more than three hundred (300) pounds of lynamite nor more than one thousand (1,000) pounds of blast- ing powder, nor more than a total of one thousand (1,000) ounds in weight where dynamite and blasting powder are ■ arried together shall be transported in the same vehicle hrough the District of Columbia, except upon steam railroads, • *oats, or vessels. - SEC. 13. All explosives mentioned in Section five hereof transported in or through the District shall be completely and securely enclosed on all sides, top, and bottom, and no iron r steel shall be placed or kept near such explosives, unless uch iron or steel be securely and entirely covered with a suita- ble material. No person shall smoke on or in any vehicle or essel carrying such explosives. SEC. 14. The loading, unloading, or transportation of any -xplosive mentioned in said Section five shall be promptly ) xecuted. SEC. 15. Vehicles carrying any of the explosives mentioned i Section five hereof in greater amount than 50 pounds shall ave signs prominently displayed on the sides and back thereof ontaining the word ‘ ‘ Explosives 9 1 in letters not less than six 76 ARTICLE XI (6) inches high. SEC. 16. No exploders or inflammable material shall be carried in the same vehicle with explosives. SEC. 17. Boats or vessels carrying explosives within the District shall display danger signals as follows: By day, two red flags, not less than twenty-seven inches square; by night, two red lamps placed fore and aft. SEC. 18. No person shall manufacture gunpowder within the District of Columbia without a permit from the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia, and no person shall be allowed to keep or store more than five (5) pounds of the same, except that vendors of gunpowder may keep and store quanti- ties not exceeding fifty-five (55) pounds, provided the same be kept in tin or copper vessels or canisters with tightly fitting covers and kept within ten feet of a doorway. SEC. 19. Every person licensed to keep or sell gunpowder shall display in a prominent place over the principal entrance of the building where the powder is kept, a sign on which shall be plainly marked in letters at least three (3) inches high, the words, “Licensed to keep and sell gunpowder. ” SEC. 20. No person shall manufacture any blasting powder or high explosive within the District of Columbia without a permit from the Commissioners of said District, and no person shall store such powder or high explosive within the Dis trict of Columbia except in such quantity as is necessary for one day’s use, except that quantities not exceeding five hundred (500) pounds of dynamite and two thousand (2,000) pounds of blasting powder properly secured in a magazine approved by the Engineer Commissioner of said District, may be sc stored at a distance not less than two hundred and fifty (250) feet from a tenanted house or public highway. SEC. 21. Every permit for the storage or sale of such ex plosives shall begin and end with the fiscal year, and shall contain the name of the person or persons to whom permissior is given; a statement whether it is for storing or offering foi sale, or both; a description of the place, building, or part oi building for which permit is granted, and any additional lim itations which the Commissioners may in each case see fit ten ARTICLE XI 77 mpose upon the quantity of said articles, or any of them, )diich may be stored or offered for sale, or upon the manner of toring or offering the same for sale. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia may revoke >ermits when, in their judgment, it is necessary to do so to rotect the public safety. The person or persons to whom such permit is granted must jign an agreement not to permit smoking, nor the use of any ubstance or agency for illuminating purposes except gas and jlectricity upon or about the premises where such sales are per- mitted, nor to expose any of the said explosives for sale outside f the walls of said building, nor in any door or window, and hat any violation of such an agreement shall operate as a for- feiture of said permit. In case of the storage of amounts in excess of permit the offender shall be subject to prosecution for such violation, and |ds, her, or their permit revoked, and no new permit shall be issued within three years. | No permit shall be issued for such sales to be made at any building or on any premises where cigars or cigarettes are kept i ? or sale; where paints, oils, or varnishes are manufactured or :ept, either for sale or for use; in which any carpenter shop >r drug store is located; where the sale of kerosene or other products of petroleum is permitted, or where fireworks of any (dnd, petroleum or any of its products, coal oil, camphene, turning fluid, or other products of compounds containing any r>f said substance, matches, tar, pitch, rosin or turpentine, hay, otton, or hemp are manufactured, stored, or kept for sale. i Provided, That nothing in this section shall apply to the stor- age and sale of ammunition, such as loaded paper or metallic hells or cartridges. i SEC. 22. No person shall be allowed to do any blasting vithin the thickly settled portion of the District, except where it is impracticable, in the opinion of the Commissioners, to nxecute work required to be done without it. : SEC. 23. All high explosives after being transported to the ^ite of the work in connection with which they are to be used nust be kept under lock and key at all times until used, and 78 ARTICLE XI the box room, or house in which the same are kept, shall be plainly marked with the words, “Dangerous Explosives , ’ ’ in letters at least six (6) inches high. SEC. 24. No iron or steel tools, or other iron or steel arti- cles, shall be kept in the same compartment with any high explosives. SEC. 25. Exploders shall be separated from all high ex- plosives and kept at a distance of at least fifty (50) feet there- from. SEC. 26. No person shall thaw or attempt to thaw frozen dynamite except by means of a thawing kettle or other device approved by the Engineer Commissioner. SEC. 27. No person shall tamp holes containing high ex- plosives with metallic rammers, nor shall such tamping be done by strokes. SEC. 28. No person shall remove the tamping from a hole containing high explosives; if the same cannot be exploded, a new hole shall be drilled not less than twelve (12) inches from the first, and another charge put in the second hole and fired. SEC. 29. No person shall explode, or attempt to explode, blasting powder or high explosives except by an electric battery carrying a suitable length of wire, except for springing holes and splitting detached stones, where the same are not closer than two hundred (200) feet to a tenanted house, in which case the blast may be fired by fuse. SEC. 30. All blasting shall be done under the supervision of a District inspector whenever, in the judgment of the Engi- neer Commissioner, such supervision shall be deemed advisable; and every person applying for a permit to do blasting may be required to make a deposit to cover the cost of such supervi- sion, and if such deposit be insufficient, a further deposit may be required, and any permit which may have been issued shall be deemed and held to be inoperative until a sufficient deposit be made. Every person holding such a permit shall take such further precautions for the public safety as the Inspector super- vising the same shall deem necessary. SEC. 31: (a) All persons employed in the handling, use, sale, storage ARTICLE XI 79 id transportation of calcium carbide shall be not less than jjteen years of age. (b) All persons applying for permits shall before a permit issued, familiarize themselves with the nature and conditions ider which calcium carbide should be stored, used and trans- ited. (c) The manufacture of calcium carbide, or any part there- / excepting in experimental tests in laboratories or schools instruction, is prohibited in the city limits of the District of r )lumbia. j (d) (Calcium carbide shall not be stored or transported other an in metal receptacles, airtight and watertight, and to be irther protected with an outer casing of metal of sufficient rength for their protection ; if in an open vehicle, tarpaulin * other waterproof material shall be provided for covering in I clement weather, vehicles with tops to be closed on all sides inclement weather. j' (e) The storage of calcium carbide for use in quantities in ccess of one hundred pounds in any building occupied in whole • part for dwelling purposes is prohibited; calcium carbide r ust not be stored in any cellar, subcellar, basement or any ioor below the level of the surrounding grade of streets, or in pay location subject to the influx of flood or other fluid; and iirther, no receptacle containing calcium carbide shall be placed ithin three feet of any window, door or skylight. i (f) Calcium carbide, for use, storage or sale in quantities ii excess of one hundred pounds must be stored in specially instructed buildings of fireproof material. The floors of all uildings where calcium carbide is stored must not be less than welve inches above the highest point of abutting ground thor- ?ughly drained and dry. In buildings where acetylene gas Ienerators for illuminating purposes are located, the generator nust not be less than x thirty feet from any building occupied in ihole or part for dwelling purposes and must not be located iver cesspools, springs or wells. Acetylene gas generators for welding purposes may be located 1 workshops, but must be enclosed in fireproof rooms. ? Acetylene gas generator houses must be built of brick, stone, 80 ARTICLE XII. concrete or other non-inflammable or combustible material an must be vented through roof to outside of building and no ope lights permitted on the inside of any house containing an acet} lene gas generator. All entrances to a magazine or generating room shall b provided with metal lined self-closing doors; this regulatio shall apply to all plants irrespective of size or location. (g) All applications for the storage, sale or use of calciui carbide must be made in writing, stating the greatest quantit proposed to be kept for use or sale at any time, stating alsc the method of storing or transporting the same. All applies tions must be made to the fire marshal of the District of Cc lumbia, on blank forms furnished by the fire marshal, who wb issue the permit when the regulations are complied with; e:s cept when such storage, or transportation is on the harbo fronts, or on boats of any kind plying on the waters of th District of Columbia, within the jurisdiction of the harbo master, when such permit shall be first approved by the harbo master, before being issued by the fire marshal. SEC. 32. Any person violating any of the provisions of thi Article or of permits issued thereunder shall, upon convictioj thereof, be fined not less than one dollar nor more than fort dollars, unless a penalty is otherwise provided. Provided that nothing in this Article contained shall be con strued to affect the provisions of Section two of Article XI o these regulations.' Article XII. REGULATIONS FOR STREET TRAFFIC. SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. (a) The term 1 1 STREET * 1 shall apply to that part of : public highway intended for vehicles or street cars. (b) The term “ONE WAY TRAFFIC STREET , ’ shal apply to a street on which traffic is restricted to one direction (c) The term “CURB M shall apply to an extreme edge oi a street. ( d) The term ‘ 1 HORSE f } shall apply to any draft anima ARTICLE XII. 81 beast of burden. > (e) The term “VEHICLE” shall apply to a horse, and to y conveyance, except a street car. It shall also apply to aters and to baby carriages when on a street except at a gular crossing, at the end of a block, or on a sidewalk or otpath, where they shall be considered as pedestrians. (f) The term “STREET CAR” shall apply to any con- J yance confined to tracks. I (g) The term “DRIVER” shall apply to the rider, driver ' leader of a horse, to a person who pushes, draws or propels vehicle and to the operator of a motor vehicle or street car. ' (h) The term “PARKED” shall apply to a waiting vehicle id to waiting vehicles drawn up alongside of one another NOT irallel to the curb. OBEDIENCE. ! The following regulations, for Vehicles and street cars, 3 ALL BE OBSERVED BY THE DRIVERS THEREOF, j ho shall also COMPLY at all times with any direction by Idee, hand or whistle from any member of the Police Force i to slowing down, stopping, backing, approaching or depart- g from any place, the manner of taking up or setting down issengers, and the loading and unloading of anything. COMPLAINTS. ) Complaints WITH PARTICULARS should be made to any olice Officer or at any Police Station for record and action 7 the Police Department. ASSING, TURNING, KEEPING TO THE RIGHT, BACK- ING AND FOLLOWING. SEC. 2. A vehicle meeting another shall pass to the right. SEC. 3. A vehicle overtaking another shall pass to the left, id not pull over to the right until entirely clear of it. SEC. 4 (a) A vehicle turning into a street to the right shall irn the corner as near the right-hand curb as practicable— THUS :- J \ ' v — 82 AKTICLE XII. SEC. 4 (b) A vehicle turning into a street to the left sha pass around or over the point of intersection of the two street; Not T his Way J [ *" ‘ s „ x r-.f SEC. 5. A vehicle shall keep over, as near as practicable to the right-hand curb so as to leave the center of the stree free and open for overtaking traffic — THE SLOWER TH1 SPEED THE NEARER THE CURB. SEC. 6. A vehicle on a street divided longitudinally by : parkway, walk, sunkenway, viaduct or cab stand, shall keep t the right of such division. SEC. 7. A vehicle passing around a circle shall keep to th right from entrance to exit. SEC. 8. A vehicle shall not move backward for a greater distance than is necessary to turn, nor at all, if obstructing traffic. SEC. 9. A vehicle shall not follow another vehicle or stree car closer than fifteen feet. STOPPING, STANDING, WAITING, AND PARKING. SEC. 10. A vehicle shall not stop with its left side to th< curb. SEC. 11. A vehicle waiting in front of an entrance to t building, shall promptly give way to a vehicle arriving to tab up or set down passengers. SEC. 12. A vehicle shall not be left in such position as t< ' ARTICLE XII. 83 event another vehicle from moving up close and parallel to e curb in front of an entrance to a building, nor so as to event another vehicle already stopped near the curb from mng away, nor within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant. SEC. 13. A vehicle shall not be so parked or otherwise )pped as to prevent the free passage of other vehicles or -eet cars in both directions at the same time. SEC. 14. A vehicle, unless parked, shall not stand backed > at any angle to a curb, except while loading or unloading, d if horse-drawn and with four wheels the horses shall stand rallel with the curb, facing in the direction of traffic. SEC. 15. A vehicle shall not stop in any street except near e curb and so as not to obstruct a crossing, unless to allow Lother vehicle, street car or pedestrian to cross its path. OVERTAKING STREET CARS. SEC. 16. No vehicle shall pass or approach within fifteen et of any street car while the same is stopping or stopped r the purpose of taking on or letting off a passenger, nor jithin such distance of the place where a passenger shall have ft said car until the passenger shall have reached a place of fety. RIGHT OF WAY. SEC. 17. An ambulance, police, fire, Water Department, and affic emergency vehicle shall have the right of way. j SEC. 18. A vehicle on the track in front of a street car all immediately turn out upon signal. SEC. 19. A vehicle moving north or south shall have the ght of way over one moving east or west. SEC. 20. A vehicle, on the approach of fire apparatus, shall imediately draw near to and parallel with the curb and stop. SEC. 21. A street car, on the approach of the fire apparatus, lall stop so as not to interfere with its passage. 3 SIGNALS. SEC. 22. A vehicle slowing down or stopping shall give mely signal by hand or whip, or in some other unmistakable ^anner. SEC. 23. A vehicle about to turn either from a standstill or jhile in motion, shall give timely signal by . hand or whip or in 84 ARTICLE XII. some other unmistakable manner to indicate the direction oJ the turn. ESPECIALLY IS THIS IMPORTANT WHE1S TURNING TO THE LEFT. SEC. 24. A vehicle before backing shall give ample warn ing and avoid injury to other vehicles, street cars and pedes trians. SEC. 25. A vehicle shall be equipped with lights and sounc signals as prescribed by law. SEC. 26. ,Sound signals are prohibited except for necessary warning. SPEED. SEC. 27. A vehicle or street car shall not exceed the rate o speed established by law and shall proceed with great caution especially on narrow streets, in making turns, in crossing othe streets and in passing other vehicles or street cars. SEC. 28. A vehicle shall not cross a sidewalk to or from ar alley, lot or building at a speed faster than four miles an hour CONTROL OF HORSES. SEC. 29. A horse shall not be unbridled, nor left unattended in a street or uninclosed space, public or private, without being securely fastened, unless harnessed to a vehicle with wheeb so secured as to prevent its being dragged faster than a walk SEC. 30. A driver shall continuously hold the reins in hi? hands while riding, driving, or leading a horse. RESTRICTIONS IN REGARD TO VEHICLES. SEC. 31. No vehicle shall be driven or operated on a high way when so constructed, inclosed, equipped or loaded as to bt dangerous, retard traffic, or prevent the driver from having a view sufficient to safety. SEC. 32. No vehicle shall be driven or operated upon am street or highway when loaded with iron or other noisy mater ial that may strike or rub together unless properly 1 1 deadened ’ to prevent unnecessary noise. SEC. 33. No one less than sixteen years of age shall driv« a vehicle intended for commercial purposes without a police permit. \ SEC. 34. No one shall ride upon the rear of any vehicle without the driver’s consent. ARTICLE XII. 85 SEC. 35. A vehicle shall not tow more than one other licle and the connection shall be not over sixteen feet long. SEC. 36. Coasting is prohibited when dangerous. f SEC. 37. The use of a motor muffler cut-out is prohibited. SEC. 38. Unnecessary or excessive smoke from motors is ohibited. | SEC. 39. It shall be unlawful to use any acetylene or elec- „ c headlight or sidelight on the streets, avenues or public *hways of the District of Columbia unless the rear reflectors b removed from the same, or the front glass either ground or r vered with muslin, paint or other material, of sufficient den- j;y to prevent the light being dazzling or blinding to persons ing the streets. f I 3SPECTIVE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. SEC. 40 (a). Streets are primarily intended for vehicles Id street cars, but drivers must exercise all possible care not injure pedestrians. (b) Pedestrians should avoid interference with traffic and this end should not step from the sidewalk without first oking to see what is approaching; should cross the street at a ^ht angle, preferably at a regular crossing at the end of a ock, and where a traffic policeman is stationed, wait for his gnal; should stand on the sidewalk or close to the track when liting for a car; should face the front of the car when alight- g from it and observe the traffic on the right before moving the sidewalk, and if crossing behind it observe the traffic in >th directions, j (c) Pedestrians on sidewalks should keep to the right and hen stopping should not obstruct a crossing nor an entrance . a building. r Every vehicle engaged in carrying loads on the streets and ghways within the fire limits shall be equipped with an rfective brake where the load, including the vehicle weigh >o tons or more, on hills having a 4 per cent grade or more; 86 ARTICLE XII. GRADES OVER 4 PER CENT WITHIN FIRE LIMITS Oi THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Location. B street, south — from 1st street west to N. J. Ave., east B street, north — from 1st street west to Del. Ave., east Belmont street n. w., from 14th street to 15th street Belmont street n. w., from 18th street to Co- lumbia road Belmont street n. w., from 19th to 20th streets Biltmore street n. w., from 19th to 20th streets C street, south from South Capitol to N. J. Ave., east .! „... California street n. w., from Fla. Ave. to 18th street California street n. w., from 18th street to 400 feet west California street n. w., from Conn. Ave. to 170 feet west California street n. w., from 23d to 24th streets California street n. w., from Phelps place to 23d street Champlain Ave. n. w., from Kalorama road to Euclid street Chapin street n. w., from 14th street to 15th street Clifton street n. w., from 14th street eastward Clifton street n. w., from 14th street to Univer- sity place Columbia road n. w., from Florida Ave. north- ward Kalorama road n. w., from 18th street to Co- lumbia road L street n. e., from 2d to 3d streets M street n. e., from 3d to 4th streets - Rate. 6.00 per cen 6.00 per cen J 5.00 per cem 5.93 per cen 1 6.5 per cem 4.72 per cen: 5.43 per cen 1 5.62 per cent 6.40 per cent 5.75 per cenl 5.64 per cent 4.65 per cenl 5.30 per cent 7.61 per cenl 5.61 per cent 5.30 per cent 5.50 per cent 6.00 per cent ; 4.20 per cent ; 4.00 per cent ; ARTICLE XII. 87 Slew Jersey Ave. n. w., from H to I streets 4.94 per cent ^ew Jersey Ave. n. w., from Pierce street to N. Y. Ave - 4.20 per cent Ontario road n. w., from Euclid street to Ka- lorama road : .. .. 4.26 per cent Phelps place n. w., from Bancroft place to S street 10.00 per cent Wyoming Ave. n. w., from 18th to 19th streets... 4.68 per cent 1st street n. w., from L to M streets 4.92 per cent 3rd street n. e., from E to F streets 4.50 per cent 1th street n. w.y from New York Ave. to M street 5.62 per cent 4th street n. e., from E to F streets 5.10 per cent dth street n. e., from E to F streets 4.92 per cent )th street n. e., from E to F streets 4.46 per cent jLOth street n. e., from E to F streets 4.30 per cent 11th street n. w., from Fla. Ave. to Clifton street 5.63 per cent d3th street n. w., from E to F streets 5.80 per cent 13 th street n. w., from I to K streets 5.5 per cent *13th street n. w., from Fla. Ave. to Clifton street 10.00 per cent 14th street n. w., from Pennsylvania Ave. to F o street 5.48 per cent 14th street n. w., from Fla. Ave. to Euclid street 4.40 per cent [ 15th street n. w., from Fla. Ave. to Chapin street 10.00 per cent 16th street n. w., from Fla. Ave. northward 5.30 per cent d8th street n. w., from U street to Wyoming Ave - 4.80 per cent ■19th street n. w., from Fla. Ave. to Columbia [ road 6.61 per cent 19th street n. w., from Belmont street to Ka- c lorama road 5.81 per cent 29th street n. w., from P to R streets 5.40 per cent t30th street n. w., from M to Olive streets 4.80 per cent 30th street n. w., from Olive to N streets 8.30 per cent 30th street n. w., from Q to R streets 7.68 per cent fj34th street n. w., from M to Prospect Ave 9.74 per cent • 35th street n. w., from M to Prospect Ave 16.12 per cent 88 AKTICLE XII. Ontario road n. w., from Lanier place to On- tario place 6.00 S street n. w., from Florida Ave. to 23d street... 5.00 S street n. w., from 23d to 24th streets 6.92 Harvard street n. w., from Mt. Pleasant to Zoo Park 6 to 7 Lanier place n. w., from Quarry road to Har- vard street 6.14 18th street n. w., from Summit place to Har- vard street 10.00 Summit place n. w., from 18th street to Quarry road . 8.31 Quarry road n. w., from Lanier place to 18th street 8.94 Irving street n. w., from 16th to 18th streets .. 5.20 Kenyon street n. w., from 18th to 19th streets 6.68 per per per per per per per per per per cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent cent SEC. 43. Subject to the provisions of Sections 10 to 15 of this Article, no vehicle except a commercial vehicle loading or unloading shall, without special permit from the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia, stand for more than fifteen minutes at any place in the following streets and avenues, be- tween the hours of eight o’clock A. M. and six o’clock P. M., on the secular days of the week. Fifteenth street, between j Pennsylvania avenue and I street northwest, except the vehicles of the United States Government-; 14th street, between Penn- sylvania avenue and I street northwest; H street, between 13th street and Madison place northwest; New York avenue, between 14th and 15th streets northwest; G street, between 13th and 15th streets northwest; F street, between 7th and 15th streets northwest; north side of Pennsylvania avenue, from 15th street west, to a point 186.86 feet east of the east side of Madison place, west; the space between the two lamp posts on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue northwest, immediately in front of the north front of the United States Treasury Building; and i 13th street, between F and G streets northwest; provided, that i automobiles may park in the center of F street, north, between n 14th and 15th streets, west, in the space designated in the c ARTICLE XII. 89 3 iiter thereof for that purpose by the police. The words commercial vehicles ’ ’ as used in this section shall not be held ) include taxicabs, automobiles for hire, public hacks or car- iages or cabs for hire. SEC. 44. The center of Vermont Avenue for a width of 20 eet and extending from a point within 20 feet south of a ontinuation of the building line on the south side of I street, orthwest, to within 20 feet of a continued line of the north uilding line of H street, northwest ; Pennsylvania Avenue from th to 15th streets, northwest, in the spaces immediately adjoin- ig the car tracks and on the north and south sides thereof; tie south side of E street, northwest, between Pennsylvania Lvenue and 13th street, northwest; the center of F street from 4th to 15th streets, northwest; New York Avenue from 11th o 14th streets, northwest, in spaces immediately adjoining to he car tracks, and on the north and south sides thereof; the orth side of H street from New York Avenue to 13th street, orthwest, may be used for stands for waiting automobiles; aid automobiles to be parked within such lines as may be esignated upon the streets in such manner as the Major and Superintendent of the Police shall direct; this arrangement to >e effective between the hours of eight o’clock A. M. and six i ’clock P. M., of the secular days of the week. SEC. 45. Every horse-drawn vehicle when used for business mrposes, shall have affixed to the right side thereof, so as to >e plainly visible for a distance of at least twenty feet, a metal ag with numbers thereon at least three inches in height and »ne-half inch in width, to be issued by the Permit Clerk of he District of Columbia; such tags and numbers to be issued ierially upon application by the owners of such vehicles ; all luch tags whether issued prior to the promulgation of this order >r thereafter shall be affixed to the vehicle in such position and cept in such condition as that the numbers thereon shall bo eadily legible for a distance of at least twenty (20) feet; and ? or such permit and tag the said Permit Clerk shall charge a :ee of fifty cents to cover the cost thereof. Any person using iny such vehicles without such tag or with a tag which does not tonform to the provisions of this Section, shall be liable to the 90 ARTICLE XII. penalty imposed by this Article. SEC. 46. A private vehicle, except those named in Sectior 48 of this Article, in motion or at rest on a street, between one half hour after sunset and 1 o’clock A. M., shall display at least one lamp or lantern showing a white light visible for a distance of two hundred (200) feet in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding and to the side thereof, and a light visible for a distance of two hundred (200) feet directlv to the rear which shall be placed or fixed, unless otherwise au- thorized by the Major and Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, upon the left side of said vehicle and so as to be plainly visible and free from obstruction. Provided, that noth- ing contained in this section shall be construed to repeal any regulation now existing affecting baby carriages, bicycles, tri- cycles, motorcycles, or motor-vehicles. SEC. 47. A public vehicle for the conveyance of passengers for hire, while in motion or at rest on a street, shall display between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, brightly lighted lamps so cleaned and placed as to be plainly visible from the front, sides and rear thereof for a distance of two hundred (200) feet and as to plainly indicate its number at a distance of twenty (20) feet. SEC. 48. A bicycle, tricycle and motorcycle in motion or at rest on a street, between one-half hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise, shall display a lamp or lantern showing; a light visible for a distance of two hundred (200) feet in the direction it is moving and from each side and the rear thereof. SEC. 49. No vehicle in a street shall be loaded above the side or sides thereof nor so that any part of its load shall be hung thereon so as to project outside of a wheel hub, nor so that the load or any item of it shall project, nor shall the coupling pole project more than ten (10) feet in rear of the rear axle of the vehicle, without a written permit from the Major and Superintendent of Police. SEC. 50. No person shall use nor permit to be used, a vehicle or animal of any kind, or any construction thereon however devised, on a street solely for the business or purpose of adver- tising, or where such vehicle or animal or construction or adver- ARTICLE XII 91 ising device may impede traffic or be a menace to person or >roperty, without a written permit from the Major and Super- ntendent of Police; Provided this regulation shall not apply 0 painted or similar signs for advertisements ordinarily used n vehicles or animals in the lawful business of the owner or tossessor thereof, nor to signs or advertisements on street rail- ray cars nor to signs in the course of transportation from rdace to place. SEC. 51. The driver of a vehicle shall be constantly on the lookout and shall remain upon the seat thereof, or, in the case f an animal-drawn vehicle, at the head of the animal; and hall guard against its running away. SEC. 52. No person shall remove such part of a vehicle or larness as will likely cause accident, should the animal hitched hereto start, without first unhitching the animal. ; SEC. 53. A driver of a sight-seeing automobile or auto 1 ruck shall not turn it about in a street less than forty (40) eet wide between curbs nor on which there is a street car serv- ice with less than forty (40) feet distance from curb to the Jiearest rail ; but shall in such cases proceed around the square. SEC. 54. No driver shall carelessly or willfully cause or llow his vehicle or street car to collide with any person, vehicle, treet car or animal, nor to injure person or property. ) SEC. 55. No vehicle shall be so directed as to crowd any person on a bicycle, tricycle or motorcycle on or against the urb of the street, or on or against any other vehicle or object )n. such street, or off or over any embankment or into any aperture or depression. , SEC. 56. A driver of a vehicle for hire, seeking employment, hall not stop or loiter upon a street except at a public stand, or shall he solicit passengers upon a street. 5 SEC. 57. No person shall ride a bicycle, tricycle or motor- cycle over or upon any sidewalk or footwalk intended for the se of pedestrians; and no person shall lead, drive or ride an nimal or propel a vehicle upon a sidewalk, except in passing into or from lots where the pavements shall be constructed for hat purpose. SEC. 58. No bicycle constructed for use by one person shall 92 ARTICLE XII carry more than one person while being ridden on a street; nor shall any motorcycle be used to carry two persons unless said motorcycle be equipped with a tandem attachment or auxiliary seat consisting of a seat, hand-hold and foot-rests, the upper one-half of the rear wheel of said motorcycle to be inclosed by a canvas or rubber coated fabric securely fastened to the frame in order that the clothing of the person occupying the rear seat of said motorcycle shall be shielded completely from contact with the upper half of the rear wheel of said motor- cycle. SEC. 59. A pedestrian shall keep to the right and shall not stop or stand in the way so as to obstruct the free use of a sidewalk' or a street crossing by others. SEC. 60. Street railway cars within the District of Colum bia, moving at the lawful rate of speed, shall have the right of way upon their respective tracks, except as to vehicles of the Fire, Police, Water and Health Departments, hospital ambu lances and funeral processions, and as otherwise provided ; and no person shall obstruct and delay the movement thereof, at the lawful rate of speed; provided, however, that in cases of emergency, and whenever the public interest or the public safety requires, the Commissioners may order a cessation of the movement of street cars or other public vehicles for a rea sonable period of time, upon a street; provided, further, that the order for such cessation shall be given to an officer of each company operating cars upon such street; and it shall be un lawful for such street cars to resume movement until the ex piration of the time limited in such notice; and the Major and Superintendent of Police shall clear such street of all other vehicles for the time designated in said order. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished, on convic tion, by a fine of not less than five nor more than forty dollars for each offense. SEC. 61. A driver of a street car at a street intersection shall indicate, by an unmistakable wave of his hand to ap proaching pedestrians and drivers of vehicles, whether they maj pass safely in front of the car. SEC. 62. A minor, not being a passenger or employee, shah ARTICLE XII 93 ot be allowed upon the platform, steps or body of any railroad ar drawn by steam nor upon any railway locomotive. SEC. 63. IA minor shall not jump, climb, or hang upon or ake hold of a vehicle or street railway or steam railroad car r locomotive while in motion. SEC. 64. A driver of a street car shall not allow it to itand upon a street for a longer period than five minutes unless he way be obstructed, nor stop it so as to obstruct a street rossing or intersecting street. No car shall approach another ar on the same track nearer than fifteen feet; Provided, That his does not apply to the car immediately following the first ;ar standing at a street railway transfer point, to cars stand- ng at terminals or held to accommodate large crowds return- ng from places of amusement and public gatherings, and to i;ars about to be coupled. Any car approaching another car on ihe same track nearer than one hundred feet shall be kept tinder complete control and, when coupling, shall be brought to ji complete stop before approaching nearer than fifteen feet. ! SEC. 65. Every street railway company or corporation shall *,ause its cars to stop to take on and to let off passengers at iitreet crossings or other regular stopping places; Provided, That a car which is loaded to its capacity, having due regard go Section 10 (of the ‘ ‘ REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERA- TION AND' EQUIPMENT OF STREET RAILWAY CARS,” ;SSUED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), relating to the occupation z»f platforms and running boards, shall display a sign, “Car Tull” and shall not stop to take on passengers; Provided fur- ther, That disabled and special cars need not stop for passen- gers; Provided further, That, after a blockade on a car line, )f two or more cars going in the same direction are within a ipace of two blocks, and the forward car is behind its sched- ile or is loaded, such forward car need not stop to take on oassengers, but may leave signalling passengers for the next ^ar following. Motormen shall pay attention to the operation >f the car next ahead, and take care that no passenger is passed >y more than one car, except in those cases exempted above; provided further, That all cars which are permitted by order 94 ARTICLE XII of the Public Utilities Commission to be operated as express cars shall be required to stop only at railway crossings fire and safety stops; Provided further, That street cars shal not stop for passengers at such street crossings as may be indi cated by the Public Utilities Commission. SEC. 66. A driver of a street railway car shall stop it be fore any part thereof shall have crossed the near building line of an intersecting street used as a fire department run. When a driver of a car is hereinafter required to stop on a particular side of a street, the driver shall stop his car so that no part thereof shall be between extensions of the building lines of that street whether or not that street is used as a fire depart- ment run. Streets so used intersect streets used by street car lines as follows: 4th STREET CAR LINE: New Jersey Avenue at P street, N. W. ; 4th at M street, N. W. for southbound cars only; 4th at R street, N. W. 4% STREET CAR LINE: 4% at G and at K streets, S. W. ; Provided, That southbound cars shall not move at a greater rate of speed than four miles an hour between D street and Virginia avenue, S. W., and shall stop at the south roadway of said avenue before any part thereof crosses the line of the south wall of the viaduct occupying said avenue. Northbound cars shall stop at Virginia avenue, S. W. A driver of a vehicle or street railway car, moving south shall not exceed a rate of speed of four miles an hour between the building lines of the streets and avenue at the intersection of Virginia avenue with 4%, 6th and 7th streets, S. W. 5th STREET CAR LINE : 5th at I street, N. W., south side 7th STREET CAR LINE: 7th at D, E, I, M, R and K streets and at New York avenue, N. W. ; provided that north bound cars at the intersection of 7th street and New York and Massachusetts avenues and K street, N. W., shall stop at th^ south side of Massachusetts avenue, only, and southbound cars shall stop on the north side of New York avenue only, and at the far side of Rhode Island avenue; and, provided, further that southbound cars shall stop at the south roadway of Vir ginia avenue before any part thereof shall have crossed the ARTICLE XII 95 Le of the south wall of the viaduct occupying said avenue and rthbound cars shall stop at Virginia avenue before any part ereof shall have crossed the near building line; 7th at G id K streets, S. W. 8th STREET CAR LINE : North and southbound cars shall ap before any part thereof shall have crossed the near build- g line of Truck “Qt” between D and E streets, S. E. North- •und cars shall stop on the south side of 8th and B streets, E. 8th STREET CAR LINE, N. E.: 8th at G street, N. E. 9th STREET CAR LINE : 9th at D, E, I, M, and R streets, . W. 11th STREET CAR LINE: 11th at I and R streets, and )lumbia Road, N. W. 11th STREET CAR LINE, S. E.: 11th at Potomac avenue *id at M street, S. E. 14th STREET CAR LINE : 14th at K and R streets and at Ark road, N. W. 1 25th STREET CAR LINE : 25th at K street, N. W. 26th STREET CAR LINE : 26th at K street, N. W. C STREET CAR LINE, N. E.: C at 9th street, N. E.; east- hund cars shall also stop on the west side of New Jersey ave- ue, but not on the east side. D STREET CAR LINE, N. E. : D at 9th street, N. E. i D STREET CAR LINE : D at 1st street, S. E. E STREET CAR LINE: E at 10th, 11th and 12th streets, W.; at B street, S. W. ; 14th and C streets and at Ohio 7 enue, N. W. Northbound cars on 14th street shall stop at he south side of C street and southbound cars shall stop at the >uth side of Ohio avenue. \ F STREET CAR LINE: Connecticut avenue at K and M greets, N. W.; 5th at E street, N. W.; F at 6th, 10th, and 12th Greets, N. W. i F STREET CAR LINE, N. E.: F at 3rd street, N. E. ' G STREET CAR LINE: G at 9th street, S. E., and at r nd, 3rd, 6th, 10th, 12th and 13th streets, N. W. ; North Capi- )1 at C and Quincy streets; provided that southbound cars hall stop before any part thereof shall have crossed the near 96 ARTICLE XII building line of No. 12 Engine House; New Jersey avenue a G street, N. W.; Massachusetts avenue at 1st street, N. W. H STREET CAR LINE: H street at New Jersey avenu* and 3rd streets, N. W., and at 1st, 2nd, and 13th streets, N. E O STREET CAR LINE : 33rd at O street, N. W. P STREET CAR LINE : P at 22nd, 33rd and 35th streets N. W. IJ STREET CAR LINE: U at 16th and at 17th streets N. W. BENNING ROAD LINES: On the west side of Minnesota avenue before crossing said avenue for eastbound cars, at th< intersection of Deane avenue, N. E. COLUMBIA ROAD CAR LINE : Columbia road at Ontario avenue. EAST CAPITOL STREET CAR LINE: East Capitol al 9th street. FLORIDA AVENUE CAR LINE : Florida avenue at T street and at Quincy place, N. W. Also at Q street, N. W. for eastbound cars only. GEORGIA AVENUE CAR LINE: Georgia avenue at Pari road, N. W. Southbound cars shall stop at a point at leasl one hundred feet north of the north wall of No. 24 Engine House and at Barry place, N. W., northbound cars shall stop at New Hampshire avenue, N. W. NEW JERSEY AVENUE CAR LINE: New Jersey avenue at P and R streets and at Rhode Island avenue, N. W. South- bound cars shall also stop at M street. NICHOLS AVENUE CAR LINE (ANACOSTIA) : Nichols avenue at Good Hope road, provided that the conductors shall first make certain that the way is clear and that it is safe to person and property before crossing at this intersection. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE CAR LINE: Pennsylvania avenue at 22nd street, N. W. WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MT. VERNON CAR LINE: 14th street at B and at Water street, S. W., at which latter place southbound cars shall stop on a line with the north abutment and northbound cars shall stop on a line ABTICLE XII 97 ;th the south abutment of the steam railroad viaduct over ater street. WISCONSIN AVENUE LINE: Wisconsin avenue and iarren street, N. W. Immediately before crossing a sidewalk or roadway when tying barns, sheds, shops or stations, motormen shall stop sir cars and see that the way is clear before proceeding across ah thoroughfare. When about to proceed across such side- ilk or roadway on leaving barns, sheds, shops or stations, the : ng shall be sounded to warn approaching pedestrians or ivers of vehicles. The street railway company operating cars passing a place which cars are, by this regulation, required to stop, shall int and keep freshly painted a mark on the street, adjacent 1 the tracks at each such place. SEC. 67. Whenever any passenger or person shall refuse or bglect to obey or shall violate any order, rule or regulation of e Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia r the operation and equipment of street railway cars within ,id District, after demand or request from the agent or em- jOye of any such street railway, who is attempting to cause >edience to any such order, rule or regulation, it shall be the ity of the several members of the Metropolitan Police Force to bsist such agent or employee to enforce obedience to such •der, rule or regulation. That any person who shall neglect • refuse to obey any such order, rule or regulation on demand : any member of said Police Force, shall be subject to arrest, id on conviction of such refusal or neglect shall be fined not ss than one dollar nor more than forty dollars; Provided, ■hat this clause for arrest and punishment shall be construed h an independent and separate clause of this regulation. SEC. 68. In stopping at an intersecting street, the driver up a street car shall stop it at the near side of and before any art of the car shall have crossed the near building line, of lat street; provided, that near side stops may be omitted and it side stops made where authorized by the Public Utilities ommission. u SEC. 69. No person or corporation shall operate any public 98 ARTICLE XII vehicle for hire or for the transportation of passengers in th District of Columbia with sufficient regularity to enable th public to take passage therein at any point intermediate t the stable or stand of such vehicle, or operate such vehicle ove a route sufficiently definite to enable the public to ascertai the streets and avenues on which such vehicle can be found ej route, without a duly issued license therefor, and no sue license shall be issued without the approval of the Commit sioners of the District of Columbia. Such vehicle shall be s operated as not to affect the health, comfort, or quiet of an person beyond that occasioned by ordinary vehicle traffic. Th violation of any of the provisions of this section, shall const tute a ground for the revocation of such license, as well a subject the offending person or corporation to the penalt provided in the last section of this Article. SEC. 70. Licenses under the preceding Section shall b issued upon condition that the person, firm, company or coi poration holding the same will so operate such vehicles as t comply with the laws and traffic regulations in force in th District of Columbia and upon the further condition that sue vehicles shall not be driven, propelled or operated at a rate o speed greater than four (4) miles an hour in crossing an street railway track nor at a greater rate of speed than fou (4) miles an hour on any street where the same intersects ar other street designated as a Fire Department run. Violatio of any of the conditions herein named shall be sufficient caus to revoke said license, provided, that nothing in this sectio. contained shall exempt such licensee from the penalties in posed for violating the law regulating the speed of such vc hides on the public streets of said District. SEC. 71. All bridges in the District of Columbia, except th Aqueduct Bridge over Rock Creek, are hereby declared in: proved public highways and as such public highways the pre visions of this Article, so far as they are applicable, are hereb extended to them. No vehicle, the weight of which including its load exceed six (6) tons of 2,000 pounds each, shall cross any bridge tha has a wooden floor without the written permit of the Enginee ARTICLE XII 99 f jmmissioner. No vehicle, the weight of which including its ad exceeds fifteen (15) tons of 2,000 pounds each, shall cross ty bridge without the written permit of the Engineer Com- issioner. The speed of vehicles moving upon or crossing any bridge at has a wooden floor shall not exceed eight (8) miles an >ur. On Monroe street, Brookland, between 8th and 9th streets Ld on Monroe Street Bridge, Brookland, across the B. & O. . R. tracks the speed of vehicles and of street cars shall not :ceed eight (8) miles an hour. No street railway car having with its load a weight exceed- g forty (40) tons, shall move on or across the bridge in the ae of Connecticut avenue extended, crossing Klingle Road. 0 street railway car upon said bridge shall pass two or more *irs coupled together, either of which latter cars with its load, r eighs more than twenty-five (25) tons. No street railway ir shall move upon or cross said bridge faster than eight (8) iles an hour. 1 SEC. 72. No electric railway car shall cross the Aqueduct ridge (Bridge No. 7) over the Potomac River at a greater hte of speed than six (6) miles per hour, nor shall the space htween cars on this bridge be at any time less than five hun- ted (500) feet. Cars may stop at the north end of this ridge for the purpose of discharging and taking on passen- ers only, in which case passengers shall be permitted to leave ’ad board the cars from the west side only. No car shall stop a any other portion of this bridge for the purpose of discharg- hg or taking on a passenger. No car having a gross weight, lcluding trucks, motors, body and appurtenances in excess £ thirty short tons shall cross this bridge; Provided, however, hat not more than two cars may be coupled together, but this hall not include any single truck car or any train coupled ith ordinary link and pin. SEC. 73. The person in charge of the new Anacostia Bridge hall display a green semaphore by day and a green light at ;I ight upon each operating house while the draw is open and a hd flag by day and a red light at night at the center of the 100 ARTICLE XII draw while the draw is closed. The semaphore shall be ol sufficient size and the lights of sufficient candlepower to bt visible from a distance of at least one mile. SEC. 74. A person in charge of a boat or vessel desiring to pass the draw of a bridge shall signal to the bridge-keepei by means of a horn or steam whistle. SEC. 75. No person shall propel a boat, scow, or vesse against a pier nor against the substructure or superstructure oJ a public bridge, nor attach a rope or line to, nor bathe noi swim from any such pier or structure, nor be upon either foi any purpose except to use it as a thoroughfare. SEC. 76. A grade crossing at an intersection of steam rail way tracks with a street shall be guarded by a gate and elec trie bells, or other appliances, to be approved by the Commis sioners of the District of Columbia and to be constructed operated and maintained by and at the cost of the compan) operating the railway. No person shall move, cause to be moved or take part ir moving a railway locomotive, car or train of cars on or upoi a street between sunset and sunrise unless a headlight or othei equivalent reflecting lantern, or a hand lantern in the hands OJ an attendant, be displayed upon the most advanced approach ing part of the locomotive, car or train of cars to give dm warning of its approach, to persons near or crossing the tracks SEC. 77. No highway or railway crossing in the Districl of Columbia on which tracks of steam railroad are laid shal be obstructed by any train, locomotive, car or crossing gates for a longer period than five minutes; nor shall such train locomotive, car or cars, be parked or stored on a street for an unreasonable time. The supervisor of tracks or yardmastei shall be held liable, and subject to prosecution, for obstructions by crossing gates when, by his order, they are kept down foi a longer time than is permitted by these regulations. SEC. 78. All railroad sidings, switches, and standing tracks within the District of Columbia, terminating at, abutting or or adjacent to a street or other public space, or private prop erty, at whatever grade, shall at all times, without notice, wlier in use for the movement of cars, locomotives, or other railroad ARTICLE XII. 101 rriages, be protected and kept protected by the construction id maintenance, by the person or persons, corporation or cor- , rations using the same, with such bumping blocks or other otection, as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia oprove, and to maintain and keep the same, when approved, sound, safe, efficient and serviceable condition. 5 SEC. 79. No part of any street shall be used for the keep- g, depositing, storing, displaying or selling of vehicles of ly kind; provided that not more than one-third of the road- ay of a street in front of and abutting the premises on which >na fide advertised auction sales of vehicles is held and such iird of such roadway abutting the adjoining property when le owners or occupants of such adjoining property consent lereto may be used and occupied for such auction sales, but ich occupation of such roadway shall be limited to two hours idfore the beginning of such auction sale and continued to, ad end in one hour after the conclusion of such sale; and pro- dded further that such occupation shall not in any way hinder, ielay or interfere with the free use of such roadway in any 5 ich street by vehicles passing to and fro, along and on such c :reet, and provided further that nothing herein contained shall fe construed or held to repeal the provision of ARTICLE 'JXIII of these regulations. SEC. 80. Processions and parades, except funerals, involv- } ig the use of vehicles shall not be allowed except by permit f the Major and Superintendent of Police which permit shall esignate the time and route of such procession or parade, and o vehicle shall move in such procession or parade except ac- ‘ording to the terms of such permit. SEC. 81. No person shall expectorate or spit in or upon \ny part of any street railway car, or other public vehicle ear- ning passengers for hire, or in or upon any part of any public luilding under the control of the Commissioners of the District f Columbia, or in or upon any parking, footpath or sidewalk n the District of Columbia. Street railway companies and the proprietors of other pub- ic vehicles carrying passengers for hire shall keep posted con- 102 ARTICLE XII. spicuously in each and every one of their cars and publi- vehicles notice forbidding such expectorating or spitting. SEC. 82. No person shall stand a vehicle at the entrance ol the roadways in the front parking of the District Building noi at its entrances on Thirteen and a Half or Fourteenth streets so as to obstruct ingress to or egress from the said roadways or entrances; nor shall he allow such vehicles to stand upoi any part of such roadways or before said entrances, for a longer time than is necessary to take on or discharge passen gers. No vehicle loaded with freight or merchandise shall be permitted to stand upon any part of such roadways nor at oi before said entrances. No person shall stand a vehicle against any part of the stone parapet surrounding the District Building, nor in the area between the said parapet and the said building, nor upon any part of the paved sidewalks or footpaths around the said build- ing, nor upon any part of the lawns in front of the said building, nor the pavements or footwalks in or around the said lawns. SEC. 83. No person shall ride or drive any animal or ve hide across the line -of a funeral procession upon the streets, avenues, or alleys within the District of Columbia; Provided, however, that when any such procession is at a standstill for any reason, the vehicles composing the same shall be moved apart so as not to interfere with travel on intersecting streets. SEC. 84. Traffic under the H street viaduct shall move in the following manner: Slow moving vehicles shall keep next to the curb on the south roadway going east and on the north roadway going west; other vehicles, except automobiles, going east shall keep next to the pillars in the south roadway and those' going west next to the pillars in the north roadway ; no vehicle shall use the middle of the roadway between the pillars, except street cars and automobiles. SEC. 85. Any person violating any provision of any section of this Article, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each offense. ARTICLE XIII. 103 Prosecution shall be in the Police Court of the District of flumbia upon information by the Corporation Counsel or ^ther of his Assistants. I . Article XIII. j. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE STATIONS. SEC. 1. No person shall blow, spread, or place any nasal, r other bodily discharge, or spit, urinate, or defecate on the r)ors, walls, partitions, furniture, fittings, or on any portion rf: any Public Convenience Station, or in any place in such ation excepting directly into the particular fixture provided >r that purpose, nor shall any person place any bottle, can, loth, rag, or metal, wood, or stone substance in any of the ^.umbing fixtures in any such station. | SEC. 2. No person shall stand or climb on any closet, closet ];at, basin, partition, or other furniture or fitting, or loiter pout, or push, crowd, or otherwise act in a disorderly manner, * interfere with any attendant in the discharge of his or her uties, or whistle, dance, sing, skate, swear, or use obscene, %d, and boisterous language within any Public Convenience Station, or at or near the entrances thereof. * SEC. 3. No person shall cut, deface, mar, destroy, or break, I( : write on or scratch any wall, floor, ceiling, partition, fixture, furniture, or use towels in an improper manner, or waste ? >ap, toilet paper, or any of the facilities provided in any 1 ublic Convenience Station. * SEC. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this .rticle shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of §ot less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each ud every offense. f Article XIV. ^ IRE- ALARM AND POLICE SIGNAL TELEGRAPH BOXES, POLES, ETC. ifi SEC. 1. No person shall break the doors, or locks, or inter- fere in any way with the signal boxes of the fire alarm or olice patrol system, or meddle or tamper with any bells, gongs, 104 ARTICLE XIV. telephones, or other instruments or apparatus connected with or constituting any part or parcel of the telegraph or telephone service of the District of Columbia; or cut, break, injure, re- move, or disturb any wire or wires connected with or forming a part of such service; and any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, on convic- tion thereof, be punished by a fine or penalty of not less than five dollars nor more than forty dollars. (See Act of June 8, 1906, as to false alarms) infra. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to wilfully or knowingly give a false alarm of fire within the District of Columbia, and any person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not ex- ceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 3. No person shall propel, permit, or allow any motor vehicle, horseless vehicle, car, bicycle, tricycle, or other vehicle to be propelled, or driven, nor drive, permit or allow any ani- mal attached to any vehicle whatsoever to be driven, on, over, or across any fire hose wheresoever situated; nor obstruct, de- lay, hinder, or impede any fire apparatus or vehicle while in public use, or any member of the Fire Department while en- gaged in the discharge of his duty, along, over, on, or about any of the avenues, highways, streets, parks, parking, or other public space or place within the District of Columbia; or pass or ride in or on any vehicle or on any animal in front of or at the side of any apparatus or vehicle of the Fire Department, or of the officers and agents thereof, when engaged in public service; or interfere with, hinder, delay, or impede the driver of any fire apparatus or any vehicle of any member of the Fire Department while engaged at or about any fire, or at any other place while in the discharge of his duty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this regulation shall, on conviction thereof, be punished for each and every offense by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. SEC. 4. No person shall place any billboard, sign or other article or thing in front of or upon any fire-alarm or patrol box ARTICLE XV. 105 : water plug so as to obstruct the view of or ready access )reto; or fasten, tie, or hitch any horse, mule, or other ani- il to any fire-alarm or patrol box, or to any pole or post used the support of such box; or leave any animal standing, i thout being tied, hitched, or fastened, near enough to any - 3 h box that injury might ensue by such animal rubbing i ainst or coming in contact with such box, pole, or post ; or Le or drive any horse, mule, or other animal, or cart, wagon, other vehicle against any such box, pole or post upon which S 3 se boxes are supported; or hang or swing upon the iron rods pipes attached to any signal box, or climb upon or in any dinner tamper with any fire alarm or patrol box within the S strict of Columbia. Any person who shall violate any of e provisions of this section shall, on conviction thereof, be finished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than a dollars. : SEC. 5. Each lineman, repairman or other employee of any degraph, telephone, messenger, signal or electric lighting com- imy, while engaged in stringing, repairing, or replacing any ,rerhead wire, or while engaged in erecting, restoring, or re- iiiring any pole of such company, or while doing other work n connection with such poles or wires, shall wear a conspicu- isly numbered badge indicating the name of the company by nbich he is employed. For every violation of the provision of i! is section the party offending shall, on conviction thereof, be finished by a fin© of not less than one dollar nor more than ?.7enty-five dollars. J SEC. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons ilfully or knowingly to give or send, or cause to be sent, a nlse call for any hospital ambulance or police patrol wagon, ithin the District of Columbia. Any one violating the provi- : ons of this Section shall be liable to a fine of not less than ve dollars nor more than forty dollars. H _ Article XV. STREET LAMPS AND LAMP-POSTS. • SEC. 1. No person shall break, damage, mutilate or carry Kivay any lantern, glass, frame, street designation, fixture or 106 ARTICLE XV. other part or appurtenance of any publie lamp, or hitch, tig or fasten any animal to any public lamp-post or appurtenanc^ thereof. SEC. 2. No person shall attach, place, or paste any sign, advertisement or other matter upon any public lamp post, lan- tern or appurtenance thereof. SEC. 3. No person shall, without permission from the Com* missioners, remove, take up or carry away any public lamp^ post, or extinguish or obstruct the light in any public lamp, or cap or plug the service pipe of any public lamp. SEC. 4. No person shall injure or destroy any public lamp- post, or attach any guy-line thereto, or deface any public lamp- post or appurtenance thereof by means of lime, mortar, paint, or other material, or pile material of any kind against any public lamp-post. SEC. 5. No person not an employee of the District of Co- lumbia or of a contractor for the lighting or painting of public lamps shall climb any lamp-post. SEC. 6. No private lamp-post or lamp shall be erected or placed in any public street, avenue, alley or road of the Dis- trict of Columbia, unless authorized by a special permit in each case, to be obtained previous to the erection of the lamp-post or lamp, such permit to be conditioned on the right of the Com- missioners of the District to require such lamp-post or lamp to be removed whenever they deem such removal necessary or advisable, and the application for such permit must be accom- panied by a written agreement signed by the owner, or occu- pant, or both, of the premises in front of which it is desired to erect such lamp-post or lamp, agreeing to remove the same when called upon by the Commissioners to do so. SEC. 7. No private lamp-post or lamp, or any part thereof, projecting or extending more than three feet six inches beyond the building line or on or over any sidewalk or roadway, shall be used as a sign or advertisement. No colored lights will be permitted in said lamps, except as provided for in Section 11 of Article XXIII. SEC. 8. No private lamp-post shall have a greater diameter than eighteen inches. ARTICLE XVI. 107 > SEC. 9. No person authorized to climb public lamp-posts all do so in any case without using a suitable ladder or set steps therefor. SEC. 10. No portion of any outside light attached to a ] ilding, or its supporting bracket, shall extend more than ree feet and six inches beyond the building line, nor be less an eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk, nor less than urteen feet if projecting from an alley wall. r No private lamp or cluster of lamps exceeding 100 candle- wer shall be placed in public space less than 15 feet above e sidewalk, whether attached to a building or to a post on the r lewalk. j Every private lamp erected in the public space shall be ^closed in some form of ground, opalescent, or alabaster glass sufficient density to remove the glare from the light source, lis shall not be construed to apply to lamps less than 25 ndlepower each used as borders, for outline lighting, and uminated signs, when placed not less than 15 feet above the 1 lewalk. ^ SEC. 11. Private lamps or clusters of lamps exceeding 100 ^ndlepower will be permitted in the public space only on such reets or portions of streets as are denominated by the Com- issioners of the District of Columbia as business streets. _ SEC. 12. Any person who shall violate any of the provi- ms of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished r a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than twenty-five t »llars. Article XVI. PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. { SEC. 1. In all churches, theaters, and other public places of sembly or amusement in the District of Columbia, the doors e excepting fly-doors) shall open outward and remain open hen the building is occupied. The hall doors, stairways, seats id aisles shall be so arranged as to facilitate egress in cases of re or accident; and to afford the requisite and proper accom- odation for public protection in such cases, all aisles and 108 ARTICLE XYI. passageways in such buildings shall be kept free from obstruc- tions of all kinds, and no person or persons shall occupy any aisle or passageway during any service, exhibition, lecture, per- formance, concert, ball or other public assemblage. And it shall be the duty of managers of such buildings to afford and maintain an unobstructed passageway or aisle for a distance of at least three feet between the rear row of seats upon each floor and the nearest wall or partition. And the owner entitled to the beneficial use, rental, or con- trol of any building used as a theater or public place of amuse- ment, or used as a public hall or other place of public assem- bly, within thirty days after the service by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia of written notice so to do shall make fireproof all stairways within every such building, and in addition to the penalty in this article provided, on default of compliance with said notice from and after the expiration thereof no such building shall be used as a place of public amusement or used as a public hall or other place of public assembly until said stairways are made fire-proof; and every! day from and after the expiration of said notice until com-! pliance therewith shall constitute a separate violation of this! section and this article, and each said violation shall be pun- ishable by the penalty in this article provided. SEC. 2. That the woodwork, draperies, and readily com- bustible decorations of booths and the like to be used in any church, theater, hall, or other public place of assembly on amusement in the District of Columbia, shall, before use there- of, be thoroughly treated with a solution of fire-resisting mater- f ial in manner approved by the Chief Engineer of the Fire De-| partment; Provided, That approval or refusal of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department may be reviewed, affirmed,! or changed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. That all scenery, curtains, drops, etc., and other inflammable or combustible properties used in the setting of any scene ori production shall be thoroughly covered or saturated with a fire-resistent solution before being used in any theater or place! of entertainment therein, in a manner satisfactory to the fire! ARTICLE XVI. 109 arshal of the District of Columbia, or his accredited deputy t • inspectors. The requirement of this regulation shall extend to all scenery, ntains, drops, etc., and other inflammable or combustible roperties used in the setting of any scene or production /rought into the District of Columbia, before they may be used ,1 any theater or other place of entertainment therein; and no jenery, curtains, drops, etc., and other inflammable or com- ustible properties of any kind shall be used until the fire iarshal of the District of Columbia or his deputy or inspectors, as made a test of and has approved such scenery, curtains, rops, etc., as having been satisfactorily treated or saturated I rith a fire-resisting solution, and upon the failure or refusal to reat or cover in a satisfactory manner with fire-resisting solu- ion, of any and all parts of said scenery, curtains, drops, etc., ] he fire marshal, or his deputy or inspectors, shall direct the Removal of any and all parts of said scenery, curtains, drops, tc., from the building. Upon the refusal or failure of the manager of any theatrical troduction or his agent, to cover or treat with a fire-resisting olution the scenery, curtains, drops, etc., or other articles used n such production, the Commissioners of the District of Co- umbia, shall if such action be deemed necessary, prohibit the xhibition of such production within any theater, or place of Public assembly, in the District of Columbia, and any owner, 7 essee or manager of any place of public assembly, shall be iable under this regulation. $ SEC. 3. |Smoking shall not be permitted on any stage, in hny stage gallery, dressing room or property room connected £ 7 ith any theater, or place of public assembly, that may be used hs a theater, nor shall smoking be permitted in the auditorium galleries, or any part of any regular or motion picture heater, or place of public assembly, in the District of Colum- bia, except in theaters conducted for men; provided, however, hat smoking may be allowed under such restrictions as may )e deemed proper, when such smoking is a necessary feature )f the performance there given, in the opinion of the chief mgineer of the D. C. fire department, subject to the control of 110 AETICLE XVI. the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. SEC. 4. (a) Every building or hall used as a theater or place of public amusement having a stage with movable or shifting scenery, curtains, and appliances, shall have on each side of the stage a standpipe of three inches internal diameter with 2^" outlets standard District of Columbia Fire Depart- ment threads, four feet above the floor of the stage and each of the galleries above the stage, such outlets to be equipped with an approved quick-opening valve and a sufficient length of 2%" hose, District of Columbia Fire Department standard, to reach any part of the stage in such building from either stand- pipe, and to be equipped with standard couplings and proper cut-off playpipes of brass; and (b) There shall be placed over the full width of the curtain opening, between the stage and auditorium of every such building a 2" perforated pipe with %" drilled perforations spaced 1" on centers throughout the whole width of the opening, in such a manner as to form, when in operation, a water curtain, such perforated pipe to be fed from each end by a rising main of the same diameter, con- trolled with separate quick-opening valves of approved pattern placed in an accessible position for operation from either side of the stage; and (c) the supply for such standpipes and risers to water curtain shall be taken from a pipe, the area of cross- section of which shall not be less at any point between the sup- ply and the various openings than the sum of the area of; cross-section of all the required hose outlets and one riser to water curtain. In case a domestic water supply line is taken! from the same supply line as the connections for standpipes and water curtain risers, an area of cross-section amounting i to 1 % square inches shall be added therefor, and such connec- tion for domestic supply line shall be separately valved and be provided with a meter, (d) Every such supply for standpipes, water curtains, etc., shall be connected in the most direct man - 1 ner to the public water main with a full size tee connection; Provided, that in cases where the Superintendent of the Water Department shall certify that the public water main available is of insufficient size or capacity, then, the said supply line shall be taken from a roof tank, which, together with auxiliary i ARTICLE XVI. Ill -essure tanks located not less than 20 feet above the highest oening in any of the standpipes, shall have a combined ca- pacity of not less than 1,200 gallons for each of the openings a t, the standpipes and the water curtain riser, and shall be sup- plied from a power pump of adequate capacity, and provided ■ ith a tell-tale appliance located upon the stage which shall Uow at all times the stage of water in the tanks, which stage ball be not less at any performance than the total capacity Provided for above, (e) Every hall used as a theater or place t public amusement having, a stage with movable or shifting !enery, curtains and appliances, and which is located within a inilding which is not fireproof in every part, shall, in addition U the standpipes on the stage provided for above, have not less ban two similar standpipes, complete with openings, hose and Appliances four feet above each floor and gallery level, within ) ie auditorium of the said hall, one located on each side there- f; and where the seating capacity shall be more than 1,200, bur such standpipes, two on each side of the auditorium; and Jie requirements as to the total area of the supply shall be as Provided for above, (f) All such standpipes, perforated pipes, 3alves, hose, and connections, shall be kept free from obstruc- tion and ready for use at any moment, and the same shall not *e used for any other purpose than for the protection of per- Ons and property from fire, (g) The locations of the stand- pipes, outlets, water curtains, valves, connections, etc., shall be ? s directed by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department in iach case, and the owner, architect, or builder shall furnish a r etailed diagram of the proposed firefighting installation if gach shall be necessary in the opinion of the Chief Engineer of -he Fire Department. > SEC. 5. There shall also be placed over each curtain open- I ng, the full width of same, a two-inch perforated water pipe, upplied by one and one-half inch rising main at each end. SEC. 6. The curtain openings of all theater stages shall be [ rovided with asbestos curtains, which shall be arranged with ppliances allowing it to be dropped at any moment. SEC. 7. All water appliances and other arrangements, as eretofore defined, on the stages shall be under the supervision 112 ARTICLE XVI. of the Fire Marshal. All electric lighting, wiring and devices in theaters, churches, and other public places of assembly or amusement in the District of Columbia shall be under the supervision of the Electrical Engineer. SEC. 8. In every theater during every public performance there shall be stationed a capable employee of said theater, whose selection shall be approved by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia. He shall be competent to render valuable assistance in case of fire or alarm of fire in or about such theater, and it shall be his duty to have all apparatus for the extinguishment of fire in proper position and ready for use at all times during such perform- ances. No other duties shall be assigned to him during such performances. SEC. 9. Each and every exit of a theater or other public place of amusement which can be used in case of fire shall be designated by the word “Exit” in letters of such size that they can be read from the opposite side of the auditorium, and so situated immediately over or on the exits that they can be readily seen from any or all parts of said auditorium or gallery. A red light shall be placed over each of said signs and kept burning during the time of the entertainment or performance, and no other fixed red lights will be permitted in the audi- torium, and the fact that such red lights indicate an exit to be i! used in case of fire shall be conspicuously printed on the pro- gramme used in the theater or other public place of amusement j at each entertainment. SEC. 10. No cinematograph, or other similar apparatus in- volving the use of a combustible film more than ten inches in j length, shall be kept, used, or exhibited in any church, theater, or other public place of amusement in the District of Columbia, j until such cinematograph or other similar apparatus, and the building in which the same is to be kept, used or exhibited, has been inspected by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of said District, Fire Marshal, or his deputies, and such precau- tions against fire as the Chief Engineer may designate have been taken by the owner, user, or exhibitor of such cinemato- graph or other similar apparatus. AKTICLE XYI. 113 SEC. 11. Any such cinematograph, or other similar appa- ratus, kept, used, or exhibited in the District of Columbia, must be enclosed with metal or other fire-resisting material in a manner approved by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart- ment of said District, Fire Marshal or his deputies. SEC. 12. All woodwork, draperies, and other combustible material in that part of any building in the District of Colum- bia in which any such cinematograph or other similar appa- ratus is kept, used, or exhibited, and the curtain used in con- nection therewith, must be thoroughly treated with a solution of fire-resisting material in a manner approved by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of said District, Fire Marshal or his deputies. In any building used as aforesaid shall be placed fire ex- tinguishers, in such number and of such character as may be directed by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. SEC. 12a. All motion picture machines shall be enclosed in a booth of fireproof, construction not less than seven feet *wide, eight feet long and seven feet high for one machine, and for each additional machine add four feet to the length, and J shall be provided with not less than two openings for each machine, one for observation by the operator and the other for the operation of picture on screen, said openings to be provided 'with doors or shutters of heavy metal and shall overlap the openings and be arranged to slide without binding in properly J constructed grooves, said doors or shutters to be suspended by a string or cord and fastened over top of machine so arranged that in case of fire the string or cord will burn and release the doors or shutters which will automatically close the open- ings. SEC. 12b. The doors of all motion picture booths shall be made to open outward and to be self-closing, the booths shall 'be provided with ventilating shafts or openings that terminate on the outside of the building not less than eighteen inches in diameter. SEC. 12c. Waste pieces of film will not be permitted to lie around the booth, but shall be placed in metal boxes with tight fitting covers and said pieces of film shall be removed from the 114 ARTICLE XVI. booth after each day’s performance; separate metal boxes with self-closing tops shall be provided for waste pieces of hot car- bon; separate metal boxes with self-closing doors or lids shall be provided for extra reels of film. A bucket of water and a bucket of sand shall be kept in each booth in addition to the fire extinguisher. SEC. 12d. Smoking shall not be permitted in any booth where inflammable or combustible films are used, nof shall any operator while engaged in the operation of any motion picture machine, read any book, paper or other printed or written mat- ter; he shall devote his entire attention to the operation of the machine, and any violation of this section of the regulations governing motion picture theaters, or any regulation govern- ing electric wires or apparatus will subject the operator to a revocation of the operator’s license in addition to the penalty provided in section 26, Article XVI of the Police Regulations. SEC. 13. No person shall be permitted to operate any cine- matograph or other similar apparatus involving the use of a combustible film more than ten inches in length, who has not had six months’ actual experience in the operation of such machines or who cannot demonstrate his ability to perform such duty by evidence satisfactory to the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, subject to the approval or reversal of his action by the Commissioners, and every such person before operation of any such cinematograph or other similar apparatus shall obtain a certificate from the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department approved by the Commissioners that he has fur- nished them with said evidence as above required of his ex- perience and ability to operate the same. SEC. 14. No license to keep, use, or exhibit any cinemato- graph or other similar apparatus shall be issued unless the same be approved by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, subject to the approval or reversal of his action by the Com- missioners. SEC. 15. No person shall take part in any entertainment, play, opera, lecture, museum, circus, menagerie or exhibition of animals, panorama, exhibit of a painting, sculpture, wax works or other representations, tricks of legerdemain, gymnas- ARTICLE XVI. 115 tics, game, ball, musical party, concert or any other exhibition, entertainment, show or amusement of whatever name or nature, in any building, tent or place in the District of Columbia, whether as an actor, performer, director, manager, exhibitor, I lecturer or employee, in which entertainment any person shall use any indecent language, or conduct himself or herself in an i indecent manner, or sing any songs or render music of an in- [ decent character, or take part in any song, act, farce or play wherein any person shall make any indecent motion, sign or [i movement, or make any indecent gestures, or exhibit herself, himself or themselves in a manner offensive to common decency ; or wherein anything whatsoever shall appear or be in any wise presented or exhibited which in any manner is offensive to I common decency. SEC. 15a. No proprietor, licensee, or tenant of, or exhibitor in, any theater or public place of amusement in the District i of Columbia, shall exhibit, or operate, or allow to be exhibited, or operated, any picture, scene, or play which shall show, ex- hibit, or represent a prize fight or pugilistic encounter between any persons or between any person and an animal, and any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than forty-five for the first offense, and upon a second conviction thereof any license issued to any such person for the conduct of any such theater or other public place of amusement shall be revoked. SEC. 16. No owner, proprietor, lessee, tenant, or other per- son shall on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, in any theater or other public place of amusement permit, allow, or take part in any manner in any public exhibition of any entertainment, play, opera, circus, animals, gymnastics, game, dance or dances, or vaudeville performance of any kind, except the exhibition of moving or other pictures, vocal or in- strumental concerts, or singing by a singer or singers, artist or artists not in character costume, lectures and speeches ; Pro- vided, That nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to change, abrogate, or annul the regulations in force for the protection of the public decency, all of which shall be applica- 116 ARTICLE XVI. ble to the performances allowed under the terms of this regu- lation. SEC. 17. No person shall conduct, as proprietor, agent, director, manager or employee, any building, tent or place wherein any violation of Section fifteen of this Article shall occur. SEC. 18. All licenses to conduct theaters or other places of amusements shall be issued upon the express condition of strict compliance with these regulations; and any such license shall be terminated and revoked by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia whenever a licensee of any theater or other place of amusement shall give or allow to be given in the theater or other place of amusement controlled by him any indecent enter- tainment, exhibition or performance as is described in Section fifteen of this Article. SEC. 19. Whenever any such license is terminated or re- voked under these regulations the pro rata amount of the license fee for its unexpired time shall be returned to the person who paid the same ; and no license shall be issued to such person as the proprietor of a theater or other place of amusement within one year after such revocation. SEC. 19a. Every person who proposes to conduct a concert, entertainment, or ball in any building whatsoever, located in any alley in the District of Columbia, to which an admission fee is charged, directly or indirectly, shall before the issue of any license therefor, procure the precedent written approval of the Fire Marshal and the Major and Superintendent of Police; Provided, that the Commissioners reserve the right to approve, disapprove, or modify the action of said Marshal and Superin- tendent in every such case. SEC. 20. No license shall issue, or be transferred or as- signed, for any apparatus, or machines, known as merry-go- rounds, flying horses, ferris-wheels, or similar devices, nor shall such apparatus, machines, or devices, be located or operated on any lot, open space, or other place within the District of Columbia, without the written consent be first furnished the assessor and approved by the Commissioners, of two-thirds of the actual resident housekeepers within two squares in any ARTICLE XVI. 117 irection surrounding said lot, space, or place, wherever said pparatus, machines, or similar devices are proposed to "bo >cated or operated. SEC. 21. No circus or tented show of any description shall e located, operated or conducted on any lot or open space dthout the written consent of seventy-five per centum of the esidents keeping house in the square on which it is proposed 0 locate said circus or other tented show, and in each of the quares confronting such square. SEC. 22. No place of cheap amusement such as five and ten ent theaters, moving picture shows and the like, shall be estab- ished or maintained, nor shall a theater of any kind be estab- ished or maintained except upon a permit therefor to be issued >y the Building Inspector. (a) No such permit shall be issued for the establishment, >r maintenance of such place of amusement or theater which Diace or theater is within the fire limits and which is not upon 1 street or portion thereof designated as a business street in ;he schedule of business streets in the Building Regulations, except upon written application accompanied by the written consents of persons owning a majority in frontage feet of the real estate on the same side of the square and confronting side Dr sides of a square or squares opposite the side of the square Dn which it is desired to establish or maintain such place of amusement or theater, and a like majority of actual resident housekeepers on the said side or sides. Where the said place of amusement or theater is to be established or maintained on the corner of a square, whether entrance to the same is to be on one or both of the streets adjacent to the said corner, then and in that event, no permit shall be issued except upon the written consent of all the majorities of the persons which would be necessary for the establishment or maintenance of two such places of amusement, one on each of the said two sides of said square. Corner property, one face of which is on the side of a square involved, shall be included in computing the necessary majorities of owners and housekeepers, but no property shall be included twice in such computation; and where consents of owners and housekeepers on two sides of a square are necessary, 118 ARTICLE XVI. each corner property shall be included within the side upon which it fronts. (b) No such permit shall be issued for the establish- ment or maintenance of such place of amusement or theater without the fire limits except upon the written application ac- companied by the written consents of a majority of the per- sons owning real estate and a majority of the actual resident housekeepers within a distance of two hundred and fifty feet fiom the nearest boundary line of the lot or subdivisional lot on which such place of amusement is established or main- tained. (c) A plat shall be also sumbitted with the application show- ing the location of such place of amusement, the names of property owners whose consents are necessary and the loca- tion of their properties. (d) Any one whose signature may have been obtained in accordance with the above provisions may withdraw his or her consent to the establishment of such place of amusement any time prior to the issuance of the permit therefor. When a permit is sought for any such place of amusement or theater on the side of a block or square, or on the confronting side or sides thereof on which such a place already exists, or for which a permit has been granted and is in force, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consents of persons owning the ground or the rights of such existing place of amusement or theater; but such persons shall be regarded as consenting to the establishment of the place or theater subsequently sought to be established. ■•(e) No permit shall be issued for any such place of amuse- ment until the application therefor has been officially ap- proved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to be made after a verification of all of the signatures by the Pplice Department of the District of Columbia. (f) Separate permits are required under this Section and under Section 4 of Article X of these regulations in cases with- in the requirements of both said sections; provided, however, that a permit and consents under said section 4 are not re- quired for moving picture shows unaccompanied by music, sing- ARTICLE XVII. 119 ag, or any of the other things mentioned in said Section 4. SEC. 23. That the skylights and fire escapes on all build- tigs shall be kept free from accumulations of ice and snow •*y the person in control or charge thereof. I SEC. 24. No restaurant, oyster house, cookshop, ice crehm >arlor, dairy lunch or eating house by whatsoever name desig- | Lated where food, meals or refreshments are served to transient ustomers, to be eaten on the premises where sold, shall be es- i ablished, maintained or continued without a certificate from he Health Officer that the premises are in a proper sanitary :ondition in which to conduct such business. SEC. 25. Permits to conduct dances or entertainments of jmy kind in halls or other places may be refused by the Com- Wssioners of the District of Columbia whenever such places, :rom the character of the applicant or the nature of the sur- roundings, is likely to become the scene of disorder or other Violation of law, or may be revoked at any time whenever such places become the scene of disorder, or other violation of law. Amy person protesting, or the applicant or permittee, shall be entitled to a public hearing before the Assessor who shall as- 3 ertain and report the facts together with his advice thereon to the Commissioners. SEC. 26. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall, on conviction thereof, in addition to any other penalty in said Article specifically provided, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense. | Article XVII. GARBAGE, ASHES AND OTHER REFUSE. SEC. 1. The word 1 1 garbage, ” wherever it occurs in these regulations shall be held to mean the refuse of animal and vegetable food' stuffs, except oyster and clam shells from busi- 1 ness places; and the words “ dead animal* * wherever they occur in these regulations, shall be held to mean any dead animal not killed for food. SEC. 2. Occupants of dwelling houses, proprietors of board- 120 ARTICLE XVII. ing Louses, commission warehouses, hotels, restaurants, and other places where garbage is accumulated, and owners, agents and occupants of apartment or tenement houses, shall provide for the use of such premises a sufficient number of receptacles to contain all garbage which may accumulate on said premises during the usual interval between the collections of garbage therefrom, and shall keep such receptacles at all times in good repair. Each such receptacle shall be made of metal, water- tight, provided with a tight cover with a handle, and shall be so constructed that the contents can be removed therefrom easily and without delay. No person, without a permit from the Superintendent of Street Cleaning, shall use for the recep- tion of garbage any receptacle having a capacity of less than three nor more than ten gallons, nor more than one receptacle containing less than ten gallons. SEC. 3. Occupants of any dwelling house, apartment or tene- ment house, and each proprietor of any boarding house, com- mission warehouse, hotel, restaurant and other place where garb- age is accumulated shall cause all garbage from his or her premises to be put into the receptacle provided for that pur- pose. Each person aforesaid shall cause such receptacle to be kept covered at all times, and to be placed and to remain, be- tween the hours of seven o'clock A. M. and six o'clock P. M. of each day on which the collection is made from his or her premises, in such position as to be easily accessible to the garbage collector, or as may be designated by the Superintend- ent of Street Cleaning. No person shall place, or cause to be placed in any garbage receptacle any substance other than garbage, which shall at all times be kept free from dishwater and as dry as practicable. SEC. 4. Owners and occupants of premises having street and alley entrances, and from which , garbage is to be removed, shall place and cause to be kept placed conspicuously at the side and rear alley entrance thereof the street and number designations in letters and figures, respectively, not less than two inches in height, so as to be easily read. SEC. 5. No person shall alter, deface, remove, or destroy any name of any street or number required to be displayed by these ARTICLE XVII. 121 Rations, nor shall any person alter, deface, remove, or de- y any warning sign or notice placed in any public place, me, street or alley by order of the Commissioners of the 4 crict of Columbia. EC. 6. Any person having possession, custody, or care of d, fish, vegetables or provisions of any kind intended for as food, but which has become unfit for such use, shall ;hwith remove such meat, fish, vegetables or provisions to a place as has been designated by the Health Officer for ii purpose. No person shall bring or cause to be brought ) the District of Columbia any diseased, spoiled or decayed it, fish, vegetables or provisions of any kind intended for d. f >EC. 7. No driver, owner or superintendent having charge control of any cart or other vehicle for carrying garbage 11 allow such cart or other vehicle needlessly to remain, nor >w a needless number of such carts or vehicles to gather, ore any residence, building or place of business within the T of Washington or the more densely populated suburbs reof ; nor allow any such cart or vehicle, or anything thereto pertaining, to be in a condition needlessly filthy or offensive; • allow any such cart or vehicle or implement used in connec- n therewith, to be stored and kept in any place where need- 3 offense is given to any person. No driver of any such cart vehicle shall occupy an unreasonable length of time in load- r or unloading such cart or vehicle, or, when not engaged collecting, allow the lid or cover of such cart or vehicle to be lerwise than securely closed. SEC. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, •ow or place, or cause to be deposited, thrown or placed, any rbage, dead animal, fish or refuse, animal or vegetable mat- •, in any avenue, alley, street or other public place in the strict of Columbia, or into the Potomac river or any other .ters in the said District; nor shall any person place such iterials upon any private property, whether owned by such rson or 'not, unless the same shall be inclosed in proper ves- s as provided in Section 2 ; nor shall any person feed any eh materials in the District of Columbia to any cows or other 122 ARTICLE XVII. animals used for food, or transport or cause or permit su materials to be transported beyond the said District for t purpose of feeding the same to animals. SEC. 9. All dead animals shall be removed to the place disposal in covered wagons or other vehicles or conveyances nearly air-tight as possible, to be approved by the Superinten ent of Street Cleaning. And it shall be unlawful for any pe ( son to use for the removal of garbage or dead animals ai cart, wagon, vehicle or other conveyance not so approved. J other person, or party except the District or its contractor, hi their or its agents, shall carry, convey or transport through tl streets, alleys or public places of the said District, any garbag noisome dead animal, decayed fish or refuse animal or vegetab matter; and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfei in any manner with the collection and disposal of such mate ials or dead animals by the District, its contractor, his, the or its agents or employees. SEC. 10. The term ‘ ‘ ashes ' ' will be held to mean ashes froi coal and other fuels, and will include such mineral substance as fallen plastering, etc., as may accumulate in connection wit the ordinary conduct of dwellings, but not such as may resib from building operations. SEC. 11. Occupants of premises from which ashes are coj lected at public expense shall provide for the use of such prea ises a sufficient number of metal receptacles to contain a, ashes that may accumulate on said premises during the usua interval between the collections of ashes therefrom, and sha' cause all such ashes from said premises to be put into sai, receptacle or receptacles provided for that purpose, and shJ keep such receptacle or receptacles at all times in good repair' each such receptacle to be provided with a handle. No persoE without a permit from the Superintendent of Street Cleaning shall deposit ashes for collection in any receptacle having s capacity of less than ten nor more than twenty-four gallons nor in more than one receptacle containing less than twentr gallons. Such ashes must be kept dry, protected by cover o‘ otherwise from the rain and the elements. SEC. 12. Receptacles when filled must be placed in such t ARTICLE XVII. 123 tion as to be easily accessible to the collector between the rs of seven o ’clock A. M. and six o ’clock P. M. of each on which the collection is made from the premises. EC. 13. The term “miscellaneous refuse,” under these ilations, means all rubbish and refuse (other than ashes, D&ge, dead animals and night soil) incident to the ordinary luct of the household; it will be held to include discarded al decorations, Christmas greens and small branches from lbs, and vines, but not any cut grass; nor does it include n, wallpaper or other substance that may accumulate as the ! lit of repairs to yards and dwellings, or of other building rations. EC. 14. Occupants of premises from which miscellaneous use is collected at public expense shall provide for the use such premises suitable receptacles, which can be easily 'idled by one man, and shall cause all such miscellaneous | use from said premises to be put into said receptacle or re- tacles provided for that purpose, and shall make said recep- ! les easily accessible to the collector between the hours of en o’clock A. M. and six o’clock P. M. of each day on which flection is made from the premises. Paper or other light re- e, likely to be scattered or blown about, if bundled, tied, 'ked or otherwise properly secured, need not be placed in eptacles. SEC. 15. Owners, drivers and other persons, while trans- iting ashes and miscellaneous refuse through the avenues, [ eets, alleys or public places of the District, shall keep such terials tightly covered with canvas, cloth or other suitable Serial. Ashes, garbage and miscellaneous refuse uninclosed receptacles shall not be placed on any roadway or footway ' the said District preparatory to being shoveled into carts, gons or other * vehicles, but must be dumped directly into the ■lection vehicle from the receptacles employed to bring such .terials from within the premises. SEC. 16. Receptacles containing garbage, dead animals or scellaneous refuse shall not be placed or left for collection on any sidewalk, street, avenue, alley or public place in the strict of Columbia. 124 ARTICLE XVIII. SEC. 17. It shall be unlawful to place or cause to be placq together in the same receptacle two or more of the above class of material, and where such mixture results it shall be proper separated by the occupant of the premises. SEC. 18. The term “ easily accessible, ’ 1 as used in the for* going sections, shall be held to mean the placing of receptacle on the premises, at or near the rear or side gate to said pren ises (if collections are made from the rear or side) and in th areaway or other convenient place near to the front entranc (if collections are made from the front), and the unfastening of the gate or other approach to the premises upon due warn i n g by the collector’s horn, gong, whistle or other signal. SEC. 19. Any person violating any of the provisions of thij Article shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of no less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars. Article XVIII. STREETS AND ROADS. SEC. 1. No person shall, without lawful permit, make an excavation in any public street, avenue or other public place, or remove from or deposit in the same any earth or other material. SEC. 2. No person shall, without lawful permit, destroy, cut or injure the footway or roadway of any street, avenue or other public place; nor place or maintain in the footway of any pavement any stop-cock box, street washer, vent, vault, cover, cellar door or hinge which shall project above the level! of the pavement, nor any vault cover with a smooth surface. SEC. 3. No person shall, without lawful permit, erect a. fence, or wall, or plant a tree in any public street, avenue or other public place. SEC. 4. No person shall pour, or spill, or permit to drip upon the asphalt pavement of any street, alley or public place in the District of Columbia, any kerosene, gasoline, benzine or other similar oil or oily substance or liquid. The provisions of this section shall not, however, apply to the dripping of lubricating oil from either motor or other vehicles. ARTICLE XIX. 125 SEC. 5. All oil delivery wagons or tanks shall have securely i: istened under the taps or faucets, thereunto attached, an bsolutely oil or water-tight zinc-lined box or tray; and in fill- i g any measure or other vessel from such taps or faucets such teasure or other vessel must be held so that any drip or over- ow shall flow into said box or tray; and in removing the same rom over the asphalt pavement, no drip or overflow from such leasure or other vessel shall be permitted to fall upon such j avement, and no receptacle for holding oil shall be placed on he asphalt pavement. SEC. 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not 0 exceed forty dollars. Article XIX. TREES. SEC. 1. No person shall hitch or fasten an animal to any ree on any street, avenue, or other public space in the District }>f Columbia; nor to its wooden, wire or other protection. SEC. 2. No person shall, without lawful permit, trim, prune, whitewash or pile material about any tree in a street, avenue or >ther public place. SEC. 3. No person shall, without lawful permit, attach an Advertisement, or guy rope, or wire to any tree in a street, ivenue or other public space. 1 SEC. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine )f not less than one nor more than twenty-five dollars. ( Article XX. COW YARDS, PENS OR STABLES. i SEC. 1. No person shall establish or maintain a cow yard, pen or stable within any of the more densely populated parts of the District of Columbia, within two hundred feet of any build- ing used as a dwelling house, manufactory, store or place of public ^assemblage, without the written consent of the owner 126 ARTICLE XXI. of such building; such consent to be renewed upon the first da 7 of July of each year upon thirty days' notice by the Health Officer to that effect; Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a person from keeping one cow for his own domestic use, nor to prevent the sale of the surplus milk by a person keeping a cow for his own domestic use. SEC. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this regulation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than five dollars for each day during which such violation shall continue. Article XXI. CANALS. SEC. 1. No person shall throw or place, or cause to be thrown or placed, any stones, gravel, earth or other substance or material whatever into any canal in the District of Columbia, its feeders, basins or other works, nor upon the tow path of any such canal. Any person violating any of the provisions of this regulation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Article XXII. BATHING BEACH. SEC. 1. The following acts are prohibited at the Bathing Beach: Entering or leaving the Bathing Beach inclosures any- where except through the front gateway, or at any time when the office is closed; taking or admitting dogs or other domestic animals within the inclosures or into the waters of the Bathing Beach; committing any nuisance at or in the vicinity of said Beach; injuring, defacing or removing any of the public prop- erty ; rowing, sailing or otherwise propelling any boat or other floating object into or within the waters of said Beach, or leaving any such object therein, without permission of the officer in charge of said Beach; depositing any materials on or \ in the vicinity of the Beach or in its waters; fishing or ex- pectorating anywhere in the waters of the Bathing Beach; ARTICLE XXIII. 127 entering the precincts of the Beach in an intoxicated, condition )r taking intoxicants thereto; digging in the sand or mud or putting either upon any person; throwing sticks, stones or other materials, scuffling, ducking, bullying or any other rough- ness or rudeness either in language or action that may cause ill-feeling or danger to any person; interfering in any manner svith the lifeboat or its management, carrying or enticing into deep water those who can not swim; loud shouting, singing or giving false alarm; loitering in the passageways, office or yard; loitering on the wharves or floats by others than bathers; re- maining in any part of the Beach after having been directed to leave it by any of the officials of the Beach, or refusing to jcome out of the water when so directed by any life-guard or official of the Beach. Any person violating any of the provi- sions of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof in the Police Court of the District of Columbia, be fined not more than five dollars for each offense. Article XXIII. OCCUPATION OF PUBLIC SPACE. SEC. 1. Parking on the streets and avenues of the District of Columbia shall be under the immediate care and keeping of the owners or occupants of the premises abutting thereon, and such owner or occupant may enclose the said parking with open fences of approved pattern, not less than three feet nor more than three feet six inches high, after obtaining a permit there- for from the Permit Clerk of the Engineer Department. Solid fences or walls not to exceed 3 feet in height will be allowed when approved by the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia. For enclosing parking in front of each house or lot where no parking fence has previously existed a fee of $1 will be charged. Where application is made to repair an existing fence with the same character of material as said existing fence, no fee will be charged. Where permission is requested to move a parking fence out to a newly established sidewalk line, no fee will be charged. In all cases not covered by these exceptions, however, a fee of $1 will be charged. 128 ARTICLE XXIII. Blocks or pedestals for fence posts must not project above the surface of the sidewalk, and no portion of said blocks or fences shall extend beyond the parking line. All gates in parking fences must swing inwardly, and no gate shall swing outwardly over any sidewalk, avenue, street or road. It shall be unlawful to place or maintain any wickets, guard- wires, or other similar devices, upon or adjacent to the side- walk, tree space, or parking, in the District of Columbia, except upon the following conditions: The Permit Clerk of the Engi- neer Department is authorized, upon the payment of a fee of one dollar for each premises, to issue a permit to erect wickets of iron not less than % of an inch in diameter, to be driven firmly into the ground, overlapping at least three inches; said wickets to be securely lashed with wire at the top intersections and at the bottom of the wicket; said wickets to be painted green and to be maintained in exact alignment with their tops on a level. Where the parking around which the wickets are to be placed is at the level of the sidewalk, the wickets shall have a minimum height of 24 inches; and where the parking is terraced the wickets shall have a minimum height of 12 inches. Provided, however, that such permission is to be regarded as a license only and may be revoked by the Commissioners upon failure to maintain the wickets in accordance with this regula- tion, or for any other reason which may be determined by said Commissioners. No permit will be issued for any wickets around tree spaces; and the Commissioners reserve the right to deny the use of wickets at any place they may deem it inadvisa- ble to permit them to be constructed, or maintained. SEC. 2. No hedges shall be planted on parking except upon permits from the Permit Clerk of the Engineer Department, for which the same fee shall be charged as for parking fences. Hedges on parkings shall not exceed three feet in height nor project more than six inches over the sidewalk. SEC. 3. No person shall without the written authority of said Commissioners change the grade of any parking, or pave or cover any portion thereof, or construct any walls, steps, coping, fences, or other structures thereon, and every day such changing 129 ARTICLE XXIII. f grade, paving, or covering thereof, or said walls, steps, oping, fences, or other structures thereon shall remain or con- inue, shall constitute and be a separate offense ; Provided, that Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the per- on having control of premises abutting on said parking from odding such parking or beautifying the same with flowers. ) arking division fences on streets and avenues shall be at right ingles with the building line; on circles they shall be on the ladii of the circle. Parking leads shall not be over six feet n width without the approval of the Engineer Commissioner. Permits to cross a sidewalk for building purposes shall be granted as provided in Section 31 of the Building Regulations, j Permits to cross sidewalks for any other purpose shall be granted by the Permit Clerk of the Engineer Department upon phe application of the owner of the abutting property or his liuthorized representative upon the deposit of five dollars with ;he Collector of Taxes under conditions similar to those named .n Section 31, to guarantee against any injury to the sidewalk. No person shall use any parking for the purpose of drying clothes or other laundry. SEC. 3a. On the following streets permission will be granted co pave the entire parking space in front of property used for business purposes, under a special permit to be obtained from the Permit Clerk, Engineer Department, for which a fee of $1.00 will be charged for each lot or premises: B street, S. W., Delaware avenue to 4% street. B street, N. W., between 1st and 3rd streets. D street, N. W., between North Capitol and 5th streets. Gr street, N. W., between North Capitol and 5th streets. H street, N. W., between Vermont avenue and 17th street. L street, N. W., between 14th and 21st streets. North Capitol street, between H and K streets. Georgia avenue, Florida avenue to Rock Creek Church Road. U street, N. W., between 9th and 18th streets. Second street, N. W., from Pennsylvania avenue to D street. Fourth stretet, N. W., between G street and New York avenue. Four'-and-half street, S. W., between L and P streets. Fifth street, N. W., between F street and New York avenue. 130 ARTICLE XXIII. Eighth street, N. W., between G and K streets. Ninth street, N. W., between New York avenue and U street. Eleventh street, S. W., between Water and B streets. Fifteenth street, N. W., between K and M streets. H street, N. W., between 4th and 13th streets. SEC. 4. No person shall, without the permission in writing of the Commissioners, pave or cover with any permanent cov- ering any sidewalk space or any portion thereof or place any letters or advertising device thereon or in or upon any sidewalk, in any manner whatever, either by projecting images or shad- ows upon the sidewalk by means of lenses or reflectors or both or in any other manner. SEC. 5. The owner or occupant of a store upon a street or avenue not classed as a business street or avenue may, during the time the store is open for business, use the space outside the front thereof to the extent of four feet from the building line, for the display of goods, wares and merchandise directly connected with the business transacted within the store; Pro- vided, That no meat, fish nor fowl shall be displayed outside of such store, except that game and poultry may be displayed outside of said store within four feet of the building line be- tween November 1 and April 1 of each year. SEC. 6. Owners or occupants of stores on business streets or avenues may use the space outside the front thereof to the extent of three feet from the building line for the display, in show cases or otherwise, of goods, wares and merchandise directly connected with the business transacted within their stores; Provided, That no meat, fish or fowl shall be displayed outside of any store on such streets or avenues, except that game and poultry may be displayed outside of stores on such streets or avenues, within three feet of the building line, be- tween the first day of November and the first day of April of each year; Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the owners or occupants of stores or places of business on Louisiana avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets, and B street between Ninth and Tenth streets northwest, who may display meats and provisions in front of their stores or places of business. ARTICLE XXIII. 131 SEC. 7. Permission to occupy more space on business streets than is allowed in the next preceding section will not be granted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia except under special order extending the limits of permissible occupation along the front of an entire block. Applications for privileges of this character must state the space desired and the nature of the business to be conducted. No permit will be granted to occupy any portion of the sidewalk or parking to any person who is not the owner or occupant of property abutting said sidewalk or parking; and permits to occupy parking or side- walk shall not be transferable. No permit will be issued for bootblack stands on public |space; nor for fruit stands on public space, except for the pur- pose of displaying fruit under the conditions named in Sections j5 and 6 of this Article. i SEC. 8. That where permits are issued for the temporary display and sale of meats, fish, poultry, or game of any kind on the sidewalk of B street or Louisiana avenue northwest, be- tween Ninth and Tenth streets, the person or persons holding I such permits shall have such meats, fish, poultry, or game under roof, and also screened or covered as provided by the health ordinances and regulations, and shall have a clean and whole- some water supply present for cleansing the hands and utensils of food dealers and for other purposes, and such foods shall be kept away from unsanitary and contaminating products; and holders of said permits shall keep clear a space fifteen feet wide in the sidewalk for the use of pedestrians, and shall also keep clear of all obstacles the roadway next to the curb in front of their respective premises, and shall provide, and keep clean, metal receptacles with covers for the deposit of all kinds of waste; ^Provided, That no permit for occupation of sidewalk space shall be issued except to bona, -fide occupants of the busi- ness houses or premises immediately contiguous to such side- walk, nor shall such permits be transferable or such space sub- ; let, nor shall any such permit be issued for the sale or display of goods or products of a different nature from those sold or | stored in the business house or premises; And Provided fur- ther, That such permits shall be plainly exposed at all times to 132 ARTICLE XXIII. the view of any member of the police force or health inspectors. Any permit issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia if the permittee fail to comply with the terms of the permit, or if the permittee violate any provision hereof, and in addition thereto every such permittef shall be liable to the penalties provided in this Article. The following schedule of space distribution is hereby estab- lished for the government of the Police Department in directing the issuance of permits for the occupation of sidewalks for business purposes on B street and Louisiana avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets, northwest, viz: La. Ave., both sides, 20 feet adjacent to building for the tem- porary displaying goods; 5 feet adjacent to curb for handling goods; 15 feet intervening space for sidewalk, to be kept open; B street, north side, 22 feet adjacent to building, as above; 21 “ “ “ curb, “ “ ; 15 “ intervening space, as above. That permits for the occupation of said sidewalks in accord- ance with the foregoing schedule and conditions will be issued by the Permit Clerk upon the order of the Major and Super- intendent of Police. SEC. 9. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia ex- pressly reserve the right under these regulations to revoke any permit given in accordance with the provisions hereof, and when such permit shall have been revoked the person who held such permit shall, on notice from the Commissioners, restore the sidewalk or parking to its original condition, as nearly as possible, where the same has been disturbed. SEC. 10. Canvas awnings of the folding or hinged class, not less than eight feet above the sidewalk, may be erected beyond the building line on permits issued by the Inspector of Build- ings. Awnings with fixed iron posts and frames with covers of corrugated metal, or other permanent material, will be per- mitted where, in the judgment of the Commissioners, the 133 ARTICLE XXIII. nterests of the public require such construction. The frames )f all awnings must be securely attached to the buildings, and :he posts of stationary awnings shall be set in iron or stone i olocks, not more than eighteen inches from the outer edge of the ■ jurb. It shall be a condition of permits to erect or repair t iwnings that no lettering shall be placed thereon, except the name of the individual, firm or corporation transacting business in the building in front of which the awning is erected, and the house number; the lettering and numbering to be not more than eight inches in height and to consist of not more than one Line upon the front valance and on each flap. All persons now having fixed awning frames shall provide them with proper can- .ivas covers or remove the frames. In no case shall awnings in- terfere w T ith street lamps or trees. Temporary covered ways across sidewalks or parkings may be permitted by the Super- intendent of Police for periods not to exceed forty-eight hours. Such covered ways shall afford a free passage of at least six feet in width along the middle of the sidewalk. SEC. 11. No structure to be used as a sign or advertisement of any sort shall be built, placed, erected or hung upon or from the roof or outer wall, of any building without a permit therefor from the Inspector of Buildings. Permits for the erection of signs on or in which lights of any description are to be used, or which it is proposed to illuminate by artificial means, will not be granted until the electrical engineer shall have approved the same. Drawings — in color, if necessary — may be required before the issuance of the permit. On roof of buildings no sign or advertisement more than five feet high across the face shall be erected, and applicants must submit to the Inspector of Buildings drawings to scale showing method of construction and means of attachment, and the bottom of such signs shall not be nearer than six inches or more than eighteen inches above the roof. All signs must be braced with iron knees and braces with lag screws, expansion bolts or anchor plates to prevent accident ir. high winds, and signs will be counted in the measurement of height of buildings the same as parapets under Section 39 of the Building Regulations. Signs used as transparencies must be of non-combustible material. 134 ARTICLE XXIII. The restriction as to size of signs may not apply to open signs which allow almost free passage of the wind, but drawings and specifications for such signs must be submitted to the Inspector of Buildings, who shall examine the structure or building on which such sign is to be erected and determine its safety in accordance with the size and weight of the sign to be erected. Signs projecting from the building or outer walls must be sup- ported on iron brackets and stayed securely. Nor shall any such sign or advertisement project more than three feet six inches beyond the building line. No portion of any sign pro- jecting beyond the building line shall be less than eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk nor less than fourteen feet if projecting from an alley wall; Provided further, That the said restrictions as to height and distance shall not apply to signs securely attached to and wholly in contact with the building wall. Any sign now or hereafter erected, on the top of or on the outer wall of any building or attached to any projection thereto, shall be removed when rotten or now or hereafter un- safe, or when ordered to be removed by the Inspector of Build- ings. Illuminated signs, advertisements or displays having col- ored lights or glass will not be permitted to be hung at a height less than twenty -five feet above the sidewalk or street pave- ment. No part of the sign or lamps used therein shall be colored with material that will wash off and become streaky or disfigured by the action of the weather. The use of lamps or glass colored by dipping in a coloring solution will not be permitted. All wiring and apparatus in signs, advertisements or displays using electric lights shall be installed in accordance with the rules and regulations governing electrical wiring in the District of Columbia. The electric current shall not be turned on or used in any electrically illuminated sign, advertisement or display until the same shall have been approved and the certificate therefor issued by the Electrical Engineer. SEC. 12. Carriage blocks and hitching posts along the inner edge of the curb, hitching rings in the curb or in iron or stone blocks abutting the curb, clocks for keeping time, may be placed or erected on or over the sidewalk under permits issued by the Permit Clerk, the fee for which shall be one dollar in ARTICLE XXIII. 135 each case. Carriage blocks shall not exceed in dimensions thirty inches by fifteen inches, by eight inches in height, and shall not extend beyond the inner line of the curb. No lamp post, pole, hitching post, carriage block or other authorized structure on the sidewalk or roadway shall be painted, orna- mented or lettered as a sign or advertisement. SEC. 13. No grate, door, or other opening in any sidewalk in the District of Columbia shall be permitted to remain open any longer than may be reasonably necessary to enable the owner or occupant to move or remove goods in the course of his trade or business. SEC. 13a. No proprietor of any automobile or bicycle store l or repair shop shall leave any hose or pipe on the sidewalk or parking or in any box on the sidewalk or parking after such store or shop is closed for the day, but such hose or pipe shall I be taken into such store or shop after the close of business hours. SEC. 14. No person shall in the District of Columbia in any street or highway or upon any sidewalk or footway, engage in obstructing the passage along any of the said streets or high- ways, or upon any of the said sidewalks or footways by catch- ing hold of, or soliciting any person or persons, or in any way interfering with their free passage along any of the said streets, highways, sidewalks, or footways for the purpose of inducing or compelling them to buy any article or thing from any store or stand, or to patronize any hotel, inn, boarding house, or other place of entertainment or amusement. SEC. 14a. No person shall act as agent, porter or runner for any rooming house, boarding house, lodging house, hotel or restaurant, or like places, or solicit patrons therefor, upon the property of the Washington Terminal Company, known as the Union Station, or upon the public streets and grounds adjacent thereto, without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Major and Superintendent of Police. No such agent, porter or runner shall be under eighteen years of age; and each such a^ent, porter or runner shall wear a cap with some insignia i over the top, to be determined by the said Major and Superin- tendent, to designate his vocation. Permits shall be issued 136 AKTICLE XXIV. only to persons of good character, to be determined by the said Major and Superintendent, shall be in force for a period of one year, and may be revoked for unseemly behavior or the viola- tion of any law or ordinance by such agent, porter or runner. SEC. 15. No person shall remain in front of or enter any store where goods are sold at retail for the purpose of enticing away or in any manner interfering with any person or persons who may be in front of or who may have entered therein for the purpose of buying. SEC. 16. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to play any game with a ball of any material, shape or • size, whereby the same is kicked, tossed, thrown or struck on any of the streets, avenues, alleys or highways of the District of Columbia, outside of the cities of Washington and Georgetown^ SEC. 17. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each and every offense. Article XXIV. CROWDS IN FRONT OF PUBLIC PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. SEC. 1. No proprietor, lessee, manager, or agent in control of any theater or place of public amusement, shall permit crowds to gather in front thereof on any sidewalk or street, or on any sidewalk or street in front of any adjacent or near-by place of business or dwelling, in such manner as to constitute a nuisance, or so as to render ingress or egress to and from any adjacent or near-by place of business or dwelling impossi- ble or difficult, or so as to seriously impede or obstruct the passage of the public along the sidewalk or street in front of or near to any theater or place of public amusement. Any per- son violating this regulation shall be liable to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. Article XXV. METAL TAGS OR STAPLES IN MEAT. SEC. 1. No person shall tag or mark meat intended for ARTICLE XXYI. 137 ale by metal staples or other similar devices inserted there- n less than two inches in length or breadth, or sell or offer or sale any meat so tagged. SEC. 2. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions f this regulation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished )y a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifty Lollars. Article XXYI. AUTOMOBILES, LOCOMOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES. SEC. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with j he exception hereinafter named, to operate any motor vehicle >f any kind, the motive power for which, shall be electicity, , steam, gas, gasoline, oil, naphtha, or other similar sources of Energy, whether such vehicle be used as public hack, truck, or ! or hire, or for private use for pleasure or for business, except •ailroad locomotives and electric cars, until such person has Drocured a permit as hereinafter prescribed ; provided, however, :hat this regulation shall not apply to any person learning to operate motor vehicles, in case such learner is accompanied by i licensed operator, who shall be held responsible for the strict observation of these regulations by such learner. Any person lesiring a permit to operate motor vehicles shall make applica- 1 don to the Secretary of the Automobile Board on the prescribed form. The applicant must be endorsed, as provided on said forms, by three reputable citizens of the District of Columbia. It shall be the duty of the Automobile Board or of some mem- ber of the said Board to make a careful inquiry into the ap- plicant ’s qualifications to operate the type of vehicle specified, [f, ■after said examination, the applicant is found competent, a permit shall thereupon be issued to the applicant by the Sec- retary of the Automobile Board. Otherwise the applicant may appear before the Automobile Board at a regular meeting thereof, for further examination. Should the applicant fail to obtain a permit as the result of the examination, he shall not be examined again until the lapse of at least three (3) months, unless the Automobile Board, in its 138 ARTICLE XXVI. discretion, fixes an earlier date. It shall be a condition of any permit granted as above, that the applicant agree that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have the right to suspend or revoke the permit upon the recommenda- tion of the Major and Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Force and evidence submitted by him sufficient in the opinion of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to prove that continuance of the permit is a menace to public safety. A fee of two ($2) dollars shall be charged for each and every permit issued under this provision. No permit to operate any of the vehicles mentioned in this section shall be issued to any person under eighteen years of age, except where such person shall have physically demon- strated his capacity to operate such vehicles; nor shall a per- mit to operate such vehicles be issued to any such person save for the operation of a private vehicle owned by such minor, his parent, or his guardian. But this age restriction shall not apply to applicants for the operation of motor bicycles. SEC. 2. Each permit issued hereunder shall be numbered, and shall contain the name and address of the person in whose favor it is issued, and shall describe definitely the type of motor in the vehicle to be operated thereunder. Each machine shall be identified by an enamel metal identifi- cation number tag, which shall be conspicuously displayed upon the rear of the vehicle, so as to be plainly visible from a dis- tance of at least seventy-five feet behind the vehicle; the fig- ures to be separate Arabic numerals not less than four inches high, with strokes not less than one-half of an inch in width, of the customary proportions and spacing of numbers of such size; and also as a part of the identification number tag the words 1 i District of Columbia” in letters one inch in height, shall be plainly inscribed across the top portion of said tag; and not more than two identification number tags of other States or Territories, nor more than three in all, may be dis- played upon the rear of the vehicle. The owner of each motor vehicle shall pay two dollars to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia for each identi- fication number tag and registration thereof, which tag shall ARTICLE XXVI. 139 be issued to such owner by the Secretary of the Automobile Board upon surrendering to said Secretary the receipt of the Collector of Taxes, D. C., for such fee. Numbers shall not be transferred from one vehicle to another, nor shall machine numbers be loaned from one person to an- other, nor shall fictitious numbers be used, provided, that noth- ing herein shall be construed to prohibit any dealer in auto- mobiles duly licensed as such in the District of Columbia from purchasing and having issued to him and at the price stated herein one or more registration tags, as may be necessary to his said business, and applying the same temporarily to such auto- mobiles as may be held by him for sale or for demonstrating purposes. Motor vehicles brought into the District of Columbia by tourists or other non-residents, for their use during a transient sojourn only in said District, and who, with respect to such vehicles have complied with the law requiring the registration of owners or operators of such motor vehicles in the State or Territory or foreign country of their residence, and where the registration number showing the identity of such State or Ter- ritory or foreign country is displayed on such vehicles, shall be exempt from the police regulations requiring the registration of and placing of numbers on motor vehicles to such extent as under the laws of such State, Territory or foreign country where such an automobile is registered, like exemptions and privileges are granted to motor vehicles duly registered under the laws of the District of Columbia and owned or operated by residents thereof. Upon such vehicles not more than three registration numbers, including the registration number of the State, Territory or foreign country of which the owner or oper- ator is a resident, shall be displayed. SEC. 3. Each vehicle to which these regulations refer shall be equipped with at least two suitable lamps, to be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, such lamps to be carried at the front of the vehicle, one on each side, so as to show a white light visible for a distance of two hundred ! feet. There shall also be a lamp attached to the left side of the 140 ARTICLE XXVI. rear of such vehicle, so as to throw a white light upon, and thus make plainly visible the machine number, and to show a red light to the rear. The said lamps shall be kept brightly burn- ing from one-half hour after sunset as long as the vehicle is used at night; Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to bicycles, tricycles nor motor cycles. SEC. 4. Each vehicle to which these regulations refer shall be provided with a lock suitable to lock the starting lever, throttle, or switch by which the vehicle is set in motion, and no person shall allow any motor vehicle operated by him, or by her, to stand or remain unattended on any of the streets, ave- nues, roads, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or other public places, without having first locked the lever, throttle, or switch by which the vehicle may be started. SEC. 5. That no person shall locate, conduct, or .operate a motor vehicle of any kind whatsoever, at or about any depot, church, theater, hotel, reception or other place where the public may congregate, or within the limits of Rock Creek Park or Potomac Park, or in or upon any street, avenue, or public high- way of the District of Columbia, which emits from the exhaust or muffler of said motor vehicle any prolonged and dense or prolonged and offensive quantities of smoke, gases or disagreea- ble odors. The prolonged emission of any dense, or offensive smoke, or gas from any building, stable, garage, or premises in any built- up section of the District of Columbia wherein any motor vehicle may be placed, kept or stored is hereby prohibited. SEC. 6. That every motor vehicle of whatsoever kind, oper- ated in the District of Columbia, shall be provided with a muffler to be so complete in construction as to prevent any un- necessary, intense or prolonged noise in the operation or man- agement of said motor vehicle, or the machinery in connection therewith, and said muffler shall not be cut out, or put out of operation, in any park or public grounds, nor in any built-up section of the District of Columbia, nor where horses are pres- ent, nor for the purpose of warning others of the approach of the motor vehicle. The operator of every motor vehicle in the District of Columbia shall close down the motor of such vehicle ARTICLE XXVI. 141 when the vehicle is in any park, or upon any public street, or public alley, and not in motion, provided said operator leaves his vehicle, and any extraordinary, intense or prolonged noise in any park, or upon any public street, or public alley, incident to the starting, moving or adjusting the machinery of such vehicle shall be a violation of this section. Every adjustment, repair, use or operation of any motor vehicle on or about any building, stable, garage or premises in ! any built-up section of the District of Columbia so as to cause, permit or allow any intense, extraordinary or prolonged noise to be emitted from any such building, stable, garage or prem- |[ ises, shall be a violation of this section. i SEC. 7. No person shall operate a motor vehicle recklessly, or while under the influence of intoxicants, or so as to injure j the life or safety of any person, nor, after causing injury to persons or property, go on or away, without reasonable excuse therefor, without making himself, or herself, known. SEC. 8. Each person shall exhibit his or her permit to any police officer or to any member of the above-mentioned Board of Examiners, when demand for such exhibit is made. SEC. 9. The Board of Examiners of Steam Engineers, and the Permit Clerk are hereby appointed “the Automobile Board, ’ ’ and such Board or any member thereof, shall consider applications from persons who desire to operate motor vehicles i of any kind, except railroad locomotives and electric railroad cars, in the District of Columbia, and said Board or any mem- ber thereof, shall after due examination, make report to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or an assistant to the Engineer Commissioner acting under their supervision, as to the competency or incompetency of each such applicant. * The Secretary of the Automobile Board is hereby designated as the official to issue the permits when such applications have received the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or an assistant to the Engineer Commissioner acting under their supervision. , SEC. 10. Any person attempting to operate or operating any vehicle covered by the provisions of these regulations on any of the streets, avenues, roads, alleys, highways, parks, park- 142 ARTICLE XXVII. ways, or other public places within the District of Columbia, without first obtaining a permit to do so, or who shall otherwise violate any of the provisions or requirements of these regula- tions, shall be punished, on conviction thereof, by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than forty dollars for each and every violation. Article XXVII. POTOMAC WATER. SEC. 1. If any person shall tap or cause to be tapped or assist in tapping any water-main, water pipe or private con- nection in such main or pipe of the system of water supply in the District of Columbia, for any purpose, without the written permission of the Water Registrar, he shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each offense, and be liable, in addition, to the penalty imposed by the fifth sec- tion of the Act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. SEC. 2. If any person shall open or cause to be opened or assist in opening any fire plug under the control of the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia, except in the case of actual fire in the vicinity of such fire plug, or remove the cover from or break or in any other manner injure any valve-box, stop-cock box, or turn on or off the supply of water by means of the said valve on the main or stop-cock on the service pipe or in any other manner, without the authority of the Water Registrar, he shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each offense. SEC. 3. That in cases where Potomac water is needed for construction purposes and, in the opinion of the Superintendent of the Water Department, the character of the work of con- struction does not justify the use of a temporary service con- nection, a permit will be issued for the use of fire hydrants on the following conditions: (a) The permit shall be good only during the calendar month for which it is issued. (b) That a charge of 75 cents per day will be made to ARTICLE XXVII. 143 cover the cost of the water used and the necessary extra in- spection of the hydrant; this charge to run continuously for each calendar day, or part of day, until the permit is surren- dered to the Superintendent of the Water Department, or until the expiration of the calendar month of issue. (c) That the person to whom the permit is issued shall keep the Superintendent of the Water Department advised as to the localities where work is in progress. (d) That this permit shall be good only for the use of the low pressure type of hydrants, and not for the high pressure type in the downtown business section. In the latter section the J permit would apply to the large pavement washers installed by the Water Department. (e) Failure to comply with any of the conditions of the permit will result in its revocation. In case of such revocation I the Superintendent of the Water Department is authorized to assign an employe of that department to operate a fire hydrant at such point as water may be needed and to charge for this service at the rate of $1.75 per day for eight hours in addition to the charge for the water used. SEC. 4. If any person shall obstruct the access to any fire plug or any valve or stop-cock connected with the water-mains or service pipe by placing any material upon or adjacent there- to, or in any other manner, or shall permit the access thereto ■ to be in any manner obstructed by those in his employ, he shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than thirty dollars for each offense, and shall also be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for every day such access shall so continue obstructed after notice from the Water Registrar, or Jiis duly authorized agent, to remove the said obstruction. SEC. 5. If any occupant of premises into which water has been introduced shall permit the same to run or waste unneces- sarily from any water pipe, hydrant, jet, cock, street washer or other fixture; or to overflow or flood the sidewalk or foot pavement, and thus become annoying or dangerous to foot pas- sengers; or to flow from his fountain into adjacent premises and there be used, or be taken from or used by any person other than said occupant or a member or a visitor of his fam- 144 ARTICLE XXVII. ily, except in case of fire; or if any water pipe, hydrant, jet, cock, street washer or other fixture be found leaking or out of repair, and said occupant, owner or agent of the premises shall refuse or neglect to have the necessary repairs made without de- lay; or refuse admission to the Water Registrar, or his author- ized agent, into the premises when in the official discharge of his duty, the Water Registrar shall stop the supply of water to said premises until arrangements satisfactory to him have been made to prevent such waste or such unlawful use ; and in addi- tion the person so offending shall be liable to a fine of not less than one nor more than forty dollars for each and every such offense. SEC. 6. If any person, other than the occupant of premises or a member of his family or household shall take from such premises, without the written authority of the water registrar, the Potomac water supplied for the use of such premises, h© ehall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dol- lars for each offense. SEC. 7. Any person who shall use any exterior fountain, street washer or hose connection of any kind in the District of Columbia at any other time than between the hours of five o’clock and eight o’clock P. M. and five o’clock and eight o ’clock A. M. shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars for each and every such offense; Provided, That the use of Potomac water for lawn sprinkling be permitted without restriction as to time, and that there shall be no restriction of the hours when such use shall be permitted. SEC. 8. If any person shall wilfully or maliciously break, injure, deface, or destroy any water-main, bend, branch, sleeve- cap, valve, hydrant, jet, fountain, street -washer, fire-plug, serv- ice pipe, stop-cock box, plate, or covering or any other fixture or thing used or connected with the distribution of water throughout the avenues, streets, or alleys in the District of Columbia, or for its introduction into any house or tenement or building in the District of Columbia, such' person so offend- ing shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars for each and every such offense. ARTICLE XXVIII. 145 SEC. 9. JTt is hereby made the duty of all police officers to report in writing or otherwise to the water registrar all leaks or breaks in the water mains, service pipes, fire-plug hydrants and street washers ; all valves, stop-cocks and street washers without proper or secure covers or plates; or all openings made in the avenues, streets or alleys for repairing, renewing or lay- ing down service pipes, and the name of the person doing the work; to attend all fires, assist in opening all fire-plugs, hy- drants, and see that they are properly and securely closed when no longer in use; report the number and location of the build- ing destroyed; if supplied with water; the discharge from the fire-plug hydrants during the fire, whether free or obstructed; and generally all violations of this and other water ordinances; and communicate such further information as in their judgment may be lawful or important. SEC. 10. Any person who violates any provision of this Article for. which no other penalty is provided, shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than forty dollars. Article XXVIII. AUCTIONEERS. SEC. 1. No person, firm, or corporation shall offer for sale or sell real or personal property at public auction in the Dis- ! trict of Columbia, unless such sale be conducted by a licensed auctioneer; Provided, however, that wholesale dealers in per- ishable goods used for food may, in order to avoid loss from deterioration or decay, sell the same, if their own property, to the highest bidders, without procuring auctioneers * licenses and without employing licensed auctioneers, but no dealer shall re- sort to such sales oftener than three times a week. SEC. 2. Application for a license as auctioneer shall be made in writing to the Assessor for the District of Columbia, and shall specify by name the person by whom the license is desired, the location of his place of business, the length of his residence in the District of Columbia, and his experience as an auctioneer in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, if any. SEC. 3. Every such application shall be referred by the 146 ARTICLE XXVIII. Assessor for the District of Columbia to the Superintendent of Police for his report and recommendation. SEC. 4. Every licensed auctioneer shall give bond to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia in the sum of $5,000 with two good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the Commissioners, for the honest and due performance of all duties required by law. SEC. 5. No person, firm, or corporation offering for sale or selling any real or personal property at public auction in the District of Columbia shall, directly or indirectly, employ any person or persons for the purpose of puffing or bidding up the price of the property to be sold with no intention of pur- chasing the same, but with the intention of raising the price upon bona fide bidders ; nor shall such person, firm, or corpora- tion, directly or indirectly, employ any person or persons known as 1 ‘ encouragers, * ’ who, not being the criers of such property, but pretending to be bona fide bidders, endeavor to induce bona fide bidders to purchase any of the property so offered at auction. No licensed auctioneers shall conduct an auction sale for any person, firm, or corporation, knowing that such person, firm, or corporation, directly or indirectly, employs “puffers” or erson, be disposed of as may be ordered by the judge trying he case, and the record shall show any and all such orders re- ating thereto as a part of the judgment in the case. Approved, July 13, 1892. (27 Stat. 116). SEC. 5. That any person or persons who shall, within the district of Columbia, sell, barter, hire, lend or give to any >erson under the age of twenty-one years, any such weapon as 154 hereinbefore described shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or to be imprisoned in the jail of the District of Columbia not more than three months. No person shall engage in or conduct the business of the kind hereinbefore named without having previously obtained from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia a special license authorizing the conduct of such business by such per- son; and the said Commissic tiers are hereby authorized to grant such license, without fee therefor, upon the filing with them by the applicant therefor of a bond with sureties, to be by them approved, conditioned in such penal sum as they shall fix, to the United States for the compliance by said applicant with all the provisions of this section; and upon any breach or breaches of said condition said bond shall be put in suit by said United States for its benefit, and said Commissioners may revoke said license. Any person engaging in said business without having previously obtained said special license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and in default of the payment of said fine the person convicted shall be imprisoned in the workhouse of the District of Columbia for a period of not more than six months. All persons whose business it is to sell, barter, hire, lend or give any such weapon or weapons, shall be, and they are here- by? required to keep a written register of the name and resi- dence of every purchaser, barterer, hirer, borrower or donee of any such weapon or weapons, together with a full description of said weapon or weapons; which register shall be subject to the inspection of the Major and Superintendent of Metropoli- tan Police of the District of Columbia, or other person by him authorized in that behalf ; and further, to make report on or before the first Tuesday in each and every month, under oath, to said Major and Superintendent, of all such sales, barterings, hirings, lendings or gifts made during the preceding month, together with a full description of said weapon or weapons and the name and residence of every purchaser, barterer, hirer, 155 Hrrower or donee of any such weapon or weapons. Any person or persons who shall refuse, neglect or fail to ' 3 ep said register as hereinbefore provided, or shall refuse, eglect or fail to make said report at the time and in the iannef provided for in this section, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine “f not more than one hundred dollars, and in default of the ayment of said fine the person convicted shall be imprisoned 1 the workhouse of the District of Columbia for a period of ot more than sixty days, and the Commissioners of said Dis- ;ict may revoke said license. And one-half of every fine imposed under this section shall e paid to the informer, if any, whose information shall have bd to the conviction of the person paying said fine. Approved, Hay 11, 1898. (30 Stat. 405). The Erection of Signs and Billposting. Paragraph 39. That billposters and persons engaged in the business of painting or placing signs or advertisements on land, buildings, billboards, fences, or other structures in the District •' f Columbia visible from a street or other public space shall my an annual tax of twenty dollars before engaging in said >usiness. No person shall place, exhibit, maintain, or continue my advertisement or poster except upon such land, houses, mildings, billboards, fences, or other structures as the Commis- ioners of the District of Columbia may, in their discretion, authorize in writing for that purpose. The said written author- ity shall only be granted in resident streets upon application nade in writing and signed by a majority of the residents on ;he side of the square in which said display is to be made and ilso the side of the confronting square; Provided, That noth- ng in this paragraph shall apply to persons who advertise a business, exhibition, or entertainment on the premises where the iame is conducted, nor to signs relating to the sale, rent, or ease of lands when the sign or advertisement is on the land •eferred to in said sign or advertisement. Any person violating my of the provisions of this paragraph shall, upon conviction 156 thereof in the police court of the District of Columbia, be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, and after conviction of any such violation the offender shall be liable to a further fine of not more than ten dollars for each and every day thereafter that said violation of law shall con- tinue. (32 Stat., part 1, 627). Approved, July 1, 1902. ****** SEC. 21. Fifth. Billposters shall pay twenty dollars an- nually. Every person whose business it is to post advertising bills or distribute circulars shall be regarded as a billposter; Provided, That no license shall be required of any dealer who may post or distribute advertisements of his own business. Act Leg. Assy., August 23, 1871. Note: The Corporation Counsel holds that this law is still in force. Real Estate Signs. SEC. 7. That hereafter no sign or advertisement relating to the sale, rent, or lease of land or premises shall be located on the sidewalk or parking of any street, avenue, or road in the District of Columbia. One painted or printed sign or advertise- ment for the sale, rent, or lease of lands or premises may, with the written consent of the owner or legal representative of the owner, be placed, by any one of not exceeding three real estate agents, on any lot, piece, or parcel of land abutting on a street, avenue, or road in said District, or attached to the exterior of any building fronting thereon. The Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia are authorized to use the police authority vested in them, to require the removal of any sign or adver- tisement in violation of this provision, and to institute prosecu- tions, in the Police Court of the District of Columbia, against persons violating the provisions hereof, and every such person, upon conviction of such violation, shall be fined in the sum of not less than $5 nor more than $25. D. C. Appropriation Act, approved March 4, 1913. (37 Stat., Pt. 1, 974). 157 An Act for the Preservation of the Public Peace and the Protection of Property Within the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to destroy, injure, disfigure, cut, chip, break, deface or cover, or rub with or other- wise place filth or excrement of any kind upon any property, public or private, in the District of Columbia, or any public or private building, statue, monument, office, dwelling or struct- ure of any kind, or which may be in course of erection, or the doors, windows, steps, railing, fencing, balconies, balustrades, stairs, porches or halls, or the walls or sides, or the walls of any enclosure thereof; or to write, mark or paint obscene or indecent words or language thereon, or to draw, paint, mark or write obscene or indecent figures representing obscene or indecent objects; or to write, mark, draw or paint any other word, sign or figure thereon, without the consent of the owner or proprietor thereof, or, in case of public property, of the person having charge, custody or control thereof, under a pen- alty of not more than fifty dollars for each and every such offense. SEC. 2. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to wilfully or wantonly destroy, injure, disfigure, cut, chip, break, deface, or cover or rub with, or otherwise place filth or excrement of any kind upon any property, public or private, in the District of Columbia, or any public or private building, statue, monument, office, dwelling, or structure of any kind, or which may be in course of erection, or the doors, windows, steps, railing, fencing, balconies, balustrades, stairs, porches, or halls, or the walls or sides, or the walls of any inclosure there- of; or to write, mark, or paint obscene or indecent words or language thereon, or to draw, paint, mark or write obscene or indecent figures representing obscene or indecent objects; or to write, mark, draw or paint any other word, sign or figure there- on, without the consent of the owner or proprietor thereof, or, in case of public property, of the person having charge, cus- 158 tody or control thereof, under penalty of a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment. (Sec. 2 is an amendment by Act approved April 21, 1906). SEC. 3. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons within the District of Columbia to throw any stone or other missile in any street, avenue, alley, road or highway, or open space, or public square, or inclosure; or to throw any stone or other missile from any place into any street, avenue or road, or highway, alley, open space, public square or inclosure, under a penalty of not more than five dollars for every such offense. SEC. 4. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to set up or fly any kite, or set up or fly any fire balloon or parachute in or upon or over any street, avenue, alley, open space, public enclosure or square within the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, under a penalty of not more than ten dollars for each and every such offense. Amended by striking out sections five and six and inserting in lieu thereof the following: SECS. 5 and 6. ‘ 1 That it shall not be lawful for any per- son or persons within the District of Columbia to congregate and assemble in any street, avenue, alley, road, or highway, or in or around any public building or enclosure, or any park or reservation, or at the entrance of any private building or in- closure, and engage in loud and boisterous talking or other dis- orderly conduct, or to insult or make rude or obscene gestures or comments or observations on persons passing by, or in their hearing, or to crowd, obstruct, or incommode the free use of any such street, avenue, alley, road, highway, or any of the foot pavements thereof, or the free entrance into any public or private building or inclosure; that it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to curse, swear, of to make use of any profane language or indecent or obscene words, or engage in any disorderly conduct in any street, avenue, alley, road, high- way, public park or inclosure, public "Building, church, or assem- bly room, or in any other public place, or in any place where- from the same may be heard in any street, avenue, alley, road, 159 highway, public park or inclosure, or other building, or in any premises other than those where the offense was committed, under a penalty of not more than twenty-five dollars for each and every such offense . 1 1 (Act July 8, 1898). SEC. 7. That it shall not be lawful for any prostitute or lewd woman to invite, entice, persuade or to address for the purpose of inviting, enticing or persuading any person or per- sons, in or upon any avenue, street, road, highway, open space, alley, public square, or inclosure in the District of Columbia, to accompany, go with or follow her to her residence, or to any other house or building, inclosure or other place, for the pur- pose of prostitution, under a penalty, if the person so invited, enticed or persuaded, or addressed for the purpose of inviting, enticing or persuading shall be an adult, of not more than 1 twenty -five dollars, for each and every such offense, and if the person invited, enticed or persuaded, or addressed for the pur- pose of inviting, enticing or persuading be a minor, under a penalty of no more than fifty dollars for each and every such offense. And it shall not be lawful for any prostitute or woman of lewd character to invite, entice or persuade, or ad- dress for the purpose of inviting, enticing or persuading any person or persons from any door, window, porch or portico of any house or building, to enter any house, or go with, accom- pany or follow her to any place whatever, for the purpose of prostitution, under the like penalty herein provided for the same disorderly conduct in the streets, avenues, roads, highways or alleys, public squares, open places or inclosures. Amended by striking out the eighth section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: SEC. 8. 1 ‘ That all vagrants, all idle and disorderly persons, persons of evil life or evil fame, persons who have no visible means of support, persons repeatedly drunk in or about any of the streets, avenues, alleys, roads, highways, or other public places within the District of Columbia, persons repeatedly loitering in or around tippling houses, all suspicious persons, all public prostitutes,' and all persons who lead a lewd or lascivious course of life, shall upon conviction thereof be fined not to exceed forty dollars, or shall be required to enter into f 160 security for their good behavior for a period of six months. Said security shall be in the nature of a recognizance to the District of Columbia, to be approved by the court, in a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, conditioned that the offender shall not, for the space of six months, repeat the offense with which he or she is charged and shall in other respects conduct themselves properly ./ 7 (Act July 8, 1898). That Section nine be amended by inserting, after the words ' 1 ‘ public square , 1 ’ where it occurs the second time in said sec- tion, the words “or, public or private building,” So that said section shall read : SEC. 9. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to make any obscene or indecent exposure of his or her person or their persons in any street, avenue or alley, road or highway, open space, public square, or other public place or inclosure, in the District of Columbia, or to make any such obscene or indecent exposure of person in any dwelling or other building or other place wherefrom the same may be seen in any street, avenue, alley, road or highway, open space, public square, or public or private building or inclosure, under a pen- alty not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars for each and every such offence. That the taking and carrying away of the property of another in the District of Columbia without right so to do shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to ex- ceed one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months, or both. (Act of April 21, 1906). SEC. 10. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to entice, induce, urge or cause any dogs to engage in a fight in any street, alley, road or highway, open space or public square in the District of Columbia, or to urge, entice or cause such dogs to continue or prolong such fight, under a penalty pf not more than five dollars for each and every offense; and any person or persons who shall induce or cause any animal of the dog kind to run after, bark at, frighten or bite any per- son, horse or horses, cows, cattle of any* kind, or other animals lawfully passing along or standing in or on any street, avenue, road, or highway, or alley in the District of Columbia, shall 161 forfeit and pay for every such offense a sum not exceeding five dollars. SEC. 11. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to molest or disturb any congregation engaged in any religious exercise or proceedings in any church or place of worship in the District of Columbia ; and it shall be lawful for any of the authorities of said churches to arrest or cause to be arrested any person or persons so offending, and take him, her or them to the nearest police station to be there held for trial; and any person or persons violating the provisions of this sec- tion shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for every such offense. SEC, 13. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to girdle, break, wound, destroy or in any manner injure any of the trees now growing or planted and set, or which may hereafter be planted or set on any of the public grounds, open spaces, or squares or on any private lot, or on any of the streets or avenues, roads or highways, in the District of Co- lumbia, or any of the boxes, stakes or any other pro- tection thereof, under a penalty of not exceeding fifty dol- lars for each and every such offense; and if any person or persons shall tie or in any manner fasten a horse or horses to any of the trees, boxes or other protection thereof on any streets or avenues, roads or highways, on any of the public grounds belonging to the United States, or on any of the streets, avenues or alleys, in the District of Columbia, each and every such offender shall forfeit and pay for each offense a sum not exceeding ten dollars. SEC. 14. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons within the limits of the District of Columbia to kindle or set on fire, or be present, aiding, consenting or causing it to be done, in any street, avenue, road or highway, alley, open ground or lot, any box, barrel, straw, shavings or other combustible, between the setting and rising of the sun; and any person offending against the provisions of this act shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars for each and every offense. SEC. 15. That the provisions of the several laws and regula- 162 tions within the District of Columbia for the protection of pub- lic or private property and the preservation of peace and order be, and the same are hereby, extended to all public buildings and public grounds belonging to the United States within the District of Columbia. And any person guilty of disorderly and unlawful conduct in or about the same, or who will wilfully injure the buildings or shrubs, or shall pull down, impair or otherwise injure any fence, wall or other inclosure, or shall injure any sink, culvert, pipe, hydrant, cistern, lamp or bridge, or shall remove any stone, gravel, sand or other property of the United States, or any other part of the public grounds or lots belonging to the United States in the District of Columbia, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than fifty dollars. SEC. 16. That if any person shall drive or lead any horse, mule or other animal, or any cart, wagon or other carriage whatever on any of the paved or graveled footways now made or which may hereafter be made in and on any of the aforesaid public grounds, or shall ride thereon, except at the intersection of streets, alleys and avenues, each and every such offender shall forfeit and pay for each offense a sum not less than one nor more than five dollars. SEC. 17. That it shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to play the game of football or any other game with a ball, in any of the streets, avenues or alleys in the cities of Washington and Georgetown; nor shall it be lawful for any person or persons to play the game of bandy, shindy or any other game by which a ball, stone or other substance is struck or propelled by any stick, cane or other substance in any street, avenue or alley in the cities of Washington and Georgetown, under penalty of not more than five dollars for each and every such offense. SEC. 18. That all prosecutions for violation of any of the provisions of any of the laws or ordinances provided for by this Act shall be conducted in the name of and for the benefit of the District of Columbia, and in the same manner as now provided by law for the prosecution of offenses against the laws and ordinances of the said District. Any person convicted 163 of any violation of any of the provisions of this Act, and who shall fail to pay the fine or penalty imposed, or to give security where the same is required, shall be committed to the work- house in the District of Columbia for a term not exceeding six months for each and every offense. SEC. 19. That all laws or ordinances, or parts of laws or ordinances, now in force in the District of Columbia inconsist- ent with the provisions of this Act, or any part thereof, are hereby repealed. Approved July 29, 1892. Vol. 2, Supplement to R. S., p. 65. An Act Levying a Tax Upon all Dogs; Making Dogs Per- sonal Property, and for Other Purposes. There shall be levied a tax of two dollars each per annum upon all dogs owned or kept in the District of Columbia; said tax to be collected as other taxes in said District are or may be collected. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Collector of Taxes, upon receipt of said tax, to give to the person paying the same, for each dog so paid for, a suitable metallic tag, stamped with the year, showing that said tax has been duly paid; and he shall keep a record of all such payments, with the date thereof, and the name, color, and sex of such dog, and the name of the per- son claiming any dog so paid for; and a copy of such record, certified under the hand and official seal of the said collector, which shall be given to any person demanding the same, upon payment of twenty-five cents therefor, shall be prima facie evi- dence of such payment in any court in the District of Columbia. Approved, June 19, 1878. (20 Stat., 173). SEC. 3. That the poundmaster of the District of Columbia shall, during the entire year, seize all dogs found running at large without the tax tag issued by the collector aforesaid at- tached, and all female dogs in heat found running at large, and shall impound the same; and if within forty-eight hours the same are not redeemed by the owners thereof by the payment of two dollars they shall be sold or destroyed, as the pound- master may deem advisable; and any sale made by virtue hereof 164 shall be deemed valid to all intents and purposes in all courts of the District of Columbia. SEC. 4 That any dog wearing the tax tag hereinbefore pro- vided for, except female dogs in heat, Shall be permitted to run at large within the District of Columbia, and any dog wearing the tax tag hereinbefore provided for shall be regarded as per- sonal property in all the courts of said District, and any per- son injuring or destroying the same shall be liable to a civil action for damages, which, upon proof of said injuring or killing, may be awarded in a sum equal to the value usually put upon such property by persons buying and selling the same, subject to such modifications as the particular circumstances of the case may make proper. SEC. 5. Any person owning any dog so recorded in the col- lector ’s office shall be liable in a civil action for any damage done by said dog to the full amount of the injury inflicted. SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of any person owning or pos- sessing a dog to place, or cause to be placed and kept around the neck of such dog, a collar, on which shall be marked and engraved, in legible and durable characters, the name of the owner or possessor, and the letters “T>. C.,” and to which collar must be attached the insignia or tax tag furnished by the District tax collector, in accordance with the first and second sections of this law, under the penalty of not less than five nor more than ten dollars; and if any person shall put, or cause to be put, a collar, with the insignia, or tax tag, around the neck of any dog owned or possessed by any person or per- sons residing in the District, without having obtained a license for keeping such animal, he, she, or they shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than five nor more than ten dollars for each and every offense. SEC. 7. Whenever it shall be made to appear to the Com- missioners that there are good reasons for believing that any dog or dogs within the District are mad, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to issue a proclamation requiring that all dogs shall, for a period to be defined in the proclamation, wear good, substantial muzzles securely put on, so as to prevent them from biting or snapping; and any dog going at largo 165 during the period defined by the Commissioners without such a muzzle shall be taken by the poundmaster and impounded, sub- ject to the provisions of section three. SEC. 8. Any person who shall remove, or cause to be re- i moved, the collar and insignia or tax tag from the neck of any dog, or entice any properly licensed dog into any inclosure for the purpose of taking off its collar or insignia, or shall for such purpose decoy or entice any animal out of the inclosure or house of its owner or possessor, or shall seize or molest any dog while held or led by any person, or shall bring any dog into the District for the purpose of taking up and killing the same shall forfeit and pay a sum of not more than twenty dollars. Section 9 was amended by Act approved June 30, 1902, to j read as follows: SEC. 9. That if any owner or possessor of a fierce # or danger- ous dog shall permit the same to go at large in the District of Columbia, knowing said dog to be fierce or dangerous, to the- danger or annoyance of the inhabitants, he shall, upon convic- tion thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty dob lars; and if such animal shall attack or bite any person, the owner or possessor thereof shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and in addition to such pun- ishment the court shall adjudge and order that such animal be forthwith delivered to the poundmaster, and said poundmaster is hereby authorized and directed to kill such animal so de- livered to him. If any owner or possessor of a female dog shall permit her to go at large in the District of Columbia while in heat he shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not ex- ceeding twenty dollars. ****** ■ Approved June 19, 1878. POLICE OR BUILDING REGULATIONS NOT REPEALED BY ANYTHING IN SEC. 7 OF LICENSE ACT OF JULY 1, 1902. il Provided, That nothing in this section shall be interpreted as repealing any of the police or building regulations of the 166 District of Columbia, regarding the establishment or conduct of the businesses, trades, professions or callings herein named. HARBOR REGULATIONS An Act to Establish Certain Harbor Regulations for the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and Bouse of Bepresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any wharf or dock, any master or captain of any vessel, or any person or persons to cast, throw, drop, or deposit any ballast, dirt, oyster shells, or ashes in the water in any part of the Potomac River or its tributaries in the District of Columbia, or on the shores of said river below high-water mark, unless for the purpose of making a wharf, after permission has been obtained from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for that purpose, which wharf shall be sufficiently inclosed and secured so as to prevent injury to navigation. SEC. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any owner or occu- pant of any wharf or dock, any captain or master of any vessel, or any other person or persons to cast, throw, deposit, or drop in any dock or in the waters of the Potomac River or its tribu- taries in the District of Columbia any dead fish, fish offal, dead animals of any kind, condemned oysters in the shell, watermel- ons, cantaloupes, vegetables, fruits, shavings, hay, straw, ice, snow, filth, or trash of any kind whatsoever. SEC. 3. That any person or. persons violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in the police court of the District of Columbia shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hun- dred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such punishments, in the discretion of the court. SEC. 4. That nothing in this Act contained shall be con- strued to interfere with the work of improvement in or along the said river and harbor, under the supervision of the United States Government. Approved, May 19, 1896. (29 Stat., 126). 167 SEC. 895 of the Code of Law, D, C. Every vessel coming to anchor in the Potomac River between the junctions of the Washington and Georgetown channels of said river and the extension of the south line of P street southwest, in the city of Washington, shall anchor as near the flats in said river as possible, so that the channel of said river will not be obstructed ; and if such vessel is to remain over twelve hours it shall be moored with both anchors, so as to give room for passing ves- sels and so as not to swing and obstruct said channel. Ap- proved, June 30, 1902. (32 Stat., Pt. 1, 535). Every vessel coming to anchor in any other portion of the navigable waters in the District of Columbia shall also be so moored under the direction of the harbor master, or the pilot of the police boat acting in the harbor master’s absence, as not to obstruct the channel, and be secured with an anchor at bow and stern as to keep the long axis of the vessel parallel with that of the channel and prevent it from swinging so as to obstruct the free passage of the channel by other vessels. Approved, Febru- ary 8, 1904. (33 Stat., Pt. 1, 11). No vessel shall be permitted to anchor in the Washington channel of the Potomac River between a point one thousand feet south of the south line of P street and the north line of K street extended, each point to be designated by a white buoy ; and all vessels coming to anchor above the line of K street south aforesaid shall come to anchor as near the flats as possible and so that the channel will not be obstructed; and all vessels com- ing to anchor shall be so moored by the use of both anchors as to prevent obstruction of the channel within four hundred feet of the nearest wharf, the said anchorage to continue only twenty-four hours unless otherwise ordered or directed by the harbor master. No vessel shall be permitted to lie in Seven- teenth street canal, New Jersey avenue canal, James Creek canal, or at the entrance thereof, so as to obstruct the passage of any vessel going into or out of the same or moving from one place to another therein, unless such obstructing vessel is actually engaged in loading or unloading, and shall then, if deemed expedient by the harbor master, be removed to such place as shall be necessary to give room to passing vessels. Any 168 captain or owner of or anyone in charge of any barge, sand scow, or any vessel that may sink in said canals (Act, June 30, 1902, supra) or the captain or owner of any sunken vessel or other structure in any dock or at the end of any wharf in the District of Columbia (Act, February 8, 1904,- supra), shall raise and remove the same in five days. Any vessel at the end of wharves or in docks shall, when required by the harbor master, haul either way to accommodate vessels going in or coming out from such wharves or docks. They shall not occupy regular steamers or sailing packets’ berths without permission from the recognized occupants of such wharves and dock, and they are required to rig in all fore-and-aft spars, have boats hoisted up under the bow, and davits turned up, as the harbor master may direct. Vessels when not engaged in loading or discharging cargo shall give place to such vessels as are ready to receive or deliver freights; and if the captain or person in charge of any vessel refuse to move said vessel when notified by the occupant of the wharf at which she is lying, the harbor master shall order him to haul to some other berth or into the stream. The powers and authority herein conferred upon the harbor master may, in his absence or temporary disability, be exercised by the pilot of the harbor police boat. Any person refusing to obey the instructions of the harbor master or, in case of his absence or temporary disability, the said pilot of the harbor police boat, or any person failing to comply with any of the provisions of this section, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not ex- ceeding six months, or both. (Act June 30, 1902. supra). The Major and Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police shall hereafter be charged with the enforcement of all laws and regulations relating to the harbor, and employ the lieuten- ant, force, and means provided for this service in the execution of the duties appertaining thereto. Approved March 3, 1915. (33 Stat., Pt. 1, 902). An Act to Prohibit the Killing of Wild Birds and Wild Animals in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 169 the United States of America in Congress assembled , That no person shall at any time or at any place in the District of Co- lumbia kill, or attempt to kill, any game bird or any other wild bird whatever, except the English sparrow, under a penalty of five dollars or imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than six month, or both, for each bird killed or for each attempt as ! aforesaid; Provided, That landowners or tenants may, under - special written permit from the Superintendent of the Metro- j politan Police, shoot or kill crows, Cooper hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, and great horned owls found destroying crops or poul- try on their premises. SEC. 2. That no person shall at any time or at any place in the District of Columbia trap, catch, kill, injure, pursue, or at- tempt to trap, catch, kill, injure, or pursue any squirrel or any I chipmunk, or shall shoot or hunt with a gun any rabbit or other !| wild animal without a special written permit so to do from such officer as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may, by regulation or order, from time to time charge with that duty, ; under a penalty of five dollars or imprisonment in the work- house for not more than thirty days, or both, for each squirrel or chipmunk trapped, caught, killed, injured, or pursued, or for each rabbit or other animal killed as aforesaid ) Provided, That any wild animal may be killed when suffering from injury or disease. SEC. 3. That no person in the District of Columbia shall kill any English sparrow or any wild animal suffering from injury or disease, by means of any gun, air gun, rifle, air rifle, parlor rifle, pistol, revolver, or other firearm, without a special written permit so to do from such official as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may, by regulation or order, from time to time charge with that duty, under a penalty of five dollars or imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than thirty days, or both, for each sparrow or animal so killed. SEC. 4. That the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia are hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all such usual and reasonable police regulations, in addition to those already made under the Act of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and the joint resolution ap- 170 proved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, as they may deem necessary for the regulation of firearms) projectiles, explosives, or weapons of any kind in the District of Columbia. SEC. 5. That no person in the District of Columbia shall at any time hunt, pursue, or needlessly disturb any wild duck, goose, or other waterfowl, on any of the waters of the District of Columbia, with any boat propelled by any means other than oars, under • a penalty of ten dollars or imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense. SEC. 6. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent here- with be, and the same are hereby, repealed. But nothing in this Act shall prevent the hunting of game birds on the marshes of the Anacostia River, or Eastern branch, north of the Anacos- tia bridge, and on the marshes on the Virginia shore of the Potomac River east of the Aqueduct bridge; Provided, That said birds are not hunted within two hundred yards of any bridge or dwelling. Approved June 30, 1906. (34 Stat. pt. 1, 808). An Act to Amend the Acts for the Protection of Birds, Game and Fish in the District of Columbia. (The re- mainder of the Act of March 3, 1899, which is amended by this Act, is embraced in this arrangement of the statutes). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That Sections one and three of an Act entitled “An act for the pro- tection of birds, preservation of game, and for the prevention of its sale during certain closed seasons, in the District of Colum- bia, 9 ’ approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, be, and they are hereby, amended to read as follows: That no person shall kill, expose for sale, or have in his or her possession, either dead or alive, any partridge, otherwise quail, between the fifteenth day of March and the first day of November, under a penalty of five dollars for each partridge, otherwise quail, killed, exposed for sale, or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, and in default thereof to be 171 imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not less than thirty days nor more than six months. 1 1 That no person shall kill, expose for sale, or have in his or her possession, either dead or alive, any woodcock between the first day of January and the first day of July, under a penalty of five dollars for each woodcock killed, exposed for sale, or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not lesa than thirty days nor more than six months. 1 1 That no person shall expose for sale or have in his or her possession, either dead or alive, any prairie chicken, otherwise 9 pinnated grouse, between the fifteenth day of March and the first day of September, under a penalty of five dollars for each prairie chicken, otherwise pinnated grouse, exposed for sale or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the wo'rkhouse for a period not less than thirty days nor more than six months. i i That no person shall kill, expose for sale or have in his or her possession, either dead or alive, any wild turkey or ruffed grouse, otherwise known as pheasant, between the twenty-sixth day of December and the first day of November, except the English, ring-neck, or other pheasants of foreign origin hatched and raised in farm poultry inclosures, under a penalty of five j dollars for each wild turkey or ruffed grouse, otherwise known as pheasant, killed, exposed for sale, or had in his or her pos- session, either dead or alive, and in default thereof to be im- prisoned in the workhouse for a period not less than thirty days nor more than six months. 1 1 That no person shall kill, expose for sale, or have in his or her possession, either dead or alive, any squirrel or rabbit except the species known as the English rabbit, Belgian hare, between the first day of February and the first day of Novem- ber, under a penalty of two dollars for each squirrel or rabbit killed, exposed for sale, or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse , for a period not less than fifteen days nor more than three months. 1 L That no person shall kill, expose for sale, or have in his or 172 her possession, either dead or alive, any wild duck, wild goose, brant, snipe, or plover between the first day of April and the first day of September, under a penalty of five dollars for each wild duck, wild goose, brant, snipe or plover killed, exposed for sale or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not less than thirty days nor more than six months. i ‘ That no person shall kill, expose for sale or have in his or her possession, either dead or alive, any water rail or ortolan, reed bird or rice bird, marsh blackbird or other game bird not previously mentioned, between the first day of February and the first day of September, under a penalty of two dollars for each water rail or ortolan, reed bird or rice bird, marsh blackbird or other game bird not previously mentioned, killed, exposed for sale, or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not less than fifteen days nor more than six month. ” (Act, March 3, 1901. (31 Stat., 1, 1091). SEC. 2. That no person shall expose for sale or have in his or her possession any deer meat or venison, between the first day of January and the first day of September, under a penalty of ten dollars for such exposure for sale or having in posses- sion, and the forfeiture of all such deer meat or venison to the officer making the arrest, who shall destroy the same; and, in default of fine, to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not exceeding sixty days. (Act, March 3, 1899, 30 Stat., 1012). SEC. 3. That for the purposes of this Act the following only shall be considered game birds: The Anatidae, commonly known as swans, geese, brant, river and sea ducks; the Rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots, mud hens and gallinules; the Limicolac, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tattlers and curlews; the Gallinse, commonly known as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, partridges and quails, and the species of Icterid®, commonly known as marsh blackbirds and reed birds or rico birds. i ‘ That no person shall kill, catch, expose for sale, or have in his or her possession, living or dead, any wild bird other than 173 i a game /bird, English sparrow, crow, Cooper’s hawk, sharp- shinned hawk or great horned owl; nor rob the nest of any such wild bird of eggs or young; nor destroy such nest ex- cept in the clearing of land of trees or brush, under a penalty of five dollars for every such bird killed, caught, exposed for sale or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, and for each nest destroyed, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not exceeding thirty days; Pro- • vided, That this section shall not apply to birds or eggs col- lected fur scientific purposes under permits issued by the Super- intendent of Police of the District of Columbia in accordance with sueh instructions as the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may 'prescribe, sueh permits to be in force for one year from date of issue and non-transf erable. ‘ 1 That no person shall trap, net or ensnare any waterfowl | or other wild bird (except the English sparrow) or have in his or her possession any trap, snare, net, or illuminating device for the purpose of killing or capturing any such bird, under a j penalty of five dollars for each waterfowl or other wild bird ! (except the English sparrow) killed or captured, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse not exceeding thirty days; Provided, That this Act shall not apply to birds or animals heretofore stuffed or to birds or animals hereafter killed in open season and subsequently stuff ed.” SEC. 2. That Section eight of an Act for the protection of fish in the District of Columbia, for. the maintenance of a per- manent spawning ground in the Potomac River in said District, and for other purposes, is hereby amended so as to read : 1 1 SEC. 8. That all nets, boats or other contrivances, the property of any person or persons convicted under the provi- sions of this Act, shall be confiscated to the District of Colum- bia, and the same shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, by the property clerk of said District, and the proceeds therefrom be deposited with the collector of taxes, as are other District revenues . 99 (See remainder of Act of May 17, 1898, which this section 2 amends, below p. 176). SEC. 3. That Section two of “An Act for the protection of fish in the District of Columbia, for the maintenance of a per- 174 manent spawning ground in the Potomac River in said District, and for other purposes,” approved May seventeenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: * 1 SEC. 2. That no person shall catch or kill in the waters of the Potomac River or its tributaries within the District of Columbia any black bass (otherwise known as green bass and chub), crappie (otherwise known as calico bass and strawberry bass), between the first day of April and the twenty-ninth day of May of each year, nor have in possession nor expose for sale any of said species between the dates aforesaid, nor catch or kill any of said species of fish at any other time during the year except by angling, nor catch nor kill any of the aforesaid species by what are known as out lines or trot lines, having a succession of hooks or devices. ' ' Approved March 3, 1901. (31 Stats., 1091-1093). SEC. 4. That no person shall kill or shoot at any wild duck, wild goose, brant, or wild bird in the night-time; nor kill or shoot at any wild duck, wild goose, wild brant, or wild bird with any other firearm, gun, or device than such as are habit- ually raised at arm's length and fired from the shoulder, under a penalty of five dollars for each wild duck, wild goose, wild brant, or wild bird killed, and in default thereof to be impris- oned in the workhouse for a period not exceeding thirty days; and the further penalty of twenty dollars for having any fire- arm, gun, or device other than the gun habitually used at arm's length, in possession, for the purpose of violating the provisions of this chapter, and, in default, to be imprisoned in the work* house for a period not exceeding ninety days. SEC. 5. ‘That to carry out the provisions of this chapter any police officer, game warden, having police authority, or health officer, in the District of Columbia, with sworn informa- tion presented to such officer or warden is authorized and em- powered to thoroughly inspect any house, boat, market box, stall, cold storage, or other place of whatever character or kind, where he may believe game, meats, or birds, as hereto- fore mentioned in this chapter, may be stored or kept ; and any 175 proprietor, agent, employe, or other person refusing to permit such inspection shall be deemed guilty of interference with the police, and, upon conviction therefor, be fined not more than one hundred dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars, and, in default of such payment, to be imprisoned in the United States jail not exceeding six months. SEC. 6. That any person who shall knowingly trespass on the lands of another for the purpose of shooting or hunting thereon, after due notice by the owner or occupant of lands, shall be liable to such owner or occupant in exemplary damages to an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars. That notice shall be given by erecting and maintaining signboards, at least eight by twelve inches in dimensions, on the borders of the premises, and at least two such signs for every fifty acres; and any person who shall maliciously tear down or in any manner deface or injure any of such signboards shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five dollars for each and every sign- board so torn down, defaced, or injured; and, in default, to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty days in the work- house. SEC. 7. That there shall be no shooting, or having in posses- sion in the open air the implements for shooting, on the first day of the week, called Sunday, except to transport said imple- ments within or without the District of Columbia; and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty' dollars for each offense. SEC. 8. That wherever in this Act possession of any birds, fowls, or meats is prohibited, the fact that the said birds, fowls, or meats were killed or captured outside the District of Colum- bia shall constitute no defense for such possession. SEC. 9. That any officer or other person securing the con- viction of any violator of any of the provisions of this Act, in the police court or other court of the District of Columbia, shall receive one-half of any fine which may be imposed and paid for such violation, and prosecution shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia. SEC. 10. That all acts now in force in the District of Colum- bia inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be, and the 176 same are hereby, repealed. Approved March 3, 1899. (30 Stat., 1012). An Act for the Protection of Fish in the District of Columbia, for the Maintenance of a Permanent Spawn- ing Ground in the Potomac River in Said District, and for Other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the date of the passage of this Act no person shall fish with fyke net, pound net, stake net, weir, float net, gill net, haul sein, dip net, or any other contrivance, stationary or float- ing, in the waters of the Potomac River and its tributaries with- in the District of Columbia; Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the use of barrel nets or pots for the catching or killing of eels, or prevent the United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, or his agents, from taking from said waters in any manner desired fish of any kind for scientific purposes or for purposes of propagation, and that none of the provisions of this Act shall apply to persons employed in catching young catfish, smelt, chub, bull minnows, and crayfish for use as bait in fishing with hook and line ; Provided further, That any person engaged in taking such catfish, smelt, chub, bull minnows, and crayfish shall first have procured a written per- mit from the said Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries to take such bait for hook-and-line fishing. (Section 2 amended by Act of March 3, 1901, above). SEC. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person to have in possession or expose for sale in the District of Columbia after the tenth day of June in any year any fresh fish of the shad or herring species. SEC. 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person to expose for sale in the District of Columbia at any time during the year any striped bass or rockfish or black bass having a length of less than nine inches. SEC. 5. That it shall be unlawful for any person to catch or kill in the waters of the Potomac River or its tributaries 177 within the District of Columbia any fish by means of explosives, drugs, or poisons. SEC. 6 That no person shall allow any tar, oil, ammoniacal liquor, or other waste products of any gas works or works engaged in using such products, or any waste product whatever of any mechanical, chemical, manufacturing, or refining estab- lishment, to flow into or be deposited in Rock Creek or the Potomac Eiver or any of its tributaries within the District of Columbia, or into any pipe or conduit leading to the same. SEC. 7. That any person who shall violate any of the provi- sions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and ! upon conviction therefor before the police court or any other court of the District of Columbia shall be fined for each and every such offense not less than ten dollars nor more than one i hundred dollars, and in default of payment of fine shall be 1 imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not exceeding six months; and any officer or other person securing such convic- tion before the police court of the District of Columbia shall be 1 entitled to and receive one-half of any fine or fines imposed upon and paid by the party or parties adjudged guilty. (Sec- tion 8 amended by Act of March 3, 1901, above). SEC. 9. That all acts or parts of acts not in harmony with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved May 17, 1898. (30 Stat., 415). . > An Act Regulating the Speed of Automobiles in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and for Other Purposes. I I Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in> Congress assembled , That no person shall drive or propel, *or cause to be driven or propelled, any automobile, horseless or motor vehicle, bicycle, or horse- drawn vehicle within the fire limits of the District of Columbia, as said fire limits are now defined or may hereafter be defined from time to time in and by the building regulations of said District, upon any street, avenue, alley, or public highway at a greater rate of speed than twelve miles an hour between inter- secting streets and avenues; nor at a greater rate of speed than 178 fifteen miles an hour through any of the parks within said Dis- trict; nor across streets at a greater speed than eight miles an hour; nor at a greater rate of speed than six miles an hour around the corners of any street or avenue; nor at a greater rate of speed than four miles an hour on the east side of Fif- teenth street northwest between the south building line of G street and the south curb line of New York avenue; nor on the west side of Fifteenth street northwest between the line which would be the south building line of G street if extended to the west side of Fifteenth street, and from said extended line north to the north curb line of Pennsylvania avenue; nor at the inter- section of Ninth and F streets northwest, between the building lines of said streets; nor at the intersection of Ninth and G streets northwest between the building lines of said streets; nor at the intersection of Eleventh and F streets northwest between the building lines of the said streets; nor at the inter- section of Eleventh and G streets northwest between the build- ing lines of the said streets; nor on any public roadway, street, avenue, or alley within said District outside of said fire limits at a greater rate of speed than twenty miles an hour; and when meeting or pasing any other vehicle tbe speed shall not exceed twelve miles an hour, and any automobile shall be brought to a full stop whenever the driver of a horse-drawn vehicle shall signal by raising the hand, and said vehicles shall at all times be under the control of the driver or operator; and the driver or operator and the owner or proprietor riding there- on or therein violating any of the provisions hereof shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars ; and shall, upon conviction for the second offense within one year from the commission of the first offense, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hun- dred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than five days nor more than thirty days, at the discretion of the court; and shall, upon conviction for the third offense within one year from the com- mission of the first offense, and for any and all subsequent of- fenses, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars, and be imprisoned in the workhouse for not less than thirty days nor more than six months. 179 SEC. 2. That prosecutions for violation of the provisions of this Act shall be on information filed in the police court of the District of Columbia by the corporation counsel or any of his assistants. SEC. 3. That this Act shall not be held to take away the authority of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make police regulations not inconsistent herewith. Approved, June 29, 1906. An Act to Prevent the Giving of False Alarms of Fires in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to wilfully or knowingly give a false alarm of fire within the District of Columbia, and any person or persons violating the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 2. That prosecutions for violation of the provisions of this Act shall be on information filed in the police court by the corporation counsel of the District of Columbia or by any of his assistants. SEC. 3. That this Act shall be in effect from and after its passage. Approved, June 8, 1906. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to Locate a Cab Service, and for Other Purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to locate on the streets or parts of streets adjoining the stations of any railroad company in the District of Columbia, a stand for cabs, carriages, and other vehicles for the conveyance of passengers to and from the said railroad 180 stations, said service to be established by the said railroad com- panies. That the rates of charges for the service to be ren- dered by the said railroad companies shall be fixed by the Commissioners of the District of Colhmbia, and that at no time shall the schedule exceed the rates now in force in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. Approved, June 7, 1898. (30 Stat., 747). * * * * * * That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be au- thorized and directed, after due investigaiton, to prepare and put in immediate operation, subject to change from time to time, a reasonable scale of charges by cabs, taxicabs, and pub- lic vehicles, for the transportation of passengers in the District of Columbia, and the tariffs so prepared shall be the maximum charges that may be collected in the District of Columbia. The said commissioners are hereby empowered to prescribe the penalty or penalties for violation of any charge fixed by them. * ***** •Act approved March 3, 1909. (35 Stat., Pt. 1, 724). An Act to License Billiard and Pool Tables in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and for Other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep any billiard table, bagatelle table, shuffleboard, jenny lind table, pool table, or any table upon which legitimate games are played, in any saloon, room, or place of business within the District of Columbia for public use or for profit or gain, without a license therefor first had and ob- tained from the assessor of the District of Columbia. SEC. 2. That every person taking out such license shall pay to the collector of taxes of said District a license fee of twelve dollars per annum for each table. Said license may be granted or refused in the discretion of the assessor of said District, and all licenses so granted shall date from the first day of the month in which the liability began and expire on the thirty- 181 first day of October in each year; Provided , That in all cases of refusal of said assessor to grant said license, or upon written protest of a majority or more of the property owners or resi- dents of the block in which it is proposed to grant such license, an appeal may be taken to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, whose decision shall be final. March 2, 1913. “Ordered: That the order of December 23, 1909, amending the order of April 27, 1907, relative to reports made by the Police Department upon applications for pool room licenses, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘ That the Major and Superintendent of Police hereafter instruct the captains of the various police precincts, when re- porting upon applications for pool room licenses in the county, to learn the sentiment of the residents and property owners within 250 feet of the street or road on each side of the place where it is desired to locate such business, and within a similar space on the side of the street or road fronting opposite such place; within the city they shall learn the sentiment of the actual resident house-keepers and merchants, store-keepers, or shop-keepers, occupying stores or shops on the same side of the square where it is desired to locate a pool room, and on the confronting side of the square opposite the same; Provided, that the entrances of residences or the entrances to the stores, shops or places of business be on the same street or avenue or some corner thereof as the entrance of the pool room, and the result of their investigation shall be embodied in their re- port.’ 99 SEC. 3. That every person who shall own, keep, or use any billiard table, bagatelle table, pool table, or any table or board of the kind mentioned in the first section of this Act, for public use or profit without such license first had and obtained, shall, on conviction in the police court, be fined twenty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding three months for each offense, or both, in the discretion of the court. SEC. 4. That it shall not be lawful for the proprietors of billiard tables, pool tables, bagatelle tables, jenny lind tables, or other tables of the kind mentioned in the first section of this Act, shufflleboards and bowling alleys, kept for public hire and 182 gain in the District of Columbia, to sell or to allow to be sold in the same room, spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, and all such places shall be closed during the entire twenty-four hours of each and every Sunday, and also during the hours that bar- rooms are required to be closed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than forty dollars, and shall in addition forfeit his or her license, in the discretion of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. SEC. 5. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved, February 25, 1897. (29 Stats., 594). An Ordinance to Revise, Consolidate, and Amend the Or- dinances of the Board of Health, to Declare What Shall be Deemed Nuisances Injurious to Health, and to Provide for the Removal Thereof, as Amended by Ordinances of July 30, 1875, and by Commissioners ’ Orders of June 25, 1901, and January 2, 1902. (See 1 Sup. R. S., 2d ed., 304). SEC. 2. That the carrying and transporting of bones, hides, fish, garbage, offal, or other animal or vegetable substances, in decomposing and offensive condition, in any other than covered and inclosed vehicles, through any street, avenue, alley, or public place, within the cities of Washington or Georgetown, or the more densely populated suburbs of said cities, is hereby declared a nuisance injurious to health; and any person who shall cause, commit, create, or maintain such nuisance shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than two nor more than twenty-five dollars for every such offense. SEC. 3. That manure accumulated in great quantities; manure, offal, or garbage piled or deposited within 300 feet of any place of worship, or of any dwelling, or unloaded along the line of any railroad, or in any street or public way; cars or flats loaded with manure, or other offensive matter, remain- ing or standing on any railroad, street, or highway, in the 183 cities of Washington or Georgetown, or the more densely popu- lated suburbs of said cities, are hereby declared nuisances in- jurious to health; and any person who shall pile or deposit manure, offal, or garbage, or any offensive or nauseous sub- stance within 300 feet of any inhabited dwelling within the limits of said cities or their said suburbs, and any person who shall unload, discharge, or put upon or along the line of any railroad, street, or highway, or public place within said cities or their said suburbs any manure, garbage, offal, or other offensive or nauseous substance within 300 feet of any inhab- ited dwelling, or who shall cause or allow cars or flats loaded with or having in or upon them any such substance to remain or stand in or along any railroad, street, or highway within the limits of said cities or their suburbs within 300 feet of any inhabited dwelling, and who shall fail, after notice duly served by this board, to remove the same, shall, upon conviction there- of, be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for every such offense. The Works Law to Enjoin and Abate Houses of Lewdness, Assignation, and Prostitution. Whoever shall erect, establish, continue, maintain, use, own, occupy, or re-lease any building, erection, or place used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution in the District of Columbia is guilty of a nuisance, and the building, erection, or place, or the ground itself in or upon which such lewdness, assignation, or prostitution is conducted, permitted, or carried on, continued, or exists, and the furniture, fixtures, musical in- struments, and contents are also declared a nuisance, and shall be enjoined and abated as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. That whenever a nuisance is kept, maintained, or exists as defined in this Act the attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia, or the Attorney General of the United States, or any citizen of the District of Columbia, may maintain an action in equity in the name of the United States of America, upon the relation of such attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia, the Attorney General of 184 the United States, or citizen, to perpetually enjoin said nui- sance, the person or persons conducting or maintaining the same, and the owner or agent of the building or ground upon which said nuisance exists. In such action the court, or a judge in vacation, shall, upon the presentation of a petition therefor alleging that the nuisance complained of exists, allow a temporary writ of injunction, without bond, if it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court or judge by evidence in the form of affidavits, depositions, oral testimony, or otherwise, as the complainant may elect, unless the court or judge by previous order shall have directed the form and man- ner in which it shall be presented. Three days* notice, in writing, shall be given the defendant of the hearing of the application, and if then continued at his instance the writ as prayed shall be granted as a matter of course. When an in- junction has been granted it shall be binding on the defendant throughout the District of Columbia, and any violation of the provisions of injunction herein provided shall be a contempt as hereinafter provided. SEC. 3. That the action when brought shall be triable at the first term of court, after due and timely service of the notice has been given, and in such action evidence of the general rep- utation of the place shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of said nuisance. If the complaint is filed by a citizen, it shall not be dismissed, except upon a sworn statement made by the complainant and his attorney, setting forth the reasons why the action should be dismissed, and the dismissal approved by the attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia or the Attorney General of the United States of America in writing or in open court. If the court is of the opinion that the action ought not to be dismissed, it may direct the attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia to prosecute said action to judgment ; and if the action is continued more than one term of court, any citizen of the District of Columbia, or the Attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia, may be substituted for the complaining party and prosecute said action to judg- ment. If the action is brought by a citizen, and the court finds 185 there was no reasonable grounds or cause for said action, the costs may be taxed to such citizen. SEC. 4. That in case of the violation of any injunction granted under the provisions of this Act, the court, or, in vaca- tion, a judge thereof, may summarily try and punish the of- fender. The proceedings shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court an information, under oath, setting out the alleged facts constituting such violation, upon which the court or judge shall cause a warrant to issue, under which the defendant shall be arrested. The trial may be had upon affida- vits, or either party may at any stage of the proceedings de- mand the production and oral examination of the witnesses. A party found guilty of contempt, under the provisions of this section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the District jail not less than three nor more than six months or by both fine and imprisonment. SEC. 5. That if the existence of the nuisance be established in an action as provided in this Act, or in a criminal proceed- ing, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all fixtures, furniture, musical instru- ments, or movable property used in conducting the nuisance, and shall direct the sale thereaf in the manner provided for the sale of chattels under execution, and the effectual closing of the building or place against its use for any purpose, and so keeping it closed for a period of one year, unless sooner re- leased. If any person shall break and enter or use a building, erection, or place so directed to be closed he shall be punished as for contempt, as provided in the preceding section. SEC. 6 That the proceeds of the sale of the personal prop- erty, as provided in the preceding section, shall be applied in the payment of the costs of the action and abatement, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the defendant. SEC. 7. That if the owner appears and pays all costs of the proceeding and files a bond, with sureties to be approved by the clerk, in the full value of the property, to be ascertained 186 by the court or, in vacation, by the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia, conditioned that he will immediately abate said nuisance and prevent the same from being estab- lished or kept within a period of one year thereafter, the court, or, in vacation, the judge, may, if satisfied of his good faith, order the premises closed under the order of abatement to be delivered to said owner and said order of abatement canceled so far as the same may relate to said property; and if the pro- ceeding be an action, in equity and said bond be given and costs therein paid before judgment and order of abatement, the action shall be thereby abated as to said building only. The release of the property under the provisions of this sec- tion shall not release it from judgment, lien, penalty, or liabil- ity to which it may be subject by law. SEC. 8. That whenever a permanent injunction issues against any person for maintaining a nuisance as herein de- fined, or against any owner or agent of the building kept or used for the purpose prohibited by this Act, there shall be assessed against said building and the ground upon which the same is located and against the person or persons maintaining said nuisance, and the owner or agent of said premises, a tax of $300. The assessment of said tax shall be made by the assessor of the District of Columbia and shall be made within three months from the date of the granting of the permanent injunction. In case the assessor fails or neglects to make said assessment the same shall be made by the chief of police, and a return of said assessment shall be made to the collector of taxes. Said tax shall be a perpetual lien upon all property, both personal and real, used for the purpose of mantaining said nuisance, and the payment of said tax shall not relieve the person or building from any other penalties provided by law. The provisions of the law relating to the collection and distribution of taxes upon personal and real property shall govern in the collection and distribution of the tax herein prescribed in so far as the same are applicable and not in conflict with the provisions of this Act. SEC. 9. The United States district attorney or other at- 187 torney representing the prosecution for violation of this statute, with the approval of the court, may grant immunity to any witness called to testify in behalf of the prosecution. Approved, February 7, 1914. INDEX A ACCIDENTS- SEC . PAGE police may rope off sts., etc., at scene of, if necessary g 72 ACTS OF CONGRESS — giving Commrs. authority to make regula- tions 2-7 germane to the police regulations 152-187 ADDRESSES ON PUBLIC STREETS, etc— permits required for 5 25 ADVERTISEMENTS— signs used as must not be located in any places mentioned in Sec. 1, Art. IX with certain exceptions 22 67 vehicles must not be used to solely display without permit 50 90 may be displayed by street cars 50 91 private street lamps not to be used as 7 106 must not be attached to trees without permit 3 125 permits for on buildings or projecting there- from 11 133 must not be put on carriage blocks, lamp posts, etc 12 134 ADVERTISING— noises shall not be used for, wares or attract- ing attention to any business with excep- tions . 1,2 68-69 permit required to do, on sidewalks by pro- jecting lenses or otherwise 4 130 ADVERTISING MATTER — must not be thrown on doorsteps if likely to be blown about 8 65 188 AGE LIMIT— SEC. page permit for operation of commercial vehicles by persons under 16 required 33 84 AIR GUNS— use of forbidden 1 72 use of by minors forbidden 2 73 AISLES IN THEATERS. (See “ Theaters/ ’) 4 ' ALCOHOL— storage of 7,10 20,23 ALLEY GATES. (See “Gates.”) ; ALLEY HOUSES— entertainments in, 19a 116 ALLEYS— excavations in 3 61 i building materials deposited in 3 61 permit necessary for excavations in 3 63 rules regarding construction of manure pits owners of vacant lots must not permit dirt, etc., to wash down on 21 67 dirt, etc., must not be dropped on 1 ' 59 materials dangerous to men and animals must not be left on 4 63 rugs, etc., ashes, etc., must not be treated so as to cause dust on adjoining premises 5 64 dangerous obstructions must not be left in. . 7 64 handbills, circulars, etc., must not be left in 8 65 foul drainage, etc., must not be spilled on. . 9 65 wood must not be sawed on or left there more than 2 hours 13 66 structures used as advs. not to be placed in without permit 22 67 noises in 1-7 68-71 musical instruments must not be played in without permit 3 69 police may rope off in case of fires, etc., if necessary 6 71 190 AMBULANCES have right of way. (See sec. page “B ight of Way.”) AMUSEMENTS— consents must be obtained to conduct on vacant lots 4 jq indecent prohibited 15-19 115-116 limited on Sunday 16 115 in alley houses 19 a hq crowds must not congregate in front of places furnishing, 1 135 establishment of cheap places of (indoor) . . 22 117 music at open air 4 7 q licenses for may be revoked 3 5 ANACOSTIA BRIDGE— lights on draw 73 99 ANIMALS— rules governing in droves, etc. 1-9 55-56 diseased must not be brought into D. C 8 56 must not be washed near public hydrant . . 7 56 droves must not be driven by anyone under sixteen years 6 56 dead must not be cast on sts., etc. 1 59 dead must not be cast on lots, etc 2 60 removal of harness while on streets 52 91 definition of words “dead animal* * 1 119 rules as to removal of dead 8-9, 16-19 121-124 horned, may be led singly in sts 4 55 six (horses) may be haltered together 2 55 must not be fastened to trees 1 125 shall not run at large 3 55 loose herds may be driven on certain streets 5 55 game laws in re 168-177 authority of Commissioners to regulate re- moval 7 APPEAL— from decision of Fire Marshal in re storage of inflammable materials 10 23 191 ARRESTS — sec. page may be made by church authorities 161 ASH CARTS— may use gongs . 1 68 ASHES— must not be handled or sifted so as to cause dust on other premises, etc 5 64 must not be dropped from vehicles on sts. . . 11 65 must not be left on Sts., etc 1 59 rules as to removal of 10-12,17-19 122-124 definition of word 10 122 ASSEMBLIES— disposition of vehicles at 9 32 (See also “Theaters.”) ASSESSOR— shall give hearing to protestants against issuance of dance hall permits 25 119 AUCTION SALES— use of streets for display of vehicles in. . . . 79 101 AUCTIONEERS— rules governing 1-10 145-147 may make noise in calling out their wares . . 1,2 69 AUTOMOBILE BOARD— organization and work 9 141 AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS— hose or pipe from must not be left on side- walk after closing hours 13a 135 AUTOMOBILES— (See “Sightseeing Automobiles” for special regulations governing that kind of vehicle) rates for public for hire 1-6 45-52 shall use horn, bell or gong for warning .... 1 68 rules as to operation, construction, etc 1-12 137-142 license to operate, etc 1 137 tags for, 2 139 operation by tourists 2 130 lights on 3 139 lights must not dazzle 39 85 192 AUTOMOBILES — Continued, sec. page starting levers, etc 4 140 going north and south have right of way 19 83 prolonged emission of smoke, etc. prohibited 5,38 140,85 prolonged noises prohibited 6 140 noises by prohibited as well as when in garages . . . . 6 141 shall not be operated by intoxicated parties 7 141 board for examination of operators of ... . 9 141 operation by minors .................... l 138 must have mufflers 6 140 (See “Vehicles” for general traffic rules.) must not use muffler cut out 37 85 storage in certain classes of houses pro- tiibited 5g 19 oil may drip from 4 124 AUTO VEHICLES— lights on other than automobiles 48 90 (See “ Automobiles”) AVENUES. ( See i i Streets. ' ') AWNINGS— maintenance over sidewalks, etc 10 132 must not interfere with trees and lights . . 10 133 B B STREET— farmers' stands on 1 35 occupancy of bet. 9th and 10th Sts 8 132 BABY CARRIAGES— classed as vehicles if on sts. not in usual path of pedestrians 1 81 BACKING— vehicles must signal before, 24 84 BADGES — must be worn by hucksters and assistants . . 4 25 drivers of public hacks must wear... 3 31 must be worn by men repairing district wires etc. 5 105 193 SEC. PAGE BAGGAGE— rates for carrying on public vehicles ... 1 45 drivers shall unload and load without charge from public vehicles 1 48 BALLS— conduct of vehicles at 9,10 32-33 shall not be thrown on streets 16 136, 162 BANDS— permit necessary to play in parades ...... 3 69 BAR ROOMS— noise making devices must not be used in . . 1 68 BARKERS— forbidden to operate on public space. ... 14, 14a, 15 135, 136 BARRELS— must not be left on sidewalks, etc. more than 2 hours except as provided in Art. XXIII 13 66 BASIN— no one shall tamper with cover without per- mit 16 66 BATHING— from public bridges prohibited 75 100 BATHING BEACH— rules as to conduct of 1 126 authority to make regulations governing . . 5 BEANSHOOTERS— no person under 16 shall carry 2 73 BEEVES. (See ‘ ‘ Animals,”) BEGGING— not allowed in Dist. Bldg 2 150 BELLS— shall not be rung on sts., alleys, etc., except on occasions 1 68 st. cars, bicycles, autos, shall use 1 68 scissors-grinders may use 1 08 ash carts may use 1 08 may be put on horses attached to sleighs.. 1 08 shall be used at grade crossings . . . . — ... 76 100 194 SEC. PAGE BENZIE E — storage and sale 1, 6, 10 11-20, 23 dripping on sts 4, 5 124,125 BICYCLES— record of must be kept when brought to repair shops 7 ^0 shall use bell, horn or gong for warning .... 1 63 shall not be crowded onto curb by other v ^icles 55 91 shall not be ridden on sidewalks 57 91 shall not be ridden by two people without P ermi t 58 91 must not carelessly collide 54 94 must have a light 48 99 shall not be ridden in front of fire appar- atus 3 104 shall not be ridden over fire hose 3 104 shall not be left against Dist. Bldg 82 102 BILLBOARDS— shall not be placed on fire alarm box, etc. . . 4 104 Act of Congress in re 155 BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES— law governing 180 BIRDS— laws protecting 168-177 BITUMINOUS COAL— deposit of on sidewalks 1 59 BLASTING— rules as to 1-31 71-80 BLOCKS (bumping) railroad sidings must have 78 101 BOATS— shall signal drawbridge keeper 74 100 hire of to minors, etc 1 149 shall not be propelled against bridges ...... 75 100 195 BONFIRES — sec. page prohibited 161 BOOKSt — no records of purchase of, need be kept by pawnbrokers, ! 1 8 BOOTBLACK STANDS — will not be allowed on public space 7 131 BOXING— prohibited by Sec. 876 of D. C. Code. BRANCHES— must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereto 12 66 BRAKES— vehicles must have if weighing over 2 tons and going on grades over 4% 40 85 BRICKS— must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereof 12 66 BRIDGES— over excavations shall have green lights . . 7 64 traffic over 71, 72 98, 99 draw bridges in, 73, 74 99, 100 boats shall not be propelled against 75 100 are public highways 71 98 bathing from, prohibited 75 100 authority to make regulations as to use of . . 6 BUILDING MATERIALS AND DEBRIS— may be placed on sts., alleys, etc 1-4 7,11, 59-64,65 must obtain permit to deposit on Sts. and alleys * ^9 planking must be placed on roadways near deposits of, during hauling 1 60 must not be spilled on sts., etc. 1 limits of areas to be occupied by on streets, etc ^ ^ limits of areas to be occupied by on sts. with railway tracks 3 61 must be compactly arranged on sts. with car 196 BUILDING MATERIALS and Debris — Cont’ed sec. page tracks . . . . 3 must not hinder traffic in alleys 3 must be compactly arranged outside parking lm ® •- 3 62 c rtain space on sidewalks must be kept clear of - * 3 62 must be removed promptly when ordered by Insp. of Bldgs 3 62 lights must be exhibited on 3 $ 2 may be dressed in streets under conditions 3 62 may be mixed and prepared on streets .... 3 63 debris must be removed from day to day . . 3 63 light rubbish from must not be left loose on s ^ s 3 63 deposited by District employees subject to same regulations as other parties with certain exceptions 3 (33 BUILDINGS— containing combustible materials may be entered by Fire Marshal 10 23 may be entered by Fire Marshal for exam- ination of chimneys, etc 8 21 coachmen may sleep in, containing in- flammable materials 7 20 streets, etc. may be used for depositing materials to build, repair, etc 3 60 sidewalks adjacent to must be roofed if over 3 stories, during construction 3 63 BUILDINGS, INSPECTOR OF— may order removal of unsafe signs 11 134 BUMPING BLOCKS— sidings must have 78 100 BURNING FLUID— storage of 7, 10 20,23 BUS LINE. (See li Vehicles . ") 197 SEC. PAGE BUSHES— owners of vacant lots must not permit, to fall on sidewalks, etc 21 67 BUSINESS STREETS— authority of Commissioners to designate . . 4 C CAB SERVICE— law authorizing establishment of 179 CABS— stand for those of R. R. Co. at Union Station 2 30 rates of, of R. R. Co 4 51 CAFES— must get certificate from Health Officer . . 24 119 CALCIUM CARBIDES— sale, storage, etc 5f, 5, 31 18,73,78 CAMPHENE— storage of 7,10 20,23 CANALS— stones, etc. must not be thrown in 1 126 CANVASSERS— not allowed in Dist. Bldg 2 150 CAPS (Gun) shall not be sold to minors 3 73 CAR TRACKS. (See “Tracks.”) CARBON BI-SULPHIDE— storage of 7, 10 20, 23 CARDS— for advertising must not be thrown on door- steps, etc. if likely to be blown about . . 8 65 CARPETS— shall not be treated so as to cause dust to fall on surrounding sts. and property .... 5 64 CARRIAGE BLOCKS— permits for 12 134 signs on prohibited 12 135 CARRIAGES. (See “Hacks.”) 198 SEC. PAGE CARRIAGEWAY. ( See 1 i Streets. 9 ’) CARS. (See “Street Cars. ,J ) CARTS. (See “ Vehicles. 9 ’) CARTRIDGES— packing of 9 75 CASKS— must not be placed on sidewalks, etc. for more than 2 hours except as provided in Art. XXIII 13 6 6 CATS — poundmaster shall seize all running at large 8 59 CATTLE— herds of on streets, etc 1-9 55,56 horned, may be led singly with rope .... 4 55 shall not run at large 3 55 shall not be cleaned or fed near public hy- drant, 7 56 CELLAR DOORS— must not obstruct sidewalk 2 124 limited time for keeping open 13 135 CELLARS— inspection of, by Eire Marshal 8 21 CEMENT— may be prepared for building purposes on public space 3 63 CHARGES— for use of fish wharf and market 13 43 for hacks, taxicabs, autos without taximeters, etc 1-6 45-52 for private vehicles shall not be exhibited . . 11 54 CHEMICALS— storing of 7 20 CHICKENS — rules governing 5-7 57-59 CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT— has supervision over storage of oils and in- flammable materials ... 3, 5, 5a, 5h, 6-10; 11, 13-16, 20-23 199 SEC. PAGE CHLORATES — sale, transportation and storage of 5 74 CHURCHES— rules as to aisles, exits, etc 1-3 107-110 cinematographs or moving picture machines in 10-14 112-114 disturbing services in, prohibited . 161 CINDERS— must not be left on Sts., etc 1 69 must not be thrown into public sewers or ap- purtenance thereof \ 12 65 CINEMATOGRAPH— rules as to use of 10, 11, 12a-12b, 13, 14 112-114 CIRCLES— traffic around must keep to right curb .... 7 82 CIRCULARS— must not be thrown on doorsteps if likely to be blown about <• • • ® ^5 CIRCUSES— owners of land rented to, to clean it up ... . 2 60 must obtain consents of property owners to operate 21 CLEANING ESTABLISHMENTS use of gasoline by ... • 6h 19 CLOCKS— erection on streets 12* 131 CLOTHES— must not be treated to cause dust to fall on surrounding sts. and property 5 64 CLOTHING — rules governing dealers in second hand .... 1-8 8-11 COACHMEN— may sleep in stables containing combustible materials ^ 20 COAL— bituminous must be wet before being de- posited on sidewalks 1 69 200 COAL— Continued. SE o. page must not be dumped on sidewalk, etc. for more than two hours 13 qq COASTING— prohibited where dangerous 36 35 COLLAR— dogs must wear 2 57 COLLATERAL— amount due drivers of public vehicles to be deducted from 4 32 COLLECTORS— not permitted in Dist. Bldg 2 150 COLLISIONS— drivers must not wilfully cause 54 91 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS— storage of 1_12 11-24 appeal may be had to Commrs. in re storage of > 10 23 coachmen may dwell in stables containing, 7 20 consents required to store 9 22 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. (See “ Vehicles.”) COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— may order street cars stopped 60 92 shall approve conduit ventilation 4 73 shall approve safety applicances at grade regulations I.7 Acts of Congress authorizing, to make police regulations 4.7 COMPLAINTS— should be made to police 1 81 CONCERTS— conduct of vehicles at 9, 10 32, 33 consents of property owners and permit necessary to conduct open air 4 70 CONCRETE— may be prepared for bldg, purposes on public space 3 63 201 CONCRETE— Continued. sec. page must be prepared by Dist. employees under same regulations as other persons 3 63 CONDUIT— shall not be run through public sewer with- out permit 15 66 Commrs. shall approve ventilation of ..... . 4 73 CONNECTIONS— with sewers for discharge of hot or ex- plosive liquids or gases not allowed .... 18 66 CONSENTS— required for junk-shops or storage of in- flammable materials 9 22 of property owners, etc. required for music at open air moving picture shows 4 70 required for moving picture shows on resi- dence st 22 117 required to maintain cow yard or pen 1 125 CONTRACTORS ON DISTRICT WORK— under same regulations as others regarding deposits on streets, etc. except dirt from excavations * 3 63 CONVENIENCE STATIONS— rules governing, 1-4 130 CONVENTION HALL STREET PRO- DUCERS’ MARKET— area defined 10 ^0 CORPORATIONS— definition of word 3 151 COTTON— storage of 0 21 COWS— on streets 1'0 55-56 consent of property owner and permit re- quired to maintain yard or stable for .... 1 125 also ( See ( ( Animals. ’ ’) 202 CRATES— must not be left on sidewalks, etc. more than two hours except as provided in Art XXIII CRIES — upon streets, public places, etc. . CROCKERY— SEC. PAGE 13 66 1-7 68-71 must not be left on sts., etc CROWDS— police may rope off sts., etc. to keep back, at fires, etc must not assemble in front of places of amusement CROWING. ( See 1 ‘ Chickens. * *) CURB— drivers must keep close to right, except in certain cases definition of word CUT-OUT. (Motor Muffler.) shall not be used DANCING— D 4 6 1 5 1 37 63 71 136 82 80 85 consents must be obtained to permit, on va- cant lots 4 7Q permits for may be revoked if conducive to disorder 25 119 protestants against permits for dance halls shall be given hearing by assessor 25 119 DAZZLING LIGHTS— on automobiles DEAD ANIMALS. (See * 1 Animals. * *) DEFINITION— of word “person** 3 251 of word “street” 3,1 151,80 of word “ garage * * 1 ng of word “ ashes** ; iq 122 of words “miscellaneous refuse** 13 123 203 DEFINITIONS — Continued. sec. page of words “easily accessible** 18 124 of words “ dead animal** 1 119 of word 1 i hack * * 1 25 of 1 1 one way traffic street * * 1 80 of word “curb” 1 80 of word “horse** 1 80 of word “vehicle* * 1 81 of words “street cars** 1 81 of word “driver** 1 81 of word “parked** 1 81 DEPOSITS— on streets 1-11,13, 21,22 59-67 permit required for on sts 1 124 ! For detailed items re deposits (See also “Building materials and debris.**) DIRT— must not be left on Sts., etc. except from excavations, bldg, construction, etc. .... 1 59 must not drop from vehicles onto streets, . . 1, 11 60, 65 must not be thrown into sewers or appur- ' tenances thereof 12 65 property owners must pravent, from wash- ing down on sidewalks, etc. from vacant lots 21 67 DISAGREEMENTS— as to rates for public vehicles to be settled by police officers 5 52 DISEASED ANIMALS— must not be brought into D. C 8 56 DISORDERLY CONDUCT— prohibited 158 DISTRICT BUILDING— vehicles around 82 102 peddlers, etc. not allowed in 2 150 DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. ( See “ Employees of District.**) 204 LODGERS— must not be thrown on doorsteps if likely to be blown about . g DOGS— must not annoy neighborhood by barking . . 1 must wear collar and muzzle 2, 3, 57 certain, must be secured by cord 2 Act of Congress in re tax on, etc must not be enticed to fight DOORS— in theaters and churches to open outward . . 1 in sidewalks to be open only limited time . . 13 DOORSTEPS— advertising matter must not be thrown in if likely to be blown about 8 DRAINAGE— shall not be spilled on sts. from vehicles . . 11 foul, shall not be carried without permit or spilled on street .... 9 DRIVERS— of hotel omnibuses must only carry their own guests ........ „. 2 of public vehicles must wear badge 3 refusal to pay legal fare to, for public ve- hicle hired 4 less than legal fare must be accepted by if agreed to previously 5 amount due to be paid from collateral for- feited .... 4 to keep streets clean at public hack stands. . 6 must not solicit patronage 7 must not loiter near full stand for public ve- hicles awaiting place thereon 8 of vehicles at theaters, etc. to stand where ordered by police 10 of public vehicles must deliver to Police pro- perty left in their vehicles 13 must load and unload baggage from public PAGE 65 56 163, 164 57 163 160 107 135 65 65 65 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 34 205 DRIVERS— Continued. yehicles without charge must keep engagements must return excess fares for public vehicles, definition of word as used in Police Regs. • of vehicles and street cars shall obey police, complaints against, should be made to police must hold reins must be on lookout and remain on seat or at horse's head shall not leave animal unattended or un- bridled unless fastened of vehicles must see in all directions neces- sary to safety shall clear road upon approach of fire ap- paratus, and draw close to right curb .... must go at a safe speed rules for, when rounding circles rules as to running backward of sightseeing autos shall not turn in street less than 40 ft. wide, etc of vehicles backed up to curb shall not interfere with traffic shall not stop except close to curb except in emergency etc ........... shall keep near right hand curb shall not carelessly, etc. collide with another vehicle shall not crowd motorcycle, etc. against curb of public hack shall not loiter on sts. or sol- icit passengers no one shall ride on rear without consent of must be careful of pedestrians proprietors of vehicles liable for violations of may be paid their legal fare out of forfeited collateral overtaking another vehicle must pass to left SEC. PAGE 1 48 7 52 6 52 1 81 1 81 1 81 30 84 51 91 29 84 31 84 20 83 27 84 7 82 8, 24 82, 84 53 91 14 83 15 83 5 82 54 91 55 91 56 91 34 84 40 85 10 54 4 32 3 81 206 DRIVERS — Continued. SEa page turning into intersecting sts 4 81 82 of st. car shall indicate whether others shall cross tracks qi 92 of st. cars shall not stop more than 5 min. or approached another car within 15 ft 64 93 of public must wear badge 3 31 DROVES OF ANIMALS ON STREETS, ETC — rules governing 1.9 55.50 DRUMS— not be to used on sts., etc 1 08 DUMPS — may be used when designated by Commrs. . . 2 60 DYNAMITE— use of in D. C 1,31 71,80 E EARTH— from excavations may lie on sts., etc • 1 59 used in bldg, construction 1 - 4 , 7 , 11 59-65 must not be dropped on sts. from wagons, etc 11 05 must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereof 12 65 earth, etc. must not be thrown into canals . . 1 126 must not wash on sidewalks, etc. from vacant lots 21 67 EASTERN MARKET— rules governing 1 -H 34-41 ELECTRIC SIGNS— must be approved by Elec. Engr 11 134 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER— to supervise lighting of theaters, etc 7 112 ELECTRICAL WIRING IN D. C. authority to make regulations governing . . 5 EMPLOYEES OF DISTRICT— bound by same regulations as others re- . 207 EMPLOYEES of District — Continued garding deposits on streets, etc. except dirt from excavations need no permit to excavate in sts need permit to close sts. with deposits of building materials, etc ENGAGEMENTS— drivers of public vehicles must keep ENGINEER COMMISSIONER— operations in sewers require permits from ENGINEERS— shall not leave engines ENTERTAINMENTS— conduct of vehicles at indecent prohibited limited on Sunday in alley houses rules as to equipment of places for public protection EQUESTRIANS— classed as vehicles ETHER storage of . EXCAVATIONS— earth from, may lie on sts., etc permit for in Sts., parking, etc streets must be covered with planking near earth from, connected with Dist. work must not block roadways without special permit Dist. foremen can make without permits . . . bridges over, must have green lights must not be made in streets without permit . . EXHIBITIONS— on vacant lots five-cent, etc. EXITS— in theaters, etc SEC. PAGE 3 63 3 63 3 63 7 52 14-16 66 11 24 9, 10 32, 33 15-19 114-116 16 115 19a 116 1-18 107-116 1 81 7, 10 20, 23 1 59 3 60-63 1 60 3 63 3 63 7 64 1 124 4 70 22 117 1,9 107, 112 i 208 SEC. PAGE EXPECTORATING. (See “Spitting.”) EXPLOSIVE LIQUIDS, GASES, ETC- must not be put into public sewers '. . . 18 66 EXPLOSIVES— use of in D. C ^ 1-31 71-80 Commissioners authorized to make regula- tions governing 2, 3 EXPRESS AND FURNITURE WAGONS— stands for designated 2 29 EXTRA PAPERS— newsboys may call 2 69 F FALSE ALARMS— giving of forbidden 2 104 law forbidding , 179 FARE— refusal to pay to public hack driver 4 32 less than legal must be accepted if previously agreed to by driver 5 32 must be refunded to passengers of sight- sighting autos under certain conditions . . 12 33 drivers must return excess 6 52 disputes regarding to be settled by police in case of public vehicles 5 52 may be paid driver out of forfeited collateral 4 32 FARMERS— stands at markets, and rules governing .... 1-11 34-41 FARMERS ’ PRODUCE MARKET— limits and rules governing 1-9 34-39 FEES— for use of fish wharf 13 43 FENCES— around parkings 1 127 permits for 3 124 parking division fences 3 129 209 SEC. PAGE FERRIS WHEELS— property owners must consent to establish- ment of 20 116 FIFTEEN MINUTE RULE— vehicles must obey on certain sts 43 88 FILMS— rules as to use of * 10-14 112-114 FILTH— v shall not be carried through sts. without per- mit, or spilled on sts 9 65 FIRE ALARM— giving false forbidden 2 104 FIRE ALARM BOXES— shall not be tampered with 1 103 shall not be obstructed with signs or other- wise 4 105 animals shall not be hitched to 4 105 FIRE APPARATUS— vehicles shall not interfere with 3 104 have right of way 17 83 st. cars shall not interfere with 21 83 FIRE ARMS— rules as to use of 1-31 71-80 FIRE CRACKERS— use of forbidden 1 71 FIRE DEPARTMENT— vehicles of have right of way (See “ Vehicles”) certain employes of theaters to be approved by Chief of . .... ... 8 112 FIRE ESCAPES — must be kept clear of snow 23 119 in theaters (See “Building Regulations . ”) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS— must be kept in garage 5d 18 must be kept in dry cleaning establishments 5h 19 FIRE HOSE— vehicles must not drive over 3 104 210 FIRE HOSE — Continued. sec. in theaters 4 FIRE HYDRANT— vehicles must not stop within 15 feet of 12 FIRE MARSHAL— has supervision over storage and use of oils and inflammable materials 1-12 to issue permits to sell fireworks, etc 7 to supervise water appliances on stages of theaters 7 FIREMEN— interference with 3 theaters must have 8 FIRE PLUGS— access to shall not be obstructed 4 must not be tampered with 8 not to be used except for fire without permit 2 breaks to be reported by police 9 use of water from, for construction work ... 3 FIRE RUNS— cars to stop at 66 FIRE RESISTING MATERIAL— scenery to be treated with 2 FIRE STOPS— list of, on street car lines 66 must be kept freshly painted 66 FIRES— police may rope off streets at, if necessary . . 6 fire plugs to be used only in case of, except under special permit 2 duties of policemen at 9 FIREWORKS — storage and use of 1-15 FISH— display in front of stores 5,6 unfit for food 6 FISH AND GAME LAWS— Acts of Congress containing PAGE 110 83 11-24 74 111 104 112 143 144 142 145 142 94 108 94 97 71 142 145 71-76 130 130 168-177 211 SEC. PAGE FISH WHARF— rules governing charges, etc 12, 13 41-45 FIVE CENT THEATERS— consents of property owners, etc., required for music at open air 4 70 hours at which music is allowed at open air 4 70 require consent of property owners when on residence streets 22 117 FLAG— red, must be displayed at open manholes .... 7 64 FLAGMEN— at grade crossings 76 100 FLAX— storage of 7, 9, 10 20-23 FLUID. (Offensive.) must not be transported through sts. without permit; or spilled on sts 9 65 must not be spilled on sts 11 65 FOOD— unfit for use 0 121 FOOTBALL— prohibited 162 FOOTWAYS. (See “ Sidewalks. ’ ’) FOUNTAINS— may be used between certain hours 7 144 breaking of 8 144 FOURTH OF JULY— use of fireworks on 1 71 FOWLS— rules governing 5-7 57-59 display of in front of stores 5, 6 130 unfit for food 6 121 FOWL COOP OR CRATE— shall not be placed on any inclosed parking 6 57 FRUIT STANDS— will not be allowed on public space except under conditions - 7 131 212 SEC. PAGE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS— permit not required for 80 101 line of, must not be crossed by vehicles .... 83 102 FUR— storage of 9 , 10,12 21-24 FURNITURE AND EXPRESS WAGONS— stands for designated 2 29 G GAME LAWS— Acts of Congress containing 168-177 GAMES— prohibited if ball or other missle is thrown. . 16 136, 162 GARAGES— noises and smoke from, prohibited 7 141 for construction, etc. (See “BUILDING REGS.”) smoking prohibited in 5 b 17 fire extinguishers must be kept in 5 d 18 sand must be kept in 5 c 18 stoves prohibited in, etc 5 e 18 electric switches in fie 18 GARBAGE— must not be left on Sts., etc 1 59 must not be left on lots, etc 2 60 permit required to transport through streets and must not be spilleed 9,11 65 must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- nances thereto 12 65 rules as to removal of, etc 1 - 4 , 7-9, 15-19 119-124 definition of 1 119 authority to regulate 7 GARBAGE CARTS— rules as to construction of, etc 7 , 9 121, 122 GARBAGE COLLECTORS— must not be inter f erred with 9 122 213 GARDENERS AND FARMERS— sec. page rules governing at various markets 1-11 34-41 GARMENTS— shall not be treated so as to cause dust to fall on surrounding Sts. and property 5 64 GAS LAMPS. (See “ Lamps . ”) GASES (explosive) must not be put into public sewers 18 66 GASOLINE— storage, use and sale 1*7, 10 11-21, 23 GATES— must swing inwardly 1 1^^ house number must be placed on in alleys. . 4 120 house numbers on alley gates must not be de- faced ^ 120 at grade crossings 76 100 GENDER— definition of 8 151 GEORGETOWN MARKET— rules governing l‘H 34-41 GLASS— must not be left on Sts., etc. * 4 63 GOATS— herds on streets, etc I -9 55,56 GONGS— street cars shall use as warning 1 68 ash carts may use 1 street cars shall use before crossing sidewalks 66 97 GOODS— must not be left on sidewalks, etc., more than 2 hours, except as provided in Act. XXIII 13 66 GRADE— of parking must not be changed without permit 3 128 list of streets having 4 percent and over 40 86 GRADE CROSSINGS— shall be guarded by gates 76 100 shall not be closed by trains more than five 214 GRADE CROSSINGS — Continued. minutes shall have bells GRATES— in sidewalks GRAVEL— must not be left on Sts., etc., unless for Bldg., construction must not be dropped from vehicles on Sts. . . must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- nances thereof property owners must prevent, from washing down on sidewalks, etc GROOMS. (See “COACHMEN.”) GUN CAPS— shall not be sold to minors GUNPOWDER— use of, in D. C GUNS— use of all kinds in D. C * GUTTERS— shall not be blocked with building materials and deposits H H STREET VIADUCT— traffic under HACK INSPECTOR— authorized to test taximeters -authorized to condemn insanitary vehicles, etc HACK RATES. (See "Rates.”) HACK STANDS— designated at Union Station for public hacks for hire drivers occupying, to keep them clean vehicles must not loiter near when filled .... SEC. PAGE 77 100 76 100 13 135 1 59 11 65 * 12 65 21 67 3 73 1-32 71-80 1-32 71-80 3 62 84 102 9 53 8 53 2 30 6 32 8 32 215 j I | HACK STANDS— Continued. SEC. PAGE for hotel omnibuses at Union Station 2 31 (See “HACKS” for locations of public hack stands.) HACKS (Horse drawn). stands for public 2 26 stand for at Union Station 2 30 See also under “Hacks” (motor and horse drawn), for rules governing hacks in general.) lights for 25, 47 84, 91 rates for 1, 2 47, 49 HACKS (Motor-drawn). stands for public 2 28 rates for, not using taximeters 2 50 rates for, using taximeters 1 45 (See also under “Hacks” (motor and horse drawn), for rules governing hacks in general). stand at Union Station lights for 25, 47 84, 91, 139 HACKS (Motor and horse drawn). patronage must not be solicited for public 7 32 must not loiter near stands when fully occu- pied by 8 drivers of public, must keep engagements. . . 7 52 must be kept in good repair and clean .... 3, 8 51, 53 public, must have license numbers thereon. . 3 51 rates for horse drawn and motor drawn. ... 1, 24-6 45-52 disposition of at public assemblies 9, 10 32, 33 must be placed as required by police 10 33 drivers must not demand or take unlawful • fees 6 52 drivers shall not demand more than fee agreed upon before hiring 5 drivers must not refuse to take passengers 6 52 lisense numbers must be on lamps 3 51 proprietors of, liable for violations by drivers 216 HACKS (Motor and Horse drawn). sec. page of 10 54 driver of public must wear badge 3 31 refusal of passengers to pay fare 4 32 rates should be posted in 2 48 disputes as to rates 5 52 charges for carrying baggage 1 45 48 definition of word “hack” 1 25 drivers of public, must keep stands clean. . . 6 32 drivers of public, must wear badge 3 31 HALTER— must be used on horses in droves 2, 3 55 must not be without unless fastened 29 84 HAND BILLS— must not be thrown on doorsteps if likely to be blown around 8 65 HAND ORGANISTS — must obtain permit to play 3 69 HARBOR REGULATIONS— Act of Congress containing 166 HARNESS— must not be removed if likely to cause run- away . 52 91 HASKELL PRODUCE MARKET— (See Farmers 9 Produce Market.) HAY— storage of 7, 9, 10 20-23 must not be left on Sts., etc 1 59 must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- nances thereof 12 66 HEADLIGHTS— on railroad trains 76 100 on autos, must not be dazzling . . * 39 85 HEALTH DEPARTMENT— vehicles of, have right of way 60 92 HEALTH LAWS— as to transporting offensive substances, etc. 182 217 HEATING APPARATUS IN RESIDENCES — may be inspected by Eire Chief, etc HEDGES— around parkings HEMP— SEC. 8 2 9, 10 PAGE 21 128 20-23 HERDS OF ANIMALS — 1-9 55, 56 HIDES— 9, 10 21-23 HIGHWAYS (See “Streets.”) HIRE OF BOATS— 1 149 HITCHING POSTS— 12 134 not to be used as signs 12 135 HITCHING RINGS IN SIDEWALKS — 12 134 HOOPS— must not be left on Sts., etc 4 64 HORNED CATTLE ON STREETS— / may be led singly 4 55 HORNS— motor vehicles shall sound as warning 1 68 shall not be used except as warning to pedestrians, etc 26 84 HORSE— 1 80 HORSES— must be haltered when in droves 2 55 must not be cleaned or fed near public hy- 7 56 diseased, must not be brought into D. C 8 56 drivers must stay at horse’s head or be on 51 91 must not be left unattended unless fastened 29 84 drivers must guard against running away . . . 51 91 must not be left on Sts., unhaltered 29 84 218 HORSES — Continued. drivers shall hold reins of HOSE— from auto repair shop, must not be left on sidewalk after close of business HOSPITALS— zones of quiet established around HOTEL OMNIBUSES— stand for, at Union Station to carry their own guests only HOTELS— noise making devices must not be used in HOURS— for conducting markets for music at open air moving pictures .... noises at unusual, prohibited for fish wharf and market HOUSE SEWERS— certain matter may be deposited in public sewer, through HUCKSTERS— stand for and rules governing HURDY-GURDY— must obtain permit to operate HUSKS— storage of HYDRANTS (Public.) animals must not be cleaned near must not be damaged I ICE— must be kept off fire escapes . . removal from car tracks INDECENT EXPOSURE, ETC.— prohibited. SEC. PAGE 30 84 13a 135 2a 69 2 30 2 31 1 68 1, 11 36, 41 4 70 7 71 12 41 12 65 1-4 24 3 69 9, 10 21-23 7 56 8 144 23 119 6 64 160 219 INDECENT PERFORMANCES— sec. page prohibited 15> 19 114-116 lincense may be revoked on account of ... . 5 INDECENT POSTERS AND PLACARDS— prohibited 1 INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS— storage, use, and sale of 1-12 11-24 and liquids must not be put into public sewers 18 6(3 INLET— no one shall tamper with cover, without permit • 16 66 INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS— to issue permits to deposit Bldg, materiaals on Sts., and alleys 3 60 may issue permit to dress materials on pul* lie space 3 62 INTOXICANTS— persons under influence of, not to operate autos 7 HI IRON CUTTINGS— must not tbe left on Sts., etc 4 64 ITINERANT MUSICIANS— must obtain permit to play on Sts 3 69 J JUNK SHOPS— rules governing . . . - * I' 3 8-11 JUTE— storage of 10 21-23 K KEGS— must not be left on sidewalks, etc., more than 2 hours, except as in Art. XXIII 13 66 220 KEROSENE — sec. page KITES— flying of, prohibited ' 158 L LAMP POSTS AND LAMPS— police may tie ropes to, in roping off streets at fires, etc 6 . 71 not to be used for advertising purposes. ... 12 135 rules governing 142 105-107 LAND— rented to circuses, must be cleaned up 2 60 owners of vacant, must prevent dirt, etc., from washing down on sidewalks 21 67 (See also “Lots.”) LAUNDRY— must not be dried on parkings 3 129 LAWNS— may be sprinkled at any time 7 144 LAWS— giving Commissioners authority to make police regulations * 1-7 germane to police regulations 152-187 LEAVES— must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- nances thereof 12 65 LESSEES OF PUBLIC VEHICLES— may be held liable for violations 10 54 LETTERING— on awnings restricted 10 132 LETTERS— may be left in vestibules 8 65 LICENSE— for storage and sale of oils 2-6 11-20 numbers must be displayed on public vehicles 3 51 must be obtained to operate vehicles over 221 LICENSE — Continued. • • SEC * PAGE regular route, and rules governing 69,70 97 for entertainments, 17, 18, 19, 19a, 20, 3 116,69 for theaters, may be revoked 5 (See also “Permits”) LICENSE, ACT OF JULY 1, 1902- repeals nothing in police or building regu- lations LICENSED VENDORS— rules governing, on streets, etc. . . 24 LIGHTS— on deposits in streets, etc 3 > 7 62, 64 bridges over excavations must have green. . 7 on public and private vehicles 25, 39, 46-48, 3 ; 84, 85, 90, 139 on drawbridges, on Anacostia bridge 73 99 on steam railroad cars 76 100 on motorcycles, bicycles, etc 48 ^ over exits in theaters, etc 9 112 for automobiles 3, 25, 46, 47 139, 84, 90 on autos, shall not be dazzling 39 85 on street cars, (see “PUBLIC UTILITIES COM. REGULATIONS.”) on streets, (See “Lamps and Lampposts.”) required to illumine taximeters 9 54 LIME— may be prepared on public space for build- ing purposes ^ LIME (UNSLAKED.) * 7. 10 20-23 storage of 9 LINEMEN— shall wear badges * LININGS— must not be treated to cause dust to fall on surrounding Sts., and property 5 64 LITTER— must only be deposited on authorized dumps and not on streets and lots h 2 must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- 222 LITTER — Continued. SEC nances thereof 12 LITTLE B STREET— stands for licensed vendors on, 2 farmers stands on 1 LOADS IN VEHICLES— if metal must be deeadened to prevent noise 32 must not project too far over sides without permit 49 LOCOMOBILES ( See ‘ 1 Automobiles . 9 ’) LOCOMOTIVES— shall have headlight 76 LOTS— must be cleaned up after use by circuses. ... 2 owners of, must prevent dirt, etc., from wash- ing down onto sidewalks, etc 21 foul drainage, etc., must not be spilled on . . . 9 consents of property owners, etc., must be obtained to conduct, singing, preaching, dancing, music with moving pictures, etc., on 4 shaking of rugs, etc., on 5 LOUISIANA AVENUE— occupancy of, between 9th and 10th Sts 8 LUNCH ROOMS— must get certificate from Health Officer 24 M MAJOR AND SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE— to issue permits to speakers on Sts. 5 to issue permits to play musical instruments on Sts., etc 3 may issue and revoke permits for music, preaching, etc., at open air performances 4 may issue permits for loads on vehicles pro- jecting over side 49 may issue permits to use vehicles for sole PAGE 66 24 34 84 90 100 60 67 65 ; > 70 64 131 119 25 69 70 90 223 MAJOR AND SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE— Continued. SEC. PAGE purpose of advertising 50 90 may issue permits for parades . . 80 101 may issue permits for temporary awnings. . . may issue permits to porters at Union Sta- 10 133 tion must approve permits for entertainments 14a 135 in alley houses MANHOLE— 19a 116 red flag must be placed at, when open no one shall tamper with cover, without 7 64 permit MANURE— must not be dropped on Sts., while being 16 66 transported must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- 10 65 nances thereof 12 65 rules for construction on pits for, in alleys. . 20 67 Act of Congress in re, accumulations of MARKET MASTERS— 182 duties at markets, etc MARKETS— 1-11 34-41 rules governing MATERIALS— liable to injure man or beast must not be left 1-14 34-45 on Sts., etc . . . MATERIALS FOR BUILDING PURPOSES— 4 63 may be placed on Sts., etc 1-4,7,11,2,59-65,125 MATTER— foul and offensive, must not be carried through Sts., without permit and must not be spilled thereon 9 65 must not be spilled from vehicles on Sts. . . . MEAT— 11 65 tagging and sale of 1 136 display of, in front of stores 5,6 130 diseased, or unfit for use 6 121 224 MERCHANDISE— sec. page must not be left on sidewalk, etc., more than 2 hours, except as provided in Art. XXIII 13 66 MERCHANTS— use of parking space by 3a, 5-9 129H32 MERRY GO ROUNDS— property owners must consent to establish- ment of 20 116 METAL— in vehicles must be deadened to prevent noise 32 84 MINORS— shall not be allowed on platform of steam or St cars, etc 62,63 92,93 hire of boats to 1 149 gun caps not to be sold to 3 73 MISCELLANEOUS REFUSE— rules as to removal of, etc 13-19 123, 124 MORTAR— may be prepared on public space 3 63 Dist. employees must obey regulations, in re preparation of, on Sts 3 63 MOTOR CYCLES— repair shops must keep record of 7 10 shall use horn, gong or bell for warning ... 1 68 vehicles must not crowd against curb, etc. . . 55 91 shall not be ridden by two people without permit and extra equipment 58 91 shall not be ridden on sidewalks 57 91 must not lean against Dist. Bldg 82 102 MOTORMEN— rules as to stopping for passengers 65 93 shall give warning before going across side- walk or roadway, from barns, etc 66 97 MOTOR VEHICLES— (See 1 1 Automobiles ’ y or “ Vehicles.”) MOVING PICTURE SHOWS— consents required for music in open air .... 4 70 225 MOVING PICTURE SHOWS— Continued. sec. page hours at which music is allowed at open air 4 70 must not display prize fights 15a 115 must obtain consents of property owners be- fore operating 22 117 MOVING PICTURE MACHINES & BOOTHS— rules as to contruction and opera- MUD— must not be left on Sts., etc 1 59 must not be thrown into sewers or apporte- nances thereof 12 05 MUFFLERS— autovehicles shall have 0 140 MULES— in droves on streets, must be haltered to- gether • • 3 55 must not be cleaned near public hydrant. ... 7 56 diseased, must not be brought into D. C. . . 8 56 ( See also 1 ‘ Animals . 1 ’) MUNICIPAL BUILDING. (See “ District Building.”) MUNICIPAL FISH WHARF & MARKET— rules governing - 12, 13, 41-45 MUSIC— consents of property owners, etc., required for, in open air movies 4 70 hours at which allowed at open air perform- ances, on Sundays and on week days 4 70 permit required to play on Sts., etc 3 69 special permit required to play on Sts., etc., on Sundays 3 70 MUZZLES— dogs must wear 3 57 law authorizing Commissioners to require dogs to wear 164 SEC. PAGE N NAILS— must not be left on Sts., etc 4 63 NAPTHA— storage and sale 1-7, 10 11-21, 23 NATIONAL THEATER— vehicles shall approach from west 9 32 NEWSBOYS— may call their papers 2 69 NEWSPAPERS— may be thrown in vestibules, etc 8 65 NITRATES— sale, transportation and storage of 5 73 NOISES— regulations of those made by fowls and dogs 1-7 56-59 upon streets, public places and private premises 1-7 68-71 must not be made to attract business 2 69 at late and unusual hours prohibited 7 71 vehicles loaded with metal must be deadened so as not to make 32 84 by automobiles and in garages prohibited. . 6 140 around hospital prohibited 2a 69 NOISE MAKING DEVICES— must not be used on Sts., etc., or barrooms, hotels, or other public places 1 68 NORTHEAST TEMPLE AND MARKET COMPANY’S STREET PRODUCERS’ MARKET— rules governing 1-11 34-41 limits 10 39 NORTHERN MARKET COMPANY’S STREET PRO- DUCERS’ MARKET— rules governing 1-11 34-41 limits w’. ...... . 10 39 227 NUMBER OF HOUSE ON ALLEY GATE— must be maintained there and not erased.. NUMBER TAG— horse drawn business vehicles must have. . . . on auto vehicles NUMBERS— public vehicles must display license O OAKUM— storage of OBSCENE— performances prohibited placards and posters forbidden . . . . OBSTRUCTIONS— of streets by barkers of streets by fruit stands • . • • • •••••• on streets, not to be caused without permit on streets must have lights OCCUPATION OF PUBLIC SPACE— rules governing OFFAL— must not be left on Sts., etc • must not be left on lots, etc. must not be carried throught Sts., without permit, or be Spilled on Sts must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- nances thereof OIL— storage and sale of ......... • • • spilling on streets may drip from motor vehicles SEC. PAGE 4,5 120 45 89 2 138 3 51 9, 10 21-23 15-19 114-116 1 149 14 135 7 131 2, 3, 64, 124 3,7 62, 64 1-16 127-136 1 59 2 60 9, 11 65 12 65 -7, 10 11-21, 23 4,5 124, 125 4 124 228 OIL DELIVEEY WAGONS— sec. page construction of 5 125 OMNIBUSES— stand for, from hotels, at Union Station. ... 2 30 from hotels, to carry their own guests only 2 31 ONE WAY TEAFFIC STEEET — definition of 1 80 OPEN AIE MOVING PICTUEE SHOWS— consents of property owners, etc., necessary for music at 4 70 hours at which music is allowed 4 70 OPENINGS IN SIDEWALKS— must not remain open unnecessarily 13 135 permit required for making 3 63 OPEEATOES OF MOVING PICTUEE MACHINES— must give entire attention to machine and must not smoke 12d 114 OEGAN GEINDEES— must obtain permit to play 3 69 OWNEES OF PEOPEETY— (See “ Property owners . ”) P PAPEE— storage of 9,10 21-23 waste must not be left on Sts., etc 1 59 waste must not be left on lots, etc 2 60 waste from Bldgs., must be tied in bundles, etc., if placed on Sts ' 3 63 must not be thrown on doorsteps or parkings, such as dodgers, etc 8 65 must not be dropped from vehicles onto Sts. 11 65 must not be thrown into sewers or appurte- nances, except house sewer 12 65 removal of waste, (See “Miscellaneous Kef use. M ) 229 SEC. PAGE PARADES— bands must have permit to play in 3 69 funeral, must not be crossed • • 83 102 permit required for, except funerals 80 101 PARAPET AT DISTRICT BUILDING — bicycles not to be stood against 82 102 PARKED— definition of word • • 1 81 PARKING OF VEHICLES— allowed only 15 minutes on certain Sts 43 88 streets designated for 44 89 PARKINGS— rugs, etc., must not be treated on so that dust settles on surrounding streets, etc 5 64 advertising matter must not be thrown in, if likely to be blown about . 8 65 owners of vacant lots must not let sand, etc., wash down on 21 6-7 dirt, etc., must not be thrown on 1 69 materials dangerous to men and animals, must not be left on 4 63 dangerous deposits must not be left on 7 64 handbills, circulars, etc., must not be left so as to blow on 8 65 foul drainage, etc., must not be spilled on . . 9 65 wood shall not be split on, nor wood, coal, etc., be left on, except under certain condi- tions 18 66 structures used as advs., must not be placed on, without permit 22 67 reeal estate signs on 22 67, 156 noises upon 68-71 musical instruments must not be played on, without permit 3 69 rules governing care of, fences, etc....;.. 1-9 127-132 use of by merchants - • • • 6-9 130-132 230 PARKINGS — Continued. SEa page may be paved on certain Sts 3 a 129 ashes not to be shifted on 5 54. may be watered at any hour 7 144 dirt, ashes, sawdust, etc., on 1-5 59-64 hose from auto repair shop must not be left on, after close of business 13a 135 must not be used for drying clothes 3 129 PARKWAY— when street is divided by, vehicles shall pass to right of such division 6 82 PARROTS— rules governing keeping of 5 ; 7 57 PARTIES— conduct of vehicles at 9, 10 32, 33 PASSENGERS— vehicles must not go nearer than 15 feet to, when getting on or off St. cars 16 83 vehicles with fixed routes for carrying. ... 69, 70 97 hack drivers must not solicit 7, 56 32, 91 on St. cars, refusing to obey rules 67 97 PATROL BOXES— ( See 1 1 Police patrol boxes . 1 ’) PATRONAGE— noises must not be made to attract 2 69 PAWNBROKERS— government of 1-8 8-11 PEACE (PUBLIC.) Act for preservation of 157 PEDDLERS— not allowed in Dist. Bldg 2 150 PEDESTRIANS— space must be left for, when handling goods and merchandise on sidewalks 13 66 St. cars, auto vehicles* etc., shall warn with f gong, bell or horn, etc , 1 68 231 PEDESTRIANS — Continued. sec. page shall not obstruct free use of Sts., or side walks 92 drivers must be careful not to injure 40 85 shall not needlessly interfere with traffic 40 85 shall be warned before street cars cross side- walks from barns 66 97 baby carriages and skaters classed as if on Sts., not in usual path of pedestrians 1 81 on sidewalk, should keep to right, etc 40 85 PENALTY CLAUSES (Indicated by Article number (Roman) and section number (Ara- bic) as follows:) 1,8; II, 6, 8, 10, 12; III 2, 6; IV, 4, 14; V, 14; VI, 2, 9, 10, 11; VII, 9; VIII, 4, 5, 6, 7; IX, 23; X,5, 6, 7; XI, 32; XII, 60, 85; XIII, 4; XIV, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; XV, 12; XVI, 15a, 26; XVII, 19; XVIII, 6; XIX, 4; XX, 2; XXI, 1; XXII, 1; XXIII, 17; XXIV, 1; XXV, 2; XXVI, 10; XXVII, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10; XXVIII, 8, 9, 10, XXIX, 5 ; XXX, 1 ; XXXI, 1; XXXIa,2 ; XXII, 4. PERMITS— for storage and sale of oils for speaking on streets for farmers stand at markets to keeep fowls • must be obtained to deposit earth, etc, on sts. 2-6 5 1-14 7 1 11-20 25 34-45 57 59 to deposit building materials on public 60 streets to be issued by Bldg. Insp for sheds and temporary structures on public 3 space issued by Insp. Bldgs 3 62 to dress building materials on public space . . must be obtained by Dist. employees to de- 3 62 posit building material on streets excavations shall not be made in sts. without 3 63 232 PERMITS — Continued. SEC< page except by Dist. foremen 3 03 must be secured to remove snow from st. car tracks with salt q 04 required to put obstructions on streets .... 7 64 required to transport foul drainage, offal, dead animals, through sts., etc 9 05 no one shall enter public sewer without, ex- cept employees of Sewer Dept. 14 06 no one shall cut, break, pierce, tap, etc. any sewer without 15 66 no one shall tamper with cover of manhole, etc. without % # . 16 05 musical instruments must not be played in bars, sts., alleys, etc. without 3 69 require to operate street pianos 3 69 required for bands in parades 3 69 special, required for playing musical instru- ments on sts., etc. on Sundays 3 70 required for music, with moving pictures on vacant lots 4 70 required for preaching, dancing, etc. on lots 4 70 for open air performances may be revoked for violation of conditions of 4 71 must be obtained for loads projecting from vehicles 49 90 must be obtained to use vehicle for sole pur- pose of advertising 50 90 required for parades except funerals 80 101 for use of fireworks, blasting powder, etc 1-31 71-80 required to excavate or make deposits on sts. 1 124 required to maintain a vault 2 124 required for street washer, stop -cock box, vent, etc. on streets 2 124 required to place advertisements on trees, . . 3 125 required for various work on and use of park- ings 1-9 127-132 required to do advertising on sidewalk by 233 PERMITS — Continued. means of projecting lenses or otherwise required to cross sidewalks for building pur- poses . . ._ for use of public space manner of obtaining for operating autos . . must be exhibited to police by auto operators for use of water . . . for awnings across sidewalks for temporary awnings for fences not required for funerals to change grade of parkings required to erect private lamp post for boot black stands to operate cinematographs to use sidewalk on Louisiana Ave. and B St. general authority given officials to issue .... to erect hitching posts, rings, carriage blocks, etc to pave sidewalks for dance halls may be revoked protestants against issuance of, for dance halls for building steps required for persons under 16 to operate commercial vehicles • • • repuired for soliciting by porters at Union Station PERSON— definition of word SEC. PAGE 4 130 3 129 1-9 127-132 1 137 8 141 1-3 142 10 132 10 133 1 124, 127 80 101 3 128 6 106 7 131 ;, u 114 6-9 130-132 1 150 12 134 4 130 25 119 25 119 3 128 33 84 14a 135 3 151 PETROLEUM — storage and sale 1-7,10 11-21,23 PICTURES— obscene prohibited PIGEONS— rules governing keeping of 234 PIPE— SEC. PAOF shall not be introduced into public sewer without permit from auto repair shop, etc. must not be left 15 66 on sidewalk after close of business 13a 135 PIPE LINES (Underground) rules governing for conveyance of gasoline . 5a 16 PISTOLS— persons under 16 shall not have . . . 2 73 discharging of PITS— 1 71 rules for construction of, for manure in alleys 20 67 PLANKING— streets to be covered with adjacent to exca- vations 1 60 POLICE— can search pawnshops to settle disputes regarding fares for public 4,5 10 vehicles 5 52 may rope off streets at fires, accidents, etc. if necessary 6 71 drivers shall comply with directions of .... 1 81 complaints should be made to 1 81 to direct traffic at st. crossings shall assist in enforcing regulations on st. 1 81 cars 67 97 to report breaks in watermains 9 145 POLICE DEPARTMENT— vehicles of have right of way, ( See ‘ ‘ Vehicles. ’ ’) POLICE, MAJOR AND SUPT. OF. (See 11 Major and Supt. of Police.”) POLICE PATROL BOXES— shall not be tampered with 1 103 shall not be obstructed with signs or other- wise 4 104 235 POLICE PATROL BOXES— Continued. sec. page animals shall not be hitched to, 4 105 POLICE REGULATIONS— laws giving Commissioners author ty to make 1-7 POOL ROOMS— law governing 180 PORTERS— for rooming houses must get permit to op- erate at Union Station 14a 135 POSTERS— obscene forbidden 1 149 POTOMAC WATER. (See “Water.”) POULTRY. (See “Fowls.”) POUNDMASTER— shall seize all cats running at large 8 59 POWDER— rules on use of 1-31 71-80 PREACHING— consents must be obtained to conduct on lots 4 70 permits to do on sts 5 25 PRIVATE STREET LAMPS. (See “Lamp Posts and Lamps.”) PRIZE FIGHT PICTURES— prohibited 15a 115 PROCESSIONS. (See “Parades.”) PROGRAMS— of theaters shall show exit lights 9 112 PROPERTY— rules governing that placed with pawn- brokers . . . ,. ... „. . .. . . • . ... r .......... . 1-8 8,11 left in public vehicles must be delivered to police ............. .. . r . . .. .. . .„ •- . . . ... • •- • * « 13 34 real estate signs on .................... 22 67, 156 PROPERTY OWNERS— can appeal to Commrs. in re storage of in- flammable materials . 10 23 consents required. (See “Consents.”) 236 PROPERTY OWNERS— Continued. SEC. PAGE shall clear up lots after use by circuses, etc. must prevent dirt, etc. from washing down 2 60 on sidewalks, etc. from their vacant lots . . PROPRIETORS— 21 67 of vehicles liable for violations of drivers. . PROSTITUTION— 10 54 Works Law in regard to enticing on streets for purposes of, prohib- . 185 ited PUBLIC CONVENIENCE STATIONS— 159 rules governing authority of Commissioners to make regula- 1-4 103 tions for PUBLIC DUMPS— 4 may be established by Commrs PUBLIC HACKS. (See “Hacks.”) PUBLIC PLACES OF ASSEMBLY— 2 60 rules as to aisle space, fire protection, etc.. PUBLIC PROPERTY— 1-14 107-114 act to preserve PUBLIC SPACE— 157 dirt, etc. must not be thrown, etc. on articles dangerous to animals and men must 1 59 not be left on rugs, etc. ashes, etc. must not be treated so 4 63 as to cause dust in, 5 64 dangerous deposits must not be left on .... 7 64 lights must be placed on obstructions in ... . 7 64 handbills, etc. must not be left to blow on . . 8 65 foul drainage must not be put into wood must not sawed on or left there more 9 65 than 2 hours structures used for advertising not be placed 13 66 on, without authority 22 67 noises upon musical instruments must not be played on 1-7 68-71 without permit 3 69 237 PUBLIC SPACE — Continued. sec. page rules as to use of by merchants, etc 1-17 127-136 licensed vendors on 1 59 permits to occupy (See “ Permits. V) deposit of building materials on 1, 3 59-63 Q QUIET (ZONES OF) established around hospitals, etc 2a 69 R RAGS— storage of 9 , 10 21-23 RAILINGS— may be erected around parkings 1 l 27 RAILROAD CARS (Steam.) rules as to minors on • • • 02, 63 92, 93 lights on 76 100 shall not block streets more than 5 minutes 77 100 sidings for, must have bumping blocks 78 100 grade crossings of shall have gates ...<■•• 76 100 safety applicances at grade crossings of . . 76 100 RAILROAD COMPANIES— stand for horse drawn cabs of at Union Station 2 30 trespass on rights of ways of forbidden . . . 1,2 150 RAILROAD SIDINGS— must have bumping blocks 78 100 RAILROAD (Street.) (See ‘ ‘ Street Cars . 9 ’) RAILROAD TRACKS— removal of snow from 6 ^ RATES— for use of fish wharf and market 13 13 for use of farmers , space and stands .... 1-H 34-41 for taxicabs, hacks, autos without taximeters, 238 RATES — Continued. SEC> etc 1,6 schedule of must be displayed in public ve- hides . i 2 disagreements as to, for public vehicles to be settled by police officers 5 private vehicles shall not exhibit signs show- ing, charged for its hire 11 for carrying baggage on public hacks 1 REAL ESTATE SIGNS— rules governing use of 22 RECEPTACLES FOR GARBAGE. (See i ( Garbage. **) RECEPTIONS— conduct of vehicles at 9 10 RECORDS— must be kept by pawnbrokers, etc 1 , 2 must be kept by repair shops for motorcycles, etc 7 RED LIGHT LAW— Act of Congress containing REFUSE— must not be left on Sts., etc 1 street vendors must provide receptacles at- tached to their carts for 1 must not be thrown into public sewer except through house sewer 12 spilling on streets 9 certain, may be put on dumps 2 receptacles for . . 11, 12, 14-18 REGULATIONS ( Police. ) drivers must comply with and directions of of police 1 REINS— drivers must hold 30 RELIGIOUS SERVICES— temporary structures for 4 disturbing prohibited PAGE 45-52 47, 48 52 54 45 67, 156 32, 33 8,9 10 185 59 59 65 65 60 122-124 81 84 70 161 239 REPAIR SHOPS— SEC. must keep record of bicycles, etc. left for re- pairs REPORTS-— must be made by pawnbrokers, etc RESTAURANT— must obtain certificate from Health Officer RESTRICTED AREAS— certain sts. designated as, where vehicles can- not park more than 15 minutes RIGHT-OF-WAY— of ambulance, police, fire, water Dept. & traffic emergency vehicles 17, ! vehicles moving north & south shall have . . of street cars 18* funerals shall have unless at a standstill .... tresspass on railroad, prohibited RIFLES— use of by students, no person under 16 shall carry RIGGS MARKET CO. ST. PRODUCERS’ MAR rules governing . . limits of ROCK CREEK PARK— rules governing traffic, etc. in ROLLER SKATES— classed as vehicles when on street other than at a street crossing ROOFS— must be placed over sidewalks adjoining bldg, under construction over 3 stories . . ROOSTERS— rules governing keeping of ROPES— storage of may be used by police to hold back crowds at 'fires, accidents, etc. if necessary .... PAGE 7 10 1,2 8,9 24 119 43 88 ), 21 83 19 83 L, 60 83, 92 83 102 1*2 150 1 72 2 ET— 73 1-11 34-41 10 39 1-6 147 1 81 3 63 5-6 57-59 9, 10 21-23 6 71 R0SIN - SEC. PAGE storage of 7,10 2 0, 23 ROUTES— of vehicles carrying passengers 69, 70 97 98 RUBBISH— ' must only be deposited on authorized dumps 2 60 must not be deposited too near trees 3 62 light, from buildings in construction, etc. must not be permitted to blow around . . 3 63 must not be dropped from vehicles onto sts. 11 65 must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereof 12 65 RUGS— shall not be treated so as to cause dust to fall on surrounding sts. and property 5 64 RUSHES— storage of 9, 10 21-23 S ' . SALES— licensed vendors may stop long enough to make 1 24 SALT— must get permit to use in removing snow from st. car tracks 6 64 SAMPLES— Eire Marshal may take of inflammable materials 6 20 SAND— must not be dropped on sts. from vehicles . . 11 65 must not be allowed by property owners to wash down on sidewalks, etc 21 67 must be kept in garages 5c 18 must be kept in moving picture booths. . . . 12c 114 SAWDUST— must not be left on sts., etc 1 59 must not be left on lots, etc 2 60 241 SAWING OF WOOD— -sec. prohibited on sidewalks 13 SCENERY— in theaters must be treated with fire resisting materials 2 SCHEDULE OF RATES. (See “Rates.”) SCISSORS GRINDERS— may use bell to attract attention 1 SEATS— arrangements of in theaters 1 SEAWEED— storage of 10 SECOND-HAND CLOTHING DEALERS— rules governing 1'8 SEVENTH STREET— stands for licensed vendors on 2 SEWERS— deposits in and damage to • • 12, 14-19, sticks, stones, etc. must not be thrown in 12 no one shall enter public, without permit, ex- cept employees of Sewer Dept 14 no one shall tap, etc. without permit 15 no person shall tamper with appurtenance of public sewer without permit 1® no one shall damage 17 no one shall run pipe through or into without permit 1^ connections for empting hot or explosive liquids or gases into, not permitted .... 18 hot water from house sewers may enter pub- lic I 8 flow and ventilation of not to be interfered with 1^ SHAVINGS— storage of 7, 9, 10 must not be deposited on sts., etc 1 must not be left on lots, ete. from buildings must not be left loose on sts. 3 PAGE 66 108 68 107 21-23 8-11 24 65-67 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 20-23 59 60 63 242 1 ! 7 • SEC. PAGE SHEDS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ON PUBLIC SPACE— permit must be secured from Insp. Bldg, to erect 3 62 SHEEP— droves of on streets 1-9 55 56 SHIELD. (See 11 Badges. SHOOTING GALLERIES— hours of business 1 72 SHOW CASES— on public space 6-9 130-132 SHOWS — five cent. (See “ Five Cent Theaters. ’ ; ) SHRUBS— must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereto 12 65 SIDEWALKS— dirt, etc. must not be dropped on 1 59 soft coal dumped on must be wet 1 59 deposit of building materials, etc. on 1, 3 59, 62 bldg, materials, etc. must not be doposited on over vaults 3 62 permit required to deposit building materials on 3 61 portion must be kept clear of building ma- terials 3 62 must be roofed if bldgs, under construction adjacent thereto are over 3 stories 3 63 ashes not to be sifted on 5 64 special permit required to close with deposits from Dist. work 3 63 material and refuse liable to injure persons or animals must not be left on 4 63 goods, merchandise, etc. must not be left on more than 2 hours except as provided in Art. XXIII 13 66 while handling goods on, space must be re- 243 !•'.$« ‘ . > " SIDEWALKS — Continued. served for pedestrians dirt must not be allowed to wash down on from vacant lots dangerous deposits must not be left on .... must put lights on deposits on handbills, circulars, etc. must not be left so as to blow onto foul drainage, etc. must not be spilled on. . wood must not be sawed on structures used for adv. must not be placed on, without permit musical instruments must not be played on without permit . ., vehicles shall not operate on except where built for crossing speed for crossing by vehicles permit required to do advertising on, by means of projecting lenses or otherwise. . permits required to cross, for building pur- poses openings in, shall not be open longer than necessary to take in goods, etc obstructing for purpose of soliciting for- bidden crowds must not assemble in front of places of amusement on, must not be obstructed by cellar doors limited time allowed for cellar doors to be open in permit required for making openings in . . rugs must not be shaken on licensed vendors on lights on deposits on must not be paved without permit use of on B St. and La. Av occupation of sidewalks occupation of sidewalks by storekeepers, on SEC. PAGE 13 66 21 67 7 64 7 64 8 65 9 65 13 66 22 67 3 69 57 91 28 84 4 130 3 129 13 135 14 135 1 136 2 124 13 135 3 63 5 64 1 24 3,7 62, 64 4 130 8 131 5-9 130-132 244 SIDEWALKS — Continued. SEC. PAGE residence sts occupation of sidewalk by storekeepers on 6 130 business sts street cars shall stop and give warning before 6 130 before crossing pedestrians must not obstruct and keep 66 94 to the right hose or pipe from auto shop must not be 59 92 left on after close of business SIDINGS— 13a 135 for railroad cars must have bumping blocks SIGHTSEEING AUTOMOBILES— 78 101 special rules governing operations of 11,12 33, 34 rates for 2 50 trips of, must be 1 hour at least 2 50 stands for 2,11 31, 33 license for shall not turn in streets less than certain 11 33 width shall not stop on streets more than 5 53 91 minutes SIGNALS— 11 33 boats must give to draw keeper 74 100 vehicles slowing up must give 22 83 vehicles about to turn must signal 23 83 vehicles must have sound, 25 84 by sound prohibited except when necessary SIGNS— must be put on cans containing inflammable 26 84 fluids licensed vendors must have, on their vehicles 5 15 giving name, etc shall not be displayed by private vehicles for 3 25 hire showing rates must be placed on trash boxes of street ven- 11 54 dors must not be placed on any place mentioned in 1 59 245 SIGNS— Continued. Sec. 1, Article IX with certain exceptions rules governing real estate advertising, may be transported without per- mit prohibiting spitting shall be placed in street cars must be used to denote storage places for explosives * private street lamps shall not be used as . . erection of, on public space lights in, advertising must not be put on lamp posts, carriage blocks, etc of warning on sts. must not be defaced .... Insp. of Bldg, may remove unsafe used as transparancies must be non-combusti- ble materials permits to erect • • • placing of, on fire alarm and patrol boxes, forbidden or advertisements forbidden on sidewalks without permit on awnings obscene * prohibiting smoking where gasoline is stored Act of Congress in re erection of SEC. PAGE 22 67 22 67, 156 50 91 81 101 23 78 7 106 11 133 11 133 12 134 5 121 11 134 11 133 11 133 4 104 4 130 10 133 1 149 5b, 5h 18, 19 155 SINGING— consents must be obtained to conduct, on vacant lots at late and unusual hours so as to disturb neighbors prohibited SKATERS (Roller.) not classed as vehicles except when operating on streets SKYLIGHTS— must be kept clear of snow 81 119 246 SLEIGHS- SEC . page may have bells attached to animals drawing same ; 1 68 (See also “Vehicles” for general regulations.) SLINGS— no person under 16 shall carry 2 73 SMOKE— emission from autos prohibited 5 ; 38 140, 85 SMOKING— not allowed near explosives 21 77 prohibited in dry cleaning establishments where gasoline is used 5h 19 prohibited in garages 5b 17 in theaters 3 199 SNOW— shall not block traffic when removed from street car tracks 6 64 must get permit to use salt, etc. in clearing off tracks 6 64 must be kept off fire escapes and skylights. . 23 119 SOLICITING— obstructing sidewalks for purpose of for- bidden 14,15 135,136 forbidden is Dist. Bldg 2 150 drivers of public vehicles (hacks) forbidden to do, for passengers 7, 56 32, 91 by vendors prohibited . 1 24 at Municipal Fish Wharf 12 41 by porters at Union Station requires per- mit 14a 135 SOUND SIGNALS. ( See ‘ ‘ Signals . 9 ’) SPACE (Public.) occupation of by buildings materials, etc. (See “Building Materials and Debris.”) distribution of on La. Av. and B St 8 132 assignment to farmers at markets 1-11 34-41 247 SPACES (Open.) foul drainage, etc. shall not be spilled on . . SPEAKERS— on public streets must get permits SPEED— of vehicles crossing sidewalks of vehicles and st. cars shall not exceed law- ful, etc (See ‘ ‘ Act of Congress approved June 29, 1906. ’ ’) SPIRITS (Pure.) storage of SPITTING— on cars or sidewalks prohibited signs prohibiting must be placed in streets cars * SEC. 9 5 28 27 7, 10 81 81 SPRINKLING — of lawns allowed at any hour STABLES— storage of inflammable material in 7, 9, 10 consents of property owners required to maintain, for storage of hay in private STAIRWAYS— shall be made fireproof arrangement in theaters STANDS— designated for public horse drawn vehicles for hire designated for public motor drawn vehicles for hire designated for express and furniture wagons for hire * * * designated for hotel ominbuses at Union Station * * * designated for public hacks for hire at Union Station designated for horse drawn cabs of R. R. Co. PAGE 65 25 84 84 177 20, 23 101 101 144 20-23 125 22 108 107 26 27, 28 29 30 30 248 STANDS— Continued. SEC . page at Union Station 2 31 to be kept clean by drivers occupying 6 32 vehicles must not loiter near when filled .... 8 32 for farmers at markets 34-41 farmers must keep clean 1 35 for fruit 7 231 public for sightseeing autos 2 31 STANDS FOR VENDORS & HUCKSTERS— designated, and to be cleaned 2 24 STEAM RAILROAD CARS. (See <( Railroad Cars , , ) STEAM ENGINEER— shall not absent himself from his engine .... 11 24 STEPS— permit for constructing 3 228 STICKS— must not be thrown into sewers or appurten- ances thereof 12 65 STOLEN GOODS— may be taken by policemen 5 10 STONE— may be dressed on public space under permit 3 62 must not be dropped on sts. from vehicles . . 11 65 STONES— must not be thrown into sewers or appurten- ances thereof 12 65 STOP COCKS— rules as to 2,4,8, 142-144 STORAGE— of goods with pawnbrokers 3 9 of oils with inflammable materials 1-12 11-24 STOREKEEPERS— may keep chickens, etc. in coops for sale .... 6 57 use of space in front of stores 5-8 130-132 STRAW— storage of 7, 9, 10 20-23 must not be left on sts., etc 1 59 249 STRAW — Continued. must not be allowed to scatter on street .... must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereof SEC. PAGE 3 63 12 65 STREET— . definition of what the word includes as used in these regulations for one way traffic STREET CAR TRACKS— deposits on streets having salt shall not be sprinkled on removal of snow from vehicles on, shall turn out on signal from cars STREET CARS— shall use gongs to give warning not classed as vehicles in police regs may display advertisements no one shall spit in, police shall arrest people for violations in . . must have notice against spitting on bridges Commrs. may order stopped shall stop upon approach of fire appartaus . . shall stop for passengers except under certain conditions * shall not approach too near car in front must not obstruct street crossing shall have right of way shall stop on near side shall not stop more than 5 minutes shall stop and warn with gong before cross- ing sidewalk definition of words * motormen of, shall comply with signals of police vehicles shall not follow closer than 15 ft. . . 1, 3 80,151 1 80 3 61 6 64 6 64 18 83 1 68 1 81 50 90 81 101 67 97 81 101 71, 72 98, 99 60 92 21 83 65 93 64 93 64 93 60 92 68 97 64 93 66 97 1 81 1 81 9 82 250 STREET CARS — Continued. SEC. PAGE must not exceed lawful rate of speed 27 84 at st. crossings must signal drivers to cross in front or not .... 61 92 minors must not hang on, etc. . . 62, 63 92, 93 “car full” signs 65 93 fire stops for 66 94 refusal of passengers to obey rules on . 67 97 STREET CROSSINGS— police to regulate traffic at 1 81 pedestrians must not obstruct .... 59 92 STREET LAMPS. (See “Lamp Posts and Lamps.”) STREET PIANOS— must obtain permit to plav .... 3 69 STREET SPEAKERS— permits for 5 25 STREET WASHERS— in sidewalks 2 124 may be used at all hours for sprinkling lawn 7 144 breaking of 8 144 police to report breaks in 9 145 STREETS— licensed vendors on 1-4 24, 25 speakers on 5 25 drivers of vehicles occupying, where hack stands are located to keep them clean . . 6 32 cleaning of around markets 1, 6,9 36-39 droves of animals on, etc 1-9 55, 56 list of, on which droves of animals may be conducted 5,9 56 vendors shall keep clean 2 24 dirt from vehicles must not drop on 1 60 permit must be secured for temporary sheds, etc. erected on 3 62 light rubbish from bldgs, must be tied up if placed on, 3 63 251 STREETS — Continued. posits from Dist. work Dist. foremen need no permit to excavate ; materials liable to injure persons and ani- mals must not be left on rugs etc. and ashes must not be treated on . . must not be obstructed by removal of snow from car tracks must not be obstructed without permit .... obstructions on must have lights open manholes in must display red flags . . advertising matter must not be left in door- steps, etc. if likely to be blown into, .... must not leave dangerous obstructions on, etc. foul matter not to be spilled on permit required to transport foul matter through, earth, sand, etc. shall not be spilled on from carts etc coal, merchandise, etc. must not be left on more than 2 hours except as provided in . . dirt, etc. from vacant lots must not be al- lowed to run down on, structures used for advs. must not be placed on, without permit coasting on, allowed if not dangerous noises and cries upon, police may rope off at fires, accidents, etc. if necessary horses must not be left unattended on, unless haltered trains shall not block more than 5 minutes grade crossings of, must be guarded by gates use of for auction sale of vehicles excavations or deposits cannot be made in without permit surface not to be injured SEC. PAGE 3 63 3 63 4 63 5 64 6 64 7 64 3, 7 62, 64 7 64 8 65 7 64 9 65 9 65 11 65 13 65 21 67 22 67 36 85 1-7 68-71 6 71 29 84 77 100 76 100 79 101 1 124 2 124 252 STREETS — Continued. sec. page spilling oil on, 4,5 124,125 permit required for vaults, street washers, etc. on, 2 124 balls, etc. shall not be tossed or thrown on, . . 16 136 definition of word 3 151 erection of clocks on 12 134 on which fire stops for st. cars exist 66 94 right of way of fire engines on 17,21,60, 83,92 building materials on 1, 3 59, 63 cars shall not stop more than 5 minutes .... 64 93 cars shall not block streets 64 93 movement of vehicles on, (See “Vehicles . ’ ’) soliciting trade on and obstruction of, by barkers 14, 14a, 15 135-6 excavations and obstructions on ...1-11, 13, 21-23, 77, 79, 1, 2, 5-8 ; 59-68, 101-2, 124, 130-132 sawing wood on, prohibited 13 66 removal of dead animals on 8,9,16-19 121-4 processions on, (See “Parades. M ) vehicles on, when divided longitudinally by parkway, etc. must go to right of division 6 82 primarily for vehicles but drivers must have care as to pedestrians 40 85 list of with grades 4% and over in fire limits 40 86 list of, where vehicles must not park more than 15 minutes 43 88 parking of vehicles permitted on certain designated 44 89 Commissioners authorized to designate as business 4 STRUCTURES— permits for on streets 3 lights on in streets 7 used for advertising purposes must not be located on places mentioned in Sec. 1, Art. IX, with certain exceptions 22 62 64 67 253 SEC. PAGE SUNDAYS— special permit required to play musical in- struments on sts., etc. on, hours at, which music is allowed at open air performances on performances on limited SWEEPINGS— must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereof SWIMMING— from public bridges prohibited 69 70 115 65 100 SWINE- droves on the streets uu, u SWITCHES— of railroads shall have bumping blocks 78 100 T TAGS— 2 138 1 136 for horse drawn business vehicles 45 89 TANKS— for storage of oils 3,5 11-16 TAXICABS. Stands for (See “Stands.”) rates for, (See “Rates.”) TAXIMETERS— use of inaccurate must be lighted . THEATERS— conduct of vehicles at rules governing aisles, exits, fire protection, etc. in fire escapes in, (See ‘ ‘ Building Regulations. ’ *) aisles shall be kept free asbestos curtains in 9, 10 32-33 1-25 107-119 1 107 6 111 254 THEATERS — Continued. sec. page water appliances on stage 4, 5, 7, 110-1 doors shall open outward 1 107 draperies in 2 108 exits must be shown on programs 9 112 indecent shows 15, 16, 17 114-6 lighting in 7, 9 111-2 exit lights 9 112 shall have firemen 8 112 fire proof stairways 1 108 smoking in prohibited except in those for men 3 109 Sunday performances in, (See “Sunday.”) crowds in front of 1 136 licenses may be revoked 3, 5 THEATERS (Five-Cent.) consents required of property owners, etc. for music in open air 4 70 hours at which music is allowed at open air 4 70 establishment of indoor, 22 117 TIN CUTTINGS— must not be left on sts., etc 4 63 TIRES (Wagon.) must not be left on sts., etc 4 64 TOLERANCE— allowed in taximeters 9 53 TORPEDOES. (See “Fireworks.”) TOURISTS— requirements as to operating autos 2 139 TOWING— of a vehicle by another vehicle 35 85 TRACKS— deposit of bldg, materials, etc. on streets with car, 3 61 removal of snow from must not block traffic 6 64 must get permit to use salt in cleaning tracks of snow 6 64 255 TRACKS — Continued. steam railroad, must be guarded at grade crossings used for sidings shall have bumping blocks must not be closed more than five minutes TRADE— soliciting on streets prohibited 14, 14a, 15 TRAFFIC— bridges over excavations must have green lights to guide police to regulate at st. crossings vehicles likely to delay, not to be used drivers of vehicles must be able to see in all directions pedestrians shall not needlessly interfere with under H st. viaduct in Rock Creek Park at Farmers ’ Produce Market 7 1 31 31 40 84 1-6 3 TREE BOXES— police may tie ropes to in roping off sts. at fires TREE SPACES— wicket fences around prohibited TREES— dead, must not be left on sts., etc building materials and rubbish not to be de- posited too near must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereto owners of vacant lots must not allow, to fall on sidewalk, etc police may tie ropes to in roping off sts. at . fires, etc animals must not be hitched to permit required to plant on sts permit required to trim, etc advertisements must not be placed on .... 6 1 1 3,2 12 21 6 1 3 2 3 PAGE 100 100 100 135-6 64 81 84 84 85 102 141-9 37 71 128 59 62, 125 65 67 71 125 124 125 125 256 TREES — Continued. sec. page attaching guy ropes to 3 125 permits to whitewash 2 125 TRESPASS— on railroad rights of way prohibited 1, 2 150 TRICYCLES. (See “Bicycles . 9 TRIPS— of sightseeing autos must last one hour at least 2 50 TROUGH— shall not be run into public sewer without permit 15 66 TUBE— shall not be run into sewer without permit 15 66 TURNING— vehicles must give signal before 23 83 TURPENTINE— storage and sale 1-7, 10 11-21, 23 TWIGS— must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereto 12 65 U UNION STATION— stand for hotel omibuses at 2 30 stand for public hacks at 2 30 stand for Railroad Companies ’ cabs for hire at 2 31 permits for porters for rooming houses .... 14a 135 Y VARNISH— storage of 7, 10 20-23 VAULTS— bldg, materials, etc. must not be placed on sidewalks above 3 62 257 VAULTS— Continued. permits required for shall not be left open when under sidewalk longer than necessary VEGETABLE FIBRE— storage, etc VEGETABLE MATTER— must not be left on sts., etc must not be left on lots, etc must not be thrown into sewers or appur- tenances thereof VEGETABLES— unfit for food SEC. PAGE 2 124 13 135 9 21 1 59 2 60 12 65 6 121 VEHICLES— used by licensed vendors must be kept clean stands for horse drawn public for hire stands for motor drawn public for hire stands for express and furniture for hire . . stand for those from hotels at Union Station stand for public, for hire at Union Station for sightseeing automobiles stand for horse drawn of R. R. Co. at Union Station drivers of public must wear badge refusal to pay legal fare for public less than legal fare for public, must be accepted if driver previously agrees drivers of public, to keep hack stands clean patronage must not be solicited for public must not loiter near stand when fully occu- pied by must not stop abreast on streets ...... conduct at theaters, balls, etc approach of, to National theater special rules for sightseeing automobiles. (See Automobiles . 9 ’) drivers of public, must deliver to Police pro- 3 25 2 26 2 28 2 29 2 30 2 31 2 31 2 31 3 31 4 32 5 32 6 32 7 32 8 32 9 32 10 32-3 9 32 Sightseeing 258 VEHICLES — Continued. sec. page perty left in vehicles 13 34 rates for public. (See “Rates.”) drivers of public must keep engagements . . 7 52 rates for baggage. (See “Rates.”) for public hire must be kept in good repair 3, 8 51, 53 number of license on public must be shown 3 51 private, shall not exhibit rates 11 54 used by street vendors must have 4rash box attached 1 59 dirt, etc. from excavations must not drop from 1 60 delivering bldg, materials, etc. shall not ob- struct portion of sts. reserved for traffic 3 61 for transporting manure must be so fixed as not to drop any * 10 65 carrying dirt, etc. must have tight bodies so as not to drop contents on sts 11 65 auto, shall use horn, gong or bell as warning 1 68 noises shall not be made to invite patronage for 2 69 definition of word as used in regulations 1 81 crossing police to control 1 81 unsafe, shall not be used * 31 84 may be drawn by another 35 85 horse drawn business shall have number tags 45 89 shall not cross the line of funeral 83 102 sound signals may be used by for warning 26 84 loaded with metal must have noise deadened 32 84 must not be loaded over sides too far, etc. 49 90 permit required for certain overload of ... . 49 90 not to be used solely for advertising without permit therefor 50 90 driver of shall continually hold reins 30 84 drivers shall be on lookout and remain on . seat or at horses head 51 91 drivers shall not leave horses unless fastened 29 84 animal hitched to, must not be left un- 259 VEHICLES— Continued. sec. page fastened 29 84 must not . remain partially hitched 52 91 must be so that driver can see other traffic 31 84 moving north and south have right of way 19 83 of police, fire dept., have right of way. . 17 83 shall go to curb and stop upon approach of fire apparatus 20 83 must be operated at a speed which is safe although law allows greater speed 27 84 shall stop 15 ft. from cars letting off or tak- ing on passengers, unless they can be passed in safety 16 83 passing another going in opposite direction shall pass to right •• • • • 2 81 passing another going in the same direction shall pass to left 3 81 drivers of shall keep to right curb in turn- ing corners to the right 4a 81 drivers of shall keep to right of center of intersection in turning corner to left . . 4b 82 shall keep to right curb in rounding circles 7 82 must give signal before turning around 23 83 may go backwards in turning, etc 8 sightseeing, shall not turn in streets less than certain width 53 91 backed to curb to load or unload shall not interfere with traffic H ^ shall move from entrance to allow other ve- hicles to discharge passengers, etc 11 shall not stop with left side to curb 16 shall not stop except at curb unless in emergency ^ must not stop so as to obstruct crossing or traffic in streets ^ ^ must not carelessly collide 54 91 shall not crowd bicyclists onto curb, etc . . 5 d 91 for hire shall not loiter on st., except at stand 56 91 260 VEHICLES— Continued. for hire shall not solicit patrons no one shall ride on rear without consent of driver . , . such as motorcycles built for one not to be occupied by two persons without permit . . shall not be operated on sidewalks except at regular sidewalk crossings speed of in crossing sidewalks must be careful of pedestrians pedestrians shall not needlessly interfere with at st. crossings of fire, police, etc., have right of way over st. cars 17, upon approach of, of Fire Dept, cars shall stop shall not operate on regular route without license speed of, etc. operated on regular route .... speed of, etc. on fridges shall not be blocked by steam railroads more than five minutes display of on streets for sale permit required for parade of, spitting in public, forbidden signs prohibiting spitting must be placed in public shall not obstruct entrances to Dist. Bldg. . . movement of under H st. viaduct penalty for violations by of fire, police, etc. may cross line of funeral procession 17, carrying explosives vehicles must not cross funeral shall not interfer with apparatus of Fire Dept - shall not run over fire hose style of, for removal of ashes, garbage, dead SEC. PAGE 7, 56 32,91 34 84 58 91 57 91 28 84 40 85 40 . 85 21, 60 83,92 21 83 69 97 70 98 71, 72 98-9 77 100 79 101 80 101 81 101 81 101 82 102 84 102 60, 85 92, 102 21, 60 83,92 15 75 83 102 3 104 3 104 261 VEHICLES— Continued. animals, etc for carrying oil, oil may drip from motor drivers of shall remain within 5 feet of horses head or seat of vehicle Commrs. may close streets to shall not be cleaned near public hydrant . . permit not required for funeral use of B St. by shall be warned by cars before they cross sidewalks, etc. from barns . : skaters classed as, under certain conditions baby carriages classed as if on sts. not in usual path of pedestrians shall be careful of pedestrians definition of word “Parked” as applied to slower, must keep nearer right-hand curb . . on streets divided by parkways viaduct sunkenway, etc. must keep to right of such division must not follow each other or a st. car SEC. 7, 9, 15 5 4 10 60 7 80 1 66 1 1 40 1 5 6 closer than 15 ft must not stop so as to prevent others com- ing and leaving in front of bldg, entrance or too near fire hydrant must not be parked so as to interfere with traffic unless parked, must not back up to curb ex- cept to unload or load horse-drawn, unloading or loading must have horse facing direction of traffic on tracks must turn out on signal slowing up must give signal about to turn must give signal must signal before backing shall only use sound signals when necessary shall not exceed lawful speed 9 12 13 14 14 18 22 23 24 26 27 PAGE 121-3 125 124 33 92 56 101 35 97 81 81 85 81 82 82 82 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 84 262 VEHICLES — Continued. sec. page shall proceed with caution in making turns, etc 27 84 must not be so loaded as to retard traffic, etc 31 84 person under 16 shall not operate commer- cial, without permit 33 84 may tow another 35 85 shall not use motor muffler cut-out 37 85 weighing over 2 tons must have brakes on hills over 4% in grade 40 85 roadways of sts. primarily for 40 85 pedestrians should avoid interference with 40 85 shall not stand more than 15 minutes on certain sts 43 88 portion of streets designated for parking of 44 89 lights on 25, 39,46, 47, 48, 3; 84-5, 90, 139 drivers of st. cars must signal whether ve- hicles shall pass in front or not 61 92 VENDORS— rules governing, on streets, etc 1-4 24-5 must have trash box attached to vehicles and be emptied daily 1 59 must put sign on trash box 1 59 shall not annoy residents, etc 1 24 stands for 1, 2 24 refuse from 3, 1 25, 59 stands to be kept clean 2 24 vehicles of to be kept clean 3 25 must not solicit patronage 1 24 VENTILATION— of sewers must not be interfered with .... 19 67 of conduits 4 73 VERMONT AVENUE— portion of, designated for parking vehicles 44 89 VESSELS— shall signal drawbridge keeper 74 100 263 VESSELS— Continued. sec. page shall not be propelled against bridges . . 75 100 must not be attached to bridges 75 100 VESTIBULES— advertising matter must not be thrown in, if likely to be blown about 8 65 newspapers may be thrown in 8 65 addressed envelopes may be left in 8 65 VIADUCT— traffic under H street 84 102 vehicles on st. divided by, shall pass to right of such division 6 82 VITRIOL— storage of 7, 10 20, 23 W WAGON STANDS. (See “ Stands. * >) WAGONS— stands designated for express and furniture for hire 2 29 (See il Vehicles . ’ ’) WARES— must not be left on sidewalk, etc. more than 2 hours except as provided in Art. XXIII 13 66 noises must not be made to advertise 2 69 WARNING— st. cars, auto -vehicles, etc. shall give to pedestrians . 1 08 sound signals may be used to give to pedestrians, etc 26 84 signs must not be defaced, etc 5 120 WATER— rules as to use of, protection of pipes for etc. 1-10 142-145 tapping pipes without permit 1 142 tapping fire plugs 2 142 for construction purposes 3 142 264 WATER — Continued. • sec. page for fountains 7, 8 144 police to report breaks in pipes for 9 145 .from hose connections may be used at all hours for sprinkling lawns 7 144 waste of prohibited 5 143 WATER — authority to Commissioners to make regula- tions as to use of 0 WATER (Hot.) from house sewer may be run into public sewer 18 66 WATER DEPARTMENT— vehicles of have right of way 17, 21, 60 83, 92 WATER FIXTURES. (See “Water.”) WATER MAINS. (See “Water.”) WATER PLUGS. (See “Water”) must not be obstructed 4 105 WEAPONS— use of in D. C 1-31 71-80 Act of Congress in re- use of 152 WESTERN MARKET— rules governing 1"H 34-41 WHISTLE— shall not be used on sts., etc • 1 08 WICKET FENCES— around parkings 1 1^8 around tree spaces prohibited 1 128 WIRE— must not be left on sts., etc 4 64 WIRES (Electric.) conduits for must be ventilated 4 73 must not be attached to trees 3 125 WOOD— shall not be sawed or split on sts., etc 13 66 must not be dumped on sidewalk, etc. for more than 2 hours 18 06 265 SEC. PAGE WOOL— storage of 9, 10 21-23 WRECKS— police may rope off sts., etc. at 6 71 Z ZONES OF QUIET— established around hospitals, etc 2a 69 [Edited and indexed by Hobart H. Eamsdell.l