HomeMy WebLinkAbout2845 AN ORDINANCB relating to bicycles; providing for the issuance
and revocation of licenses, and prescribing penalties, and
declaring an EMERGENCY.
THB CITY OF BRBMBRTON DOBS ORDAIN:
SBCTION 1. BICYCLE LICENSE REQUIRED: It shall be unlawful for any
person to operate, or being the owner thereof to permit the operation of, any
bicycle without a valid and subsisting license therefor, to be known as a
"Bicycle License," the fee for which is hereby fixed in the sum of Fifty
Cents (50¢) for each calendar year.
SBCTION 2. APPLICATIONS FOR LICBNSB WHEN GRANTED: Any person desiring
a bicycle license shall make written application therefor to the City Treasurer
upon a form to be furnished by said Treasurer for that purpose. Such applica-
tion shall state the name, address, and age of the owner of said bicycle, and
if he or she is a minor, the name and address of his or her parent or guardian;
the purpose for which said bicycle is to be used, and the address at which said
bicycle is to be kept. Such application shall also contain a description of
such bicycle, including the year manufactured, Lif known, the maker and its
frame or serial number, if any. On presentation of such application and upon
payment of the required fee, the City Treasurer shall issue a suitable license
insignia, which the applicant shall attach to the vehicle so that it is visible
from the rear of the vehicle.
SECTION 5. REVOCATION OF LICBNSBS: The Chief of Police may revoke any
license issued pursuant to the terms of this ordinance after a hearing had upon
five days' notice by personal service to the licensee, or by registered mail
to his or her last known address as shown on the records of the City Treasurer,
upon proof that such license has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation,
or for the violation of any of the terms or provisions of this ordinance or of
any other ordinance of the City of Bremerton.
SBCTION 4. ALTERATION OF LICBNSB ~L: It shall be unlawful for
any person to wilfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter the frame
or serial number of any bicycle or any license insignia issued therefor.
SBCTION $. PENALTY: Any person who shall violate or fail to comply
with any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon ccem~rict:i~ thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding
Three Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a term
not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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SECTION 6. That an emergency exists and this ordinance is necessary
for the i~nediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety
of the citizens of the City of Bremerton and this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect following passage and publication.
PASSED UNANIIVDUSLY by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the ~ayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such
passage this ~ 8 day of ~ , 1969.
ATTEST:
I~ARY Re", TIDRNBURGH~ DEI~JTY CFIT C~
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