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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1281 ORDINANCE NO. 1£81 AN ORDINANCE relating to bicycles; regulating the purchase, sale and use thereof; providing for the issuance and revocation of licenses, and prescrib- ing penalties. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BRE~RTON AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. BICYCLE LICENSE REQUIRED: It ,shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or being the owner thereof to permit the operation of, any .~3bicycle without a valid and subsisting license therefor, to be kno,~n as a ~'Bicycle License," the fee for which is hereby fixed in the sum of T~-l~tve/ Gents (~$~) for each calendar year,~ ~ t~at-tho f=^o for eac~h rcn~al cf Section ~. ~PLIOATIONS FOR LIOENSE '~EN GRATED: ~y person desiring a bicycle license shall make written application therefor to the 0ity Treasurer upon a form to be furnished by said Treasurer for that pu~ose. Sumh applica- tion sh~l state the name, eddress and age of the o~er of said bicycle, and if he or she is a minor, the name ~nd ~daress of his or her parent or guardian; the purpose ~or which said bicycle is to be used, ~nd the address ~t which bicycle is to be kept. Such application shall also contain a description of such bicycle, including the year manufactured, if known, the maker and its fr~e or serial number, if mny. 0n presentation of such application and upon payment of tJ~e required fee, the City Treasurer ~h~11 issue.the license; pro- vided, that any application for a bicycle license by an ~ppllcant who~e license has been revoked within one year of such application shall be denied. Section ~. REV00ATION 0F LIOENSES: The Chief of Police m~y revoke any license issued pursuant to the terms of this ordinance after a hearing h~d upon five days' notice by personal service to the licensee, or by registered mail to his or her l~st known address as shown on the records of the 0tty Treasurer, upon proof that such license has. been obtained by fraud or mlsrepresent~tlon, or for the vtol~tfon of ~ny of the terms or provisions of this ordinance or of eny other ordinance of the 0tty of Bremerton. Section ~. LICENSE P~TES--REGIS~ATZON CARDS': ~e City Treasurer sh~ll provide metal license plates and registration cerds for each bicycle license, each of which sh~11 be numbered in n~erio~l order ~d sh~ll have the name BREN~TON at the top, n~erals across the center and the word BIOYOLE et the bottom of plate. Such license plate shall be not less ~" x ~" tn size, of pressed metal, letters and n~erals pressed therein, and painted similar to currBnt color of the Washington State motor Vehicle license plates. Plates to be atteched to, ~nd under the back part of the bicycle saddle, so that plates can be readily seen, and at all times carried on the bicycle for which issued, and it sh~11 be unlawful to operate any bicycle upon any public place unless the license plate therefor be attached thereto. Registration Cards ~hall be duplicate, shall carry the name, aaare, ss and age of the liCensee, the make and frmme or sertel number of the bicycle for which issued, and the number and date of issuance of each license. A duplicate copy thereof ~hall ~t ~11 times be attached to the bicycle for whloh isled, and a copy sh~l be retained by the City Treasurer. Section O. REPORTS BY BIOYOLE DEALERS: Every person engaged in the business of buying and/or ~elllng second-hand bicycles sh~11 m~e a a~ily report to the City Treasurer of each bicycle purchased or sQld, giving the name and address of the person p~chasing or selling such bicycle, the ~ke and ~rame or serial number thereof, and the n~ber and kind of license plate thereon, if any. Section 6. REPORT BY PERSONS SELLING BICYCLES: Every person selling or transferring o~ershlp of any bicycle shall, within five days thereafter, report such s~le to the 0ity Treasurer, giving the name and address o~ the person to whom such bicycle we~ sold, and surrender to the City Tremsurer the registra- tion c~rd and license plate, if any, issued for the bicycle sold. ~e purchaser or transferee of such bicycle shall apply for re-reglstr~tlon thereof within five days of said sale and pay a fee of Twenty-five (BB~) ther~re. Section 7. ~TERATION 0F LICENSE PLATE 0R REGIS~ATION 0ARD UNLAWFUL: It sh~11 be ~l~wful 9or any person to wilf~ly or m~llotously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the frame or serial n~ber of ~y bicycle or ~y license plate or registration card issued for any bicycle. Ordinance 1281 (cont) Section 8. 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 conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceed- ing One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a term not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 9. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage and publication, as provided by law. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the ~yor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 20th day of Eay, 1939. Mayor~ Attest:  st,re of Waehi~en'~ C~nty of Kitsap I the und~i~ed do ce~i~ ~nd fo~oinE ~ ofdinanc, passed by the city of the ~ty of .~a dat..