Public Notice! ******************************************************* USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************* Our Century decade by decade A Suppliment to the Gazette-Enterprise Published in October 1999 Contributed by Thomas Richard Crump, P. C. Seguin, Texas Prepared for the internet by Wanda Qualls Feb 1, 2005 If you do not read this don't get sore if you are arrested for violating the following rules in Seguin: 1. Don't drive over 15 miles per hour in the business section and not over 18 miles per hour in the other parts of the City of Seguin. 2. Drive to the right on all roads. 3. In passing a vehicle going in the same direction pass on the left. 4. Don't stop your vehicles abreast on the streets. 5. When turning vehicles at crossing driver shall blow horn to give notice to those in front and hold out a hand to warn those in the rear of him. 6. Driver shall lose no time in turning around. 7. In turning a corner to the left, go all the way across the street at crossing and turn and stay on the right side. 8. In turning corner to the right stay as near the curbing as possible on your right and stay on the right side. 9. No vehicle has the right to pass another at street crossings when going the same direction. 10. Don't stop your vehicle on the left side of the street. 11. When stopping on any street in business section vehicles must stand at an angle of about 45 degrees with right front whell against curb. 12. When stopping on any street in the residential part of the city vehicles must stand parallel with, and as close to, sidewalk as possible: Always on the right side of the street. 13. Don't stop so as to obstruct a crossing, any private driveway or alley, or within ten feet of any fire hydrant. 14. Don't drive within ten feet of any vehicle in front of you near a crossing over which pedestrians are crossing or are about to cross. 15. Don't drive or ride through a funeral procession. 16. When a fire engine or other fire apparatus approaches drive to right as close to curb as possible and stop until it has passed. 17. Don't drive over a fire hose. 18. Don't drive over five miles per hour over any bridge in the city. 19. Don't interfere with fire or police department. 20. Drive slow when going around corners. 21. Don't forget that bicycles, motorcycles, Automobiles, omnibueses, jitney busses, wagons, buggies, carriages, and push cars are all vehicles. 22. Horseback riders are subject to the same rules. 23. Do not operate your auto with an open cut-out. 24. Keep proper lights on your autos, motorcycles and bicycles. 25. Don't fail to remember that every one else has as much right to the use of the streets as you have. 26. Don't allow your engine to run while you are away from your car. 27. Don't run your car without numbers on front and rear end. 28. Keep numbers clean at all times. 29. Don't leave last year's seal on your car. 30. Don't take numbers and seals off of one car and use on another. 31. If you are a chauffeur, don't forget to pay your license. 32. Don't violate any of these rules because someone else does so. 33. Do not plead ignorance of the law to escape punishment. 34. Our motto is: "Be lenient with everyone," but you must obey the law or take the consquences. Respectfully Henry Permenter City Marshal Seguin Enterprise, July 23, 1920