[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Tarentum 8-14-1906
by Ord. No. 3301/2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
On and after the passage of this chapter it shall not be lawful for
any person or persons, individuals or corporations, its agents or employees
to use, operate, drive, run or cause to be used, operated, driven or run any
locomotive or railroad train upon any railroad within the limits of the Borough
of Tarentum at a speed greater than one mile in six minutes; or to use, operate,
drive, run or cause to be used, operated, driven or run upon the street railway
within the limits of the Borough of Tarentum any street car at a speed greater
than one mile in six minutes; or to use, operate, drive or run or cause to
be used, operated, driven or run upon any of the streets of said borough any
automobiles or other mechanically propelled vehicle of any kind at a speed
greater than one mile in six minutes.
A.
If any engineer, conductor, motorman, driver, chauffeur
or operator or other agent of such person, persons, individuals, or corporations,
or the owner thereof, or any other person then in possession of or operating
said locomotive, railroad train, street car or other vehicle, as aforesaid,
shall use, operate, drive, run or cause to be used, operated, driven or run
this said locomotive, railroad train, street car or other vehicle, as aforesaid,
at a speed greater than that limit in this chapter, he or they, upon conviction
thereof, before the Mayor of said borough, be subject to a penalty of $10
for the first offense and $25 for the second offense, for each and every offense,
and in the event of said persons being unable to pay the penalty, he shall
be committed to the borough lockup for a period of not less than three days
nor more than 30 days, at the discretion of the Borough of Tarentum Mayor
or committing District Justice.
B.
If any user, chauffeur, operator or driver of any automobile
or other mechanically propelled vehicle shall use, operate, drive or run or
cause to be used, operated, driven or run any automobile or other vehicle,
as aforesaid, at a speed greater than that limited by the terms of this chapter,
he shall, upon conviction thereof before the District Justice, be subject
to a penalty or fine of not less than $10 nor more than $25, to be collected
by summary conviction before said District Justice as like fines and penalties
are now by the law collectible or, in case of nonpayment of the fine within
48 hours, to undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not exceeding
10 days.
A.
It shall not be lawful for any person, persons, individuals
or corporation to block the passage of any public street or highway in the
Borough of Tarentum or to obstruct said crossings with their locomotives or
cars except as hereinafter provided, and if any engineer, conductor, motorman,
driver, user or operator of said locomotive or car or other persons or agent
of any such persons, person, individual or corporation shall obstruct on block
said crossings, he or they shall be subject to a penalty of $10 for each and
every offense, to be to be recovered by due process of law.
B.
In the event of said engineer, conductor,
motorman, driver, operator or other person or agent of said person, persons,
individual or corporation being unable to pay said penalty, then and in this
case, said person, persons, individuals or corporations employing the engineer,
conductor, motorman, driver, operator or other agent shall pay the penalty
as aforesaid; and in case of default of payment of said penalty, said engineer,
motorman, conductor, driver, operator or other agent or the person so employing
them shall be committed to the borough lockup or county jail for a period
of not less than five days, nor more than 30 days, at the discretion of the
committing District Justice; provided, however, that at the crossing at Lock
Street in said borough, when the length of passenger train makes it necessary,
said street may be blocked by such passenger trains for the purpose of loading
and unloading passengers at the Tarentum station.
