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1 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 997 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
2 1 THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY A PERSON VITHOUT AN OPERATORtS LICENSE; BY A
3 ; PERSON WHO I5 INTOXICATED; IN A RECKLESS MANNER; PROVIDING CERTAIN TRAFFIC RBLES;
III4 PROVIDING FOR THE REVOCATION OF LICENSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND DECLARING
5 f AN EMERGENCY ", by adding thereto a new section to be known as Section 3, provid-
6 ing for an offense of Negligent Operation; defining terms; and declaring an
7 emergency.
8 THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:I
• 9 Section 1. That Ordinance No. 997 be and the same is hereby amended follawingf
10 Section 3 and before Section 4 thereof, by adding thereto a new Section to be
known as Section 31f reading as follows:
12 i Section 3x. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle
13 in .a negligent manner over and along the public streets of the City of Port
14 Angeles. For the purpose of this Section to "operate in a negligent manner"
15 shall be construed to mean the operation of a motor vehicle upon the public
16 streets of the City of Port Angeles in such a manner as to endanger or be likely
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17 to endanger any persons or property.
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18 The offense of operating a vehicle in a negligent manner shall be considered ,
19 to be a lesser offense than, but included in, the offense of operating a motor
20 vehicle in a reckless manner, and any person charged with operating a motor
21 vehicle in a reclkess manner may be convicted of the lesser offense of operating ,
22 a motor vehicle in a negligent manner.
23 Section 2. EMERGENCY. This ordinance is declared to be urgent and necessary
24 for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the
• 25 people of the City of Port Angeles and shall take effect and be in force iamned-
26 iately from and after its passage and lawful publication.
27 Passed first reading by the City Commission July 26, 1939.
28 ` Passed second reading by the City Commission July 26, 1939. I
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29 Passed third reading and finally adopted by the City Commission August 2,
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31 Approved and signed by the Mayor August 2, 1939.
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