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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01483of any such emergency vehicle from the consequence of a reckless disregard for the safety of others: PROVIDED, FURTHER, the provisions of this ordinance shall in no event extend any special privilege or immunity in operation of an authorized emergency vehicle for any purpose other than that for which the same has been authorized. (b) To all persons, teams, vehicles or other equipment while actually engaged in authorised work upon the surface of a public street, insofar as suspension of the pro- visions of this ordinance are reasonably necessary for the carrying on of such work; and providing reasonable precautions are taken to appraise and protect the users of such public street, but such provisions shall apply to such persons, teams, vehicles and other equipment when traveling to and from such work. (a) To any persons, vehicles or otherwise, insofar as the same may be specifically exempted from any provision or provisions of this ordinance. CHAPTER III. VEHIOLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE AND OPERATOR'S LICENSE Section B. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle in the city of Port Townsend under a certificate of license registration of the State of Washington without securing and having in full force and effect a certificate of ownership therefor. Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle in the city of Port Townsend without having first obtained and having in full force and effect a.current and proper motor vehicle license and display motor vehicle license number plates therefor. Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in the city of Port Townsend unless such person shall have in his possession a current and valid vehicle operators license issued on his own application in accordance with Chapter 188, Laws of Washington, 1937, PROVIDED, no person shall be required to have such a license for the purpose of driving or operating road machinery, or any farm tractor or implement of husbandry temporarily drawn, moved or propelled on a public street of the city, PRO- VIDED, FURTHER, that this section shall not apply to a person in the service of the United States or in the service of the National Guard of this state, or any other state, when operating an official motor vehicle in such service, nor to non-residents of the State of Washington. Section Be It shall be unlawful within the city of Port Townsend for any person to commit any of the following aotes (a) To display or cause to permit to be displayed or have in possession any vehicle operator's license, knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canoelled, revoked, suspended or altered= (b) TO lend to, or knowingly permit the use of by one not entitled thereto, any vehiole.operatore' license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof= (c) To display or to represent as one's own any vehicle operator's license not Issued to the person so displaying the same. CHAPTER IV. J� oyo VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. 3 Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehiole upon the public streets of the city which shall not at all times be equipped with a muffler upon the exhaust thereof in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and it shall be unlawful for any person operating a motor vehicle to use a out -out, by -page or similar muffler elimination appliance.