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Ordi*nance No,, 163
An Ordinance to Provide for a Weight or any officer or employee of the Coun-
Limft' for Vehielex Operating on the tY Engineer.
County Roads of the County of Con- SECTION 4: Any person, firm co-
tra Costa: To Provide for Certain Partnership or corporation violating
Exceptions to Said Ordinance and any of the provisions of this Ordinance
for the Carrying Out of the Objects shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
of Said Ordinance and a Penalty for upon conviction thereof shall be pun-
Violation thereof,, and to Provide for ished by a fine not exceeding five hun-
the Time that this Ordinance shall go dred ($500-00) dollars, or by imprison-
Into Effect and Repealing Ordinance ment In the County jail of the County
No. 161 of said County. of Contra Costa, State of California, for
a period of not exceeding six (6)
The Board of Supervisors of the months, or by both such fine and im-
County of Contra Costa do ordain as prisonment.
follows: SECTION 5: This ordinance shall
SECTION I. DEFINITIONS: The take effect and be in force from and
word "Vehicle" as employed in this after the 20th day of April, 1922, and
Ordinance shall Include all vehicles and before the expiration of fifteen days
other obects howsoever propelled or after the date of Its passage the same
carried which are moved over the shall be Published, with the names of
county roads or any portion thereof, the members voting for and against
In the Said County of Contra Costa the same, for one week In the Contra
State of California; Costa Standard, a newspaper Printed
SECTION 2: No vehicle with or and published in the said County of
without load, weighing In excess of Contra Costa.
twenty one thousand pounds, shall be SECTION 6: Ordinance No. 161 of
operated,, moved, or transported on or the said Board: "An Ordinance to Pro-
over any county road or any portion vide for a Weight Limit for Vehicles
thereof, In the County of Contra Costa Operating on the County Roads of the
except vehicles running exclusively on County of Contra Costa: To provide
stationary rails or track, without first for certain exceptions 'to said ord!n-
obtaining a permit as hereinafter pro- ante and for the Carrying out of the
vided. Objects of said Ordinance and a Pen-
SECTION 3: Anything to the con- alty for Violation thereof, and to pro-
trary herein notwithstanding, upon ap- vide for the time that this Ordinance
plication In writing to the County En- shall go Into effect" adopted on the
gineer said County Engineer may in 6th day of September, 1921, Is hereby
his discretion Issue a special written repealed.
permit to the owner or operator of any The foregoing Ordinance was passed
vehicle allowing a heavier load than and adopted by Board of Supervisors
In the preceding section of this ordin- of the County of Contra Costa at a reg-
ance permitted. Such permit shall be ul-gr session of said Board held on the
valid for a period not to exceed thirty 20th day of March, 1922, by following
(30) days after the date of Issue and vote, to wit:
shall describe the route or course over Ayes: Supervisors Zeb Knott, J. P.
which said permit authorizes the opera- Casey, C. H. Hayden, W. J. Buchanan,
tion or moving of said vehicle, and the and R. J. Trembath.
said County Engineer may In his dis- Noes None. Absent: None.
cretion require a good and sufficient W. J. BUCHANAN,
bond to the County of Contra Costa Chairman of the Board of Supervis-
or cash deposit as security for any ors of County of Contra Costa, State
damage which may be caused to the of California.
public property of said County by rea- (seal)
son of the operation or moving of said ATTEST:
vehicle under the terms of said per- J. H. WELLS,
mit. Such special permit it shall at all County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
times be carried in the vehicle to which of the Board of Supervisors, County of
It refers and shall on demand be open Contra Costa, State of California.
to the Inspection of any peace officer Pub April 1, 1922.