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Home My WebLink About692 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1959/05/25Original 1 1 5=7-59 ORDINANCE NO. 692 AN ORDINANCE PROMBITING DRIVING MOTOR VEI[CLES WITH DRIVER"S VISION OBSTRUCTED The City of St. Louis Park does ordain: Section 1. Section 3. 114. WINDSHIELDS, OBSTRUCTED VISION. No person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle with a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision,, or with any objects suspended between the driver and windshield. other than sun visors and rear vision mirrors, or with any sign, poster, or other non -transparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side or rear windows of such vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law, or authorized by the State Director of Civil Defense. The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain. snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with the windshield or front side windows covered with steam or frost to such an extent as to prevent proper vision. Section 2, Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen .ys after its publication. Adopted by the City Council May 2 Attest: Cl rk Approved as to form and legality: City Attorney Prepared by: Reviewed for administration: City Manager ORDINANCE NO. 692 Entitled: AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLES WITH DRIVER'S VISION OBSTRUCTED Introduced by Date First Reading -Date 5-18-59 Waived YPG Second Reading -Date 5-25-59 Waived YPS Vote: Aye 7 Nay Published Date 'Jurie"L, 1959 Effective Date June 19, 1959 Code Reference o o AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION St. Louis Park Dispatch 5407 Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park, Minnesota q'" State of Minnesota County of Hennepin 1} SS. JOHN E TILTON, being duly sworn, on oath says. that he now is and during all the time herein - stated has been JOHN E TILTON, the publisher and printer of the newspaper known as The St Louis Park Dispatch, and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated That for more than one year immediately prior to the publication therein of the printed Ord e- - -fbe-$ bit - Driving -Motor- Vehicles with Driverte__Yleim.Obstractidau,_ hereto attached, said newspaper was printed and published in the English language from its known office of publication within the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on Thursday of each week in column and sheet form equivalent in space to 450 running inches of single column two inches wide, has been issued from a known office established in said place of publication equipped with skilled workmen and the necessary material for preparing and printing the same THE ST LOUIS PARK DISPATCH has had in its makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its news columns devoted to local news of interest to said community it purports to serve, the press work of which has been done in its said known place of publication, has contained general news, comments and miscellany, has not duplicated any other publication, has not been entire- ly made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements, has been circulated at and near its said lace of publication to the extent of 240 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has been iiiitered as second class mail matter In local post office of its said place of publication, that there been on file in the office of the County Auditor of said county the affidavit of a person hay - first hand knowledge of the facts constituting its qualifications as a newspaper for publication legal notices, and that its publishers have complied with all demands of said County Auditor or proofs of its said qualification A copy of each issue has been filed with the State Historical Society, St Paul That the printed__ _ Ordinance_ _31o0,-___692_ Re_ Prohibiting _ Driving Hehiclea-with-Driver'_e_ Vision.Obst ted. hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns ;of _said newspaper, was published therein in the English language. aonce a week for one successive weeks, that it was i first so published on the Ilis3- day of , 19__and thereafter on of each week to and including the day of , 19____, and that the following is a copy of the lower case alphabet which is acknowledged to have been the size and kind of type used In the publica- tion of said Ordinance _Noir_ OZ. ! • • abcdefghi j klmnopgratuvwxyz Subscribed and sworn to before me this_ 44111 yl NOMAS D. WILLIAMS tfeicay NNW, Hennepin County, Minn. MSO Ceminiaelon Expues June 16, 1962. (Offir_11 ?Pnblio atien) ORDINANCE NO, , 6a2 AN ANCE PROITING DRIVING _MOTOR VEH CLES WITH DRIVER'S VISION OSSTRUCTF.T) The City of St. Louis Park' rues ordain: Section 1 Section, 3 114 WT.ID- SHIELDS, OBSTRUCI`ED VISION. No person 'shall- dove or operate any motor -.veh:cle with, a windshield cracke4 or ,discolored to an extent to limit or 66struct proper vision or with any objects suspended between the driver Ind windshield other tiim sun visors 'and rear vision moron. or with_any sign poster, or oti,cr non -transparent ,Material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side or rear windows of such vehicle, it other than a�acgrtriicate or other pope; quiredh,;.tol,be so displayed ':y law, or authorized by the State Director of Civil,,Defense The ,wrndsh,eld on every moor ve- i hicle shell,he equipped with a device for cleaning fain, snow or other mois- ture from. the windshield, which de- vice shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver or the 'vehicle No 'person shall drive any motor vehicle with the windshield or !front side windows covered with steam or frost to such an extent as to prevent proper vision Section 2 Any person violating the provision's of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by -a fine of not more than one hundred dol- lars and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment for not to ,exceed 90 days Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publicai tion. ' Adopted by the City Council May 25, 1959 HERBERT P. LEFLER Mayor Attest JOSEPH JUSTAD - City Clerk -' (June 4, 195&)=D