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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF WHITE CANES, EXCEPT BYP~DESTRTANSWHOLLY OR PARTIALLY BLIND, AND PROVIDING PRedileCTION AGAINST HIGHWAY ACCIDNNTS TO SUCH PERSONS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION The City Council of the City of Santa Aha o~dains aa follows: SECTION 1. It shali'be unlawful for any person, except persons wholly or partially blind, to carry er use on the public streets of the City of Santa Aha, any ca~es or walking-sticks which are white in color, or white with red end or bottom. Such canes or walking-sticks may be used on the streets and other public places of the City of Santa Aha by.persons wholly or partially blind, as a means of protecting them and for the purpose of identifyi~g them by drivers of vehicles, operators of motor-driven vehicles, and other pedestrians with whom they come in contac~ on such streets and public places. SECTION 2. Any driver of a vshicle, operator of a motor-driven vehicle, or pedest-~tam who is not wholly or partially blind who a~proaches or comes in contact with a person wholly or partially blind, carrying a cane or walking-stick, white in color, or white with red end, shall come immediately to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding am may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to the person so carrying a white cane or walking-stick. SECTION 3. Any person other than a person wholly or partially blind, who shall cax~y such a cane or walking-stick, such as is described in Section 1 hereof, contrary to the provisic~s of this ordinance, or who shall fail to heed the approach of a person so carrying such a white cane or walking-stick, or ~ne white with red end, or who shall fail to come to a stop upon approaching or coming in eo~mae~ with a person so carrying such a cane or walking-stick, or who shall fail to take precautions against accident or injury to such a person after coming to a stop as provided for herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- vio~ion thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($800.00), or by~aprisonmen~ in the County Jail of the County of Orang~ for a period not exceeding six (8) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and each such person ~s principal, agent or otherwise, shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which the violation of, or failure, neglect or refusal to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinm~ce is cow--itted, continued or permitted by such ~rson. SECTION A. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordin~ c. and cause the same to be published three (S) times in the "Santa Aha Daily Evening Register", a daily mewSpaper, p~nted, published and generally circulated in the City of Santa Aha, and the same shall take effect amd be in force thirty after the first publication Shere~f. The foregoing em~ce ia aigaed amd approved by me this 2~rd day of April, 19~Ao ATTEST: E. L. Ve~el~ City Clerk of the City of Santa Ans. by: Ex, aa Keeler. Deputy Santa Aria.