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92 Repealing Section 10-150 I I ~:iJlanc. Ne. 92. AMENDING TITLE X, CHAPTER 1, ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,BY REPEALING SECTION 10-139 AND REPEALING SECTION 10-150 AS ENACTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 91, RELATING TO RECKLESS AND NEGLIGENT DRIVING ANDRE- ENACTING SECTION 10-139 DEFINING RECKLESS AND NIDLIGENT DRIVING AND PRESCRIBING THE PENALTIES '1'HEREFOR. . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND crry COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO: Sect.ion 1. That. Section 10-139 of the Ordinanees of the Cit.y' .r Meritian, anei SeatioR 10-150 as enuted by Ord.inance No. 91. or the Ordinances or the City of Meridian, be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 2. That Title X, Chapter I' or the Ordinances of the City .t Meriiian, be and the same is heriby aaended. by adding a new 88ct.1011 thereto t.o be designated Section 10-139 te react as follewe: 10-139. RECKLESS DRIVING.-- (a) Reckless driving.-- Any person who drives any vehicle upon a public street carelesslyahel heed- lessly, er without due caution and circumspection and ata epee. er in a lILIUlner so as to endanger or be likely t.. endanger any per- son or property, or whG passes when there is a line in his lane indioating a sight distance restriction, shall be guilty of reckless driving anei upon conviction shall be pwdsheci as provided in sub- sectioa (b) of this section. (b) Reokless driving-Penalt.y.-Every persOn convictell of reckless driving un.er this section shall b. punished by imprison- ment in. the municipal jail ror a peri.d of not. less than five clays nor more than ninety" days or by a tine .of not less than $25.00 ner more thu '300.00 or by beth such f1neand imprisonment, and. en a seoon. or subsequent conviction shall be punished by imprisonment, and proviuM further that the city magistrate shall suspenci the lieense .f' &ny such person, thirty d.ays for the tirst conviction, ninety days for the se.end conviction and one year for the thiri conviction .f such .rfense. (c) Negligent driTing--Penalty.--It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a _tor vehicle in a negligent manner over an6\ along the public streets of' this city in excess of' the priaae facae epee. or without ciue caution and circumspection or t. operate such a vehicle in such a manner as t. en.anger or be likely t. endanger any person or property. . The .rfense of .perat~ a vehicle in a negligent manner shall be consiaere_ te be a lesser offense than, but inclucied in, the offense ef eperating a vehicle in a reckless JUmler, 8lld. any persoll charge. wit.h operating a vehicle in a reckless manner may be con- victe. of a lesser offense of operating a vehicle in a negligent manner. A1:rt person violating the provisions of this seotio:m shall be punishe. upon conviction in the same manner as is prov:i,ue.in subseotioll (b) of this section, except that t.he suspension .this _river's license shall be left. to the discret.ion of t.he judge. Passe. by the Cit)" C.uncil &Dd. approve. by the Mayer of the City .r Mari.ian, Ada CQunty, Iciaho, this 2Ot.h day of February, . 1958. ~" /" 255 . / '- . --........ .~- "- "- "- '. '.