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Ordinance 1952-58 STOP-SIGN ORDI14ANCE An Ordinance regulating traffic upon the public streets of the Village of Yorkville , providing for through streets, for the erection of traffic control devises upon other streets and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Yorkville : Section 1 . The following streets and parts of streets are hereby declared to constitute through streets in the Village of Yorkville: Heustis Street from the Southerly VillaE,-e Limits to the Northerly Village Limits; Fox Road from the Westerly Village Limits to Franklin Street; Franklin Street from it' s Intersection with the Fox Road to Bridge Street . Section 2. Every operator of a vehicle or other conveyance travelling upon any street intersecting any through street above design9ted, shall bring such vehicle or conveyance to a full stop at the place where sue3la-street meets the prolong- ation of the nearest property line of such through street. Subject , hov!ever, to the direction of any traffic control sign or signal or any police officer at such intersection. The operator of any vehicle who has come to a full stop as required above, upon entering the through street, as well as operators of vehicles on such through street , shall - 2 - be subject to the usual right of :ay rule prescribed by law and applicable to vehicles at intersections. Section 3. The corporate authorities of the Village of York- ville are hereby authorized and required to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained on each and every street intersecting; a through street designated above, and at or near the property line of tiie tiirougti street, appropriate signs upon the street, such signs or devises to bear the word "STOP" and to be located in suer position and to be provided with letters of a size to be clearly legible from a distance of at least 100 feet along the street intersecting the through street . All such signs shall be illuminated at night or so placed as to be illuminated by street lights or by the headlights of approach- ing motor vehicles. Section 4. The Police Department of tie Village of Yorkville is hereby directed to enforce the provisions of this ordinance and any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than One Dollar nor more than One Hundred Dollars for each offense . Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after it ' s passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 3 day of A.D. 1952. Village Clerk Signed and approved this 3 day of A.D. 19 52. �� G�� - -------- - - --------- President of the Board of Trustees