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§ 71.02 WATCHPERSONS, MECHANICAL LIGHTS OR SIGNALS TO BE PROVIDED BY RAILROAD AT SPECIFIED CROSSINGS.
   It shall be the duty of the railroad company operating a line of railroad intersecting the streets of the city at the following crossings: 1st Street, 2nd Street, 4th Street, 7th Street, 9th Street, 14th Street, 17th Street, Country Club Lane Extension and Lafayette Road, to provide at all hours, both night and day, a watchperson or guard or mechanical lights or signals, to warn all persons of the approach of the train.
(Ord. 186, passed 3-29-1927; Ord. 5-75, passed 5-20-1975) Penalty, see § 71.99
Statutory reference:
   Signs, flaggers, whistles and the like at crossings, see KRS 277.160 through 277.190
§ 71.03 BLOCKING GRADE CROSSINGS PROHIBITED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person owning, operating, controlling or using any railroad locomotive, railroad car or coach in the city to permit any such locomotive, car, train or coach, to stand or remain upon any railroad track, switch or spur track upon any street, alley or public way within the city, so as to obstruct or impede the free use of the streets, alleys or public ways for a longer period than five minutes at a time.
(Ord. 67, passed 9-16-1911) Penalty, see § 71.99
Statutory reference:
   Period of obstructing highway or street is limited, see KRS 277.200
§ 71.04 UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM BOARDING TRAINS WHILE IN MOTION.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to jump on or off any car or train of cars while in motion or passing to and fro through the city limits, except an employee of the railroad company.
Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.05 DEPOT PLATFORM MUST BE UNOBSTRUCTED.
   Upon the arrival and departure of passenger trains, and while the trains may be standing at any depot in the city that part of the depot platform, 16 feet wide, and running parallel with and next to the railroad track, shall be kept open, free and unobstructed for the convenience and accommodation of persons entering and leaving the cars and for the transaction of business for the benefit of the public.
Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.06 SOLICITING ON DEPOT PLATFORMS PROHIBITED.
   It shall be unlawful to solicit business of any kind on the depot platforms of the city.
Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.99 PENALTY.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter. Where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not less than $25, nor more than $500, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or by both the fine and imprisonment. However, the fine, forfeiture or penalty for a violation of this chapter shall not be less than the fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by any state statute for the same offense. Each day any violation of any provision of this chapter shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.