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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIZ, GF THE CITY OF CANTON,
ILLIN�IS:
Section 1. TWO HOUR FARKING �I�ITT: That except as pro-
vided by Section � of this Ordinanc� , '�etween the hours of eight
o'clock in the forenoon and f�ve o'clock in the afternoon of Mon-
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday ar�� Saturday of each week
and from eight o'clock in the forenoon. until eight o'clock in the
,�tfte�noon of Frid�� of each �r�ek, except when New Years, Momorial
�ay� Fourth of Ju1�, Labor Day, Thank�giving or Christmas Day falls
on one of said daqs, no person shall. pa��t any vehicle for a period
in excess of two consecutive haurs in those portions of the fol-
lowin�C stree�s, avenues or cour�s in the City of Canton, Illinois:
On the parkin¢ spaces abuttin� the Publie Square;
On the West side of Main Stre�t from Pine Street to
Chestnut Street;
On the East side of Main Stre�u from Pine Street to
Elm Strest;
On the East side of the Squar� �'rom Flm Street to Chest-�
nut Street;
On both sides of White Cnurt fr�� E1m Street to Pine Street;
On both sides of First Avenue froa� Elm Street to Pine S�reet;
On the North side of Ches�nut Stre�t from Main Street to
1�irst Avenue;
On the South side of Chestnut Stre��t from the East side of
the Square to First Avenue;
On the South side of Elm Street �'�om Main Street to Van
Buren Court;
On the Narth si.de of Elm �t�e�t fr�am the East side of
Square to Fir�t Avenue;
On both sides of Main Stxaet f��m Locust Street to C�est-
nut Street;
On both sides of First Avenus fr���i ��ie�tnut Street to E1m
Street;
On both sides of Chestnut Strpet from Avenue A to tc� Main
Street and from First Av�nu� to Second Avenue ;
On East side of Van Buren Cc�urt f�om Elm Street to Pine
Street;
On both sides of Elm Stre�t frnm Av�nue A to Main Street ;
On the North side of Elm �tree�c frr�m First Avenue to Second
Avenue ;
On the South side of Elm Street from Van Buren Court to
Second Avenue;
On the South side of Pine Strest from Martin Avenue to
First Avenue; and
On the North side oY Pins Stre�t frc�m Avenue A to First
Avenue.
It is further provided that �n� v�hicle parked on any of the
portioas of the streets, av�nue� an�i court�s above describ� for a
period of longer than two successive hours shall be �Qaaiderad to
be unlawfully parked and the owrxer or �perator shall be sub�ect to
t}�p ranaltiPa hPrei_nafter nrovic�ed.
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o' clock in the forenoon until eight o'clock in the aft�rnoon of
Friday� of each week, except when New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth
of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas ralls on one of : '�
said days, no person shall park any vehicle for a period 3:n excess
oi three consecutive hours in those portions of the following
streets, a venues or courts in th� Gity of Canton, Illinois:
On both sides of Main Street from Pine Street to Walnut
Street;
On both sides of White Court fram Pine Street to Walnut
Street;
On both sides of First Avenue from :�ocust Street ta Chest-
nut Street;
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It is further provided that any vehicle parked on any por-
tion of those Streets, avenues and courts above d�scribed for a
period langer than three suacessive hours shall be considered to
b+e unlawfully parked and the owner or operator shall be sub�ect
to the penalties hereinafter set forth.
Section 3. PA�TNG PROxIBITE�. That in order to clean up
the debris of those portions of the streets, avenues, and courts
described ia Sections 1 and 2 of this Ordinance� after the hours
of 1:00 o'clock, A. M. and before the hour of 5:00 o'cloek, A. M.
of each and every day of the 9ea�, ao pers�n shall park a vehicle
on anq portions of the streets, avenues and courts described in
Sections 1 and 2.
Section 4. ENFORCEMEN� PENALTY. That the police department,
un,der the direction of the Committee on Zegal and Police of the
City Council shall control the enforcement of Section 1 and 2 of
this Ordinance.
Aay person who is issued a Notice that he has� violated any
of the provisions of Section� 1 and 2 0� this Ordinance may, on or
before midnight of the day on which such Natice is issued, avoi8
prosecution by placing the Notice aa�d the �um of Twenty-five Cents
in an envelope and dQpositing it in one of the �rellow boxes pro-
vided for said purpose on certain parking meter posts in the City
of Cantoa.
Section 5. OPERATION OF P�RKSNG METERS. Whenever a vehicle
shall be parked in a parking lane or stall provided for and next
to a parking meter as provided b� the Ordinanees of said �ity ot'
Canton, on those streets, avenues, or Courts described in Sections
1 and 2 of this Ordinance, the owner or operatdr shall, upon enter-
ing said parking lane or stall for the purpose of parking said ve-
hicle, immediat�ly deposit in said meter a five ceat coin or a one
cent coin of the United States of America along side of or next to
said parking lane or stall in accordanae with tYre instructions
thereoa. The five cent coin ��il permit the vehicle to be parked
for a period oY 4a� '!3���;r. aad the one cent coin will permit the
vehicle to be parked f`or a period af twelve minutes.
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violatioa of this Ordinance for any person to fail or neglect to
so deposit the proper coin or coins when parking within said
parking lanes ar stalls. Upon deposit of said coin or coins as
herein provided to be deposited, said parking lane or stall may
then be used b�r eaid vehicle durin� the time herein provided to
be used upon deposit of eaid coin or coins, and �a�d vehicle shall
be considered illegally parked if it rem�ins in said space beyond
a legal parking limit as herein provided when the parking meter
displays a signal showing said vehicle to be parked without the
deposit of the coin or coins her�in pravided to be depositsd or
over the time herein provided for such coin or coins.
Section 6. PARALLEL PARKINv. All vehicles parked upon the
Last side of 1Jorth Main Street between C2�estnut Street and Zocust
Street of said City shall be parked parallel to and with the right
wheels thereof not more than ten inche� fram the c�arrla edge of the
street.
Section 7. POSTING SIGNS ETC. �he Police Department and
Street Department shall do all things necessar3► to inform the pub—
lic of the provisions of this Qrd�.nance.
Section 8. PENALTY. Every person convicted for a violation
of this Ordina.nce for which another penalt�r is not provided �ahall
be punished by a fine of not less than Qa� }�ci>�?�a�r:=nor �mor� .
than One Hundred Dollars.
Section 9. REPEAL. All prior Ordinances of said City in
conflict with any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and
the same is herebq repealed on and after the effective dete of this
Ordinance.
Sectiou 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be �a�feC�—
i�re>>.from and after the first day of the cal�ndar month next follow—
ing the expiration of the ten day publication per�od.
Passed b� the City Council of Canton, Illinois, and approved
by the Mayor this �'� -.�_, day of C�e� , 19b1.
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Al'PROVED t ' - ��
C._. ayor.
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