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ORD 63-125 REGULATING USE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYSCRDINtNC~ NO. 12~ ~ ORDI%.INCE relating to traffic and regulating the use of public streets and highways of the Town of Winslow; providing for the installation, regulation and control of the use of parking meters; requiring the deposit of coins for the use of parking meters and parking meter zones; defining parking meter zones; providing for the disi~sition of revenues derived from parking meters; providing for the enforcement thereof; defining offenses and providing penalties; and declarir~ an emergency; ~E IT OPI~ID~D by the Town Council of the Tov~n of Winslow, Washington, as follows: Section l: The Town Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to establish parking meter zones and the time limits for parking therein; and to cause the installation, maintenance and operation of parking meters within that area commonly known as the Winslow Ferry Terminal Parking Lot. Section 2: When any vehicle shall be parked in any space along the side of~ in front of, or next to which there is located a parking meter, the ovmer~ operator, manager or driver of said vehicle shall immediately deposit the required coin or coins of the United States in said parking meter. Section 3: In the event said vehicle shall remain parked beyond the established parking limit for any such parking space, said vehicle shall be considered parked overtime in violation of this ordinance; except~'~days and hours as may be established by the To~m Council of Winslowi~xcept as othen, dse indicated cn such parldng meters. Section 4: The Town Engineer shall cause to be placed lines or marks on the curb or street designating the area coveredby each parking meter. It shall be unlav~ul to park any vehicle across such lines or marks, or to park a~V ~ehicle so that the same shall ~t be ~dthin the area so designated by such lines or marks. Section 5: It shall be unlav~Tul to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device or substitute for a coin of the United States; it shall !ik~,~ise be unlawful to deface, injures tamper with or will- fullybreak, destroy or damage any parking meter. Section 6: Coins required to be deposited in the parking meters are hereby levied to cover the cost of inspection, regulation, and maintenance involved in traffic control; and the Tovm Treasurer shall from time to time collect and deposit the 'same in the General Fmnd, Section 7: Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered or licensed shallbe responsible for all parking offenses under this ordinance. Section 8: Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance or any portion hereof shall, upon comdction thereof, be fined not less than Five Dollars ($~.00)~ or imprisoned not less than One (1) day, or both fined and imprisoned. Section 9: This ordinance is deemed necessary for the imediate preservation of the public safety and health, and shall therefore take effect imnediatelyupon its passage. Section lO: That a]]. ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict her~vith are hereby repealed. O AT~ST ~ ~ k .