Ordinance #86
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Use of Railroad Whistles - Village of Spencer

The Village Board of the Village of Spencer, Marathon County, Wisconsin do hereby ordain as follows:

Section C. UNNECESSARY USE OF RAILROAD WHISTLES, HORNS AND BELLS. No railroad company or any of its agents, servants or employees, shall blow or cause to be blown any whistle or horn, or use any bell, within the limits of the Village, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except in those cases prescribed and designated by the laws of the State, but nothing in this section shall be construed as forbidding or prohibiting the blowing of any whistle or horn, or the use of any bell, as a signal or warning incase of peril, fire, collision or other imminent danger to life and/or property.

Section 2: This Charter Ordinance shall be effective 60 days after its passage and publication as required by Section 66.01(5), Wis. Stats., and subject, within the time frame above set forth, to the referendum procedure set forth in Section 66.01, Wis. Stats.