No person shall operate a bicycle upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place in the Village without having first
registered such bicycle and secured a license therefor.
Application for registration and license for
a bicycle shall be made by the owner in writing in duplicate upon
blank forms furnished by the Police Department. Such application shall
then be presented to the Village Police Department. The bicycle to
be registered and licensed shall be brought to the Police Station
at the time of presenting the application for examination. The Village
Police Department shall, upon receiving such application and license
fee, issue to the owner of the bicycle a registration card and metal
license plate. This license plate shall be attached to the bicycle.
The license so issued shall be effective for
two years. The license year shall be from January 1 to December 31
of the ensuing year.
The forfeiture for a violation of this article
shall be $20 if such forfeiture is paid within five days of the citation
date and $25 if such forfeiture is paid more than five days after
the date of the citation.