Legal Documents of Bulls Gap

It is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor for any conductor or engineer or other person operating or in charge of any freight, passenger, or construction train, or train of any character or kind, or for any other person to run, cause to be run, or permit to be run, any train through the corporate limits of the Town of Bulls Gap, Tennessee, without giving a warning of its approach as required by state law, or to stop any train or trains within the corporate limits of the Town of Bulls Gap, Tennessee, so as to prevent the passage of vehicles on street crossings for a longer period of time than fifteen (15) consecutive minutes, excepting, however, stops and obstructions at said crossings necessitated by accident or mechanical failure, and then, in such event, said crossing shall be cleared as quickly as reasonably possible. (1996 Code, § 16-111)