The record-union., 1897-09-19
WIDE TIRE LAW.
People Should Get Their Wagons
Into Proper Shape.

While the Wide-tire law passed by
the last Legislature does not go into
effect until January /, 1900, it is not
only in the interest of persons pur-
chasing or repairing wagons, but for
the benefit of the roads throughout the
State, that tires should be of the width
required by the Act.
The Department of State Highways
Is anxious that the new law shall be
published and placed in every man
hand, and recognizing that the only
way to accomplish that end is through
the medium of the press. Secretary A.
L. Henry has forwarded copies OF the
law to each newspaper, accompanied
by the request that it be published
While the Record Union" published
the Act in full after it became law,
in the interest of the public and good
roads. it is again given space. The
text of the law is as follows:
CHAP. CIVILIAN Act to regulate
the width of tires of wagons TO be used
on the public highways of the State OF
California. approved March 20 1870
The people of the State of Califor-
MIA, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly,. do enact:
Section /. The width of tires for
wheels upon wagons or other vehicles
to be used upon public highways or
the State of California shall be, for the
following styles of wagons, as follo"s'
Two and ee-fourths-inch steel or
thimble-skein axle, one and seven
eighths-inch tubular steel or iron axle
not less than three-inch tire; one ana
one-half-inch steel or iron axle, TWO
and one-eighth- tubular or iron
axle, not less than three and one-half-
inch tire three-inch steel or thimple-
skein. one and five-eighths-lncn
steel or iron axle, two and three
eighths-inch tubular steel or iron axle,
not less than four-inch tire; three ana
one fourth-inch steel or thunderstorm,
one and three fourths or one and sew
en-eighths-inch steel or iron axle, two
and five-eighths-inch tubular steel or
iron axle. not less than four and one
half-inch tire; three and one-half-inch
steel or thimble-s kein, tWo-lnch steer
| or iron axle. two and seven-eighths
tubular steel or iron axle, not less than
| fve-inch tire; three and three-fourths-
| inch steel or thimble skein, two and
one-fourth steel or iron SIZE. three or
three and one-eighth-inch tubular steer
or iron axle, not less than five and one
| half-inch tire: four-inch and larger,
steel or thimble-skein, two and one
| half inch, and larger, steel or IRON
axle. three and one-fourth-inch, ana
| larger, tubular steel or iron axle, not
| less than six-inch tire. Other styles
| of axle shall have tires of same width
as those of equal carrying capacity
| above specified. All intermediate sizes
shall have tires of the same width as
the next larger size above specified.
Section 2. Every person who sells
or purchases. or uses upon any pubhc
highway of the State of California any
wagon or other vehicle, the wheels OF
which wagon or vehicle has tires of a
| less width than as specified for such
| kind Of wagon in Section | of this Act,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
| Section 3 Every person who brings
| into the State of California, or who in
said State, offers to sell or sells any
such wagon or vehicle which has not
tires of the width prescribed by Sec
| ton | of this Act, shall be guilty of
| misdemeanor.
Section 4 Any person found guilty
of a violation of any Of the provis-
ions of this Act shall be fined in the
penal sum of not less than twenty-five
dollars (25) nor more than five hundred
dollars $500, or to be imprisoned in
the County Jail not less than twenty
! five (25) days nor more than SIX
| months.
Section ). This Act shall take effect
and be in force after January l, l9Oo.