Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-24
That Bicycle Law.

acted by the legislative assembly of the
state OF Oregon:
l. There shall be levied, on or before
the 1st day of March of each year,
special tax of 81 25 by the county court
or board Of county commissioners Of each
county upon each and every bicycle with
in each county of the state, except those
in the hands OF dealers, held for sale and
which have not been sold, rented, loaned,
traded or 10 any manner previously dis
posed of.
.. Immediately after the levy has
been made there sh all be appointed by
the sheriff or other collector Of taxes OF
each county suitable person or persons to
act as and to collect such levied tax in
each county; such person shall hereafter
be known as bicycle tax collector.
5. The county court or board of coun-
ty commissioners will have suitable re-
ceipts printed and Numbered consecutive
ly and suitable tags made, SO that upon
the payment of the tax a proper receipt
and tag can be issued to the persons pay
ing said tax.
f. The bicycle tax collectors shall on
or before Mnrch LIST OF each year proceed
to collect said tax, and such must be
paid within 60 days from date of levy.
Upon the payment of said tax a receipt
will be issued by the bicycle tax collector
and tag will be furnished, the tag bear
k11 Je, Sibsox,ala 20 - (fhn
year will be here inserted.) Under this
will be the name of the county and the
number of the tag, which shall CORE
spond with the number on the receipt.
the tag will be made SO that it can be
securely fastened to each bicycle, upon
the seat post within 10 inches of the
crank-hanger.
5, The absence OF the proper tag from
any bicycle shall be considered prima
facie evidence that the tax has not been
paid it shall be the duty of any and all
peace officers, deputy sherifs and bicy
Gle tax collectors to seize, securely and
safely hold ali such bicycle until the
levied tax and 81 additional has been
paid, as fine, for such non-payment.
6. 1t shall be the duty of every person
,or persons within the state of Oregon
who sells, transfers, trades or loans a
bicycle to keep list of all bicycles sold,
transferred, traded or loaned, together
with the name and address of the person
obtaining the same, and such list shall
be open for the inspection of the bicycle
tax collector so that the tax can be col
lected from such person.
Z. 1t shall be the duty OF the county
court or board oi>county commissioners
to provide such rules and regulations for
the collection of the bicycle tax as rlay
be found to be necessary.
s. For the collection of said tax, for
the printing of the receipts and manu-
facture of the tags there shall be allowed
not to exceed % cents OF each and every
tax collected. The compensation OF the
collector will be regulated by the sheriff
or other collector of taxes, subject to the
limitation in this section provided.
8. The money collected by the pro-
vision of this act, less the cost OF receipts,
tags and compensation of the collector,
shall be deposited in the county treasury
and shall be known as ithe path fund"
and with such fund there shall be con-
structed, maintained and repaired along
the public highways, and such other
places as may be thought advisable by
the county court or board of county COM
missloners within the county, such suit
able paths for the use of bicycles and
pedestrians as may be determined upon
by the county court, or board of county
commissioners.
10. Such paths shall be constructed
in such a manner that they will not
materially interfere with any road, street
or crossing, and when SO constructed it
person or persons to in any manner
injure or deface said path, to place tacks,
glass, wire, iron, sticks, stones, or any
other object or substance upon said path
periled or injury to the bicycle or any
part thereof, Or TO the rider or to a
pedestrian, result or liable to result.
This provision is not to prevent ingress
or egress to any field, yard, lot or other
place, to road crossings or to the driving
of loose stock, providing the loose stock
is not wantonly driven upon said path
and due care is taken to prevent injury
to paths by loose stock being driven
along highways. Any person injurying
any path provided for by this act shall
upon trial and conviction be fined not
less than $40 or be imprisoned for not
less than five days or both, in the dis
cretion of the court.
IL. These paths when so constructed
shall be exclusively for pedestrians and
1t being the object and intent
of this act to provide for pedestrians and
bicyclists highway separate from that |
used by teams and horsemen.
II. Bicycles. as used in this act, shall
be deemed to include bicycles, tandems,
quads, etc. A bicycle is a vehicle pro-
PEELED by rider by foot power.
Is. As there is now growing need in |
the various counties of this state for ad-
ditional means of communication between |
The homes of the people, this act shall