The Washington times., 1902-03-12

Commissioners may direct. and further
provided that emergency brakes shall be
placed upon all cars operated on any line
of street railway in the District of Col
umbia, any portion of the road of which
has a grade greater than five per cent
and longer than fifteen hundred feet.
Penalties.
Section 4. That for any violations of any
of the foregoing provisions or require
ments of this act, or CT sections S, and
10 thereof or of any regulations made by
the Commissioners of the District Of Col
umbia under the authority of this act,
the railway company so violating and the
president, the vice-presdent and talD
each of the directors OF the company
owning. controlling or in charge of said
railways shall be jointly and severally
liable to fine OF not less than $40 nor
more than Sl00 for each and every such
violation to be recovered in the Police
Court of the District of Columbia as
other fines and penalties are now recoy
cred by law, and il shall be the duty of
the said Commissioners to institute pro-
ceeGings for the recovery thereof land
the motorman and conductor in charge
of any car in said District operated in
be liable to a fine of not less than s. nor
more than $40 for each and every such
violation, to be recovered as in this sec
tion is provided). Provided That each
and every day wherein the foregoing pro-
visions or requirements Of this act or
of sections S, and 10 thereof. or of any
regulations made by the Commissioners
Of the District OF Columbia under the
authority of this act shall be violated
a TO Off
Automobile Registration.
Section s. That after thirty days from
the approval of this act, it shall be un-
lawful for any person or corporation to
run or operate any vehicle propelled by
steam or electricity or other auto vehicle,
unless the same has first been registered
in the Office of the Assessor of the Dis
trict of Columbia in the name of the
owner thereof. Said Assessor shall give
to every vehicle a number, by which it
shall be registered and known and suca
number shall be placed upon the lamps
and the rear of said vehicle in such man
ner as the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia may by regulation prescribe.
For such registry and number, the owner
of every such vehicle. shall pay to the
Collector of Taxes of the District of Col
umbia the sum of 81. No vehicle such as
is described in this section shall be run
or operated over or upon any street or
avenue in the city of Washington at a
rate of speed greater than twelve miles
per hour.
Section 6. That any person or corpora
tion failing to comply with or violating
any of the requirements of section 5 OF
this act. shall be liable to fine of $40
for each and every such offence. to be
Il b. IDaIs IA.-
trict as other fines are now recovered by
law.
Section Z. That all prosecutions for
violation of any of the provisions of this
act shall be in the name of the District
of Columbia, and shall be instituted by
the Attorney for the said District at the
instance of the Commissioners Of the
said District or by them upon the Joint
complaint of two citizens or residents of
said District, who shall make oath in pro-
per form as to the existence of the vio-
lation complained of. or upon the failure
or refusal of said Commissioners to in
I stitute said proceedings the same may be
instituted jointly by two citizens or resi-
dents Of said District and in the name of
said District, and the proceedings thus
instituted shall be prosecuted by the At
torney for said District. the procedure in
such cases to be in like manner and form
! as prosecutions for violation OF other
municipal regulations In said District.
Six Tickets for Quarter.
Section s. That so much of section OF
the act of February 26, 1896 (28 Stats. p.
| 6s }, as authorizes the Brightwood Rail
way Company and the Georgetown and
Tenleytown Railroad Company to sell
four coupon tickets for Is cents for con-
{ - t,-f, i'll, 81
respectively, and the Metropolitan Rail-
road be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Provided That nothing in this section
shall be construed % repeal section 3 of
the act of July 7, 1898. The provisions of
said section 3 of said act of July 7,
1898 being hereby made part of this act.
and also such portions OF section of the
act OF February 26 1895. as are retained in
said section of the act Of July Z, 1898,
for the purpose of providing penalties for
violations of said section 3, are hereby spe-
cifically retained and made a part hereof
Provided. further. That ii shall be I'M
lawful TO charge more than the preseLt
legal fare for one car ride, /. e., one cash
fare of cents or at the rate of six tickets
for % cents, for a single trip in either
direction within the District of Colum-
bia from any point on the Brightwood
Railway or on the Georgetown and Ten-
Metropolitan Railroad or upon the Ninth
and + Street lines of the successors or as
signs of the said Metropolitan Railroad
Company.
District Court to Decide.
Section 9. That every suburban street
railroad In the District of Columbia ex-
cept the Brightwood Railway Company, as
provided hereinafter whose tracks now
intersec; or connect with or hereafter
made to intersect or connect with tracks
of any urban street railroads in the said
District. is hereby authorized, directed,
and required to run cars on and over
the tracks OF said urban street railroads
into the business section OF The city OF
Washington between the hours of "A. FL
and p. III. at least once in every fifteen
minutes. And said urban street railroads
severally are hereby required TO permit
said suburban street railroads to run cars
over their several lines us aforesaid in
accordance with the provisions of section
5 of an act to authorize the Metropol-
tan Railroad Company to change its mo-
tive power for the propulsion OF the cars
of said company lStats. rs, p. 217), ap-
proved August 3 1891. The schedule,
kind and number of cars the compensa-
tion therefor, and all other matters re-
Iating thereto in the event of said rail-
road companies being unable to agree
hot vesn themselves shall from time IN