The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-05-14
AUTOMOBILE LAW.

highways of the cities, boroughs,
counties and townships of the Com
monwealth should be as free as prac-
ticable from tie reckless use of danger
GUS motor.vehicles therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted, SC, That
no vehicle, commonly called an auto.
mobile, whether propelled by steam.
gas or electricity, shall be operated or
driven upon any public highway in
any city, borough, county or township
IN this Commonwealth until the same
has been registered by the owner or
owners thereof in the Office OF the
prothonotary of one of the counties
OF this commonwealth as hereinafter
provided
Section 2. Every application for
registration shall set forth, in writing,
the name and residence Of the owner
or owners, the name of the manu-
iacturer, and the manufacturers num-
Der of the motor-vehicle TO be regis
tered.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of
the prothonotary TO enter every such
application in book, to be kept for
that purpose, and, if all the require
ments OF section two of this act have
been complied with, to issue Ger.
tl1cate OF registration to the applicant
or applicants who shall pay to the pro-
thonotary, at the time of filing the
application, two dollars, which shall
be the full cost of filing and entering
the same and issuing the registration
certificate: Provided, That in the
| cities and counties in which the pro-
thonotaries are paid by salary, two
dollas shall be paid into the city or
county treasury, for the use of the
county.
Section 4. Every registration GER
tlilcate issued must contain the name
OF the owner or owners, the name of
the manufac urer, the manufacturers
number, the date of registry, the name
OF the prothonotary issuing it, and the
name and seal of the county in which
the registry is made, with the number
OF the book and page in which 1t is
entered. The registration of such
motor-vehlcle shall not be valid until
the certificate, SO issued, is posted in
place in the motor-vehicle, so
registered, where 1t can be readily ex-
amined, and the registration number
is posted in conspicuous place upon
the back of the said vehicle; and the
registry shall be null and void if the
motor-vehicle is used or operated
upon the public highways, as aforesaid,
when either the certificate or number
are removed therefrom.
Section S. No person or persons
shall be allowed to use, operate or
drive any motor vehicle, as aforesaid,
upon any of the public highways of
the cities, boroughs, counties or town.
ships of this Commonwealth at a
speed greater than eight miles an
hour, within the corporate limits of
any of the cities and boroughs; outside
the corporate limits of any city or
borough, as aforesaid, the rate of
speed shall not exceed one mile in
three minutes: Provided, however,
that upon sharp curves. sharp de-
clines, upon the immediate approach
OF any person or team, and at the in
tersection of any cross road, the speed
shall not exceed one mile in six
minutes: And provided further,
That nothing in this section shall per-
NIT any person or persons to drive an
automobile at greater speed than is
reasonable, regarding traffic, danger
or injury to property, at any time or
at any place.
Section 6. No person shall be al
lowed to use or operate any such
motor-vehicle upon any of the public
highways aforesaid, until the owners
thereof shall have procured license
from the treasurer of one of the cities
or counties of this Commonwealth.
Section 7. No license issued as
aforesaid shall be valid for longer
period than one year. They may be
issued on the first day of January, or
at any time thereafter, but shall ex-
pire on the thirty first day of Decem-
ber next ensuing. The annual license
fee shall be three dollars, and shall be
paid to the city or county treasurer,
for the benefit of such city or county.
The treasurer of the city or county in
which the treasurers are paid by fees
shall be entitled to receive a COM
mission of FIVE per centum upon all
such license fees paid into his hands,
which shall be in full compensation
for his services in issuing the license:
Provided, That this amount of IL
cense shall not apply to any city or
other municipality in which the au-
thorities have imposed a license fee
for hn i Il a