Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-08-25
The Automobile and the Law.

"Farmer'' writes the PRESS com.
planning bitterly of the automobiles
frightening horses and requests us
to publish the act of 1908, which we
take pleasure in doing. 1t will be for
the information of all concerned:
Section one of the Act provides for
the registration by the owner or own.
ers in the office of the Prothonotory of
one of the counties of Commonwealth.
Section three provides for the grant
ing of certificate, and the fee for fl
ing and entering the same, 81 90.
The Act is a long one, but the main
points for owners of automobiles are
embodied in sections five, six, seven,
eight and nine, as follows:
SECTION ). No person or persons sha Il be al
lowed to use, operate or drive any motor-veh-
Gle, as aforesaid, upon any OF the public high
ways of the cities, b0rOughs 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 declines upon the i'm
mediate approach Of any person or team, and at
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| shall not exceed one mile in SIX minutes. And
/ provided further, that nothing IN this section
| shall permit any person or persons to drive an
| automobile at u greater speed than is reason
! able, regarding traftic, danger or injury to pro-
! perty, at any time or at any place.
SECTION 8. No person shall be allowed to use
! or operate any such motoT-yehicle upon any of
| the public highways aforesaid, until the owner
| ofshall have procured a license from the
treasurer of one of the cities or counties of this
Commonwealth.
| SEcrIos7. No license issued as aforesaid shall
! be valid for a longer period than one year. They
! may be issued on the first day of January, or at
! any time theoeatter, but shall expire on the
| thirty-iirst day of December next ensuing. The
annual license fee shall be paid to the city or
| county treasurer, for the benefit of such city or
! county.
| SECTION 8. Every person using or operating
! motor-vehicle upon the public highways, as
aforesaid shall have displayed in a conspicuous
place on the back Of such motor-vehcle, in large
numerals, not less than three inches square, the
number under which it is registered. Every
| such automobile shall carry during the period
! from one hour after sunset to one hour before
! sunrise, at lease two lighted lamps showing
white lights visible at least, one hundred feet in
| the direction toward which such automobile is
| proceeding, and shall also exhibit at least one
red light, visible in the direction. Every
! automobile shall also be provided with good and
efficient brake or brakes, and shall be provided
| with bell, horn or other signal device He shall
| sound gong other alarm when approaching
a street crossing road crossings and shall have
no more right of way, or preference as to use of
such street road than the driver of the vehicle
about to be passed, but shall stop the motor
vehicle, when signaled to do so by the driver Of
any horse or other animal, until the animal or
animals have passed.
SECTION Q. Every person 50 licensed shall carry
with him, when using operating such motor
vehicle upon the public highways as aforesaid,
his license, and when so required by any con-
shall produce the same and the certificate of
registration for inspection.