Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-05-17
AUTOMOBILE LAW
NEW IoWAeLAW REGARDING USE
OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.
All Automobiles Must Be Registered
With the Secretary of state-Pow-
ers OF Cities and Towns-Text of
the New Law.

the New Law.
The details of the new Iowa law re.
gardlng the use of motor vehicles upon
the streets and highways will be Of
interest to automobile owners and cit
liens generally. The text of the law
is as follows:
Section l. The words and phrases
used in this act shall for the purposes
OF thls act only, be construed as fol-
lows: 1. Motor vehicle" shall include
all vehicles propelled by any power
other than muscular power, excepting
such motor9vehicles as run only upon
rails or tracks, provided that nothing
herein contained shall apply to trac-
ton engines or road rollers; 2. "Close-
ly built up portions" shall mean the
territory OF city. town or village con-
tiguous to public highway devoted
to business or where for not less than
! one-fourth (A) of mile the dwelling
houses on such highway average not
more than one hundred (1OO) feet
apart.
Must Register Machines.
Section 2. Every owner of a motor
vehicle shall, for every such vehicle
owned by him, file in the Office of the
| secretary of state. statement of his
name and address with brief descrip
ton of the vehicle to be registered
on blank to be prepared and furnish
ed by such secretary for that purpose
The filing fee shall be one a. dollar
i -
shall thereupon file such statement in
his office. register such motor vehicle
in book to be kept for that purpose
and assign it a number beginning
with the number one (1) and SO on
in the order of filing.
Section 4. Every person acquiring
a motor vehicle shall file like state
ment with the secretary of state and
such secretary of state, shall in like
maner, file such statement, register
such vehicle and assign it a number
If the vehicle has previously been reg
| istered, such fact and number assign
ed it shall be set forth in the state
ment and the previous registration
shall be cancelled; but the number OF
such previous registration may be as
signed under the new registration
1 Will Be Numbered.
| Section 5. The secretary of state
shall forthwith on such registration
and without other fee, issue and de
liver to the owner of such motor We
hicle seal of aluminium or other suit
able metal which. shall be circular il
A form, not over two (2) inches in diam
eter and have stamped therein the
words: Registered in the Office of the
secretary of state of Iowa under the
motor vehicle law, No. -" with the
registration number inserted therein;
which seal shall thereafter at all times
be conspicuously displayed on the mo
tor vehicle to which such number ha!
been assigned.
Section 6. Every motor vehicle
shall also at all times have the mum
ber assigned to it by the secretary o
state displayed on the back of sucl
motor vehicle in a manner as to b.
: plainly visible, the number to be il
Arabic numerals, each not less thai
three (3) inches in height and eacl
one-half (1s) inch and also as par
of such number the initial and termin
: al letters of the states name. such let
ters to be not less than two (2) inche
in height
Section. Z. The provisions of sec
tions two (2) to five (5) inclusiv
shall not apply to motor vehicles own
ed and operated by non-residents o
this state. provided the owners there
] of have complied with any law re
quiring the registration of owners o
motor vehicles in force in the state
territory or federal district in thei
residence and the registration numbe
showing the initial of such state, tel
}, ritory or federal district shall be dis
= played on such vehicle substantial
E as provided by section six CO. of thi
n act.
t Speed Regulations.
: Section s. No person shall operat,
V motor vehicle on public highwa,
O at rate of speed greater than is rea
: sonable and proper, having regard tt
: the traffic and use of the highway, O
: so as to endanger the life or limb o
: any person, or in any event in tn,
: closely built up portions of a city,towl
+ or village, at greater rate than on
d % mile in six Co minutes, or else
t where in city, town or village at
: greater rate than one % mile in fou
II Cd minutes, or elsewhere outside of /;
S city, town or village at a greater rat
than twenty (20) miles per hour; sui
ject. however to the other provision
Y of this section, Upon approaching
d crossing of intersecting public high
: ways, or bridge or sharp curve, o