Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31


receive II. Such licenses shall be gran,
FOR one year only, The fee for each
| cense to operate shall he two dollar
| All fees shall no deposited at the tim
OF making the application. The seer
tnry OF state may at any time suspsn
or revoke any license for any Violate
OF this act or regulation made there
under. Before a license 10 operate
granted, tho applicant shall present sue
evidence as to his qualifications as ma
be required by the secretary OF state
agent thereof
See g. Except as hereinafter providtt
| no person shall. on or after the first ia
! OF May In the year nineteen hundred an
Ave, operate an automobile or motor
hicle upon any public highway or priv,
way laid out under authority Of stat g.
unless licensed so to do under tho p ~
visions Of this act No person shall
crate an automobile or motor vehicle
hire unless specially licensed by tho ~
rotary OF state so to do. No person shatN
employ for hire as chauffeur or operat
OF an automobile or motor vehicle ap
person not specially licensed as aforcsaI
! and every chauffeur or operator for hi
shall, while so acting, display the distl
gushing number or mark assigned
him, In such manner as may be prcscr
ed by the secretary of state.
Sec. G. Automobiles or motor vehicle
owned by on-resdents of this state az
driven by person residing and licenss
IN some other state may be operated
the roads and highways of this stat.|
subject. however. to the speed limitatlonl
contained In section eight. and 10 sucj
further regulations as the secretary d
state may make. The provisions OF th|
and the preceding section shall not pnI
vent the operating Of automobiles by /
licensed persons II riding with or accoa
panied by licensed chauffeur or opcr
tor.
| Sec. Z. Every person having control n
charge OF an automobile or motor vehiG]
shall. whenever upon any public stirred
or way and approaching any vehicli
drawn by q horse or horses, or approach
ing any horse upon which any pei
son is riding, operate, manage AM
control such automobile or motol
vehicle in such manner as to exercis,
every reasonable precaution to proven,
the frightening Of such horse or horse,
and to insure the safety and protection d
any person riding or driving the same
And II such horse or horses appear to b,
frightened and the driver OF said horst
or horses shall stop them because Of such
fright. the person in control of such au
tomobile or motor vehicle shall stop TIN
same. and shall not proceed further to
wards said horse or horses until thcl
shall have passed said automobile o.
motor vehicle or shall have reached
place Of safety, unless the rider or drive
OF such horse or horses shall signal tn
person having in charge such automobile
or motor vehicle. to advance.
Sec. S. No automobile or motor We
hic1e shall be run on any public way o.
private way laid out under the authorit,
Of statute outside the limits Of city o,
incorporated village. or the thickly set
tied or business part of a town or firt
district at a speed exceeding fifteen mile.
an hour. or within a city. incorporated
village or the thickly settled or business
part Of town or fire district, at speed
exceeding ten miles an hour. Upon ap
preaching crossing of intersecting ways
also In traversing a crossing or intersec
ton, and in going round a corner, or
curve in highway, every person operat
ing an automobile or motor vehicle shal
run it at rate Of speed less than thai
thereinbefore. specified and at no TIM
greater than is reasonable and proper
having regard to traffic and the use Of
way and the safety of the public, and
in no event exceeding six miles an hour
Sec. Q. The secretary of state or agen.
thereof may, after due hearing. suspend
or revoke certificate issued under SCI
ton one of this act. or the license issua
to any person under section four Of tha
act, for any cause which he may deem
sufficient; and any person convicted Of
violating any provision Of this act shall
be punished by fine of not more thar
| fifty dollars for a first offense, and O
not more than one hundred dollars. Of
imprisonment for a term of ten days 70,
each subsequent offense. Any person con-
victed of operating. or causing or PEI
hitting any other person to operate, AL
automobile or motor vehicle after a revc
cation or suspension Of this certificate OF
| license granted under this act for such
vehicle shall be punished by fine Of not
less than fifty dollars or more than two
hundred dollars. or by Imprisonment fol
a term OF ten days, or both. A court con
victing any person Of violating any Of
the provisions Of this act, shall at onct
notify the secretary Of state, of suci
conviction, with the number or mark o.
the machine. owned or driven by him
and all other Information obtained. Thi!
shall DO recorded by the secretary Of
state, and IL at any time it shall appea
that any person, owner or driver of ~
Automobile or motor vehicle used In dh
ferent cities, villages or towns Of thu
state, has been convicted of first Of
fense in more than one court in the state
the fact Of this conviction shall be deem
cd O second or subsequent offense. an(
the person, owner or driver shall be sub
tect to further prosecution by the secre
tary OF state.
Sec. II. Every automobile or motor We
hicle shall be provided with a lock, key
or other device to prevent said vehicle
from being set in motion by Its own mo