The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-04-15

The New Automobile Law-An Act That
is Being Flagrantly ,Violated.-T auto
mobile law passed at the last session of the
Legislature, is being daily openly and fragrant
ly violated in Baltimore county and in the
many villages in the suburbs of Baltimore.
This law specifies that every owner of motor
vehicle, the resident in the State, and every
nonresident owner whose vehicle is driven in
the State, shall file in the oficeof the Secretary
of State declaration duly verified that such
owner is competent to drive the motor vehicle
for which application for license is made, says
the Baltimore NewS.
Races between motor vehicles are prohibited
by the State law, and it is alleged that this law
is frequently violated by drivers of motor ve-
hicles on the Pimlico road and Park Heights
avenue within the city limits.
In instructing city police captains in regard
to the laws governing thespeed and regulations
for motor vehicles the acting Marshal gave
especial instruction to Captain Schleigh, of the
Northern district, whose bailiwick includes q
portion of Pimlico road and Park Heights ave-
nue. Captain Schleigh stated that he would
detail special officers and mounted patrolmen
to arrest vioators of the law.
The sections of the motor vehicle license law
governing the speed of such vehicles specifies
that speed of one mile in 10 minutes may be
maintained on any public road or turnpike or
through any town or village. The law also
specifies that drivers of motor vehicles must
heed the requests of anyone driving or leading
horse to stop if the horse is frightened. A
speed0 of one mile in 10 minutes must not be ex-
ceeded where street or highway has a sharp
curveor at the intersection ofstreets or roads.
Commenting on this matter a country ex-
change of recent date said: 1.-The automobile
law that passed the last Legislature and is now
in force, is of interest to many people now that
the red DEVILS as they are often called, show
disposition at times to monopolize our pub
lie roads. This law requires all automobiles
who own and operate automobiles in the State
to secure license and display its number on
his auto and declare their ability to manage
their machine. The law also requires that no
greater speed than six miles an hour shall be
made on the public roads, and that the auto
must be stopped or slowed down when request
ed by the driver of timid horse. For viola
ton of any of the provisions of this act the Of
fender is liable to arrest and punishment.
Some of our county owners of automobiles are
aware of the terrifying effects of their ma
chimes on timid animals and use the precau.
tions required to limit the danger attending the
meeting and passing of horses ON the public
roads. There are not few. however, mostly
non-residents, who recklessly rush by all per-
sons on the road, regardless of the danger to
innocent people-oftentimes ladies driving
themselves. Such persons should be relent.
lessly pursued by the officers of the law and
others-and when necessary to halt them q
bullet through the offenders coat sleeve would
not offend the prophecies of the occasion. The
public roads of the counties are the public
property of their citizens and they should mol
be deprived of their enjoyment by the i'm
proper use of automobiles"