The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-06
Automobile Law.
There Are Getting to Be Numerous
Devil Wagons In And Around
coopsrstown.
We Publish the New Law For The
Benefit Of Fast Seorchers and
Reckless Drivers.

Section 1. No person, driver
operator in charge of any auto
or motor cycle on any pub
lie road, highway on street within
the state shall drive, operate, OF
move OF permit to be driven, ,oper-
ated OF moved any automobile OF
motor cycle at a speed faster than
eight miles per hour within any
town, village OF city within this
state, or at a rate faster than
twenty-five miles per hour on
any public road or highway out
side of any town, village OF city.
Sec. ,. Every automobile on
motorcycle shall beprovided with
a bell OF horn which when oper-
ated outside of a city on village,
shall be rung or blown by the
driveroroperator whenapproach-
ing from behind a vehicle pro
PEELED by animals SO as to give
timely notice of the approach Of
said motor vehicle.
Sec. 8. Every automobile on
motor cycle using gasoline or
steam, or any other substance
as IA motive power shall use
the hmuttier, so-called, when oper-
lated, driven on moved upon the
|;streets of any town. village on
city within the state, or when
meeting on passing animal pro
PEELED vehicles on any public road
OF highway within the state.
or when meeting OF passing an
imal propelled vehicles on any
public road on highway within
the state. Every such automo-
bile on motor cycle shall also be
provided with lights, the automo-
bile to carry not less than two
| lights, in front of such machine,
one. of which to be on either side
and the motor cycle to carry at
least one light.
Sec. 4. The driver or operator
of any automobile OF motor cycle
shall be governed by the usual
law of the road by turning to the
right in meeting vehicles, teams
OF persons moving or headed in
an opposite direction, and by
turning to the left when passing
vehicles, teams OF persons NOV
ling or headed in the same direc-
tion.
Sec. S. The driver or operator
in charge of any automobile OF
motor cycle on any public road
or highway outside the limits OF
any town, village or city within
the state, when signalled by the
driver of any vehicle propelled by
horses or other animal power
shall stop said automobile or mo-
tor cycle until the vehicle pro
PEELED by such animal power has
passed; and if approaching said
vehicle from behind, the driver
or operator in charge of said aut-
omobi]e or motor cycle shall stop
and give the driver of the. said
animal propelled vehicle a reason
able time for the passage OF such
automobile.
Sec. 6. Any person, driver or
operator of any such automobile
or motor cycle who shall violate
any provisions of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished by a fine Of not less
than ten dollars, and not more
than fifty dollars, and if default
is made in the payment OF such
fine such person or persons shall
be committed to the county Jail
until such fine is paid, condition
ed, however, that each days ser
vice in Jail shall be equal to two
dollars of such fine and the driver
or owner of such automobile or
motor cycle shall be liable for
damages in a civil action to any
person who shall have been in
jured in person or property by
reason of such violation OF this
act.
Approved February %, 1905.