The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.


rotary of State a registration fee of
| three dollars for each motor vehicle,
one dollar of which fee shall be retain
ed by the Secretary of State for his
| services in issuing the license, and the
remaining two dollars shall be paid to
the State Treasurer for the use of
| the State Road Fund. The Secretary
| of State shall issue for each motor
vehicle so registered, certificate, pro-
| perry numbered. stating that such
| motor vehicle, is registered in accor-
dance with this section, and shall cause
the name of the owner, with his adj
! dress, the number of his certificate,
and a description of such motor vehl-
! Gle or motor vehicles to be entered in
alphabetical order of the owners name
this section not to apply to manufac-
| turers of motor vehicles except as to
vehicles kept by such manufacturers
for private use or for hire
1872. The owners of each and every
motor vehicle and every other person
| driving the same upon the public
| streets, public roads, turnpike parks,
highways, public driveways or other
public highways in this State, shall
! have the registration number issued as
| aforesaid by the Secretary of State, up
, on the back and front of every such
motor vehicle, fixed stationary in con-
| spicuous place, so as to be plainly
| visible at all times during daylight,
such numbers to be separate Arabic
| numerals not less than three inches in
height, the stroke to be of width
not less than three-eighths of an inch.
such numbers to be of white letters
on a black ground and such owner
shall not be required to place any other
marks of identity upon such motor
vehicle. Provided. however, that in
the event of the sale of the motor
vehicle or letting for hire of the same,
! the purchaser or person hiring the
same may for a period of five days
ensuing the delivery or hiring to him
of such vehicle, including in such com
putation the day of delivery, operate
such vehicle under the number of the
previous owner or lettor; provided he
have and display on demand the actual
consent in writing of such previous
owner or lettor so to do. Upon the
| expiration of such period Of five days
! the right to continue the use of such
number shall absolutely cease and ter
| inmate and its use after such period
shall be regarded as the displaying OF
a fictitious number within the meaning
of this section. Any person driving a
motor vehicle in this State, the owner
of which shall not have complied with
the provisions of this subtitle, or
which motor vehicle shall display a
fictitious number, the same being q
number other than that designated for
such motor vehicle by the Secretary
of State shall, upon conviction, be fined
in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars
and, in default of payment thereof, be
punished by Imprisonment in the coun-
ty or city Jail, as the case may be-
for period not exceeding thirty days; nc
number other than the Maryland State
number shall be carried upon the front
and back of the said motor vehicle
while operated or used on any of the
public highways of this State aforesaid
provided that residents of the District OF
Columbia shall not be required to remove
the District number or tag when COM
ing into Maryland, If such tag contains
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less than one-half inch in height af-
ter such District license number, and
provided, also, that where it clearly
appears that the registration number
shall be imposed. Every operator OF
a motor vehicle shall give the name OF
the owner or the name and residence
of the person hiring the motor vehicle
if the said motor vehicle be a hired
machine and the registration number
of such vehicle when SO requested by
the keeper of a toll-gate. The managers
or owners of all toll-roads shall after
roadway when the gate is down.
1873. Every motor vehicle shall
carry during the period. from one hour
| after sunset to one hour before sun
rise, at least two lighted lamps showing
white lights, visible at least two hun
dred feet in the direction to which
such motor vehicle is proceeding, and
shall also exhibit at least one red light
| visible IN the reverse dlrectlOn; upon
the fonts of the two aforesaid lamps
showing white lights, shall be dis
played in such manner as to be plainly
visible when said lamps are lighted
the number of the license issued as
aforesaid by the Secretary of State the
same to be in separate Arabic numerals
in lines that are not less than two in
ches in height. Every motor vehicle
efficient brakes, and shall also be pro-
vIued WITH suitable bell, horn or other
signal device; provided, however. that
the user of such motor vehicle may
proceed to his destination in event Of
a bona fide failure of his lights to
operate If he sounds his bell horn. or
other signal device at least once in
| every two hundred feet does not pro-
one mile in ten minutes. and takes
the first reasonable opportunity to put
his lights in order. otherwise such
| operator to be deemed guilty of a VIC
lation of the aforegoing provision.
1874. The following rates of speed
may be maintained. but shall not be
exceeded. upon any public street. public
road or turnpike. public park or park
way, public driveway or public high
way in this State by anyone driving a
motor vehicle: % A speed of one
mile in ten minutes upon the sharp
curves of highway and at the inter-
section of prominent cross roads where
| such road or highway passes through
the open country. CD 4 speed of one
mile in ten minutes where such street
or highway passes through the built
up protion of a city, town or village;
| except cities of 10000 inhabitants or
| over. elsewhere except as other wise
| provided in this title. a speed OF
one mile in five minutes; provided
however. that nothing in this section
| contained shall permit any person 70
| drive a motor vehicle at any speed
greater than is reasonable. having re-
gard to the traffic and use of highways,
or so as to endanger the life or limb,
or to in1ure the property of any per-
son; and it is further provided that
nothing in this section contained shall
effect the right of any person injured
in his person or property by the negli-
gent operation of a motor vehicle to
sue and recover damages as heretofore
1876. Upon approaching a person
! walking in the roadway of a public
/ highway, or horse or other draft
| animal being ridden. led or driven
! thereon, person operating a motor
vehicle, shall give reasonable warning
of its approach by signalling with a
| horn or other device, and shall reduce
| the speed of such vehicle to a speed
not exceeding one mile in ten minutes
| while near to and passing such ami
mails so ridden led or driven as afore-
said. and it shall be the duty of the
| person so riding, leading or driving
such horse or other animal when APP
| preached from the rear. as soon as
practicable, to turn to the right of
the centre of the roadway, leaving a
clear out space for such motor vehicle
to pass. If such horse or other draft
animal shall appear frightened at the
| approach of such motor vehicle.
whether approaching from the front
or rear, or if the person in charge of
such animal shall signal by raising
his hand. the person in charge OF
! such motor vehicle. if going toward
| such horse from an opposite direction.
| shall guide the motor vehicle as far as
practicable to the side of the roadway,
and bring the same to a stop, and re-
charge of such horse or other animal
can drive or alight. and lead his horse
by. if going in the same direction,
| shall reduce the sneed of such motor