Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-28
Vermont S WeAp Automobile Lah
Is Liberal in Its Professions

The automobile law passed by the
legislature during the last hours OF
the session differs from the law of 1901
In the following respects; Speed limits
outside of limits OF elites, villages, and
thickly settled portions OF towns must
not exceed twenty-five miles an hour,
instead of not TO exceed Fifteen miles
nm hour; penalty for first violation OF
the law not more than $50 or imprison'
mcnt for ten days, or both, with costs
instead of fine not 10 exceed $50; PEN
atty for subsequent oifenses now, fine
of from S2j TO 5000 or Imprisonment
for six months, or both, with costs, in
stead of fine not 10 exceed Sl00; or ten
DAYS imprisonment, or both; registra'
ton fee 40 for machine Of twenty
horse power or less aud 81 for machine
pf over twenty horse power, instead OF
fee of 50; dealers license, S25 insten
Of $40.
The full text of the new law follows;
"II. ga. An act TO regulate the run
ming of motor vehicles and TO license
the operator thereof.
"It is hereby enacted by the general
assembly Of the state of Vermont.
"Section |. No motor vehicle shall
be- run ON public way or private way
laid out under authority of statute
in careless or negligent manner, II
"A person runs a motor veichle at u
rate of speed exceeding twenty five
miles an hour outside "a city or ineor-
poratcd village, or AT a rate of speed
exceeding ten miles an hour within a
city, Incorporated village, OF the
thiekly settled part of a town, it shall
be primu facie evidence that the motor
vehicle was run carelcssly or uegli.
gently. Nothing herein contained shall
be SO construed as TO affect the rights
of the proper officials of a city, incor'
poratcd village, or the selectmcn of Il
town, and said officials shall have au.
thority to make special regulations as
to the speed of such motor vehicles
upon narrow or dangerous roads or
ways Such special regulations, how
ever, shall he subject to an appeal 10
the state highway commissioner
whose decisions in the case shall b.
final. No such special regulations
shall he effective unless notice of the
same is posted conspicuously in such
road or way reasonable distance from
point where such narrow or danger
Gus place exists
"Section >. A person who violates n
provision of the preceding section
shall be fined not more than $50 or be
imprisoned not more than ten days, or
both for the first ofIensc. with costs
of prosecution. and for each suisse
quent offcnse said person shall be fined
not more than $500 nor less than S25
or be imprisoned not more than six
months, or both, with costs Of prose-
cution. Justices of the peace, munich
pal and city courts shall have con.
rurrcnt jurisdiction with county courts
of oifenscs arising under the proyisi'
ions of this act aud No SO Of the Acts
of 1904.
Section 3. Section of No. Sc of the
Acts Of 1904 is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: Section 9. The
secretary Of state may at any time sus-
pend or revoke license for a viola /
ton Of a provision of this act, or any |
thereto or any regulations |
made Hereunder, and said secretary, |
Or his duly authorized agent, may, after |
due hearing. suspend or revoke the Ger
tiiicate or license issued under this act /
'or any cause which he deems sufficient. |
person violating a provision of this
ret for which no penalty is herein other
wise provided shall be fined not more
han 500. 4 person operating or cause
ng or permitting person to operate an
or motor vehicle after re-
location or suspension of a certificate
n license for such vehicle under this
ct shall be imprisoned ten days or fin
d not more than 5000 nor less than $50
II both. A court convicting a person
# violating provision of this act
hall forthwith notify the secretary of
tate of such conviction with the num-
Ter or mark of the automobile or motor (
ehicle of such convicted person. anil
il other information obtained. Such |
shall be recorded by the
ecretary of state in his office; and if, +;
any time it appears that person has
cen convicted Of first offense in more
han one court in the state, each con I
lotion subsequent to the date of the
rst one shall be deemed n subsequent 5
fense and such person shall be sub 5
.ct to further prosecution therefor. 4 s
erson who violates provision of this
It may be arrested without a warrant, a
nd the officer making the arrest shall /
Ike such person before a justice, mum. o
pal, or city court, there to be held I'M. P
| proper warrant can be issued. p
"Section 4, The registration fee pro- G
ded under section of No. SO of the