Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-05-19
Extracts From An Act Regulating the
Running OF Automobiles, Etc.

The following sections of An Act
of the General Assembly of Virginia,
approved March nth, 1906, regulating
the running of automobiles. ETC., are
published pursuant to an order of the
Board of Supervisors entered May 9th
last, adopting said Act;
8. The following rate of speed may
be maintained, but shall not be ex-
ceeded OH any of the highways set
forth in section one, OF any city, town
or village, or county in this State by
any one driving machine.
(a) A speed of eight miles an hour
around curves or bends or where the
roadway is not plainly visible for a
distance of two hundred feet ahead,
and at the intersection of prominent
crossroads when such road or high
way pass through the open country.
(b) A speed of eight miles per hour
where a street or highway passes the
built up portions OF a city, town or
village.
(cJ A speed of eight miles an hour
at points on any public highway where
there is gathering of horses or per-
sons. Otherwise the rate of speed
may be fifteen miles per hour, but not
more, and this rate Is subject to the
conditions set forth in the succeeding
sections of this Act.
8. The owner, operator, conductor,
driver or occupant OF any such ma
chine shall keep careful look ahead
for the approach Of horseback riders
or vehicles drawn by horses or other
animals, and upon the approach OF
such riders or vehicles shall slow up,
keep his machine under thorough and
careful control, give ample roadway
to such rider or vehicle, and II sig
nailed by such rider or occupant OF
such vehicle, or be otherwise re-
quested thereto, shall Immediately
bring his vehicle to full stop and
allow ample room and time to allow
such rider or vehicle to pass. And If
requested so to do by the said rider or
the occupant of said vehicle, the
owner, operator, conductor, driver or
occupant, if male, OF any such ma
chine, shall lead the horse or horses
pass his machine. Should any horse
ridden or driven in an opposite dlrec-
ton to that which the machine is
travelling, give evidence OF fright
then the duty of the driver shall be
the same as ii he had been signalled
to by the rider of the horse or the
occupant of the vehicle.
~. When the operator, owner, oc-
cupant, conductor, or driver OF such |
overtakes a horse or vehicle |
travelling in the same direction with
himself he shall slow down his speed, |
signal tor the road by bell or gong or
horn, and ii the horse or other vehicle
stop, shall pass at the rate of speed |
not greater han four miles per hour.
Should such vehicle or ridden horse /
not stop and the said operator, owner,
driver, conductor or occupant OF said
machine desire to pass he shall do 50
at a rate of speed not greater than
may be necessary, and shall III all
cases use due diligence and care not
to brighten the horse or horses. In
case of a machine passing horse or
vehicle going in the same direction the
provisions OF section OF this Act shall
apply to the operator, owner, driver,
occupant or conductor OF the machine,
except that in such case the horse or
horses shall be held until the horse
)r horses become quiet, and then the
machine may proceed.
IL. Amy person falling to perform
my duty imposed by any section OF
his act, or violating any provision
IL condition herein set forth, shall for
each offense be fined not less than
EN- dollars or more than one hun
lred dollars, or imprisoned III Jail not
ess than five nor more than thirty
lays, or both, in the discretion or the
ustice of the peace before whom the
Ease may be tried. An appeal may
De taken to the circuit court OF the
county or corporation or hustlngs
court Of the city, in accordance with
he general law governing appeals IN
cases.
II. In addition to such fine or i'm
any person violating any
# the provisions of this Act shall be
liable for damages actually incurred
W reason of such violation and the
machine may be seized and impound-
d anywhere in any county or city OF
his State, upon the order of justice
# said county or city in which the
ffense is committed, and may, by {
rider of the. justice, be sold to pay I,
UGH fine or damage. But before any
Judgment shall be entered in said pro- ;
eeding the owner of such machine
hall have notice of the same by pub
cation or otherwise, according to S
iw and allowed an opportunity to S
make defense, and the driver of the
lachine shall be deemed an agent of
+ the owner for the purpose OF sery- L
lg process.