The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-07-26
Provisions of the State Law
Published in Full.
KEEP 1T FOR REFERENCE.
Rights to Highways Defined Speed
ReguIations-Duty of Chauffeur
When Passing Teams.

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friends and in order that all may
know just what the state law is, the
Review publishes the law in full.
We would advise all to read the law
carefully and then to file this paper
for future reference. The law is as
follows:
Be 1t Enacted By The General Assem-
bly, Of The State OF Iowa:
Section 1. The words and phrases
used in this act shall, for the purpose
of this act only, be construed as fol-
lows: 1, "Motor vehicle" shall in
clude all vehicles propelled by any
power other than muscular powre, ex-
cepting such motor vehicles as run
only upon rails or tracks, provided
that nothing herein contained shall
apply to traction engines or road roll
ers; 2, "Closely built up portions, -
shall mean the territory of a city town
or village contiguous to a public high
way devoted to business or where for
not less than one fourth "a of mile
the dwelling houses on such highway
average not more than one hundred
l00D feet apart.
Section 2. Every owner Of motor
vehicle shall, for every such vehicle
owned by him, file in the Office of the
Secretary of State statement of his
name and address. with brief descrip-
ton of the vehicle to be registered, on
blank tobe prepared and furnished
by such Secretary for that purpose.
The filing fee shall be one o. dollar.
Section 3. The Secretary of State
shall thereupon file such statement in
his Office, register such motor vehicle
in book kept for that purpose, and
assign it number, beginning with
the number one o. and so on in the
order of filing.
Section 4. Every person acquiring
motor vehicle shall file like state
ment with the Secretary of State and
such Secretary of State shall, in like
manner, file such statement, register
such vehicle and assign it number.
If the vehicle has previously been
registered. such fact and number as
signed it shall be set forth in the
statement, and the previous registra-
ton shall be Cancelled; but the num-
Der of such previous registration may
be assigned under the new registra-
ton.
Section 5. The Secretary of State
shall forthwith on such registration,
and without other fee, issue and
deliver to the owner of such motor
vehicle a seal of alminum or other
suitable metal. which shall be cir
cular in form, not over two ~ inches
in diameter, and have stamped there
in the words Registered in the Office
of the Secretary of State for the State
of Iowa, under the motor vehicle law,
No. with the registration number
inserted there in; which seal shall
thereafter at all times be conspicuous
ly displayed on the motor vehicle to
which such number has been assigned.
Section 6. Every motor vehicle
shall also at all times have the num-
Der assigned to it by the Secretary of
State displayed on the back of such
motor vehicle in such manner as to
be plainly visible, the number to be
in Arabic numerals, each not less
than three l3) inches in height, and
each stroke to be of width not less
than one-half a. inch, and also as a
part of such number the initial and
terminal letters of the states name,
such letters to be not less than two
(2) inches in height.
| Section Z. The provisions of sect
ions two ~ to five (5) inclusive shall
not apply to motor vehicles owned
and operated by non-residents of this
State, provided the owners thereof
have complied with any law requiring
the registration of owners of motor
vehicles in force in the State, ter
ritory or federal district of their re-
sidence, and the registration number
showing the initial of such State, ter
ritory or federal district shall be dis
played on such vehicle substantially
as provided by section six (6) of this
act.
Section s. No person shall oper-
ate motor vehicle on public high
way at rate of speed greater than is
reasonable and proper. having regard
to the traffic and use of the highway.
or so as to endanger the life or limb
of any person, or in any evnt in the
closely built up portions of a city,
town or village. at a greater rate
than one Q) mile in six Co. minutes,
or elsewhere in city, town or viii
lage at greater rate than one Q)
mile in four (4) minutes, or else
where outside of a city, town or VIII
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