Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-05-24
Automobiles.

4 number Of persons have inquired
of the editor as to whether there Is "A
law i'm North Dakota governing the
operation ~ automobiles and, II
there Is. the principal provisions OF
such law. Below We give the full
text of the statute passed at the last
session Of the legislature. II will be
seen that IL gives steam. electricity or
gasoline propelled vehicles the same
right u the public roads AS other
vehicles. but provides reasonable reg
ulati"n> locking 10 the minimizing
Of the danger from the operation Of
the machines. AS automobiles have
come TO stay. and as they will undoubt-
eddy te much more plentiful in these
parts within "A few years. il would be
we'll for people generally to carefully
read the law, 50 that they may know
just what the respective rights are Of
autumubiliSts and of team-drivers.
Following is the law on the subject.
No person. driver or operator in
charge Of any automobile or motor
cycle on any public road, highway Or
street within the state shall drive.
operate or move. or permit To ,e driven
operated or moved, any automobile or
motor cycle at speed faster than
eight miles per hour within any town,
village Or city within this state. or at
q rate faster than twenty-five miles
per hour on amy public road or high
way outside oi:any town. village az
city
Every automobile OF motor cycle
shall se provided With bell OF horn
which. when operated outside Of city
81 village. shall be rung or blown by
the driver u operator When approach
M from behind yeitiele propelled "
animals. 80 as 10 give Timely notice ~
tt1e approach I >aid N atsar vehicle.
Every ausamyi ~ motor cscie
using gasoline steam. q any other sui
s'ane- a. Z motive power >ilal u~e :
n1F'iei y sal'.-d .beii op~fat+ti dtit-
"a ~ iioi-e lp5.l ie Streets i All,
ts"ii. sslll.- o sir, al;llli. IL. ,.a'..
O. "neii meeting j passing animal
pfsYp+!s1 ssilci.> "a ali, puDlic road
~ llsiiway aiisiu The STATE Ever,
saefi au.Jtm oil.. OF aeuf eyele .i4a
al>o " y. y.G,j ~g.l lights. ,ise oiI-
nofJile g ca'r. ~, l-ss than .Ao
light. III front fsgsi, machine. one q.
which T. y 81, either side. and tA.-
motor c.cie 70 carry a, -a.; en. isia.
.Ii- driy-' o. pp.fapr - IN, a4,e-
mobile ~ in',t"r cycle shall ~ s,-
erned by lie u>u, l..a IL The tga1 sl
turning y, tie ris!i, IN m..,ln. ,4.
hices. teatl> OF persons lnDt!i4. !.
headed IA an opposite direction. aud
10y tuning 10 llle left When paaslns
vehicles. teams or persons headed Ig
the same direction
The driver az opcr .,or in cl4it,@ u
any automobile OF inntor cycle OH afiy
public road or highway OUTSIDE Tie
limits on any town. village ~ cit.
Within the state. when sigualled BIZ,
the driver ~ amy vehicle propelled
toy horse, al other animal power
sti;tll STOP siid automobile or motor
cycle until the vehicle propel!e /
10y >uci, animal power hls passed:
and. II approaching said yehic Z
from behind. tlte driver ~ op-tttDi ia
charge 81 SAID autompDile or motor
cycle Shall stop and give the driver q,
the said animal propelled vehicle a
reasonable time for tile passage "a
such automobile.
ANY person. driver OF operator Of
amy such automobile or motor cscg..
VINO shall violate any provisions, Of
inns act shall lE guilty OF a mi>de
meanor. and shall be punished by a
llIIe OF not es>1haiilcn dollar, and u,a
mote than fifty dollars: and. ii default
Is made IN the payment Of such tine.
such person OF persons shall he com
mltted to the county iall until such
llnels paid: conditioned however. that
each day service in Jail shall be
equal I" w" dollars o., such time. aud
the driver or owner OF such auto
mobile OF motor cycle shall b.
llable for damages in IA civil action u
amy person VIA" SHALL have been in
jured in person OF property 10y reasol
Of such violation of this act .
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