New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

Illinois and Massachusetts. The Supreme Court Of
California upheld the supervisors OF Marin County
who framed en- ordinance prohibiting the running
Of an automobile between sunset and sunrise. An
automObiist was convicted OF violating this orai-
nance and was sent to Jail Lawyers brought
haseas CORPUS proceedings IN effort % IRE. the
unfortunate mOtOriss with fOndness for night air.
but without avail HIS fate serves a warning 70
automObIsts who visit that particular county IN
California and suggests serO-cOmic picture Oy an
automobile party with broken tire or a 10. box
frantcally endeavCTing TO got their ulacAir. 10
rights ere the sun sinks behind the Golden Gate.
while the stern representatives OF Western law
stand about armed to the teeth with watches ard
almanacs.
In connection with the rights OF the automobile
public highways IS the question OF its rights
on ferries and steamers. matter which caused
considerable trouble until recently. Orisinaly tSo
United States statutes prohibited passenger steam
ers from carrying freight certain articles. IN
cIudIng petroleum products and similar explesive
fluids. except under conditions which were pro-
hibtive for automobiles In 1901 these statutes we're
amended permit the carrying OK s-totno-
biles. but only when the fire was eStinsuished 0e-
fOre the machine went on board and not Sensneed
until leaving the boat. The courts held that an
automobile the power OF which was generated hy
the explosions OF gaSOlene BY an electric spark
carried fire, and the carrying OF such a seAisi7
when run on and of the boat under It's own po"e-
was a clear violation OF the law. Fortunately =
further amendment in 1905 let down the bars. but
even any owner, captain or agent OF q steamer
cau n
Under the head Of highways comes the sNo1eo1
oF saThe Rule Of tho Road watch applies 20 "a
automobile precisely as 20 any other venice 80
author holds that the fact that an auronon-.s- oa
the driver Of any vehicle Is on the wronS s1oe ul
the road In case OF collision. does not necessarily
make him liable for damages the rule or ths
road is a rule OF negligence. aad deViaIiols al'
sou,etinnes necessary. Tho rules for passing Ve'2a
cIas which are Ovcrtaken E5t treated N
clear manner by the law. except II one or t"o
7 Isl
enough There the fellow VINO Overtekes ana
masses another vehicle does so az his Own peru
BY popular custom. however. the faster Fs''-c1'
passes 20 the left Of the slower one
Like the rule OF the road, the rules OF Aan4-.'y
and the matter OF the liability Of the employer tor
his servants actions pertain TO auIonloo-ses P-1
cisely as they do 20 the owners OF horse Ve--lees
In view OF the fact that action Is now peieinS
IN this city by the owner OF large apartments
house against the manager OF an ad1olnins K-.as1'
~ ia interesting 20 read that garase mas neeh
held by the courts not to constitute puo~o NI'-
sance and this states Supreme Court mas A--1
that the business Of a garage keeper appears Ie--
fectIy lawful and legitimate
There has been much litigation regarding the
rights and duties OF the garage keeper IN a re-
cent case it was decided that where an aHtonoo'ie
ie l-eDt at a garage. but is used by the owner az
pleasure thus making garage keepers possee-
son not continuous, the keeper has no Hen Tor nis
charges and cannot retain possession OF the H'--
chine to enforce payment Yet NAeI0 cO-NIN
possession has been held by the garage keeper Ae
is entitled under the common law, to retain tAe
or.,, for his CHARGES as in the or the
yvsrehOusenan and Wharfnger. Iechnica4as' 10 -
the baiee and the owner the bailors Whel. q H-1-
chine is kept at a garage
Much space is devoted in the book to the lesai
status and responsibilities OF the chaufreurs 1o@
7rbosa acts the master is liable. This IS not So
however II the chauffeur comes to grle1 III Ms
masters automobile while engaged IN ms oNn
business A case is cited from Iowa where q OaA-+-
0-ST1NT
tine case. as it was proved that the eh''t"se-
was taking friend OF his own for TIDE az eA7
time the plaintiffs horse ran away
Moe 4bau half the book Is devoted 20 copies OF
automobile legislation in the seVera s'S'sS -
4, E7npIand That OF the states varies at so many
i,+s that the question OF uniform federal statutes
for the regulation OF automobidns natuEaAS e rAs-
VTbe author points out that the feSuiae'0N N- 90
use OF highways Is 2 matter which belongs eN-
cl,,sivelv to the state governments. and antonlo-
,,T- c,vried on IN one state is purely q matter
To- internal jurisdiction and control Wnere now
o.r autonnobiling Is interstate Il comes under t'e
,o6 ~ interstate commerce. and on thas oasis y
co,,ld receive attention from Congress alSEoasn
thus far it has not done so except Eesale@l-As -
rights of machines on steam vessels.
Thrty-six states have passed automooAs !ssisI
ton no two OF them treating the SUBJECT u p'7-
cisey the same way. All but ftve OF the se@les -
oTire the taking out OF license. and as less thall
half of them provide for the exemption OF non-
residents from taking out local license. appafesAy
the across-the-cOntnent traveller can De to@ceo
to take out In nearly every sIats ne
To In Missouri the courts held that a man VINO hAt
an automobile license from one county must take
out a license for each and every county IN which
he desired to operate his machine
The most startling provision in the entire ra-sn
oF automobile legislation halls from Kansas whe7e
the following paragraph would seem 20 indlcate
that the SoIons OF that state took up the a-sono-
bile question when they wero feeling IN q aA--
ticularIy light hearted mood:
Nothing in this section shall be construed in
any way preventing ObstrUctinSs tnpedlrsSs am
fTinGins upon the prerOsative o, any POLITICAL
chauffeur 90 run an autono9ilOuS oaSsd WaSen az
the occupants thereof. provided however. that not
less than ten or more than twenty ropes oe aLo~ed
motion, in order to permit those who have oee2 50
fortunate TO escape with their poAAtlcal Nss an
further, that whenever manSled and bleeding
political corpse implores for mercy Sns drlyer ee
OF this bill throw out the lifeline"
Not In explanation OF this legislative huruor hu.
merely as a matter OF reference. Tribune readers
are reminded that Kansas Is prohibition state.
and there a man has 10 send a waiter out 20 a
drug store IL he wants bottle OF mineral water
with his hotel dinner
The maximum speed allowed in the states ranses
from eight miles hour in Alabama and Oregon
to twenty-five miles an hour IN Minnesota srd
Michigan. Twenty miles hour. the maximum
highest speed allowed in fifteen OF the states. The
maximum fine for first offence OF violating ths
automobile laws is 800 in nineteen OF the thFty-sx
states which have automobile legislation
Mr.. Huddy also includes in his book the English
laws on the subject. In England the term motor
car Is almost exclusively used in place os the pop
ular "autOmoble'' of this country. In connection
~ these laws hsuest