The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-05-11
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

rotary of State registration fee of
three dollars for each motor vehicle,
one dollar OF which fee shall be retain
ed by the Secretary of State for his
remaining two dollars shall be paid to
the State Treasurer for the use of
| the State Road Fund. The Secretary
vehicle so registered. certificate, pro-
| perly numbered, stating that such
motor vehicle, is registered in accor-
| dance with this section, and shall cause
! the name of the owner, with his adj
J dress, the number of his certificate,
and a description of such motor vehi-
Gle or motor vehicles to be entered in
in a book to be kept for such purpose;
| this section not to apply to manufac-
turers of motor vehicles except as to
vehicles kept by such manufacturers
| for private use or for hire.
1872. The owners of each and every
| motor vehicle and every other person
driving the same upon the public
streets, public roads, turnpike, parks,
public highways in this State, shall
! have the registration number issued as
| aforesaid by the Secretary of State, up
, on the back and front of every such
| motor vehicle, fixed stationary in a con-
| spicuous place, so as to be plainly
| visible at all times during daylight,
such numbers to be separate Arabic
numerals not less than three inches in
|
not less than three-eighths of an inch,
| such numbers to be of white letters
on a black ground and such owner
shall not be required to place any other
vehicle. Provided, however. that in
the event of the sale of the motor
vehicle, or letting for hire of the same,
! the purchaser or person hiring the
same may for a period of five days
ensuing the delivery or hiring to him
| of such vehicle, including in such COM
putation the day of delivery, operate
such vehicle under the number Of the
previous owner or lettor; provided he
| have and display on demand the actual
| consent in writing of such previous
i owner or lettor SO to do. Upon the
expiration of such period of five days
! the right to continue the use of such
number shall absolutely cease and ter
inmate, and it's use after such period
| shall be regarded as the displaying Of
a fictitious number within the meaning
of this section. Any person driving
motor vehicle in this State. the owner
of which shall not have complied with
which motor vehicle shall display a
fictitious number, the same being a
! number other than that designated for
such motor vehicle by the Secretary
| of State, shall, upon conviction, be fined
| in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
and. in default of payment thereof, be
| punished by Imprisonment in the coun-
ty or city Jail, as the case may be,
for period not exceeding thirty days; no
number other than the Maryland State
number shall be carried upon the front
| and back of the said motor vehicle
| while operated or used on any Of the
| public highways of this State aforesaid:
| provided that residents of the District of
| Columbia shall not be required to remove
the DISTRICT number or tag when com
the initials. D. c. in plain letters not
| less than one-half inch in height at
ter such District license number, and
provided also. that where it clearly
appears that the registration number
has been lost by accident no penalty
| shall be imposed. Every operator of
a motor vehicle shall give the name of
| of the person~hiring the motor vehicle
if the said motor vehicle be hired
| machine and the registration number
of such vehicle when so requested by
| the keeper of toll-gate. The managers
or owners of all toll-roads shall after
| dark suspend red lantern over the
roadway when the gate is down, :,
J. 1873. Every motor vehicle shall
carry during the period, from one hour
| after sunset to one hour before sun
rise, at least two lighted lamps. showing
white lights. visible at least two hun
dred feet in the direction to which
such motor vehicle is proceeding, and
shall also exhibit at least one red light
visible in the reverse direction; upon
showing white lights, shall be dis
| played in such manner as to be plainly
visible when said lamps are lighted,
| the number of the license issued as
| aforesaid by the Secretary of State the
same to be in separate Arabic numerals
! in lines that are not less than two in
! ches in height. Every motor vehicle
tshall also be provided with good and
| vided with suitable bell, horn or other
! signal device; provided, however, that
proceed to his destination in event of
a bona fde failure of his lights to
! operate. if he sounds his bell. horn, or
other signal device at least once in
coed at a rate of speed greater than
! one mile in ten minutes, and takes
the first reasonable opportunity to put
his lights in order, otherwise such
| operator to be deemed guilty of a vio-
lation of the aforegoing provision
1874. The following rates of speed
may be maintained, but shall not be
exceeded, upon any public street. public
road or turnpike, public park or park
| way, public driveway or public high
way in this State by anyone driving a
motor vehicle: % A speed of one
mile in ten minutes upon the sharp
| curves of a highway and at the inter-
section of prominent cross roads where
such road or highway passes through
the open country. CD A speed of one
(, mile in ten minutes where such street
or highway passes through the built
up protion of a city, town or village;
except cities of 10000 inhabitants or
over. elsewhere except as other wise
provided in this subtitle, a speed of
one mile in five minutes; provided.
however, that nothing in this section
| contained shall permit any person to
greater than is reasonable. having re-
gard to the traffic and use of highways,
or so as to endanger the life or limb,
or to injure the property of any per-
| son; and it is further provided that
nothing in this section contained shall
effect the right of any person injured
in his person or property by the negli-
gent operation of motor vehicle to
sue and recover damages as heretofore.
135. Upon approaching person
walking in the roadway Of a public
highway, or a horse or other draft
animal beng ridden EN- le e. or driven te,.
vehicle, shall give reasonable warning
kof it's approach by signalling with a
horn CT other device, and shall reduce
the speed of such vehicle to a speed
not exceeding one mile in ten minutes,
while near to and passing such ami
mails so ridden led or driven as afore-
person so riding. leading or driving
such horse or other animal when APP
preached from the rear. as soon as
practicable, to turn to the right of
clear out space for such motor vehicle
to pass. If such horse or other draft
animal shall appear frightened at the
whether approaching from the front
or rear, or if the person in charge of
such animal shall signal by raising
such motor vehicle if going toward
such horse from an opposite direction.
shall guide the motor vehicle as far as
f, practica BILE to the side of the roadway.
| and bring the same to a stop, and re-
main standing until the person in
charge of such horse or other animal
can drive or alight and. lead his horse
| by, if going in the same direction.
shall reduce the speed of such motor
vehicle and bring the same to a stop
| until such person in charge of such horse
| a mir Sholl ha