The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-05-18
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

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rotary of State a registration fee of
three collars for each motor vehicle,
| one dollar of which fee shall be retain
ed by the Secretary of State for his
services in issuing the license, and the
remaining two dollars shall be paid to
| the State Road Fund. The Secretary
of State shall issue for each motor
| 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 ad-
! dress, the number of his certificate,
and description of such motor vehi-
Gle or motor vehicles to be entered in
Alphabetical order of the owners name
IN book to be kept for such purpose;
turers of motor vehicles except as to
vehicles kept by such manufacturers
Tor private use or for hire.
| 1872. The owners of each and every
driving the same upon the public
streets, public roads, turnpike, parks,
highways, public driveways or other
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 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 black ground and such owner
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 period of five days
ensuing the delivery or hiring to him
of such vehicle including in such COM
such vehicle under the number of the
previous owner or lettor; provided he
| have and display on demand the actual
consent in ,o writing Of such previous
| expiration of such period of five days
! the right to continue the use of such
number shall absolutely cease and ter
! inmate, and its use after such period
shall be regarded as the displaying of
a fictitious number within the meaning
OF this section; Any person driving a
OF which shall not have complied with
the provisions of this subtitle, or
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 a period not exceeding thirty days; no
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| 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
ing into MARYLAND, If such tag contains
| the initials D. c. in plain letters not
| less than one-half inch in height af-
| 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
motor vehicle shall give the name Of
! the owner or the name and residence
| of the person hiring the motor vehicle
| II 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 a red lantern over the
roadway when the gate Is down;
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
| the fonts of the two aforesaid lamps
| showing white lights. shall be dis
played in such manner as to be plainly
Visible when said lamps are lighted,
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
| shall also be provided with good and
| efficient brakes, and shall also be pro-
| vided with suitable bell, horn or other
the user of such motor vehicle may
| proceed to his destination in event Of
a bona fide failure of his lights to
| operate. if he sounds his bell, horn. or
~ ct IN
every two hundred feet, does not pro-
coed at rate of speed greater than
one mile in ten minutes. and takes
his lights in order, otherwise such
operator to be deemed guilty of a vio-
lation Of the aforegoing provision.
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
motor vehicle: % A speed of one
mile in ten minutes upon the sharp
| curves of highway and at the inter-
section of prominent cross roads where
! such road or highway passes through
the open country. (2) A speed of one
mile in ten minutes where such street
up protion of city. town or village
| except cities of 10000 inhabitants or
over, elsewhere except as otherwis
provided in this subtitle, a speed of
however, that nothing in this section
contained shall permit any person to
drive motor vehicle at any speed
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 in1ure 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 a motor vehicle to
sue and recover damages as heretofore.
1875. Upon approaching a person
walking in the roadway of a public
highway or a horse or other draft
animal being ridden. led driven
thereon, person operating q motor
vehicle, shall give reasonable warning
of 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,
mails SO ridden led or driven as afore-
said and it shall be the duty of the
person so riding, leading or driving
such horse or other animal when ap-
preached from the rear, as soon as
the centre of the roadway, leaving a
clear out space for such motor vehicle
to pass. If such horse or other draft
approach of such motor vehicle,
whether approaching from the front
or rear, or If the person in charge of
such animal shall signal by raising
his hand. the person in charge of
such motor vehicle, if going toward
such horse from an opposite direction.
shall guide the motor vehicle as far as
practicable 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
shall reduce the speed of such motor
vehicle and bring the same to q stop