The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-03

The Board Of Supervisors of the Coun-
~ of oahu do ordain as follows:
DEFINITIONS.
Section l. Motor Car" For the
purposes of this ordinance the words
Motor Car" shall apply to. and in
| clude all vehicles propelled by any
! power other than muscular power, ex-
| cepting such as run only upon rails,
and further excepting traction engines
and road rollers.
public Highway" shall include any
! public highway, road, street, avenue,
| alley, park, parkway, driveway or pub
| lie place in the County of Oahu.
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR CARS.
Section H. No motor car shall be
operated on any highway, until the
same shall have been registered by
| the owner in accordance with the re-
! quirements of this ordinance, nor I'M
| less the same shall otherwise conform
| to the requirements of this ordinance.
| Provided however, that no registra-
| ton shall be required of any motor
| car, while the same is in stock, for
sale, of any dealer in motor cars, and
| which may be operated on a highway
by such dealer or an employee of such
dealer for the purpose of exhibition of
the same to an intending purchaser
and not for hire.
The provisions of this section
shall not apply to motor vehicles own
ed by nonTesidents of this Territory
and only temporarily within this Ter
| ritory, Provided the owners thereof
have complied with any law requiring
the registration of owners of motor
| vehicles in force i'm the State, Territory
| or Federal district of their residence,
and the registration number showing
| the initial of such State Territory or
| Federal district shall be displayed on
such vehicle substantially as provided
in section VI.
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
OF MOTOR CARS.
Section III. Except as otherwise
provided in this ordinance, the owner
Of every motor car in the County of
Oahu, shall, before such motor car is
| operated on any highway, apply to the
Sheriff of the County on a blank to
be provided by the Sheriff for that
purpose for registration of such car,
setting forth in such application:
The name and local address of the
applicant with a brief description of
the car sought to be registered, in
Guiding the general name of the make
of the car, name of the maker, factory
number, style of vehicle and motive
power color of car and any other dis
tinguishing features.
| Section ". Registration. The Sher-
if, upon receipt of each such applica-
ton, shall file it in a book to be kept
for that purpose in his Office and as
sign to it and the motor car therein
described u distinctive registration
number.
I Section V. Certificate of Registra-
ton. The Sheriff SHALL Immediately
upon registration of a motor car as
last aforesaid, issue and deliver to the
owner thereof a certificate of registra-
ton thereof, signed by the Sheriff, set
ting forth the name and address of the
owner, description of the car regis.
|
| the same
Section vi Identification of Car
The owner of each motor car so reg
istered shall before such car shall bt
permitted to be operated upon any
highway, display and keep displayed
upon the rear part of said car, in sucf
position that it can at all times bC
plainly seen, the registration number
of said car, given to it by the Sheriff
under the terms of this ordinance.
Such numbers shall be four inche:
in height in white on a black back
ground.
Section VII Examiner of Chauf
feurs. The Board of Supervisors shall
from time to time appoint a person
who shall be a competent motor cal
operator and have a fair knowledge O
steam, electric and gasoline motor
cars and who shall be known as thu
Examiner of Chauffeurs," to examine
into the qualifications and fitness O
any person who may desire to secure
a chauffeur's certificate to operate {
motor car.
CHAUFFEUR'S CERTIFICATE.
Section VIII. No motor car shall b.
operated on any highway by any per
son, unless such person shall have
first received a chauffeurs certificate
certifying that he or she is competen
to operate a motor car propelled by
the kind of power used on such motto
car except the type or class of cal
specified in the chauffeur's certificate
held by such person, and obtained up
on the terms and in accordance will
the requirements of this ordinance.
Provided However, that this section
shall not apply to any person who il
learning to operate a motor car, while
accompanied in the same motor CA
by the Examiner of Chauffeurs, of b!
q person holding a chauffeur's certih
cate issued under this act, who is act