The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-28
AUTOMOBILE LAW

AU IOMVbEhE LAW
WHIOH REGULATES TUE RUN
MING OF MO roR vEasCAEs.
Upon the Pubic Highways and Fix
ing a Penalty for the Violation
Thereof.
The following is q cop of the Auto
mobile, or Motor V,hiole Law, as am.
ended and approved by the General
Assembly February 81, 1909, to which
the attention OF all owners or ope,a
tors of such vehicles, and the publ c.
g%enerally Is invited;
Section l.. Ba 1t enao' ed by the
General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina: e 'eYy owner of an
automobile or molOr vehicle, whether
the Same be propelled by steam, gaso.
line, electricity, or other source OF n
ergy, shall, before operation said We.
hiole upon any Of the streets or high.
ways Of this state, file In the I'll Q of
the Clerk Of COURT If the County where
such owner or operator resides, q sta BE.
ment containing hts name an address,
with a brief description Of the caar.
%o1er OF hu n vehicle, including the
name OF the maker and the number If
the motor vehicle, and sl,all pay to
the Olerk as p registration fec the sum
or one dollar. The said Clerk OF Coui +
snail ther2upon issue buoh person q
certificate, properly numbered, stat
ing that Buon owu0r or operator bes
registered In accordance with this
Section, and shall cause the name of
such owner, with his address and the
number Of his certificate, and q dos.
crlption Of motor vehicle, to be placed
in alphabetical order In . book kept
for that purpose. Any peraon, or per.
sons, hereafter acquiring an automo-
bile, or Whaling 30 operate ono. on any
OF tho s6roetB or highways of thia State
shall, within ten days aftor acquiring
the same, register with the Clerk Of
Court Of his County, az required by
this Section. This Section shall not
apply to any person manufacturing or
dealing In automobiles, or motor We.
'AAS1oot SASORo UhOpC lOl LAD OWI pgl-
vate use, or those bred out. The
Clerk of COURT shall number the GER
tlhcstes issu8d by him In the order IL
which they have been is,u d, and up.
on the request Of the boil der Of such
certificate, shall stamp thereon tine
number Ofathe game, or issue q dupli.
cate showing the numpar.
Sec. 2. IL shall be unlawful for any
person to operate d motor vehicle In
this State Without first having placed
upon the back Of such vehicle, in q
conspicuous piaoe, the name Of the
comfy In whioh his certificate Is fiitd,
and also the number Of such vehicle,
which n&me and number shall be
plainly placed thereon, the humber III
Arabic numerals, black On white
ground. Of not less Than three inches
In height, and eacn Btroko TO be o.
width not less than one half inch.
Sec. 3 A person operating q motor
vohlcle shall, at request OF upon ajg-
nal by putting up che hand, from a
person riding or diving q restiva
horse or horses, or Other draft AMI
malls, bring such motor vehicle imma
dlat6ly 70 8 sbop, II necessary, ha ling
due regard for stfety Of Persons, We
hicles and animals, and Ii travelling ia
opposite direction, remSIn s~Jationar)
80 long rs may bo reasonable 10 allow
such horses or animals To pass. Aad
II travelling In The same direction.
the perbon or persons operating tn
motor vehicle shall not pass any pa,.
son or persons Ia charge OF an aninSl
~ ,cntrrnals, If ftQlssied by ouch per
;son or persons III cnaigo of such anl-
NAL or Snima's not 70 do 10, uu6il
suoh person or pcrsons hava gotten to
a place whore Jney could drive such
animal or animals Gul Of the road, oy
when passage could he stf;ly effected,
or when sucO person or PERSONS witA
out Just Cause and exc lse Intention
ally obstruot the pa sage Of any motor
vehicle. p! vidCd, Tat In caae such
horse or auimal appear badly fright.
ened, or he IL r. quesi led to do SO, Ghe
person Operating auoh motor VeGicie
st&ll cause the motor tf such vah'cle
TO c3a8e running 80 long az sAail be
reasorGb teocSsarY to p event acai.
dent and Insure the safety OF persuns,
vehicles and aMinls.
SEQ 4. ANY pors5n, or Persons, viz.
latipg any OF the provisions OF this
Aot, shall for each tnaGce be deemed
guilty OF q mi!demeanor, and upon
conv ctioA thereof by any court OF
competent juslsd!c! zion, he liable TO 8
dne Of MOI lasR than twenty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, Cl
imprtsonmcpsa at hard laoor for q serrn
not exceeding thirty days.
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