Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-04-12

Sec. =. FOR violation OF sec /, tne
penalty is fine of not more than fifty
dollars or not more than ten days i'm
prisonment, or both for the first offense,
and for each subsequent offense the fine
shall be not more than two hundred dol
lars nor less than twenty-gve dollars or
not more than six months imprisonment,
or both, with costs. Justices of the
peace, municipal and city courts have
concurrent jurisdiction with county
courts of offenses arising under this act
and under No. SO of the acts of 1904
Sec 3. (Nerbatim) The secretary of
State may, at any time, suspend or re-
woke a license for a violation of a pro
vision of this act or any amendment
thereto or any regulations made There
under, and said secretary, or his duly au
thorized agent, may, after due hearing,
suspend or revoke the certificate or Ii
cense issued under this act for any cause
which he deems sufficient. A person
violating provision of this act for which
no penalty is herein otherwise provided
shall be fined not more than one hun
dred dollars. A person operating or
causing or permitting person to operate
an automobile or motor vehicle after re-
vocation or suspension of a certificate
for such vehicle under this act shall be
imprisoned ten days or fined not more
than two hundred dollars nor less than
fifty dollars, or both A court convict
ing a person of violating a provision of
this act shall forthwith notify the secre-
tary of State of such conviction, with
the number or mark of the automobile
or motor vehicle of such convicted per-
son, and all other information obtained.
Such information shall be recorded by
hal e Stat in of nd
it, at any time, it appears that person
has been convicted of first offense in
more than one court in is State, each
conviction subsequent to the date of the
first one shall be deemed a subsequent
offense and such person shall be subject
to further prosecution therefore. per
son who violates a provision of this act
may be arrested without warrant, and
the officer making the arrest shall take
such person before justice. muclclpal
or city court, there to be held until a
proper warrant can be issued.
Sec. 4. Motor vehicles of twenty horse
power or less shall pay a registration fee
of three dollars. Vehicles of more than
twenty horse power shall pay fee of five
dollars The fee for license to operate
motor vehicle shall be two dollars an
nually.
Sec. 5. A manufacturer or dealer in
automobiles. except in case of letting for
hire, may have from the secretary of
state a registration certificate which
shall cover all his vehicles, and the fee
for the same shall be twenty-five dol
lars.
Sec. 6. A nonresident of this State,
who has complied with the registration
and license automobile laws of his own
State or county, shall not be required to
pay registration or license fees for operat-
ing in this State, provided such other
State grants like privileges to residents
of this State. Should such non resident
violate our automobile laws he shall
thereafter be subject to pay registration
and license fees the same as resident of
this State.
Sec. T. (Verbatim) The secretary of
State shall furnish to each person regis
tering a motor vehicle, except motor
cyles, two enameled iron plates, which
shall not be less than eleven inches in
length and six inches in width. Such
plates shall have a white surface with
black margins of one-fourth of an inch,
and the letters "VT." Such letters shall
be two inches in height with one-half
inch strokes. Such plates shall also bear
the number given to such motor vehicle,
which number shall be in black arabic
| figures not less than four inches it height
with stroke of three-fourths of an inch
in width and such figures shall be placed
at least one inch apart and be placed be-
fore the letters "Vt." One of such plates
shall be attached to the front of the motor
vehicle in a secure manner so as to be
plainly visible. The other of such plates
shall be fastened to the rear of the motor
vehicle in a similar manner. Such plates
shall not be so arraigned that they can be
turned down or covered up, and shall al
ways be kept legible. From sunset to
sunrise the rear Identification plate shall
be illuminated from the outside, provid
ing that the light which Eliminates it is
situated so that the visibility of the plate
is not impaired by the arrangement.
From sunset to sunrise, motor cycles
shall be equipped with one lamp, which
shall be kept lighted while the cycle is
being operated
Sec. s. tVerbatim.) No person shall
operate or attempt to operate a motor
vehicle while in state of intoXicatiOn.
Sec. 9. The secretary of state shall
quarterly pay all fees received by him
j to the State treasurer. Such fees and all
fines derived from violatOrs of the auto
mobile laws shall be used to defray the
expenses of the secretary of state in
CURED by him in accordance with said
laws and any uueXpended balance shall
be added to the State highway fund.
Sec. 10. Verbatim) All acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed. The provisions OF
No Sc of the acts of 1904, in so far as
such provisions are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act are herein
adopted and made part of this act.