The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-09-11


hicle. assigning TO IL a distinguishing
number or mark, and shall thereupon is
sue 10 the owner thereof a certificate OF
registration which shall contain the
name. place OF residence. and post-ofice
address OF the owner. and the number or
mark assigned 10 such motor vehicle. and
ouch certificate shall at all times Toe car
yied upon such motor vehicle and shall
| be subject 10 examination upon demand
| by any proper officer. The certificates
| provided for in this section and in section
| three shall continue in force until one
year from the date OF issue. and upon the
| renewal OF any such certificate said board
shall re-assign the distinguishing num-
ber or mark contained therein.
Sec g. Every manufacturer Of or dealer
| In motor vehicles may, instead OF regis
| tering each motor vehicle owned of con-
| trolled by him, make application under
cath 10 said board for a general distin-
| gushing number or mark, and said board
\ may IL satisfied as TO the facts stated
1 In said application. issue to the applicant
! certificate of registration containing the
| name. place OF residence, and post-offce
| address Of the applicant, and the general
| distinguishing number or mark assigned
| 70 him: and all motor vehicles owned or
| controlled by such manufacturer or deal
| er shall, until sold, or let for hire, OF
| loaned for a period Of more than hve sue
| cessive days be regarded as registered
| under. and having assigned TO them, such
| general distinguishing number or mark
| Manufacturers or dealers shall not be re-
| quired TO carry such certificates upon the
| vehicles registered under the provisions OF
| this section. but every person operating a
| motor vehicle registered under the provi-
sions of this section shall display on
| such vehicle in such manner as said
| board may prescribe. the operators IL
! cense number assigned 10 such person.
! Sec. 4. Every motor vehicle, except mo-
,ta boil at a11 mn WI ila hot
used or operated upon the public high
| ways of this state. have displayed in "A
| conspicuous place and manner a plate or
marker entirely unobscured, and securely
| fastened upon both the front and the rear
| of such motor vehicle. the plate or mark
ar on the rear thereof To be fastened so
| as not TO swing. Said plates or markers
| shall be obtained from the state board OF
public roads. as hereinafter provide, and
shall bear the initial letters OF this state
| and the number and mark assigned 10
such motor vehicle, the figures thereon 10
be not less than four inches high and each
| stroke thereof TO be not less than one
| half inch wide; and In case OF plates or
markers not in use on motor vehicles on
the date that this act takes effect the
letters and figures thereon TO be not less
than four inches high and each stroke
thereof TO be not less than one-half inch
| wide.
| Sec. s. Every motor cycle shall, at all
times while being used or operated upon
the public highways OF this state. have
displayed thereon the initial letters OF
| this state and number or mark assigned
10 such motor cycle. such letters and hg-
ures 10 be at least one inch high and Ell
ther painted on such motor cycle or dis
played on a plate or marker securely fas-
tened thereto and no motor cycle shall
be operated with its muller open.
| Sec. &. The state board OF public roads
shall keep a record OF all statements filed
with said board and of all certificates is
sued by said board which shall be open
TO public inspection: and said board shall
furnish. from time to time, at cost price.
! 10 any person having a motor vehicle reg
istered under the provisions OF this act,
! as many plates or markers may be re-
! quired by such person for display upon
such motor vehicle. Upon the transfer
of ownership of any motor vehicle its
! certificate OF registration shall expire, and
said board at it's discretion, may re-as-
| sign the distinguishing mark or number
! described in such certificate. In the event
| that any certificate or license issued 10y
said board under the provisions OF this
act shall be lost or destroyed. said board
shall issue, TO the person whose certif-
| cate or license has been so lost or de-
stroyed, a duplicate thereof. In the event
that said board is unable to Immediately
furnish any plate or marker provided for
by this act to any person entitled thereto,
said board may issue certificate to such
person stating that such marker has been
ordered and giving the number thereof,
and such person may thereafter use
! temporary plate or marker, similar In
form 10 the plate or marker provided for
| by this act until said plate or marker
has been so furnished.
Sec. Z. No person shall operate a mo-
tor vehicle upon the public highways or
this state until he shall have first OBJ
| tanned a license for that purpose, but
| nothing herein contained shall prevent
| the operating OF a motor vehicle by an
unlicensed person other than person
| whose application has been refused or
| whose license has been suspended or re-
| voked, IL accompanied by a licensed OPP
orator, which licensed operator shall also
be personally liable for any violation of
the provisions OF section eleven, twelve,
| or thirteen OF this act. Licenses for op-
Grating motor vehicles shall be issued by
the state board Of public roads, but no
! license shall be Issued TO any person un-
! der the age OF sixteen years. Any appli-
cant for a license TO operate a motor We
| hicle upon the public highways shall be
| required by said board to show such
| knowledge OF the mechanism OF motor
vehicles. the rules of the road. and the
| motor vehicle law, as Will, In the opin-
ion Of said board. render said applicant
a proper and safe person to operate said
! vehicle upon the public highway The
| state board Of public roads may, at its
| discretion, refuse TO grant license for
| operating a motor vehicle upon the pub
| lie highways TO any applicant whom, for
| any reason. IL considers an improper per-
| son. Applications for licenses shall be
made under oath upon blanks furnished
| by said board. and said application blanks
| and said licenses shall be in such form
| and contain such provisions. not incon-
| sistent with this act. as said board may
4 defarpnine number shall he assigned
| 20 each licensee and a proper record OF
| all applications for licenses and OF all IT,
censes issued shal be kept by said board
at his ofYice, and shall be open TO public
inspection. Each license shall state the
| name. place of residence, and post-office
address OF the licensee, and the number
assigned 10 him. Said licenses shall con-
| Jinue in force until one year from the
date Of issue. unless suspended or re-
| voked for cause, and shall at all times
be carried by tho licensee when he is op-
| Grating a motor vehicle upon the high
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