The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
AUTOMOBILE LAWS
Rights Of Owner and Public. Should
be Thoroughly Understood
By All

| A great many people do MOI
seem to understand the law re
garding automobiles, many more
do not believe there is any law in
South Dakota regarding them
The Herald is under obligations tc
DR.. Jacotel for a copy Of the
laws, from which the followine 9
excerpts are taken:
2 Statement-Fees Every owner Of
a motor vehicle shall, for every such
vehicle owned by him. file in the Office
of the secretary of state a statement ot
his name and address, with a briei
description of the vehicle to be regis
tered, on blank to be prepared and
| furnished by such secretary for that
purpose. The filing fees shall be one
ISL.
6 Number displayed Every motor
vehicle shall also at all times have
the mum Der assigned to it by the sec.
retary of state displayed on the back
of such motor vehicle in such a man
ner as to be plainly visible, the mum
Der to be in Arabic numerals, each
not less than three (3) inches in
height, and each stroke to be of a
width not l-ss than one-half " inch,
and also as part Of such number the
two capital letters "S' and I'D, ~
each of which shall be of height not
less than two inches, and each stroke
to be of width not less than one
third Of an inch.
Regulations No person shall op-
crate motor vehicle on public
highway at rate of speed greater
| than is reasonable and proper, hav-
ing regard to the traffic and use of the
highway, or so as to endanger the life
or limb of any person, or in any
event in the closely built up portions
of city, town or village, at great
er rate than one ~ mile in six (6)
minutes, or elsewhere in a city, town
or village at a greater rate than one
Il mile IN four "a minutes, or else
where outside of a city, town or viii
lage at greater rate than twenty
(20) miles per hour: subject, however
to the other provisions of this section.
Upon approaching crossing of in
tersecting public highways, or a
bridge, sharp curve or descent, q per-
son Oper ating a motor vehicle shall
have it under control and operate it
at rate of speed less than hereinbe-
fore specified and in no event greater
than is reasonable ana proper, having
reg ard to the traffic then on such high
way ard the safety of the public.
9 Caution signals Any person
| operating a motor vehicle shall, at
| request or Oh signal by putting up
the hand, from a person riding or
driving horse or other draft or do.
nestle animals, upon the highway or,
upon land within one hundred feet of
the highway, bring such motor vehi-
Gle Immediately to stop, or if such
horse or other draft or domestic an
imals show signs of fright, he shall,
whether given signal or not, stop at
once; and If travelling in the opposite
direction remain stationery so long
as may be reasonable to allow such
horse or animals to pass, and, if
travelling in the same direction, use
reasonable caution in passing such
horse or animal, and the operator
and occupants OF any motor vehicle
shall render necessary assistance to
the party having in charge said horse
or other draft animal in so passing
10 Brakes, Signal Bell or Horn,
Lamps Every motor vehicle while in
use on public highway shall be pro-
vided with good and efficient brakes
and also with suitable bell. horn or
other signal. and be so constructed as
to exhibit, during the period from one
~ hour after sunset to one hour be-
forg sunrise, one OrmOre lamps show
ing white light visible within reason
able distance toward which such ve-
hlcle Is proceeding, and also red
light visible in the reverse direction.
showing the registered nun Der vehicle
in separate Arabic numerals not less
than one inch in height and each
stroke to be not less than one quarter
OF an inch in width.
IL Powers of cities and towns Cit
les and towns shall have no power to
pass, enforce or maintain any ordin-
ance, rule or regulation requiring of
any owner or operator of amotor vehi-
Gle any license or permit to use the
public highway, or excluding or pro-
hibiting any motor vehicle whose
owner has complied with section two
(2) or section four (4) of this act,
from the free use of Sch highway,
and all such ordinances, rules or reg
ulations now in force are hereby de
clared to be of no validity
or effect; pro ided, that moth
ing in this act shall be con-
strued as limiting the power of local
authorities to make, enforce and
maintain ordinances, rules and regu-
lations in addition to the provisions
of this act, affecting motor vehicles
which are offered to the public for
hire.
II Penalties The violation of any
of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed misdemeanor, punishable by
q fine not less than twenty-f five dollars
$25) for the first otfense, and punish
able by a fine not less than twenty
FIVE dollars (S25) nor more than fifty
dollars $500, or Imprisonment not ex-
ceedng thirty (3o) days in the county
jail for second or subsequent offense.
Ii Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to curtail or abridge the right
OF any person to prosecute civil &C
ton for damages by reason
OF injuries to persons or
resulting from the negligent
use OF the highways by motor vehi-
Gle, or its owner. or his employe or
agent.