New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
THE JERSEY AUTO LAW
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILLS.
Straighta5oay Race at Jamaica IN
CarniUaI Week.
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Trenton, n. j., April 19-Governor Fort announced
to-day that he had signed three OF the automobile
bills passed by the Legislature, and on Wednesday
would make laws of the rest of them The delay
in signing is to give J. b r. Smith, State Motor
Vehicle Commissioner. opportunity to prepare
for the new laws.
With the single exception of allowing non-resi-
dent licenses and accepting the tags of other states
for touring purposes IN this state to a limited
tent, New Jersey believes now that she has the
best automobile laws of all the states. and that
the requiring lights at night all vehicles
is advance over other states for the protection
those who travel in automobiles or wagons or
foot.
The six bills summarized as follows
House bill 100 making it a misdemeanor to drive
automobile without the consent of the owner,
drive while in an intoxicated condition for
bet wager, in order to break the speed rec
ord. to drive after license has been revoked
Failure to display registration numbers or the
display Of false identification numbers is also made
a misdemeanor
House bill lis, requiring lights all vehicles at
night showing white in all directions. The fine for
violating is 81 for each offence
Senate bill S25, permitting non-residents to come
into the State of New Jersey for eight consecutive
days. or for four periods of two days each in any
one calendar year, upon payment of fee OF 81
for certificate. A license may be obtained upon
written application, and in case the nonresident
motorst is properly registered in his state he
The permit granted by this state will be sufficient
to enable him to operate a motor vehicle"
Senate bill 1872 doing away with the absurd re-
Quirements Of numbers the front lamps at night;
fixing twenty-five miles hour the maximum
speed limit in open country, where the houses are
on an average more than one hundred feet apart.
and reducing the fees allowed justices of the peace
constab and witnesses to such low figure that
there will be no incentive for making wholesale az
rests. This bill also throws the court costs upon
the complainant in the Judgment is reversed
upon appeal
Senate 245, releasing the funds which have al
ready been collected from licenses registration fees
and fines that they can be Immediately used to
repair roads, as was the original intention of the
Frelinghuysen statute The amount involved is in
the neghborhood of $4,000
Senate bill 264 giving the Commissioner Of Roads
two additional assistants, who shall be competent
engineers assist him in his duties the inspec
ton and supervision of the highways and the in
sruction of county boards in caring for highways.
whether improved or unimproved.
It is the intention of the Motor Vehicle Com
missioner TO have convenient agencies in New York
City for the issuance of the eight-day licenses. A
large number of dealers have made application for
agencies.
The automobile carnival committee has decided
to abandon it's proposed track meeting on Tuesday
of next week and instead will hold straightaway
speed trials IN Hillside avenue. Jamaica. The con-
tests will begin az 1:30 O'Clock. and Will be held
under the auspices of the New York Automobile
Trade Association.
Miss Annette Kellerman now leads all other
candidates for queen of the automobile carnival
next week with 1851 votes. Miss Berta Mills is
second with 4597 votes. J 5. Josephs. Of the Fiat
forces. has & long lead for king of the carnival.
with 6.72l votes The voting closes at noon
Thursday.