The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
POINTS OF AUTO
LAW DISCUSSED
New York Authority Has De-
cided Owners Family Does
Not Need Drivers License
California Statutes Framed
After Those of the
Empire State
By R. r. L'HOMMEDIEU

A fine point of law has been brought
up in the state of New York which,
undoubtedly, will have some bearing
locally, as the California law was
framed after that of New York When
the motor law went into effect in Cali
fornia in 1906 the secretary of state
demanded fee of 50 from every one
who drove motor car, whether he
was an owner or hired to run the car.
This was strenuously objected to on
the part of the owner and the secre-
tary of state discontinued insisting on
The fee from owners. but demanded that
every other person who drove a motor
car should have a chauffeurs license.
Section subdivision l of the Cali
fornia automobile law states: Every
person hereafter desiring to operate
a motor vehicle as a chauffeur shall
file in the office of the secretary of
state, on blank to be supplied by such
secretary. a statement. which shall in
clude his name and address, and the
trade name and motor power of the
vehicle or vehicles he is able to oper-
ate, and shall pay a registration fee
of ST.
This is identical with the New York
law. In answer to an inquiry made
by the secretary of state, Samuel S.
Koenig of New York, concerning
whether an owner or members of his
family must take out a chauffeurs
license to operate car, Attorney Gen
eral Edward R. O'Malley of that state
replied that he was not aware of any
provisions of the law that required the
owner of a motor car or any member
of his family to secure a chauffeur's
license to run the machine, as the word
chauffeur" had been legally defined as
meaning any person operating a motor
vehicle as mechanic, employe or for
hire. Another point in the law, as pre-
viously stated, deals exclusively with
men. There is no provision made in it
for issuing licenses to women. This
question is to be referred to the law
department of the San Francisco motor
club.
The New York branch of Thomas B.
Jeffery & Co., which was established
i. last year to con.
Rambler's Irol the sale OF
Nrw Branch Rambler cars in
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contiguous terri
tory, has taken over the retail business
for this section also. The Rambler now
has branches located in Boston, New
York. Cleveland. Chicago, Milwaukee
and San Francisco. At each point a
complete line of the current models is
exhibited, together with a full line of
parts. This enables the dealers and
the. customers in territory contiguous
TO these branches to enjoy the benefits
of dealing directly with factory repre-
sentatives, and of course, gives them
the distinct advantage of being able
to procure extra parts on extremely
short notice, whenever necessity re-
quires.
One of the most important deals ever
contaminated in the Pacific northwest
closed yester-
IBig Sale of day when c. A.
white steamers Hawkins. general
manager OF the
western sales de-
partment of the White company, signed
contract with the White motor car
company of Portland. Although this
firm was organized but a few weeks ago
exclusively to handle the product of the
White factory, deposits have been made
on $50 White motor ears for the city of
Portland alone; The members of the
company feel that they will sell twice
this number of cars in the territory
which has been assigned them
The old adage that birds of a feather
flock together is well exemplified in the
...last Glidden tour.
Great showing Along with the sue
Goodricb fires cess of the Pierce
- U ARROW cars came
the statement that
the winning cars were equipped with
Goodrich tires. From the first event,
five years ago, until this one the win
ming cars, all of which have been
Pierces, have had the Goodrich equip
ment. The fact that the manufacturers
of this successful car have continued to
use the same tire equipment in all con-
tests must appeal to the thinking mind.