The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-15
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
OWNERS FROM rs STATES NEED
NOT REGISTER IN NEW YORK.

AutOmobIle club % America Gets Notice
! mat Aesidenta Of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island. NermOnt
and PenasS ~ anita New Are Exemps.
The Automobile Club Of America has an.
nounced that word has been received from
the Secretary Of states ONCE at Albany
that automobilists Of twenty-six different
States are exempt from registering their
cars ~ they wish To tour in this state. In
the FIRST opinion Ne 60 the meaning OF
| The clause IN the new automobile Law re-
Earding exemption from registration
Edward r. O'Malley, Attorney General
OF the State OF New York. on August 10 gave
a list OF thirteen States whose residents
we're exempt from registering their cars In
this state
After the first announcement Charles T.
Forsdick secretary OF the Automobile
club OF America. wrote to Secretary OF
state koenig at Albany. asking for further
Information regarding non resident motor
is'a. as the club has n great many members
who live outside OF New York state SpeR-
Ger q. Prime. chief OF the automobile bureau
in Secretary koeniE'- oflce. replied as fol-
lows
since the strict interpretation under
the Attorney -(ieneTal' : former ruling the
delUge Of COTTe-pOndenCe from non resident
! owners "A the surrounding States not eI-
empt under The former ruling Mas OF such
a character that the bureau was led to re-
auiT" supplemental opinion. with the
intention that more liberal Interpretation
J ct our laws might allow some further eN.
einp,ion aud thai the States whose laws
granted exemptions OF limited character
might IN return be granted Ike period OF
Accordingly am pleased to inform YOU
that IsNorahle opinion has Just been
exemption 10 duly Registered oWner- from
tho following states California. Connscti.
Iowa. K"ntacEy. Maryland MSssac hHssiis,
! Michigan. Nebraska, New Hampshire. North
pphSdia' 9hiS Oregon; PenplsylSSan,ys: khSde
virginia. Minnesota. Missouri. Washington
and Wisconsin
mental opinion from the auIumObile bureau
| Of So rotary hoeniss on," hlorney-
opinion. which gives 10 the Secretary. Of
state the authority to increase the number
OF states from which nOn-Tesident motorists
arr exempt IN New York from thirteen To
twenty--T
Il have yOir request for my opinion ~ 10
whether owners of automobiles residing In
states which permit residents Of this State
to Use their roads for a limited period Of
time without registration or payment Of
2si OF the highway law. Chapter 37a. Laws
OF 1910. This section provides that the
and ths display OF registration numbers
shall not apply 10 - motor vehicle owned by
a non, resident o' this state THIS ex-mp-
ton howeN'r - subject 10 The following
The provisions " this section. however.
shall he operative a. TO motor vehicle
Owned by "A non resident Of this state only
20 the extent that under The laws OF the
district 81 his residence like exemptions
and privileges are granted To motor vehicles
duly registered under the laws OF and owned
by residents of this state
As advised YOU in my opinion Of August
"a. lalo. the words like exemptions and
rsfcr TO the sI"mnrion rom 'i rsEi S ton
ami display "t REGISTRATION numbers, since
hes, ar" ~" only eA.mptions granted by
our Laws II would follow therefore that
u any state or country grants such eNemp-
tiorS from registration 90 residents OF thS
state - residents are entitled 10 exemption
In this state 80 The extent that the like
eNemDtton - granted 10y that state or
"% ncr no, ~ "a" su ~ sGn,b.r Sies TcNsS
81 this state are entitled to exemption
from TcRis,ration for ten DAYS IN every
should b" accorded residents OF that state
under our Law
Ia any way '"nfIC'~ With my opinion o.
NuI under date of august -. 1910. In that
ga" Nou asked ~" whether residents Of
states WhiCh granted tempnrarN licenses
20 non -'.~iisn'- wern entitled - exempt ION
gudcr our Law and oa- compelled 10 mold
not constitute IN any -.nCe an exempt ION
from rCElsi ration. and here . no machinery
pro, ri"i nv our law for the granting 81
temporary licenses.
PAU WON. secretary 81 'hc Penn
spool rap j. tu operation - The nor, bern
"''rcwitN 81 he horouRh 81 CooPerSbnrs.
on he road leading from that plaoeio
Philadelphia The trap ha- been established
straight hi' ~ road on winch here are not .
Secretary wol, believes that rhe borough
Ru. hor''e- 'anu0t legally consider the
measured stretch ~ being lo"ated m either
a CuNge-'sd or q hwl' M section and
that thev have no right 10 attempt To ~.
lIfIura drivers vehicles a FpsftlTa
n" speed Of their tnachtnc- 70 twelve miles /
an hour Driven. arrested should take /
Witch permits hem 20 refuse To accept a
hearing hy giving bond for a trial before /
a 1uT,
Autom"btli-t- who have been forced 10 .
dodge -"'te"- v nen driving ~ ntRht over .
n" OCEAN and Eastern paTkwAvs IN Brook. .
lNu VIII be- relieved 10 learn that Park COm-
missioner Kennedy of Brooklyn has taken .
rronhs he snnoSanc~ was par,i"nlar Pl .
bad along. 'he Eastern Parkway. road .
Island Hoodlums have been IN the habit .
of removing the -e'te~S from he side Of the
Ioadway and throwing them INTO The road.
h. drver- IN the half darkness Of the park
way
orders that the removable zette~$ he re-
placed nv heavier ONES that are to he an.
The permanent -sitee- viii b~ used to re
place n" ones formerly used along the
Ocean and Eastern parkwav-
Tho bureau 81 tours Of the Automobile
uh ~ America has advised members that !
negot ,tion- have about been completed A.
DV property owners whereby a seventy
foot boulevard Will he cOn-t rlIcted from
n. Mddl. Neck road near thss Gr-a, Neck
Nanha-set Valley. n ~ probable that the
boulevard will he extended through the
Allen farm On the west side Of Middle Neck
Dad to ItItteT'- Mil road
DrINIng Finishes AT Bethlehem.
~ EHTM. sept - The three races