The Washington herald., 1910-06-04
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia. Washington. ID. G.. June ].
l9lo,-Ordefed: That sections ] and II Of Article
AANl Of The Police Regulations Of the District Of
Columbia be and the stme are hereby amended TO
read as follows: Section J. Il shall be unlawful fer
an3 peIsm CT peTsGas. with the exception herein
after named, to operate any motor vehicle Of any
KIND. the motive power for which shall be electric
ny, steam gas gasoiine. oil. naTtha. ether simi
iar sources Of energy. whether such vehicle be used
as public hack truck. fer hire or for private
use Tor pleasure for business except railroad loco
motives and electric cars. until sHch person has rrO-
cured permit hereinafter Prescribed; provided.
however. that this regulation shall not apply 10 any
Iefson learning 70 operate motor vehicles. in case
such learner is accompanied bg licensed operator
VINO sha re held responsible for the strict ohserra
ton of these regulations by such learner. ANY per-
son desiring lelnit to operate motor vehicles shall
make Application 20 the Secretary Of the Automobile
Board On the prescribed foIm The applicant must
De indorsed. as provided en- said form. by three
reputable CltlzeIs Of the District Of Columbia. II
shall BE- the duty Of the Automobile Board OF OF
some member Of the ssiG Beard TO make careful
inquiry INTO the applicants qualifications 10 operate
the type q vehicle specified and TO psfort thereon
70 the Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia
d 70 an assistant to the Engineer Commissioner
acting under their supervision II the application
pe approved by the Commissioners Of the District
oI Oounba, o. an assistant b the Engineer Com
missioner acting under their supervision the permit
sait tNFftblou be Issued TO the APPLICANT bF the
secretary Of the Automobile Beard Otherwise the
applicant may appear before the Automobile Board
st regular meeting thereof for further examina-
tcn. Should the applicant faiI 20 obtain permit
as result Of the examnation he shall not be ex-
amlned again until the lapse Of az least three 81
months 1t shall be condition of any permit
granted as above, that the applicant agree that
the Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia shall
have the night to suspend or revoke the permit
upon the recommendation Of the Major and Super
intendeni Of the Metropolitan Police Force and
evidence submitted By him sufficient Ia the opinion
oi the Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia
10 prove that continuance OF the permit Is menace
10 public safety. A fee Of two ts2 dollars shall be
charged for each and every permit Issued under this
provision. No PERMIT 10 operate any Of the vehicles
mentioned IN this section shall be issued 20 any
person under eighteen years of age except where
such person shah have physicaIly demonstrated his
eaTacity 20 operate such vehicles; nor shall a permit
20 operate such vehicles he issued % any such per
son. save for the operation Of private vehicle
owned by such minor his parent OF his guardian
But this age restriction shall net apply 20 aDpi-
cants Tor the operation Of motor bicycles. Section
H. The Board Of Examiners nf Steam Engineers
and the Permit Clerk are hereby appointed "the
Automobile Board. and such Board OF any member
Thereof shall consider applications from persons
VINO desire TO operate motor vehicles Of ans kind
except railroad locomotives and electric railroad
cars. IN the District Of Columbia and said Board
CT any member there0f. shah after due examnation
make report 10 the Commissioners q the District uf
Columbia an assistant 10 the Engineer CoulYnis-
sioner acting under their supervision as To the cum
etcncy or inc5mpetency q each snch applicant The
Secretary of the Automobile Beard IA hereby dssig-
mated as the ocal 30 issue the permits when such
applications have received the approval a the Com
missoners o the District II Columbia or an assist
ant % the Engineer Commissioner acting under their
supervision. CUNO II. RUDOLPH JOHN A.
JOHNSTON. WILLIAM V. JUDSON. Commis-
siouers. d. c.