Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-08-16
Much Interest In
New Auto Law
Fixes a Two-DoIIar Tax.
New Numbers Efust Be Secured
From The State.

| tereSted IN the Dill passed NY llle
LEGISLATURE regulating the use OF
automobiles on the public roads of
Georgia, and some of them are
among those who have written to
the Secretary of State asking about
the provisions of the law, which VIII
become effective Sept. l.
This is the first automobile law
which has been passed by the state,
which is somewhat behind in this
respect, but the law itself so tar as
the local automobiles are Informed
IS amodern and liberal one. Among
the provisions of the law is enc re-
curing the owner to pay an an
nual tax of 81 into the state treas
ury thru the Secretary CT State. 1t is
understood that half Of this comes
back to the counties paying it for
use in working roads. Chatham
county would in this event receive
$500 year, that being the number
If automobiles estimated to be own
I'd here
MEANS NEW NUMBERS ALL AROUND.
The law will also supercede the
local numbers, and the owners will
have TO get numbers ftom Secretary
of State Phil Cook and register them
at police headquarters, instead OF
under the numbers they now carry
Among the Savannahians who
have written about the law is Secre-
tary Arthur W. Solomon Of the Sc
vannah Automobile Club, who has
also put in his application for q
number, asking for No. 1.
A summary Of the law which has
been received in Savannah shows the
following TO be the features Of it:
Every owner of an automobile CT
other morter vehicle shall file with
the Secretary of State his name, al
dress, a brief description Of his ma
chine, name of maker, factory mum
Der, style Of machine and mortel
power, and shall pay to the Secre'
tary of State 81 for each machine
50 registered.
BOTH NUMBER AND SEAL.
Unpon receipt of the registration
fee the Secretary of State shall give
the owner a number and a seal Ct
aluminium OR similar metal, circular
in form and not less than two inches
in diameter, and on which shall be
the words, Registered Motor We
hicle No., Georgia, Motor Vehicle
Law" The seal shall be conspicu
ousIy displayed on the machine al
all times.
The Secretary shall also give the
owner a number plate bearing the
car number and the letters Ga
The plate shall be of the same ma
terial as the seal, the letters not less
than three inches high, and shall be
displayed on the rear of the ma
chine.
From one hour after sunset tC
one hour before sunrise there shall
be displayed on the front of the
machine at least one white light
which shall throw light not less
than 100 feet in the direction the
machine is moving, and shall have
at least one red light on the rear.
SPEED ON STATE HIGHWAYS.
In using the highways OF the state
the driver of the machine shall pro-
coed at a reasonable and proper
speed and with due regard for traffic
When approaching crossings, bridges
entertainments, curves or dams the
driver shall have his machine I'M
der perfect control and shall proceed
at rate of speed not greater than
6 miles an hour.
When approaching a pedestrian
or person riding or driving a horse
or other draft animal the driver OF
the machine shall give the sigma
by sounding his bell, horn or gong
, If the person Kidding or driving raises
his hand the machine shall be bro