Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-29

ly displayed on the motor vehicle. Deal
ers may obtain a dealers number,
which may be used on any motor We
hicle owned or kept or exhibited for
sale by him, but every motor vehicle
kept for hire shall have separate,
individual registered number the same
as if kept by the owner for private use.
Every dealers permit shall expire on
the Goth Of June following the date OF
its issue.
I here desire to quote the law in full
relating to the displaying of the num-
Der.
Section 1317-F Number displayed.
Every motor vehicle shall also at all
times have the number assigned to it
by the secretary of state displayed on
The back of such motor vehicle in such
a manner as to be plainly visible, the
number to be in Arabic numerals, each
not less than three inches in height,
and each stroke to be of the width not
less than one-half inch, and also as
part of such number the initial and
terminal letters of the states name,
such letters TO be not less than two
inches in height No person shall op-
crate motor vehicle on the public
streets or highways without number
N-H7IAsAs Su StS ~ ON luSu ABOVE, nor WITH
any other number than that assigned
to said vehicle by the secretary of state
and registered in the name of the own
er thereof"
The rate of speed in the closely
built up portions (the territory of a
city. town or village contiguous to a
public highway devoted to business or
Where for not less than one fourth of a
mile the DWELLING l,;cr
way average not more than 100 feet
aparD shall not be greater than one
mile in six minutes, or elsewhere in a
city, town or village at a greater rate
OF speed than one mile in four minutes,
or elsewhere outside of a city, town or
village at greater average rate than
twenty miles per hour. Upon APP
pfoachlng a crossing of intersecting
pubic highways, or a bridge, or a
sharp curve or a steep descent. and
also in traversing such crossing, bridge,
curve or descent, a person operating a
motor vehicle shall have it under con-
troll and operate it at a rate of speed
less than hereinbefore specified, and in
no event greater than is reasonable
and proper, having regard to the traf-
tic then on such highway and the safe
ty of the public.
Every motor vehicle while in use on
a public highway shall be provided
with suitable bell horn. or other sig
nal. and be so constructed as to exhibit
during the period from one hour after
sunset to one hour before sunrise, one
or more lamps showing white light Wis
ible within a reasonable distance in the
direction toward which such vehicle is
proceeding, and also a red light visible
in the reverse direction
My attention has been called to GER
tain Of these provisions since publ
cation that an effort would be made by
peace officers and myself to enforce
the provisions of the motor vehicle
law in this county / am informed up
on investigation that the recent death
was caused from the failure OF the
driver of the automobile causing the
death to comply with that portion of
the law which requires lighted lamps
between the hours stated above
l hope that this warning will be
taken in the spirit in which it is in
tended. for / believe that it has come
to time when an ounce of prevention
will be better than pound of cure. At
any rate, an effort to prevent by
timely warning the commission Of
crime will be less expensive than an
attempt to punish some person after
some one is killed by the reckless use
of machine. I am,
Respectfully yours.
j. H. EGER MAYER
mt,