The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-28

city, state, territry, or federal district
of the nonresident providing the regis
tration number showing the initial
Or abbreviation of the name of such
city, state, territory or federal dis
trict shall be displayed on such We
hicle substantially, as provided above,
but nothing in this section shall be
construed to exempt nonresident own
ers and drivers of automobiles from
complying with the section regarding
the carrying of lighted lamps
Every motor vehicle while in use
on public highway shall be pro-
vided with good and sufficient brakes
and also with suitable bell, horn,
or other signal device. No part of
the machinery of any motor vehicle
is left standing without an attendant
on any public highway in this state"
THE following rates of speed may
be maintained, but shall not be ex-
ceeded upon any public highway in
this state by any one driving a motor
vehicle or motor bicycle.
minutes when turning corner of in
tersecting streets or cross roads, and
speed of one 1) mile in four (4)
minutes. where any street, road or
highway passes through the resi-
dence portions of any incorporated
town, city, or village.
OBJ A speed of one "a mile in six
minutes where such q street or high
way passes through closely built up
business portions of any town, city or
village.
tc) Elsewhere and except as other
wise provided in sub-sections(a) and
OBJ of this section, speed of one "a
mile in three minutes; Provided, how
ever, that nothing in this section shall
permit any person to drive motor We
hfcle at speed greater than is reason
able having regard to the traffic ID
the use of highways, or so as to en-
danger the life and limb or ,njure
the property of any person.
No person shall drive a motor We
hicle or motor bicycle upon any pub
| lie highway in this state at speed
greater than is reasonable and proper
having regard to the traffic and use
/ of the way or so as to endanger ~ht
| life or limb or iniure the property
! of any person. II the rate of speed
| of any motor vehicle or motor bicycle
operated upon the public highway il
fof q ic 10 q
rates of speed allowed to be main
! tanned by the statute, it shall bt
| ''prima facie" evidence that the per
son operating such motor vehicle O
| motor bicycle is running at rat
of speed that IS greater than reason
able and proper. having regard to thu
! traffic and use of the way or SO al
/ to endanger the life or limb or injur,
/ the property of any person.
Upon approaching person walk
ing upon or along public highwa.
/ or horse, or other draft animals, be
! ing ridden, led or driven thereon
the operator of motor vehicle o
motor bicycle shall give REASONABLE
warning of his approach and us,
/ every reasonable precaution to avoi'
injuring such person, or frightenin;
| such horse or other draft animals
and in case of any injury to persol
or property on the public highways
1 due to the presence or operation of /;
/ motor vehicle, the operator of sucl
vehicle shall stop and upon reques
| of a person injured, Or any person
! present, give his name and address
| and. If not the owner of such motto
vehicle, the name and address of sucl
owner.
The penalties for violation of an,
/ section of the Motor Vehicle Law o
Illinois vary from $1,000 to $4,000
for each offence.
Provision Is also made for the regis
tration OF chauffeurs by filing
statement with the secretary of stat
and depositing a fee of s1.00 for Tic
ence and badge for one year whicl
badge must be worn when operating
a machine in Illinois.
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