The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-22
new AUTOMOBILE LAW
IS NOW EFFECTIVE
Provisions and Requirements Of
the New Law.
REGISTRATION Will Be NECESSARY
owners Of Automobiles Must Comply with
Regulations Of Act Passed By Last
General Assembly.

Atlanta. The new law regulating
the use Of automobiles on the public
highways OF Georgia is as follows.
Every owner Of an automobile or
other motor vehicle shall file with the
secretary Of state his name, address,
a brief description of his machine,
name of maker, factory number, style
OF machine and motor power, and
shall pay to the secretary of state 81
for each machine SO registered.
upon receipt of the registration
fee the secretary Of the state shall
give the owner number and a seal
OF aluminium or similar metal, circu-
lar in form and not less than two
inches in diameter, and on which
shall be the words Registered Motor
Vehicle No. Georgia Motor We.
hicle law. The seal shall be conspic-
uously displayed on the rear Of the
machine.
"The secretary snail also give the
owner number plate bearing the
car number and the letters Ca The
plate shall be of the same material as
the seal, the letters not less than
three inches high, and shall be dis
played on the rear of the machine.
From one hour after sunset to one
hour before sunrise there shall be dis
played on the front of the machine at
least one white light, which shah
throw light not less than one hun
bred feet in the direction the machine
is moving, and shall have at least one
red light on the rear.
I'm 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
embankments, curves or dams, the
driver shall have his machine under
perfect control and shall proceed at
a rate Of speed not greater than six
miles an hour.
when approaching a pedestrian
or person riding or driving horse
or other draft animals the driver OF
the machine shall give the signal by
sounding his bell, horn or gong. Ii
the person riding or driving raises
his hand the machine shall be
brought to stop, and if the animal
appears frightened the driver must
cease the running of the motor until
the animal has passed.
IF person purchases the machine
of another he shall secure new seal
and number from the secretary of the
state.
"No intoxicated person and no per-
son under sixteen years Of age shall
be allowed to operate machine on
the public roads Of the state, unless
such minor has had at least twelve
months experience, and is accompan.
led by the owner.
1T shall be a misdemeanor for any
person to operate machine without
the consent of the owner; no person
shall throw glass or nails or other
obstacles in the way of a machine,
and no person shall give a signal OF
distress to a machine driver without
due cause.
1T is provided that nothing in the
act shall be construed as interfering
with regulations of municipalities,
but the state registration shall be in
lieu of all municipal license or regis
tration.
"Non resident automobile owners
are not subject to the registration
provision until after thirty days. stay
in the state, provided such owners
have complied with all automobile
regulations in their own state"