Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-04
MOTORISTS HOPE )
FOR EARLY VOTE
ON RRACKEN BILL
Text of Measure That Gives Re,
ciprOcity That Has Passed
Assembly.

In6 HOUSE Ol AbSCiIlDly Oil M. 90,
introduced by Assemblyman John j.
Brackenmof East Orange, is now in
the possession of the Senate and will
have an early vote. The motorists X
pect favorable action at this time, de-
spite the fact that the edge bill did
not meet with the appreciation of the
members of the upper House.
The Bracken bill was introduced in
the House on January 16 and referred
to the committee on highways, who
f%avorably reported 1t to the Assembly
without a dissenting vote. In the House
the bill was carried last Tuesday by a
vote of 80 to II, which is considered a
strong majority.
This measure, backed by the New
Jersey Automobile n Motor Club,
provides for the establishment of reci-
procal relations between the motorists
of New Jersey and those of the Other
States of the Union, and requires the
rating of horsepower by the universal
~ accepted A. l.. A. NJ. formula. Thu
other motor measures introduced at the
request of the local club will be enacted
into law during the present session of
the Legislature.
The Bracken bill. as adopted by the
House Of Assembly, is as follows:
4 supplement to an act entitled AN act
defining motor vehicles and providing for
the registration of the same and the
licensing of the drivers thereof; fixing
rules regulating the use and speed of
motor vehicles; fixing the amount OF
license and registration fees; prescribing
and regulating process and the service
thereof and proceedings for the violation
of the provisions of the act and penalties
Tor said Violations" approved April II, 19l6:
Re 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
Every resident of this State and every
nonresident, hose automobile shall be
4 driven In this State. except as Is herein
after provided, shall, before using such
vehicle on the public hishways, register
driven unless so registered. Every regis
tration shall expire and the certificate
each year; provided, it shall be lawful for
any automobile duly registered as herein
provided to be operated under said regis
tration certificate for a period not exceed
ing thirty-one days after the expiration
of said registration certificate.
Such registration shall be made In the
ing shall be made to the commissioner of
motor vehicles, or his lawful agent, con-
tanning the name and address of such
owner, together with a brief description
of the character of such automobile. In
Guiding the name of the maker and. man.
ufacturer's number and the rated horse
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers form
ula, which rating shall govern in deter
mining the class to which nr such ddutomoo'ie
The applicant shall pay to the commits
sioner of motor vehicles for each regis
first class; S. for the second class. and $40
for the third class. Automobiles OF 10.
horsepower, or less. shall be OF the irst
Of the second class, and of 3O-horsepower,
or more, Of the third class, provided, that
lion Of an automobile under this section
after the first day of September In any
year the applicant shall be required 10
inabove provided for In the class to which
such automobile belongs.
The commissioner of motor vehicles shall
: issue for each automobile so registered a
certificate properly numbered, stating That
such automobile Is registered in accord
ance with law, and shall cause the name
of such owner, with his address and the
number of his certificate and description
of such automobile, to be entered on the
records of his department In Alphabetical
The commissioner of motor vehicles may
refuse registration In the case of any au-
. tomobile that shea not comply With tine
to him unsuitable for use on the roads
and highways in this State.
Upon any and every transfer OF a regis
tered automobile by the owner thereof, In
whose name the same is registered, the
said registration and certific lte the eof
shall forthwith be and become void, but
the same may be validated by the indorse-
ment of the commissioner of motor We
hicles. the purchaser having made written
application therefor and paid a transfer
fee of 81
Except as is hereinafter provided, each
owner having a residence outside of this
State shall file with the secretary OF state
n duly executed instrument constituting
the secretary of state and his successors
IN Office the true and lawful attorney upon
whom all original process In any action
ton of hts registered motor vehicle within
=, this State against such owner may be
served and therein shall agree that any
original process against such owner SO
served shall be of the same force and
effect as If served on such owner within
this State; the service of such process shall
be made by leaving a copy of the same
at the office of the secretary of state with
a service fee Of 81 to be taxed on the
of motor vehicles shall forthwith notify
such owner of such service by letter direct,
ed to him at the postofhce address stated
Any motor vehicle belonging to any. per
son who is a nonresident OF this State
and who has registered such motor We
hicle in and has complied with all of the
; district of the United States in which he
of motor vehicles and the display OF reg
s astra5,on nun W. ~ sn ana rs wh1 snail s1on r con.
Der as required thereby. may be driven
in this State during a period OF not to ex-
coed fifteen day In each calendar year,
or on two or more occasions not exceed
ing in the aggregate the period of fifteen
days in any such yea, without complying
with or being subject to the provisions. OF
. sections is and q of the act to which this
is a supplement- or either Of them, or
with any of the preceding sections Of this
part of a day during which any such
motor vehicle is within this State shall be
considered as one of said fifteen days;
and provided further. that the provisions
of this section shall be operative aa TO
any such motor vehicle owned. by nom
residents Of this State only to the extent
that under the laws of the State, Terri
tory or Federal district of his residence,
substantially similar exemptions and priv